Welcome to Noah's Ark
We are a playgroup based in St Crispin, Northampton. We are well established, long running, community based and successful pre-school. Established in 1990, Noah’s Ark Playgroup is a committee run pre-school, registered with OFSTED EY371691.
We provide sessional care to children under statutory school age. We hope our site will tell you more about how we help the children in our care flourish and prepare for school.
Our aims
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Offering appropriate play facilities and child care in line with national standards set out by OFSTED.
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Providing pre-school education in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage in the following areas:
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Personal, social and emotional development.
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Communication, language and literacy.
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Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy
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Creative development
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Knowledge and understanding of the world.
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Physical development.
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Helping children to achieve the five ‘Every Child Matters’ outcomes of staying safe, being healthy, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution and achieving economic well-being.
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Helping children prepare for full-time education.
Noah’s Ark Playgroup offers parents the right to take responsibility for and to become involved in the activities of our playgroup and ensures opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability. We are members of the Preschool Learning Alliance. This provides us regular legislation updates, policy and procedure guidance and professional development.