Little Hallingbury Playgroup is held in the Village Hall, Lower Road, Little Hallingbury, CM22 7RD. The group is owned by Ann Luke, managed by Debbie Roberts and is registered with the Early Years Directorate of Ofsted to accommodate 30 children from 2 to 5 years. As a member of the Pre-school Learning Alliance we have full insurance cover for a playgroup.

Our qualified staff are Debbie, Julie, Hayley and Sophie. Debbie, Julie and Hayley have the NVQ Level 3, and Sophie has Level 2 in Child Care and Education.

We are proud of our highly experienced staff. We have a qualified nursery nurse with over 60 years experience as manager, a deputy and staff with NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification in childcare and education. All the staff have a rich understanding of children and a good knowledge of Early Years Education and Curriculum. As a group we are totally committed to training, staff have attended courses offered by the Essex Schools, Children and Families Directorate. These cover Child Protection, Safeguarding, Behaviour Management, Special Educational Needs, Equal Opportunities, and Paediatric First Aid etc. All members of staff have been CRB checked.

The Playgroup is registered with Early Years Directorate of Ofsted and is inspected by them. We are required to comply with the Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework, which sets out learning and development requirements that registered providers must implement in order to assist children towards progress in the Early Learning Goals. It is designed to meet the individual needs of all children.

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