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Chinley community pre-school club - Case study

Chinley community pre-school club opened in September 2006.  It is a before and after school club, which also provides a club during school holidays.  It is based in rural Derbyshire and has places for 20 children.  The pre-school is a worker co‑operative meaning that it is the childcare staff that provides and manages the service.

The co‑operative grew out of a church based playgroup, which folded due to internal differences in opinion.  The County Council was anxious for it to continue with a proper constitution and proposed a social enterprise model.  The staff at the original service and the Early Years Team from the County Council, planned a way forward, together.  Parents do pay some of the cost for the service, but the Council also provides a sustainability grant.

For further information please contact Angela Gibbons on 0161 246 2941.