Mission
‘To advance the education and wellbeing of all children up to the age of twelve years in Machynlleth and the surrounding area by promoting bilingual facilities for daily care, recreation and education of such children and by promoting good standards of childcare by the families of such children and all persons and organisations providing such facilities’
Aims
To offer a safe, secure bilingual play environment in which all children can develop to their full potential, to freely express themselves and be valued as individuals.To support our staff through the provision of adequate facilities, supervision and training opportunities.
To support the community by providing services which are affordable, inclusive and accessible to all.
To maintain good practice in all areas of childcare and education.
To utilise environmentally sustainable practices
Machynlleth Community Children’s Project Ltd is a company limited by guarantee(2714750) and a registered charity(1043102).We offer bilingual, accessible, quality childcare and play opportunities for children from 6 months to 12 years through our Community Nursery and Out of School Club. The business was started as Machynlleth Community Nursery in 1992 and changed its name to Machynlleth Community Children's Project Ltd in June 1998 , to incorporate wrap around childcare operating for the town of Machynlleth as well as the extended community of the Dyfi Valley.
The Nursery, Pre School ,After School Club and Holiday Play Club (jointly the Out of School Club) operate under the umbrella of the Machynlleth Community Children's Project Ltd. The services are registered and are inspected by CIW ( Care Inspectorate for Wales) and ESTYN ( The Office of Her Majesty's Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales) under the Children's Act. We are also members of Early Years Wales, through which we obtained a Healthy Pre- School Award and are also members of the designated to Smile Programme.
We operate for 51 weeks a year and provide childcare from 8.30am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday.
Parents sign a childcare agreement when registering their children with MCCP and receive a parent handbook which gives parents detailed information about our organisation and services provided. The parent handbook also contains relevant policies. A full set of policies and procedures are kept in both premises.
