About Us

Almondbury Playgroup was registered in 1967 and is run by a voluntary management group of parents.  We have a maximum number of 20 children that may attend the preschool at any one time.  We welcome children from aged two to five years and offer great support for children with learning difficulties and disabilities. We're located in the grounds of All Hallows Primary School and attendance at Almondbury Playgroup is taken into consideration as part of their admissions policy. We believe in development and learning through fun and creativity.

Our Aims

• To provide a safe, welcoming and happy environment for children.

• To provide exciting and stimulating planned play opportunities based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum.

• To enable each child to achieve their fullest potential in their all-round development.

• To listen to each child and make them feel comfortable and happy leaving their parents possibly for the first time.

• To make children aware of all cultures and celebrations in a fun and interesting way so that they can understand and celebrate diversity.

• To provide an equal opportunity for all.

• To promote a key person system that encourages positive partnerships between practitioners, parents and children.

Please follow this link to the Early Years Foundation Stage section of the government website for useful information on the early years curriculum.

Ofsted

We are regularly inspected by Ofsted.  We were awarded a ‘Good’ status on our most recent report.

Full Ofsted report dated 9 September 2025 (Good)
A quote from Ofsted:
"Children play happily, often singing to themselves and chatting as they play. They build friendships with others as staff skilfully encourage them to interact with each other. Staff support children to share resources and take turns. Minor disputes about resources are settled very quickly with the aid of sensitive staff. It is clear that children feel emotionally secure in this setting."

Policies

Almondbury Playgroup has a policies and procedure file which is always available to all parents and guardians at the playgroup.

We promote equal opportunities for all and support children with special educational needs.  We have a full SEN policy.

We consider safeguarding the children to be of the highest importance and as such, we have a comprehensive safeguarding policy.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us about it.