About West Looe Playgroup (Click the images to enlarge)

West Looe Playgroup was started in 1971 when Mrs Fiddick and Mrs Payne realized the need for a playgroup in West Looe.  It was first located in the Salem Chapel in West Looe Hill and has had a number of moves before arriving at its present premises in The Old School Canteen, Downs Road, West Looe. 

From 1984 it was supervised by Ros Fuzzard who retired at Christmas 2005.  It is currently supervised by Wendy Miles and Sue Dart.

The Playgroup is a community group, owned and run by the Parents of the children attending the group.  The committee is elected at the Annual General Meeting during the Summer Term.  Whilst the committee administers and is responsible for the policy of the group, it still needs the support and the involvement of the parents.

The playgroup is located on the western side of the town in a dedicated building which has undergone considerable refurbishment over the last couple of years.  Works include a new kitchen, complete double-glazing, new fascias, cleaning of the roof, repainting of the exterior of the building, a new fire system, new boilers and a complete overhaul of the electrics.  To the front of the building is an enclosed play area and the plan in 2008 is to provide a covered outdoor play area to the rear of the building to allow children to play outdoors at any time.

The playgroup provides pre-school foundation stage education and encourages learning through play.
It has strong links with the local primary schools in order to ensure the transition is made as easily as possible for the children and, in fact, the children are encouraged to visit their future primary school several times in the summer term prior to school entry.

We also operate a Parent and Baby Group on a Monday afternoon and a Parent and Toddler Group on a Friday afternoon. 

The playgroup is registered with Ofsted, the Charities Commission and is also a member of the Pre-School Learning Alliance.

MISSION STATEMENT

To provide a safe, high-quality and positive environment to enable the participation of all pre-school children in learning through play.

TIMES

Playgroup sessions operate from 9.00 - 12.00 Monday to Friday
with an additional afternoon session on Wednesdays from 12.30 - 15.30

Parent & Baby Group is on Mondays from 13.00 – 14.30

Parent & Toddler Group is on Fridays from 12.30 – 14.30