Unit 1

Unit 1
E1 + E2
Play groups are run by volunteers; Playgroups are normally run by parents or grandparents in community centres/halls. The volunteers who run the playgroup are not paid, its voluntary and it’s a non-profitable organisation. Playgroups are available to all children aged from newborn to 4 years of age.   Playgroups usually start about 9:30 till 11:00 so parents are able to drop older children of at school. The king’s estate playgroups open on a Tuesday and Thursday 9:30am to 11:30 during term line.   The parent must stay with the child at playgroup and supervise their child at all times to prevent any harm done to them. The cost is normally enough to cover for the rental of the hall and to cover the cost of the cost of teas and the juice and biscuits that the children are given. This is a very good way for children to meet other children and to be around people their own age. There was a young boy called Cameron and he was shy and so was his mother the experience changed him, Parry. E (2012:41) “he was having fun with others and soon became confident enough to wander over to other children and interact”. This can help with their communication skills and they can make friends improving their confidence. It is also good for the parents/carers’, because it gives them the chance to talk to people who are going through the same thing as them for example, stress. This gives them the chance to seek help and get support because everyone there is in the same position, Parry. E (2012:41) Cameron’s mum said “the sessions helped me, too, as I was able to talk to other mums and get passed my shyness”. It is also a chance to socialise and develop relations. The committee centre/ hall has a certain number of children that are allowed to make it safe for example, at Kings Estate’s playgroup, KERA Hut, Mill field Avenue, Kings Estate, Wallsend Tyne & Wear NE28 9JF, they are only allowed 20 children due to the centre being quite small.
Primary schools are statutory....