Please do not arrive too early to pick your up your child. For your child's safety we must be informed in advance, in writing of anybody, other than the known persons, who are to collect a child from Playgroup.  Children will not be allowed to leave the premises unless this has been complied with.  (Forms available when required from the Supervisor).

Should you run into difficulty please talk, in confidence, to the supervisor as soon as possible and we will try to help.  

Session fees are £5.00 per child and all agreed sessions should be paid for (including any absences)..

Notification will be given, in writing, whenever fees are due to be increased. 
We will try to inform you when session fees are no longer necessary (see below)

Funded Places

Your child will be funded by through the National Education Grant for 33 weeks per year, in the term after their third birthday.   As our Playgroup is open for 39 weeks a year, (to coincide with normal school term dates and thus help parents with children already at school), we ask ALL parents of funded children to make a contribution of £5.00 per week throughout each term,  towards the Playgroup running expenses. (This will be adjusted according to the number of days your child attends). Failure to pay this sum may well result in us being unable to comply with our obligations towards the Playgroup staff - i.e. unable to pay their full wages.

We aim to provide a happy, loving and safe home from home environment for your children and their families. As a pre-school we hope to provide a starting ground for children from the age of two and a half until they enter primary school.  We aim to foster the development of early skills through a broad, balanced and relevant programme of pre-school activities.   We aim to help children to get used to structure and to group discipline outside of the home.  St. Mark's Playgroup  a Christian based playgroup and we aim to provide a loving , caring and happy environment where each child is valued as a unique individual, regardless of gender, race, colour, ability, religion, ethnic or national origin. Children with special needs are welcome.  Please talk to us about your child's particular needs. 

Christian values provide the key to the group ethos and we seek to nurture a simple understanding of the Christian faith and a respect of other world religions. We wish to help children to become aware of Jesus in their lives. We  welcome children from all ethnic and religious backgrounds.  

In St. Mark's Playgroup all children are supported in developing their potential at their own pace. Our planned curriculum is tailored to meet the needs of each child.  We offer developmentally appropriate play activities. We provide a curriculum that is structured around the Early Learning Goals, which are set by the D.f.E.S..  The Early Learning Goals carry the child through the Foundation Stage of their education, which takes them through to the end of their Reception Year at School. 

We keep records of each child's progress and development. These records are available to individual parents on request. 

Playgroup is regularly inspected by OFSTED
(Office for Standards in Education) for the quality of care and education that we offer your child. We have always received an excellent report.