Playgroup Leader

The Playgroup Leader will be responsible for the day to day running of a Pre-School Playgroup and for ensuring that there is a safe, caring and welcoming environment for the children and their families.

Implement the standards and policies required by the regulating agency including but not exclusively child protection/safeguarding/reporting and recording appropriately in-line with the Children’s Order (NI) 1996 and current good practice.

The provision of a curriculum of play and activities which follow the guidelines set out in Curriculum Guidance for Pre-school Education 2006 – which provides a broad, balanced and stimulating range of age appropriate activities for each child.

Ensure the Playgroup Leader maintains awareness of current good practice within early years care and education and keeps updated in order to maintain and improve the quality of the provision.

Support all children through development of speech, language and communication skills through play-based learning. 

Be responsible for the support and supervision of staff, trainees and volunteers on a day to day basis, and consult with the Centre Manager in relation to training for both paid and unpaid staff.

Assess each individual child’s needs within the group and plan to meet those needs. The Playgroup Leader will listen to, encourage, enable and stimulate all the children as appropriate.

As part of the Playgroup Leader’s role, it will be expected that parents who use the Playgroup will be encouraged to fully participate in the learning educational programmes available in the centre.