Portico Poppets
Now offering free entitlement of 15 hours for 2 year olds… check if your child qualifies at
www.sthelens.gov.uk/free2
We are situated in the Thatto Heath area of St.Helens (off Elephant Lane).
Open Monday - Friday 8am - 6pm
and offer an early bird session from 7.30am
if you can not find a session allocation you are looking for or require flexi patterns please contact us to see what we are able to offer.
51 weeks of the year
Bank holidays - closed
one week of the Christmas period - closed
Perspective parents are welcome to come and visit the setting at any time, in lines with our "open door policy."
The setting has CCTV installed in every room.
All staff within the setting hold relevant qualifications and are Enhanced CRB Disclosure checked.
The setting operates a key worker system to help your child develop those all important bonds and also for them to ensure your child's individual developmental needs are being met.
Baby Room 0- 2's
Newly refurbished Baby room is bright and welcoming with a relaxing atmosphere.
2 fully qualified members of staff work in this room and have a maximum of 6 young babies.
The baby room and toddler room are divided by a half height wall partition all will come together to enjoy the social events of snack and meal time.
Between the whole room the setting can have 15 children - 5 fully qualified members of staff work in this room along with a long term fulltime student.
Toddler Room 2-3's
Newly refurbished room arranged so that children can accesses all provisions freely. All equipment is appropriate for the children and caters for the needs of the children who access this room.
3 fully qualified members of staff work in this room along with a fulltime student.
3 - 5's Room
Large spacious newly refurbished room set out with continuous provision areas, children have a wide variety of equipment to access on a fee play basis.
The room has a integrated preschool where children learn through fun activities to meet with their needs and interests.
Access to the outdoor area is available.
Children have access to modern toileting facilities.
Entrance Hall
Newly refurbished entrance hall is bright and welcoming to families.
Notice boards and lots of information for parents is displayed here, along with children's creative work.
Toilets
The bright modern toilets are specially designed for young children and are fitted with small toilets, low level sinks and hand dryers.
The supervised tooth brushing programme is carried out in here assisting with self help skills.
Garden area
We have a large outdoor area comprising of soft play, tar mac and grassed area for the children to enjoy come rain or shine.
