Funding is available for working families and disadvantage families for children aged 2,3 and 4 year olds (subject to criteria)

About Us

JITTERBUGS CHILDCARE is a 72-place setting catering for children aged 0 – 5 years. The setting consists of four main areas these are:

  • eggs Unit for children aged 0-2 years
  • Caterpillars Unit for children aged 2 years
  • Cocoons Unit for children aged 3 years
  • Butterflies Unit for children aged 4 years

The setting is open Monday – Friday, 7.45.am – 5.45 pm. 50 weeks a year excluding bank holidays and the Christmas period.

Eggs Unit

The Caterpillars unit is situated on the ground floor of number 5 Trinity Road. The unit is designed for children aged approximately 2-3, however if your child is ready for more challenges they may move into this area slightly earlier or later than the stated age. This all depends upon your child’s stage of development. The unit is split into three main areas:

  • Play room – providing role play, construction, small world jigsaws, book area etc there is also a sleep den where your child can have a rest or a sleep.
  • Meal times and snacks.
  • Creative room – with access to paint, collage, sand water and malleable activities.
  • Outdoor area – with planting, role play, construction, small world and lots more outdoor activities.

Within the setting we provide a wide range of educational activities and resources for the children to explore and access. Ensuring all areas of the children’s development through The Early Years Foundation Stage is met. Your child is free to access all activities depending upon his/her own interests. Within the unit we provide both adult guided activities to ensure all their individual educational needs are met and also child initiated. This means if the children show particular interests in a certain area of development we would then extend upon these. For example: a child has had a day at the beach with family and has returned to Jitterbugs telling us about their experiences, we would then plan activities based on the beach, encourage sand castle building, bring things into the setting i.e. sea weed/shells and other beach objects for the children to explore.

Eggs Toddles Room

Eggs Baby Room

Caterpillars Unit

The Caterpillars unit is situated on the ground floor of number 5 Trinity Road. The unit is designed for children aged approximately 2-3, however if your child is ready for more challenges they may move into this area slightly earlier or later than the stated age. This all depends upon your child’s stage of development. The unit is split into three main areas:

  • Play room – providing role play, construction, small world jigsaws, book area etc there is also a sleep den where your child can have a rest or a sleep.
  • Meal times and snacks.
  • Creative room – with access to paint, collage, sand water and malleable activities.
  • Outdoor area – with planting, role play, construction, small world and lots more outdoor activities.

Within the setting we provide a wide range of educational activities and resources for the children to explore and access. Ensuring all areas of the children’s development through The Early Years Foundation Stage is met. Your child is free to access all activities depending upon his/her own interests. Within the unit we provide both adult guided activities to ensure all their individual educational needs are met and also child initiated. This means if the children show particular interests in a certain area of development we would then extend upon these. For example: a child has had a day at the beach with family and has returned to Jitterbugs telling us about their experiences, we would then plan activities based on the beach, encourage sand castle building, bring things into the setting i.e. sea weed/shells and other beach objects for the children to explore.

Caterpillars Play Room

Caterpillars Play Room

Caterpillars Messy Room

Cocoon Unit

The Cocoon unit is based on the ground floor in number 7 Trinity Road. There are three large areas:

  • Playroom – providing: ICT, role play, mark making, music, small world construction and a book corner etc
  • Creative area – opportunities for paint, gluing, sand water and malleable materials
  • Large outdoor area – situated on 3 levels providing opportunities for: music, physical, water, sand, painting, construction, planting, role play and exploration of the outdoor environment.

The Cocoons room provides an extensive range of educational activities for the children, on a free flow system both indoors and outside. Activities/experiences provided meet all 7 areas of the curriculum enabling the children to make independent choices about where they want to play and the type of activities they access. Within this area practitioners provide activities which follow the children’s interest in addition to adult guided activities. Snack time within the Cocoons unit is operated on a free-flow system. The children are offered a choice of two healthy snacks and a drink of water, milk or homemade fruit or vegetable smoothie and they are able to choose which they would like, and at what point throughout the session. This is to promote independence and develop their social skills.

Cocoon Playroom

Cocoon Playroom

Butterfly Unit

Butterfly Unit

The Butterflies Room is located on the first floor number 5 Trinity road. There are three areas within this unit which are:

  • Playroom- providing: ICT, role play, mark making, music, small world construction and a book corner etc
  • Creative area – opportunities for paint, gluing, sand water and malleable materials.
  • Large outdoor area which they share with the Cocoons room – situated on 3 levels providing opportunities for: music, physical, water, sand, painting, construction, planting, role play, Mud kitchen and exploration of the outdoor environment.

Our Butterfly unit is the stepping stone to preparing your child for school which aims to provide the very best educational start for each individual child by planning activities focus around the 7 areas of the curriculum. The Butterfly unit provides continues provision through the free flow system to enable the children to make independent choices on where to play within the different areas. We focus on providing stimulating activities throughout the day for the children thrive in their surroundings to enable them to reach their full protentional. The snack time in the Butterfly unit operates within the free-flow system to allow them to make their own choices. The children are offered a choice of two healthy snacks and a drink of water, milk or homemade fruit or vegetable smoothie.

Butterflies Messy Room

Butterflies Outdoor Area