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Sessional Playgroup Childcare in Manchester
There are 25 private and voluntary playgroups across the City of Manchester offering sessional childcare.
Manchester playgroups run in many different premises, church halls, community centres, detached houses and school classrooms, but all offer a play session of not more than four hours for an average fee of £3.50 per session. Some groups are registered with the Manchester Early Years Team to receive funding for the three and four year old children in their care. These groups plan and deliver the Foundation Curriculum and the Birth to Three Framework.
All groups offer the opportunity for parents/carers to become involved in the setting, either as a volunteer helper, fund raiser, or member of the management committee. There are lots of opportunities for formal and informal training for all those involved in playgroups and it is here that many careers in Early Years begin. If you are looking for care for your 2 to 5 year old, where they can experience well-structured planned play activities appropriate to their age and stage of development, there will be a playgroup near you, why not pay them a visit and find out more about it?
If you would like further information or simply would like to discuss pre-school sessional care, please telephone:
Childcare Information Service:- 0800 083 7921
Manchester Play has a grant budget available to providers of sessional daycare in the form of playgroups and in some cases creches. Organisations which provide sessional day care for children aged under 5 years of age offering no more than 5 sessions per week per child can apply. Sessions must be no longer than 4 hours in duration and groups can operate a maximum of 10 sessions per week. Organisations must be non profit-making and able to demonstrate that their expenditure exceeds their income, and thus in need of grant support. Groups are expected to open for a minimum of 38 weeks per year (term-time). Groups will need to operate by the National Standards of Day Care. A summary of these standards is available from Manchester Play.
You will be expected to offer your paid staff a wage which is no less than the current national minimum wage. Volunteers should be paid expenses only. All running costs can be included in your grant application. Parents experiencing difficulty in paying the fees required, often £3.50 per session, can apply for a sponsored place through the Childcare Commissioning Team in - further details on request. Groups can register with the Manchester Early Years Team to receive funding for the three and four year old children in their care. These groups are required to plan and deliver the Foundation Curriculum and Birth to Three Framework. Further details are available from the Business Finance & Marketing Team, Dave Bayliss on 0161 274 6369.
Playgroup Grant Application Forms are available from Manchester Play, and if you would like further information or simply would like to discuss pre-school sessional care, please telephone:
Kate Kavanagh :- 0161 256 3057
email: k.kavanagh@manchester.gov.uk
