MVC EDUCATION
Little Hands Karen
U3A
PLAY SCHOOL NOTRE ECOLE PLAYGROUP
Education SCHOOL LITTLE HANDS PRIMARY
VILLAGE COLLEGE
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Melbourn Playgroup Claire Armstrong and Jennie Riggs 01763 223459 07842 151512 Notre Ecole Janet Whitton 261231 Primary School Headteacher Stephanie Wilcox
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U3A (Univ. of Third Age) Chairman Tony Garrick 01223 510201 Village College Principal Simon Holmes
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Melbourn Playgroup and Out of School Club It is all change for us at Melbourn Playgroup and Out of School Club. We (Claire Armstrong and Jennie Riggs) were delighted to be appointed as Joint Managers of the Playgroup, whilst Nikki Cross and Natalie Youdan were appointed as Joint Managers of MOOS (our After-School Club). We are pleased that Gill Collingbourne remains as our Business Manager. We also have a growing, amazing team of staff who support and help us. It has been a busy start to the year settling into our new positions. We have spent time getting to know our roles and making plans to improve the setting. On January 10th we had an Ofsted inspection and we were extremely pleased to receive an outstanding rating in all areas. This has supported our feeling that we are moving in the right direction, although we are still striving to make sure the children get the best care we can provide. This couldn’t be achieved without the fantastic team we have working for us, so we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of them for their hard work and dedication. Our report is available to read here: https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50144148 We are pleased to announce that we have a new website and logo too. We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to Kieron Baker at ‘Colossal Motion’ for creating these for us. We are really pleased with them, so please go and have a look! www.melbournplaygroup.co.uk/ We have been improving our outside area and it is looking fab. We have recently purchased some all-in-one waterproofs, courtesy of the Parish Council, so we can now learn and play in all weathers. We have some new planters in which we are hoping to give the children the opportunity to grow their own vegetables and flowers. We have already filled one with a variety of herbs such as rosemary, thyme and sage so that the children can explore the different scents and smells. We have enjoyed lots of activities this year including a visit from Wiggles the dog, a Chinese workshop where melbournmagazine@gmail.com
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