Acorns Playgroup - Playgroup
This provider is registered with the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) or equivalent.
This provider was last inspected on: 21/05/2019
This provider has full week vacancies for children aged between 2 years and 3.5 years. Please enquire with setting.
This provider is registered for 26 places and is staffed for 26 places.
What we do
We provide childcare sessions during term time for 2year olds until they start attending a school nursery. We provide Flying Start funded places in the mornings and Early Education for summer term 2026 in the afternoons.
Who do we support
Any child aged over 2 years up to school nursery age. Children of fee-paying parents can also attend alongside the Flying Start for 2 yr-olds (starts the term after they are 2) and Funded Early Education sessions for 3-4 yr olds.
For children whose 3rd birthday falls between September 1st to December 31st, a Funded Early Education place will be provided for the Spring and Summer term. For children whose 3rd birthday falls between January 1st to March 31st, a Funded Early Education place will be provided for the summer term.
Can anyone use this service?
Anyone can use fee paying places. Flying Start and Early Education places are by referral from said organisations.
Opening Times and Costs
Our opening times and availability
We are available: Term time only. Sessions for each age groups run at different times. Flying Start is morning and Early Education is afternoon.
| Spring term |
| Autumn term |
| Summer term |
We are unable to provide wrap around care.
| Monday | 09:00 | 12:00 |
| 12:30 | 15:00 | |
| Tuesday | 09:00 | 12:00 |
| 12:30 | 15:00 | |
| Wednesday | 09:00 | 12:00 |
| 12:30 | 15:00 | |
| Thursday | 09:00 | 12:00 |
| 12:30 | 15:00 |
Our costs
About
About our service
This service is provided in English with some bilingual elements.
| Provider has access to support and advice for Additional Learning Needs (ALN)
We work with ALN support from Flying Start and Early Education. |
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| Provider has a working knowledge of the ALN Act and Person Centred Planning approaches
We have had many children in our care who have been identified as needing ALN support. |
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Staff have accessed relevant ALN/disability training in the last 2 years? All staff are very familiar with many sorts of ALN needs. specific recent training in Autism Awareness. |
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| Outside space
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| Will you use real nappies for children in your care?
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| Is the setting pet free?
We have fish tanks. |
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| Offers Flying Start provision?
Offers Flying Start provision alongside other provision |
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| Offers funded Foundation Phase Nursery places (three to four year old education) | |
| This service is part of the Childcare Offer Scheme | |
| This service accepts childcare vouchers Please enquire with setting |
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This service is registered with the Tax Free Childcare Scheme Please enquire with settingno |
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Able to provide emergency/short term care? |
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| Are you able to care for children whose main language is neither English nor Welsh? We have many children whose family's first language is not English, though the staff only speak English |
Schools
We do not drop off at/pick up from any school.
We do not drop off at/pick up from any other places.
Social information
Address
You can visit us here:
The Community Church
15 Prices Lane
Rhosddu
Wrexham
LL11 2NB
Contact methods
Email: acorns_playgroup@live.co.uk
Social media
Facebook
Accessibility
Accessible toilets
Access by ramps/level access
Breastfeeding welcome
Baby changing facilities