Wooden Tops is a registered charity run by a voluntary board of directors which consists of mainly our parents and other professionals.

We are currently registered with Ofsted for 87 children and received a GOOD report in November 09.  We cater for children from 3 months to 5 years; we value all children and aim to provide a safe, welcoming and a happy enjoyable atmosphere whilst providing the opportunity for all the children to discover the excitement of learning whilst having fun.

We are open 51 weeks a year, and closed for 1 week at Christmas and all bank holidays.  We are open from 7.30am until 5.45pm.

Although we are primarily a full day care nursery, we do offer government funded children 15 hours which can be incorporated in full day care or as sessional care, we also offer sessions for non funded children.

For the children who stay for lunch they are offered a hot meal which is brought in by outside caterers or they can have a cold option which we prepare in our kitchen which Telford and Wrekin Council Environmental Health recently gave us a 5 star “Score on the Door”.  We also provide healthy snacks in the morning and afternoon for the children.

The nursery also has an outdoor play area with a selection of large play equipment in addition to a range of ride-on or push along toys.  Water play and sand pits are also available throughout the day.  Children are encouraged to play outside several times during the day, even when the weather is poor we play outside under the veranda.

After successfully bidding for funding from Telford and Wrekin Council we are currently developing a growing area which will contain vegetable and flower beds.  The area will be used to help the children experience growing vegetables and to discover the taste of a range of different produce. 

Please feel welcome to call in and collect an information pack from us for more information or contact us on 01952 583711

Sure Start Children's Centres provide a range of services for young children and their families, including childcare and early learning.

Children's centres build on the good practice of Sure Start Local Programmes in being community based, responsive to local needs and working in partnership with other agencies

Centre staff will help parents by offering a range of support services or by linking parents with other providers in the local area.

These will include:

·     Early education and childcare places that fit with families needs,

·     Parenting and family support,

·     Support and help for parents moving into training and employment,

·     Access to wider services including Helath advice, with support from Health visitors and Midwives; and

·     Services to support children with additional needs early in life.

All Sure Start Childrens Centres will offer core services across Telford & Wrekin. We aim to offer services the that meet the individual needs of families, including

·     Guidance to parents on childcare and early years provision,

·     Information and advice to parents

·     Drop in sessions

·     Groups and activities

·     Support and childminders; and

·     Links to Jobcentre Plus

Sure Start Children's Centres are designed to support each child in achieving the Five Outcomes set out by government paper "Every Child Matters

·     Be Healthy

·     Stay safe

·     Enjoy and achieve

·     Economic Wellbeing; and

·     Make a Positive Contribution