Holy Corner Community Playgroup is open during term-time for children aged 2 to 5 years old. Our well-known, warm and friendly play space, providing many opportunities for parents and carers to get involved.
We value community and play to support and nurture children, working closely with our families and carers. We will compassionately support and enable children in a free play, child-led environment to socially connect and develop resilience to face the challenges of a changing world.
You are encouraged to book a visit to see what Playgroup life is like. To arrange this please call the Playgroup direct on 07519 123 815 between 9am and 12 noon (Monday to Friday, term-time only) and the staff will book you in. This is a great opportunity to ask any questions you may have, see the Playgroup in action and get a full sense of the environment your child will be in.
Please contact us with any questions you may have and we look forward to welcoming new families and carers into our community.
⏰ Opening Hours
Monday - Thursday: 8:55am – 12:20pmFriday: 8:55am – 11:35am
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
Open during term time in line with the City of Edinburgh Council term dates:
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/schools/term-dates/2/
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🖋 Enrol Online
If you wish to enrol your child at the Playgroup then please complete our online Enrolment Enquiry form. Someone from our team will be in touch with you to discuss your requirements and provide details of how you can be added to the waiting list.
💰 The City of Edinburgh Council Partnership Funding
We operate as a Partner Provider for the City of Edinburgh Council, which means that from the term after your child's third birthday, you are eligible for funding to cover your Playgroup fees.
Our Values are:
Community and Play
Our Vision, since 1993, has been to meet the challenges of a changing world and to continue to provide a valued space for our community where families can bring their young children to play.
Our team of professional, caring and supportive staff offer a wide variety of activities for children to play, experience life outside their home, and make friends.
The children follow their interests and and form relationships. The staff ensure that the space is interesting, challenging, safe, musical and varied. A space in which the real and the imaginary can be explored, and risks chosen and taken without danger.
Practitioners work closely with families through a child's transitions, to ensure their best interests are at the heart of the process. Parents and carers are required to make time to support their child when it is needed in these transitions, such as their individual path to being settled (so that they can form a secure base from which to experience Playgroup with a high level of engagement).
We are administered by a committee of parents and carers who employ Early Learning and Childcare professionals to provide a high-quality space for the children. All parents and carers are expected to play a proactive role in achieving this.
Holy Corner Community Playgroup has been running for over fifty years, and yet is committed to up-to-date concepts of childhood, children’s rights and integrity, the value of play, and engagement with reality and the environment.
Children can be enrolled at any time and they are eligible to start at Playgroup when they are 2 years old. We have capacity for 20 children per day and offer children 5 sessions a week.
We operate as a Partner Provider Playgroup for the City of Edinburgh Council, which means that from the term after your child’s third birthday they are eligible for a council grant which covers their termly Playgroup fee. We also take children eligible under the Terrific 2's funding scheme.
