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Woodland wonders

A playgroup went down to the woods for its fifth funded weekly session. Irene Tipping describes what they find

Irene Tipping describes what they find

Edwinstowe Pre-school Playgroup in Nottinghamshire is capitalising on its location at the edge of the historic and beautiful Sherwood Forest by holding a weekly session in the woods.

Relocating to the forest every Tuesday morning has provided staff with an ingenious solution to both their accommodation and funding problems. The pre-school operates from the village hall for four mornings each week and offers a mothers and toddlers session on Tuesdays. This arrangement meant that the children were not receiving their full entitlement to five funded sessions and the playgroup was missing out on considerable amounts of funding.

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