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Celebrating 50 years of Croft Playgroup

Blog Entry: 11th January 2022

This year we are celebrating 50 years of Croft Playgroup!🎉

We would be interested to hear from anyone who has been involved with Croft Playgroup since 1972, whether you were a previous staff member, a child who attended the setting or a parent or carer.

Please help us spread the word!

Blog Archive

Nationwide Grant
(29th April 2025)
Steve Anthony Visit to Playgroup
(28th February 2025)
Sharing Resources
(28th February 2025)
Sponsored Reading Event
(28th February 2025)
Libary trip
(5th February 2025)
The Black Nursery Manager Facebook Post
(3rd February 2025)
Sharing for knowledge
(21st January 2025)
Language style
(16th January 2025)
Writing before young children's hands are ready
(9th December 2024)
World Mental Health Day
(10th October 2024)
Family Picnic Event with Marks Magic Mayhem
(22nd July 2024)
Family Picnic Event
(17th July 2024)
Final Dinky Ponies Visit of this Academic Year
(27th June 2024)
Woodwork Wednesday 'Wood Crackers'
(27th June 2024)
Woodwork Wednesday 'Timber Champions'
(20th June 2024)
Woodwork Wednesday 'Wood Tinkers'
(6th June 2024)
Sponosored Walk Event
(24th May 2024)
Dinky Ponies Visit
(17th May 2024)
Changes to the way playgroup operates
(17th April 2024)
Being Healthy
(15th April 2024)
Risky Play In Early Years
(15th April 2024)
Sponsored Reading Event
(7th March 2024)
Rocket Launch Failures
(5th March 2024)
Supporting Children's Sleep
(26th February 2024)
Schemas
(15th February 2024)
Dinky Ponies
(5th February 2024)
World Religion Day
(16th January 2024)
Exploring paint
(11th January 2024)
Library visit
(10th January 2024)
Creative play
(16th October 2023)
The benefits of play
(13th October 2023)
Kate Claxton Author visit
(10th October 2023)
Easy Fundraising
(21st September 2023)
End of term
(25th July 2023)
Family Picnic Event
(11th July 2023)
Significant male- stay and play
(23rd June 2023)
Dinky Ponies- Therapy Sessions
(12th June 2023)
Healthy Eating
(19th May 2023)
Life Cycles
(17th May 2023)
Collaboration and working together
(3rd May 2023)
A visit from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Brigade
(27th April 2023)
Libby Jackson- Author
(22nd March 2023)
Bert's Books
(1st March 2023)
World Book Day/Week
(28th February 2023)
Sharing Books
(28th February 2023)
Raising money through a sponsored read
(23rd February 2023)
What do you know about schemas?
(20th February 2023)
Children's Mental Health Week
(9th February 2023)
Safer Internet Day
(7th February 2023)
Swindon Stories
(27th January 2023)
Woodwork at Playgroup
(24th January 2023)
Water Wall and more!
(20th January 2023)
Early Life Experiences and De-escalation strategies
(7th December 2022)
Nursery Rhyme Week
(7th November 2022)
Supporting Speech and Language Development
(18th October 2022)
Forest School
(22nd September 2022)
Fun Run!
(15th July 2022)
How adults think about risk
(27th June 2022)
Finding Treasure
(17th June 2022)
Memory Wall
(25th May 2022)
Loving pedagogy and building attachments
(18th May 2022)
50 year celebration event
(14th May 2022)
Storytelling through pictures
(4th May 2022)
Setting the scene!
(1st April 2022)
Block Play
(2nd March 2022)
Tip of the Iceburg
(19th January 2022)
Visits from the PCSO
(14th January 2022)
Celebrating 50 years of Croft Playgroup
(11th January 2022)
Happy Christmas
(16th December 2021)
Confident readers
(1st December 2021)
Fundraising- Wreath making class
(17th November 2021)
Play and take risks quote
(1st November 2021)
Introducing our Library room
(20th October 2021)
When will my child write?
(8th October 2021)
Did you know?
(10th September 2021)
The start of a new year
(6th September 2021)
End of another year
(23rd July 2021)
The benefits of movement
(8th June 2021)
Support not punishment
(7th June 2021)
ZUMBA
(19th May 2021)
Caterpillars to Chrysalises
(13th May 2021)
People who inspire us!
(28th April 2021)
World Book Day
(5th March 2021)
Pre-Writing Skills
(24th February 2021)
Sponsored read
(5th February 2021)
Be kind to yourself
(12th January 2021)
The end of 2020!
(18th December 2020)
The power of water play.
(11th December 2020)
Nanny's feedback and Settling in
(4th December 2020)
Celebrations of the nations day- Diwali festival of light
(13th November 2020)
Tales from the Sandpit
(2nd November 2020)
The seasons are changing
(16th October 2020)
The drive to play is a basic biological drive...
(7th October 2020)
Mark Making is not just 'Scribbles!'
(29th September 2020)
Tales from the Sandpit
(25th September 2020)
Why does play matter?
(15th September 2020)
Our light box
(11th September 2020)
The art and creativity of balancing
(9th September 2020)
Welcome back to Playgroup
(4th September 2020)
Longer opening hours
(3rd February 2020)
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
(19th December 2019)
Rhythmic Movement
(19th December 2019)
Playgroup Values
(28th November 2019)
Welcome to our new online Blog
(23rd October 2019)