The playgroup is open up to 38 weeks each year. We provide care and education for young children between the ages of 2 years 6 months and 5 years. Our normal playgroup sessions times are between 9.15am and 12.15pm Monday to Friday. In addition we offer:* a lunch club which runs between 12.15-1.15pm and a 9am start for parents who need to get to work or prefer the shorter waiting time, having dropped older children at primary school. *provided we have a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 20 children for each additional service. See our Fees page for more details. We are open at similar times to local primary schools, as well having our own inset dates for staff training and curriculum planning meetings. At St John's, we incorporate the Early Year's Foundation Stage. For full details, please see our full [ Curriculum ].