Alphabet playgroup

Alphabet Playgroup is situated within the grounds of Undy Primary School. 

Alphabet Playgroup is predominantly an English-speaking playgroup, with incidental Welsh language used frequently during the session.

At Alphabet Playgroup, we are committed to welcoming all children, irrespective of their race, colour, gender, or additional needs. Our primary goal is to provide a safe, happy, and secure environment for everyone. 

Our regulatory body is the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW), whose regulations and standards are adhered to by the playgroup. 

We are registered to take 19 children at each morning/lunch club and afternoon session. Children can join us from the age of 2.5 years old. We are a small team of experienced practitioners. All team members are fully qualified childcare practitioners. All team members hold either an NNEB/Level 3 Childcare, Learning, and Development qualification. We are also trained in Safeguarding (Group B/C), Pediatric First Aid, Level 2 Food Hygiene, and Sign-along.To keep our practice up to date, we access professional development training from our local authority and the EAS - Education Achievement Service.

Session time: We begin our session with circle time, after which the children transition into free play. Children have the option to play indoors or, in our secure outdoor area, they enjoy access to sand, water, tabletop activities, block play, books, mark-making, trikes, and role-play areas. Towards the end of the session, we all get together for our daily dancing and mindfulness session, which transitions into our singing/story time. The children also have the opportunity to enjoy group time experiences and activities together. During the free play session, children have the opportunity to visit the snack cafe, where we provide a snack consisting of milk/water, fruit, and vegetables. 

We hold a Healthy Pre-School status, which was awarded to us by the local authority. We also have the highest Fair Trade award given to schools and settings. We are currently Fair Achievers. This award was given in recognition of the experiences and work put in by the children and team to introduce the meaning of Fair Trade. 

We are open Monday - Friday. Early drop-off is from 8:30 am (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). The morning session runs from 9:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Lunch club from 11.30-12.30 pm (Including wraparound service to Undy Nursery). We have two afternoon sessions per week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, which run from 12:30 to 2:45 p.m. Children can stay with us for a maximum of 4 hours. 

We are regulated by CIW and are ESTYN inspected. We are proud to attach our latest joint inspection from Estyn and CIW below. https://www.estyn.gov.wales/system/files/2022-01/Alphabet%2520Playgroup_1.pdf 

For further information, please do feel free to pop us an email at: alphabetplaygroup@gmail.com or telephone us on 07826 639042. 

We appreciate your interest in Alphabet Playgroup and thank you for taking the time to explore our page . We look forward to the possibility of welcoming your child into our playgroup family. 

Best wishes from the Alphabet Aunties, Louisa, Tracey, Leigh, and Claire