The Preschool Learning Alliance

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The Pre-school Learning Alliance
Working in partnership with Hertfordshire
Childrens Trust Partnership
Leading Childrens Centres in Hertfordshire
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• The Pre-school Learning Alliance
• a national educational charity
• the largest voluntary sector provider of
  quality, affordable childcare and education for
  young children
• offering support to over 15,000 early years
  settings and nearly 800,000 children families
  every year.
• lead agency for 3 phase 2 childrens centres 5
  phase 3 childrens centres in Hertfordshire

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• Governance structure
• 8 Childrens Centre managers
• Line managed by the County Manager
• Each centre has an Advisory Board
• County Manager represents the lead agency on
  each Advisory Board
• Reports to the County Executive Committee
• Reports to the Board of Trustees

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LOCAL PARTNERS
Job Centre Plus
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• The Range of Services
• Stay Play sessions
• Under 1s groups
• Young Parents group
• Dads groups
• Baby Clinics
• Toy Library
• Holiday activities
• Pre Post natal support
• Parenting support
• Workshops and training
• Breastfeeding support
• Support networks for childminders
• Outreach

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What Difference Are We Making?

• My grand-daughter got so much out of coming....
  We have been made so welcome....its lovely to
  share ideas with other mums and nans.
• The centre just feels like such a very safe
  nice place to be.....very stress free just what
  I need at the moment
• It has made me understand what quality I should
  expect from a group
• The workshop has given information about health
  eating that can be repeated at home
• Stops you going mad

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The Pre-school Learning Alliance

• Contact Helen Jones
• 01707 275650
• Mobile [phone]
• E. helen.jones_at_pre-school.org.uk
• W. www.pre-school.org.uk/hertfordshire