Meet the team
Child’s Play is a vibrant, busy and happy setting based within St David’s Primary School grounds, in its own demountable building in the West Cross area of Swansea. We are fortunate to have a wonderful environment which includes our own entrance way with intercom, an outside play area, two large airy classrooms, sleep room and kitchen.
Sam
Samantha is the founder of Child's Play and a mum to three children, she has worked extensively with children from new-born up until 12 years.
She has an NVQ Level 3 in Childcare and Development and has been an invaluable classroom assistant, special educational needs support practitioner, children’s transition officer and early years’ developmental play worker during her career in childcare and education.
Sam’s experience helps to shape our setting and creates a wonderful environment that children love to spend time in.
Lisa
Lisa is our Setting Manager and has extensive experience in childcare management having previously worked as a team leader for Flying Start team. She is qualified in CCLD Level 5. She is also our Additional Learning Needs Officer.
Laura
Laura is our Toddler Room Manager. Laura has worked at Child's Play since 2017. She has completed a CCLD Level 3 certificate as well as Playworks, Baby Room Leader and Child Development birth to 5 years. She has been working in the Toddler Room for the last 2 years and due to her kind and caring nature was a natural choice to take on the role of Toddler Room Manager.
Chloe
Chloe is our Holiday Club Manager and our Additional Learning Needs Officer. Chloe rejoined us back in 2022 and is qualified to CCLD Level 3 having worked in Childcare for 8 years. She has extensive experience of working from ages from newborn up to 18 years of age.
Services provided
Morning playschool | 8.00am - 11.40am
We invite little ones from 2-4 years to enter our world of imagination and creativity in our morning playschool sessions. Our playschools follow the foundation phase curriculum and ensure that children’s wellbeing is at the centre of all we do.
We create wonderful learning opportunities using our lovely, well-resourced base room and outside areas, including the adventure garden with access to bikes and trikes, sand and water, woodland walkways and a nature reserve.
After morning playschool, your child has the option to stay for our sociable lunch session, followed by afternoon playschool, then activity club or afterschool club.
PM wraparound | 11.45am-3.10pm
We invite little ones from 2-4 years to enter our world of imagination and creativity in afternoon playschool. We create wonderful learning opportunities using our lovely, well-resourced base room and our outside areas.
After school activity club | 3:20pm – 4:30pm
We have a range of exciting activity clubs running across the week including:
Monday – Cooking Club
Tuesday – Art Attack
Wednesday – Games Night
Thursday – Explorers & Investigators
Friday – Film Friday
After school club | 3:20pm – 5:50pm
Children automatically have the opportunity to join in with all activity clubs. Once the activity clubs have finished, children are served a snack and a drink to tide them over until teatime. Ongoing activities such as art and crafts, board games and outside play are always available.
Session fees
AM Half Day
8.00am -12.30pm
£30
School Day
8.30am - 3.10pm
Full Day
8.00am -5.50pm