Welcome

Christ Church Playgroup Highbury has retained a great reputation over the years for providing a caring learning environment for pre-school children within the community of Highbury.  

Children are able to learn through play in a warm and friendly setting with dedicated and qualified staff.  The playgroup is a fun and stimulating place giving the opportunity for all children to integrate with others and gain independence through play led activities assisted by staff who can model and help children to thrive and enjoy being at playgroup.  It is important to us that children in our care are able to make choices and grow in confidence whilst  learning new skills.

Located next door to Highbury Fields, we regularly take full advantage to incorporate our local area into our curriculum including weekly events that ensure the children are provided with a variety of resources and interests to stimulate their young minds.
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Christ Church Playgroup is a community playgroup run by a voluntary committee which is a sub-committee of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) of Christ Church Highbury.  The committee is made up of parents of current or previous playgroup children, along with members of the PCC, and the main roles are Playgroup Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and Parent Representatives

Christ Church Playgroup are currently taking on limited places for the new academic year in September 2022 for two to four year olds.  *

*Please note we are now almost full for the new September 2022 term and September/October admissions will close shortly.  Please do not delay if you wish for your child to start during this period by applying through our admissions link asap.

​Contact details:
We will be more than happy to answer any questions or enquiries.  Please do not hesitate to call or email Elsa or Amanda for further information about our playgroup.
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Email: info@christchurchplaygrouphighbury.com 
​Telephone: 020 7354 3117                  

"Christ Church Playgroup Highbury is a place for children aged between two and four years old to play, develop and learn new skills, have fun, make friends and enjoy flourishing as children"

Opening times:
Monday to Friday: 9.15am - 1.15pm 
Tuesdays to Thursdays.  Optional extended hours until 3pm 
Term times only.
Click here for Term Dates. Further information is available under the 'HOURS/TERM DATES' tab above.
Applications:
Click here for Admission details.  Further information also available under the 'MORE' tab above.
Additional fun learning activities we provide on a weekly basis: 
Sports School -  Every Wednesday am.  
Forest School - Every Wednesday pm. 
Sparky Songs Music Sessions- Every Thursday am.
Show and Tell - Every Friday
Ofsted: 
We were rated "Good" in the July 2018 OFSTED inspection. Read the full report here.
Curriculum:
Our Curriculum is developed around the children's interests and in conjunction with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).  Our curriculum is a mixture of planned and in-the-moment learning which is either child or adult led.  It is built around everything that the children do, see, hear, feel or would like more of to sustain and extend their interests.  Play is essential for our children's development, building their confidence as they learn to explore, relate to others, set their own goals and solve problems and it is our duty of care to ensure that each individual child has the opportunity to develop these fundamental skills to help them grow and enjoy their time with us all at Christ Church Playgroup Highbury.
    
​Affiliation with Christ Church Highbury:
The Playgroup is run as a non-profit organisation, which is managed by a sub-committee of Christ Church. Although it is run by a Christian organisation, we are a community playgroup and welcome children from all faiths and cultural backgrounds.
​Click here to visit the church website.

Please remember to view our gallery as a visual insight to a typical day at Christ Church Playgroup Highbury under the 'GALLERY' tab at the top of the page.