As part of Welsh Government’s two year old funding offer currently being rolled out across Wales, Bwlchgwyn Cabin Crew is approved to deliver Flying Start sessions. Eligible children can attend a Flying Start session each weekday during term time at their chosen setting. Cabin Crew run Flying Start sessions alongside Playgroup sessions, for those who are not eligible for funded sessions, between 9:00 – 11:30am each weekday during term time.
These sessions provide invaluable opportunity for children to build confidence and prepare them for an educational setting. Children also have the chance to make new friends who are likely be in the same year group. Flying Start/Playgroup parents have access to view their child/ren’s experiences via the Seesaw App and Facebook platforms. Playgroup/Flying Start is for children aged 2+ years, drinks and snacks are provided.
We follow the NHS and Welsh Government-backed accreditation scheme ‘Tiny Tums’ which is a best practice award given to early years childcare providers that provide healthy, balanced food and drink for children aged 0-4. As an accredited setting we have received training from public health dietitian’s and strictly follow government nutrition guidelines.
During these sessions we are supported by the Wrexham Flying Start advisory team, which ensures we are providing quality resources and interactions to the children throughout the whole session. They also support us with children’s behaviour, ALN and achieving our targets.
We offer free flow throughout the whole session so the children can choose to play inside or outside. We plan the activities to be as safe and secure as possible, while still seeking to provide risk, challenges and opportunities to learn.
We have initiated a book lending scheme whereby your child will be sent home with a different book each week for you to read with your child. Reading with your child has so many benefits and is a key element of the home learning environment, it will build on the strong and loving relationship you have by spending quality time together, develop your child’s communication skills, support their well-being and encouraging pre-literacy skills.
As part of our Flying Start and Playgroup sessions every Tuesday we also run a forest session. This is in a separate enclosed area on the school grounds and is accessed via the school field. These sessions are hugely popular and provide the children with amazing opportunities to boost confidence and self-esteem, encouraging physical health and development, improving social skills and developing independence and rick management.
At Bwlchgwyn Cabin Crew we recognise and place huge value in the benefits of all children spending time outdoors. During our forest sessions children will have opportunities to freely explore the forest space and fully engage with nature while experiencing all elements of weather. The children love to play and explore using mud and water, building confidence, coordination and strength using different swings, slides, tyres and rope courses. The children build connections and appreciation of living things through bird watching, feeding and lots of mini beast hunting. We encourage the children to work collaboratively and provide opportunities for them to work together and share ideas.
Welsh – Cynefin
As a setting it is important for us to recognise, value and reflect on the diversity of the young children and families in our setting. We take opportunities to develop the children’s Welsh language skills through playful interactions, songs and rhymes. As some children who attend the setting are from Welsh speaking homes and attend Welsh medium schools, we feel it is important to ensure we have some Welsh speaking staff within the team.
Makaton
Makaton is a language programme using signs and symbols to help people communicate. It is designed to support spoken language and the signs and symbols are used with speech, in spoken word order.
At Bwlchgwyn Cabin Crew we recognise that using signs can help children who have no speech or whose speech is unclear. Using symbols can help children who have limited speech and those who cannot, or prefer not to sign.
With Makaton, children and adults can communicate straight away using signs and symbols. Many people then drop the signs or symbols naturally at their own pace, as they develop speech.
Our staff have received Makaton training and use it daily in addition to the spoken word
Our Flying Start Team
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Parents should check eligibility for Flying Start using the following link:
With effect from January 2024, Bwlchgwyn Cabin Crew have been approved as a Flying Start setting.
This programme offers funded, quality, part-time childcare for 2-3 year olds for eligible families. The Flying Start programme is undergoing a national expansion via Welsh Government and will be available to all families by 2025. Cabin Crew will now be offering Playgroup sessions alongside Flying Start, in order that all parents of 2 year-olds can access affordable childcare 5 days per week between 9am – 11:30am during term time. In addition, we will also be offering playgroup plus sessions until 3:10pm each day during term time. Playgroup and flying start sessions include an opportunity for children to have lots fun, get messy, learn new skills and build relationships with other children that will be in their year/class in school.
For further information please see links below:
Yn Cymraeg
Dechrau’n Deg/Grŵp Chwarae
Rydym yn cynnig sesiynau Dechrau’n Deg/Cylch Chwarae i blant 2+ oed. Mae’r sesiynau hyn yn rhoi cyfle amhrisiadwy i blant fagu hyder a’u paratoi ar gyfer lleoliad addysgol. Mae plant hefyd yn cael y cyfle i wneud ffrindiau newydd sy’n debygol o fod yn yr un grŵp blwyddyn. Mae gan rieni Dechrau’n Deg/Cylch Chwarae fynediad i weld profiadau eu plentyn trwy’r Ap Seesaw a llwyfannau Facebook. Mae Cylch Chwarae/Dechrau’n Deg ar gyfer plant 2+ oed, darperir diodydd a byrbrydau.
Oriau Agor – Dydd Llun i ddydd Gwener yn ystod y tymor
Cylch Chwarae AM: 9:00 – 11:30 ar gyfer plant Dechrau’n Deg a Chylch Chwarae 2+ oed
Pris: £12.50 y sesiwn (wedi’i archebu ac yn daladwy ymlaen llaw) neu wedi’i ariannu i rieni sy’n gymwys ar gyfer Dechrau’n Deg 2 oed
Yn ystod y sesiynau hyn rydym yn cael ein cefnogi gan dîm cynghori Dechrau’n Deg Wrecsam, sy’n sicrhau ein bod yn darparu adnoddau a rhyngweithiadau o safon i’r plant drwy gydol y sesiwn gyfan. Maen nhw hefyd yn ein cefnogi gydag ymddygiad plant, ADY a chyflawni ein targedau.
Rydym yn cynnig llif rhydd trwy gydol y sesiwn gyfan fel y gall y plant ddewis chwarae y tu mewn neu y tu allan. Rydym yn cynllunio’r gweithgareddau i fod mor ddiogel â phosibl, tra’n dal i geisio darparu risg, heriau a chyfleoedd i ddysgu.
Gofynnwn i’ch plentyn gyrraedd cewynnau ffres glân a bod cewynnau sbâr, cadachau a hufen yn cael eu darparu yn eu bag. Os yw’r tywydd yn boeth, gofynnwn i hufen haul gael ei roi cyn i blant gyrraedd y Caban. Rydym hefyd yn gofyn am botel ddiod, fel bod gan y plant fynediad at botel gyfarwydd os oes ei angen arnynt. Er bod ymdrechion yn cael eu gwneud i gadw plant yn lân ac yn sych yn ystod y sesiynau trwy ddefnyddio ffedogau a gwrth-ddŵr, mae ein rhai bach yn mwynhau mynd yn anhrefnus, felly gofynnwn am ddillad sbâr yn eu bagiau.
Rydym wedi cychwyn cynllun benthyca llyfrau lle bydd eich plentyn yn cael ei anfon adref gyda llyfr gwahanol bob wythnos i chi ei ddarllen gyda’ch plentyn. Mae gan ddarllen gyda’ch plentyn gymaint o fanteision ac mae’n elfen allweddol o’r amgylchedd dysgu cartref, bydd yn adeiladu ar y berthynas gref a chariadus sydd gennych trwy dreulio amser o ansawdd gyda’ch gilydd, datblygu sgiliau cyfathrebu eich plentyn, cefnogi eu lles ac annog sgiliau cyn-lythrennedd.