Helping Hands Playgroup - Playgroup

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   This provider is registered with the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) or equivalent.

   We don't have a recent inspection date for this resource.

  This provider has full week vacancies for children aged between 2 years and 5 years. We currently have limited spaces available. Please contact for details.

  This provider is registered for 26 places and is staffed for 26 places.

What we do

Helping Hands Playgroup, offers day care for boys and girls aged 2 to 5 years through the medium of English, we use incidental Welsh though out each session. We strive to provide all children with quality care in a happy, safe, stimulating, nurturing environment, with warm relationships between the team, children and their families. Helping Hands playgroup follows Welsh Government initiatives by implementing The New Welsh curriculum that we use alongside the Foundation Phase framework. We operate free flow, so children can choose to investigate indoors or outdoors whenever they like, we ensure all areas of learning are covered in both areas. Our approach is open ended, so children can choose from a range or resources to investigate, encouraging them to use their own thoughts and ideas in play. Daily activities incorporate the curiosity approach and loose parts. Children have access to everyday real-life and authentic items, encouraging children to explore, experiment and be creative.

Who do we support

Children age 2 years to 5 years old
Private places
Flying Start and 2 year funding
childcare offer for Wales 3 to 4 year olds
Tax free childcare

Can anyone use this service?

2 years to 5 years old

  Our opening times and availability

We are available: term time only.

We are available during the following school terms:

  • Spring term
  • Autumn term
  • Summer term

We are unable to provide wrap around care.

Monday 09:15 - 11:45
Tuesday 09:15 - 11:45
Wednesday 09:15 - 11:45
Thursday 09:15 - 11:45
Friday 09:15 - 11:45

If there is demand, we can offer lunch cover from 11.45-12.45, where children bring their own pack lunch.

  Our costs

Please contact us for cost information

  About our service

The language spoken in our setting is English medium setting with some bilingual elements.

Provider has access to support and advice for Additional Learning Needs (ALN)
Early years advisory team/inclusion Flying Start Early years advisor (additional needs lead)
Provider has a working knowledge of the ALN Act and Person Centred Planning approaches
Able to support children on the pathway, speech and language, and additional learning needs.
Staff have accessed relevant ALN/disability training in the last 2 years?
Experienced in working with children with ALN
Outside space
A free flow setting, main door leads to a one level outside area. We embrace playing in all weather.
Will you use real nappies for children in your care?
Parents to bring their own real nappies and are sent home to be washed.
Is the setting pet free?
Offers Flying Start provision?
Offers Flying Start provision alongside other provision 		Yes
Offers funded Foundation Phase Nursery places (three to four year old education) No
This service is part of the Childcare Offer Scheme
This service accepts childcare vouchers
This service is registered with the Tax Free Childcare Scheme
Please contact for further information
Able to provide emergency/short term care? Yes
Are you able to care for children whose main language is neither English nor Welsh?
Yes

We do not drop off at/pick up from any school.

We do not drop off at/pick up from any other places.

  • if there is demand we can drop to near by afternoon Nursery schools

 Address

 You can visit us here:

1 Ilminster Street
Barry
CF63 1BT

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 Accessibility

  • Accessible toilets
  • Accessible parking
  • Access by ramps/level access
  • Breastfeeding welcome
  • Baby changing facilities
Last updated: 10/01/2025