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St. Winefride's Preschool - Playgroup - Playgroup

Last updated: 07/04/2026
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This resource is regulated. (More about Regulated Services)

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This provider is registered with the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) or equivalent.
This provider was last inspected on: 23/01/2023.

  This provider has no vacancies for children aged between 2 years and 4 years.

  This provider is registered for 19 places and is staffed for 19 places.

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What we do

St Winefrides Preschool is a charitable childcare setting providing high-quality, nurturing care for children aged 2–4 years. Based within the local primary school, we offer a warm, homely environment that supports a smooth and confident transition into full-time education.

We are registered to care for up to 19 children and are inspected by Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) and Estyn. Our most recent CIW inspection awarded us two ‘Excellent’ and two ‘Good’ judgements, reflecting the high standards we consistently maintain. We are proud to hold a 5-star Food Hygiene rating and to be recognised as a Healthy Preschool.Our calming yet stimulating indoor environment encourages children to learn through play, in line with the current Welsh Curriculum. Children also benefit from access to our extensive Forest School area, complete with an outdoor classroom, mud kitchen, climbing opportunities, and rich natural surroundings that inspire exploration, curiosity, and hands-on learning.

Who do we support

Our fully trained and dedicated staff tailor learning opportunities to meet each child’s individual needs, ensuring every child feels valued, supported, and appropriately challenged. We accept funding through Flying Start, Early Entitlement, and the Childcare Offer for Wales, helping to make our provision accessible to families in the community.

Please note that this setting has achieved a Tiny Tums Best Practice Award for the provision of full meals, snacks & drinks for ages 1-4 OR snacks & drinks for ages 1-4 + / - and food & nutrition for ages 0-1. Tiny Tums is a Best Practice award for Early Years childcare providers in North Wales. The award, managed by NHS Public Health Dietitians, recognises and rewards excellence in settings for providing food & drink for 0-1 and ages 1-4 that meet Welsh Government guidance.

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Can anyone use this service?

Anyone can enquire after a place at the setting

  Our opening times and availability

We are available: term time only.

We are available during the following school terms:

  • Autumn term
  • Spring term
  • Summer term

We can provide wrap around care. We work closely with the school we reside in to meet the needs of families

Monday 08:15 - 15:30
Tuesday 08:15 - 15:30
Wednesday 08:15 - 15:30
Thursday 08:15 - 15:30
Friday 08:15 - 15:30

Our doors open at 8.15 for breakfast club. AM session is 8.45-11.15. Children can attend dinner club which is 11.15 - 12.45. Our wrap around care is 11.30-3.00. Our afternoon session is 12.45-3.15.

  Our costs

  • £10.00 per Hour - From 12:45-3:15pm
  • £12.00 per Hour - if your child attends full day care via nursery plus or once they are 3 years old
  • £12.00 per Session - if your child attends full day care via nursery plus or once they are 3 years old
  • £7.00 per Session - From 8:45/9 to 11:15am

  About our service

This service is provided in English.

Provider has access to support and advice for Additional Learning Needs (ALN)
Provider has a working knowledge of the ALN Act and Person Centred Planning approaches
Staff have accessed relevant ALN/disability training in the last 2 years?
Outside space
We have several secure outdoor areas in which children are able to develop in all areas of learning.
Will you use real nappies for children in your care?
Parents supply own nappies and if real nappies were to be supplied this would not be a problem
Is the setting pet free?
Offers Flying Start provision?
Offers Flying Start provision alongside other provision 		Yes
Offers funded Foundation Phase Nursery places (three to four year old education) Yes
This service is part of the Childcare Offer Scheme
This service accepts childcare vouchers
This service is registered with the Tax Free Childcare Scheme
Able to provide emergency/short term care? Yes
Are you able to care for children whose main language is neither English nor Welsh?
Yes

 Address

 You can send post here:

St. Winefrides RC Primary School
Whitford Street
Holywell
CH8 7NJ

 You can visit us here:

St. Winefrides RC Primary School
Whitford Street
Holywell
Flintshire
CH8 7NJ

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We drop off at/pick up from these schools:

  • St Winefrides

We do not drop off at/pick up from any other places.

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We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.