Welcome to the SCALLYWAGS website

Scallywags was created in 1995 and has recently been taken over by myself Andrea Ghosh. Before becoming a parent of two girls I was a Midwife and Practice Nurse. Running Scallywags along side me is Susan Welton who is a Nursery Manager and a Registered Childminder, has a Diploma in Nursery Nursing and has also completed her introduction to Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum. Also running Scallywags with us is Sarah Peters a Registered Child Minder who also has a Diploma in Nursery Nursing. Both Susan and Sarah are Paediatric First Aid trained and have children of their own. Also with us is Paula Bradley who has completed courses for childcare in the following areas: Play, Managing Children's Behaviour and Child Development and has worked with Scallywags for many years. All staff are CRB checked.

Scallywags run pre-school soft play and climbing classes which are age grouped and Parent/Carer participated. Each class has a pre-planned lesson which is repeated over 2 sessions, this gives the children time to learn new skills and songs.

 Scallywags classes help your child to :
*Gain confidence
*Interact with other children of a similar age
*Interact with other adults
*Improve their language development through action songs/rhymes
*improve their body awareness through climbing, balancing, jumping and rolling
*Improve their co-ordination (we use balls, hoops, bean-bags, streamers, tap sticks, ropes, butterfiles and the paracute)
*Most of all,Scallywags classes are FUN!!

As well as our regular sessions we organise birthday parties .