Children arrive happy and ready to learn in a welcoming, friendly playgroup
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Children play cooperatively and behave well
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Staff provide a good balance of adult and child-initiated activities
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There is a very good support for children with special educational needs
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The Manager/Owner is passionate about her role and strives towards continual improvement
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Partnership with parents is strong
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Safeguarding is effective
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Chewton Common Playgroup was registered in 2005. All children share access to a secure enclosed outdoor play area. There is provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and those who speak English as an additional language.
A maximum of 26 children aged from two to the end of the early years of age range may attend the playgroup at one time.
Eight staff work directly with the children.
News from The Common

We are hatching chicks at playgroup - Day 6
21 March 2022
The boy chicks have now been collected and delivered to a farm to live and we have kept the girl chicks for a few more weeks. Look how quickly they have grown and how confident they are getting!
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We are hatching chicks at playgroup - Day 5
14 March 2022

We are hatching chicks at playgroup - Day 4
10 March 2022
We are hatching chicks at playgroup - Day 3
9 March 2022
We are hatching chicks at playgroup - Day 2
8 March 2022
We are hatching chicks at playgroup - Day 1
7 March 2022
Hatching Chicks 2022
19 February 2022
Opening hours
Term time only
Morning Session
8.30am-11.30am
Afternoon Session
12 noon-3.00pm
Contact details
07814 700414
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Chewton Common Playgroup
c/o Highcliffe St Mark Primary School, Greenways, Highcliffe BH23 5AZ