Little Acorn's @ Ysgol Y Graig Preschool - Playgroup
This provider is registered with the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) or equivalent.
This provider was last inspected on: 06/01/2025
This provider has full week vacancies for children aged between 2 years and 5 years. We currently have morning and afternoon sessions available, please contact Joanna Parry-Jones for more information - 07456513211.
This provider is registered for 19 places and is staffed for 19 places.
What we do
Our sessions include a variety of child led activities to develop essential skills such as, basic social skills, develop language and communication abilities, work on cognitive skills, engage in fine and gross motor activities, explore early literacy and numeracy concepts, participate in crafts, playdough, outdoor play, story time, yoga and music/movement sessions. We follow the Healthy Preschool scheme, children are given a healthy snack and participate in regular cooking activities. We are a registered charity and accept Flying start and Non Flying start children. We also accept 30 hour childcare and Tax free child care vouchers.
Who do we support
For children aged 2 to 5 years
Can anyone use this service?
Anyone
Opening Times and Costs
Our opening times and availability
We are available: Term time only. Our setting is looking into opening for periods during some of the school holidays
| Spring term |
| Autumn term |
| Summer term |
We can provide wrap around care. We offer wraparound to pupils based in Ysgol Y Graig primary school
| Monday | 09:00 | 15:00 |
| 09:00 | 15:00 | |
| Tuesday | 09:00 | 15:00 |
| 09:00 | 15:00 | |
| Wednesday | 09:00 | 15:00 |
| 09:00 | 15:00 | |
| Thursday | 09:00 | 15:00 |
| 09:00 | 15:00 | |
| Friday | 09:00 | 15:00 |
| 09:00 | 15:00 |
Lunch time session 11:30 - 12:30, parents to provide healthy packed lunch £2.50 extra
| Early mornings |
Our costs
No reductions available
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)
Curiosity Programme Attention Autism |
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| Provider has a working knowledge of the ALN Act and Person Centred Planning approaches
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Staff have accessed relevant ALN/disability training in the last 2 years? Curiosity Programme Attention Autism |
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| Outside space
We have a great outside area which we share with the nursery school . |
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| Will you use real nappies for children in your care?
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| Is the setting pet free?
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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 | |
This service is registered with the Tax Free Childcare Scheme no |
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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? Little Acorns Preschool is a small friendly registered setting with a great team who plan child led daily exciting activities to help enrich all children's holistic development through support and great care. |
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:
Pontycapel Road
Cefn Coed
Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil
CF48 2RD
Contact methods
Email: trefechantoddlers@gmail.com
Mobile phone: 07436010902
Social media
Facebook
Accessibility
Accessible toilets
Accessible parking
Access by ramps/level access
Breastfeeding welcome
Baby changing facilities