The Grove Pre-School Playgroup
 

 

The Grove Pre-School Playgroup
Dorchester, Dorset

At the Grove Pre-School Playgroup we offer a safe, stimulating and caring environment where children can play, learn, and develop at their own individual rate.

We operate a waiting list and take children from the term after their 2nd birthday. Please use the contact us form to enquire about adding your child to the waiting list.

 


Sessions (our core funded hours are 8.30-3.30)

8:30am-11:30am – Monday to Friday

12:30pm-3:30 – Monday to Friday

11:30am-12:30pm – Lunch club for children booked in

 

8.15am starts (charged at £3 from September 2024)  

Fee’s are currently charge at £6.75 ph

 

All children are offered a minimum of two, 3 hour sessions per week. For three terms before going to school, all children are offered additional sessions.


Important Dates

Autumn Term 2024

Training day- Monday 2nd September 2024

Return – Tuesday 3rd September 2024

Training day-Friday 25th October 2024

Half Term – Monday 28th October- Friday 1st November 2024

Return – Monday 4th November 2024

Break up for Christmas- Thursday 19th December 2024

Training Day – Friday 20th December 2024

 

Spring Term 2025

Return Monday 6th January 2025

Half Term – Monday 17th February – Friday 21st February 2025

Training day- Monday 24th February 2025

Return –  Tuesday 25th February 2025

School ends –  Friday 4th April 2025

 

Summer Term 2024

Training day- Tuesday 22nd April 2025

Return- Wednesday 23rd April 2025

May Bank Holiday – Monday 5th May 2025

Half Term – Monday 26th May – Friday 30th May 2025

Return – Monday 2nd June 2025

School ends – Friday 18th July 2025

 

Fundraising Events

New ideas welcome – Please speak to a member of the Committee

 

 

News

Discover the latest news from The Grove Pre-School Playgroup to see what excitement we have been getting up to.

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Thank you!

We will use the money raised to buy new trikes for us to use in the garden

 

Spring Term

We have had a lovely Spring term focusing on Traditional tales.

We have spent lots of time outside and even mage a large Spring collage using paint, plungers and big paint brushes.

 

 

Mother Day Flower shop

We were kindly donated flowers to use in our Playgroup flower shop to make beautiful bouquets for our Mums and special people for Mothers day. Thank you Tesco Dorchester.