Sandcastle Playgroup Limited

Ann Prue, the head of home economics at Castle Manor Upper School, came up with the idea for the Sandcastle Playgroup in 1983.
Noted for a nurturing and caring ethos with expertise in speech and language development and Special Needs, Sandcastle Playgroup is here to serve every need of our local families and fulfil our obligation to all five outcomes of the Every Child Matters Strategy.
The Every Child's a Talker National Strategy was chosen to be tested in Suffolk at Sandcastles.
Together with Castle Manor Academy, Sandcastles received a Working Together Award from Suffolk County Council in 2015.
At Sandcastle playgroup we aim to give the children in our care a safe, secure and happy environment in which to experience a wide variety of play experiences.
We think it's crucial that we get to know the kids and are considerate of their needs.
Children will be spoken to, listened to, and treated positively in order to increase their sense of worth.
We are committed to make playgroup a fun experience where play is the key word to give children the ability to use their developing skills and knowledge without feeling under pressure.
Children will have the chance to engage in both indoor and outdoor individual, small-group, and large-group play.
Bring any interesting items you would like to share with the group.
With the above foundation of the group, we strongly believe that the childrens development and learning will occur in a natural progression and when the time comes for the children to move on to Nursery or School they will be socially, emotionally and educationally ready to do so, and that the time spent with Sandcastles will be remembered by the children and their families/carers as a happy, fulfilling experience.