Early years groups in Allerdale are to get a late Christmas present on Tuesday (23 January) in the shape of grants totaling more than £28,000 from the county council's Local Committee for Allerdale.
Photographers are invited to the Glass House in Wigton at 6:30pm where they will see county councillors Duncan Fairbairn, Jim Buchanan and Elizabeth Barraclough present cheques to representatives from six local children's groups for a wide range of projects:
- Kirkbrampton Pre-School, which is set to receive £5,000 to help develop a new outdoor play area.
- Support for an Aspatria breakfast club to the tune of £400.
- Bolton Low Houses pre-school, which is to get £8,000 to help enhance its daycare facilities.
- Workington's St. Gregory's Educare Centre, which is to £5,000 to help create an outdoor play area with an area where children can grow plants and flowers
- The Greta Mother and Toddler Group, which is to get £520 for new play equipment
- Aspatria Community Childcare, which is to get £10,000 towards a new early years daycare facility.
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Media enquries to Mark Graham, Media Officer on 01228-606337
Notes for editors
Each of the groups receiving grants is supported by Cumbria Sure Start which is responsible for delivering the national Sure Start agenda for the children, parents and communities of Cumbria. Within Cumbria Sure Start, the development and sustainability team work directly with childcare providers to provide support and training both for new provision or existing provision.
Part of this work involves hosting Childcare Network Meetings across the county which take place termly. This enables providers to get together, share good practice and receive training on relevant issues. Development workers host the meetings and organise speakers who cover issues relevant to the childcare sector. Recent speakers include a representative from Ofsted to talk about child protection issues, Cumbria Fire Service talking about fire drills and procedures and a representative from Allerdale Borough Council environmental health team.