Care Bears Childcare Early Years Daily Care
Care Bears is a fun,caring & homely environment where children learn through activities & play.
Our setting was awarded 'Best For Childcare'2018 by SME.We have also been awarded a certificate of excellence from the Mayor of Barnsley.
It is very unique where A MAGICAL & ENCHANTING ADVENTURE AWAITS all children and has to be seen to be believed.
The setting is a very safe and secure place for your child to grow up and develop in and we have a wide range of resources for your child to develop at their full potential.
We also go on regular outings where children get to experience a wide range of places and attractions. We go to Parks on Nature Walks,Garden Centres,Supermarket,zoo's and Wildlife Parks and a yearly trip to the Seaside.Also throught the year we plan a wide range of activities and topics including a Chinese Week,Colour Weeks,Halloween Week and a Christmas Month which is one of the highlights at Care Bears as we have a Spectacular Christmas Lights switch on each year.
We have a sand and water marquee and mud kitchen where children can learn and experience sensory play. There is also a Greenhouse and allotment area for the children to learn about growing fruit and vegetables and then harvesting them and eating what they have grown.
We are registered to accept children from birth to 18 years of age.
We also offer Early Education Funding for 2,3 and 4 year old children.
We are a full day care setting for children from birth to 5 years,but we also offer a breakfast club,After school club and Holiday club 5 days a week for Tankersley School and Birdwell School.
We hold a Grade 5 from the Food Standards Agency.
We offer a wide variety of activities for all children of all ages and have a large child friendly setting that is dedicated just for the children to play in.
At the After School club children get to experience and learn lots of wonderful activities from Gardening,Baking,Model Making and lots of Arts and Crafts including painting and drawing in our new Arts and Crafts area.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Care Bears
- Contact Position
- Childminder
- Telephone
- 07913483048
- teamcbcharlottie@gmail.com
Where to go
- Name
- Care Bears
- Address
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Birdwell Lodge
Pilley Lane
Birdwell
Barnsley
South Yorkshire - Postcode
- S70 5UD
Other Details
Costs
- Table of costs
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Table of costs Amount Cost Type £4.00 Childminder cost per hour £40.00 Childminder cost per day £25.00 Holiday Club per day £10.00 After School Session £6.75 Breakfast Session £5.00 Saturday cost per session £5.00 Sunday cost per session - Details
- Daily rate is worked out for a 10 hour day. Discounts may apply depending on circumstances.
Childcare Information
Age Range
- From
- 0 years,3 months
- To
- 18 years,0 months
Vacancies
- Immediate vacancies
- Yes
- Details
- Vacancies available Mon to Fri for Breakfast club, After school club and Holiday club. We also have vacancies Mon to Fri for under 5's and Weekend care.
Funded Places
- 3 & 4 year old funding
- Yes
- 2 year old funding
- Yes
Opening Times
- Opening Times
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Opening Times Day Opening Time Closing Time Monday to Friday 07:00 19:00
School Pickups
- Offers pickups
- Yes
- Schools
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Birdwell Primary
Tankersley St Peters CE VA Primary - Details
- Children are collected via transport.
Ofsted Information
- Ofsted URN
- EY393914
- Link to latest ofsted inspection report
Local Offer
- Description
Our setting is a bright and Stimulating welcoming place for all children who may have disabilities although our setting does have limited access for wheelchair users but i would try to adapt my setting where possible if required.
We currently hold a SEND and SENCO certificate and would take further training if i needed to accomodate a child with disabilities. I am able to offer the universal 15 hours Early Education funding for 3 and 4 year olds and i am also able to offer the 15 EEF extended hours snd can offer these hours until term after your child's 5th Birthday.
Schools Extended Local Offer Response
- How do we offer support to children or young people with a special educational need or disability?
Would attend further training to gain knowledge to be able to offer the correct support for children with special educational needs and disabilities.
- What specialist training, experience and expertise do we have relevant to children with special educational needs and disabilities?
We have attended SENCO training but we currently have no specialist services available at our setting.
- How accessible is our setting?
There is a step to the entrance to our setting and we currently have no downstairs toilet facilities.
