Springfield Playgroup
Springfield Playgroup is a church based and owned sessional playgroup which has been running since 1968. We are open every morning in term time only from 9am - 12noon.
We offer children, in the year before they go to school, up to 5 mornings a week. We have a maximum of 26 children at each session and six staff.
We have a waiting list system and add children's names onto our waiting list from birth, children must live in the Upminster area.
Opening Hours: Monday - Friday 9.00am - 12.00pm.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Caroline Kinder
- Contact Position
- Manager
- Telephone
- 01708 223653
- springfieldpg13@gmail.com
Where to go
- Name
- Upminster Baptist Church
- Address
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Upminster Baptist Church
Springfield Gardens
Upminster
Essex - Postcode
- RM14 3EH
- Notes
Upminster Baptist Church is very close to the high street. Springfield Gardens is just passed the park opposite the petrol station. The church has parking facilities for drop off and pick up times only. We have a large enclosed garden.
Other Details
Costs
- Table of costs
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Table of costs Amount Cost Type £21.00 per session - Details
- Most children in our care receive the Government funding. We do ask for an optional parent donation of £1 per session to help pay for extra's - resources, fruit etc. We also have two fundraising events a year, one to pay for the Christmas party and another sponsored event to help purchase equipment or to pay for expensive additional activities eg the chick egg hatching programme
Inclusion Information
Wheelchair Access
- Has Provision
- Yes
Special Needs
- Has Provision
- Yes
- Details
- We are willing to meet with parents to discuss their child's individual needs and accommodate as best we can. Our staff are very experienced and we have dealt with children on the Autistic Spectrum, with speech and language difficulties, with allergies and with a feeding tube.
Dietary Needs
- Has Provision
- Yes
- Details
- We ensure that any food offered or baked with the children meets any allergy or dietary requirements. We will always check with the parent/carer before using.
Cultural Provisions
- Has Provision
- Yes
- Details
- Whilst we are a Christian setting we do welcome children of other faiths, and embrace their life style and festivals
Childcare Information
Vacancies
- Immediate vacancies
- No
- Details
- We only have one intake a year in September.
Funded Places
- 3/4 year olds - 15 hour Universal Offer
- Yes
- 2 year olds - 15 Hour Offer
- Yes
- 3/4 year olds - 30 hour Extended Offer (Working Parents)
- Yes .
- Tax Free childcare (Working Parents)
- Yes
Opening Times & Facilities
- Opening Times
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Opening Times Day Opening Time Closing Time Monday 9am 12 noon Tuesday 9am 12 noon Wednesday 9am 12 noon Thursday 9am 12 noon Friday 9am 12 noon - Facilities
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Allotment Plot
Playroom
Accessible Parking
Games
Garden
Home Corner
Walks to local park etc
Water play
Healthy Eating
Arts & Crafts
Visit & Outings
Car Parking
Kitchen
Quiet Room
Kitchen Facilities
PuzzlesJigsaws
Books & Storytelling
Internet Connection
Both indoor and outdoor activities
Role play dressing up
Messy Play Area
Climbing Frame
Sandpitsand play
Cookery
Music time
Computer
Multicultural Themed Play
Construction toys
Music Room
Disabled Access
Nature Exploration
Songs, Rhymes and Music
Out-door Play
Small world toys
Outdoor Playspace
Themed Sessions
Toys
School Pickups
- Offers pickups
- No
- Ofsted URN
- 118567
- Latest Ofsted Report
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Latest Ofsted Report Inspection Date Rating Publication Date 20/05/2019 Outstanding 07/06/2019
Ofsted
Local Offer
- Description
We open every morning in term time from 9am - 12 noon. 26 children attend each session with 6 qualified staff. We have disabled access and a disabled toilet. We have a SENDCo and receive support from the Borough Area SendCo. One member of staff is ELSA trained and several staff have undergone training for Autism, SCD and Attention difficulties. Each child is allocated a keyworker who is responsible for their learning and development through individual planning. We work alongside the parents and any other professional services to support every child.
- Contact Name
- Caroline Kinder
- Contact Telephone
- 01708223653
- Contact Email
- springfieldpg13@gmail.com
- Local Offer Age Bands
- 0-5 years
- Needs Level
- Low
- SEN Provision Type
- Universal