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| Description | Papers of Avis Saltsman regarding the foundation and running of the Shropshire Pre-School Playgroups Association. Avis established the group in 1968, having originally start a playgroup at Albrighton in September 1963. The folder contains a mixture of papers regarding the National PPA, Shropshire PPA and related material regarding nursery education and pre-school playgroups.
Papers regarding the nation PPA:
Leaflets:
- What is a playgroup? Information leaflet
- Information leaflet introducing the PPA
- Code of standards for playgroups
- Design for the 1968 Christmas card
Issues of Contact, the newsletter of the National Association of Pre-School Playgroups. Issues:
- July 1964
- December 1964 with news and updates from the national body and regions. It also includes a questionnaire about playgroup provision which Avis has completed.
- February 1965 with articles on the provision of playgroups for children with learning difficulties and / or disabilities
- March 1966 regarding the playgroup provision for children with learning difficulties/disabilities
- June 1966 with articles on the purpose of playgroups, running a playgroup in a school, and regional updates
- Published text of a talk given by belle Tutaev who founded the PPA
- Newspaper cuttings about the early years of the PPA
Some issues also include lists of new members.
Papers regarding Shropshire Pre-School Playgroups Association:
- Newsletter July 1971, April 1972, October 1972, April 1973
- History of the playgroup association
- Letters from William Yates, MP, regarding nursery education and pre-school playgroup provision, and excerpts from Hansard, 1965
- Photographs (contact sheets) of children in a playgroup setting (copyright Derek Peters, Wolverhampton)
- Small amount of correspondence and papers regarding the running of the playgroup including health and safety matters and the purchase of equipment
- Albrighton Pre-School playgroup newsletter October 1969
- Albrighton Pre-School playgroup constitution
Other papers:
- Stories and storytelling (parents’ new sheet No 1, 1967)
- ‘Buy a book for Christmas’ Shropshire County Library, booklist [1960s]
- Shropshire Federation of Parent-Teacher Associations AGM 1972
- Booklists
- Notes for preview edition of My news bulletin, a picture paper for 4-6 year olds. Alice Yardley (REF YAR) was an editorial consultant
- ‘Not yet five’ an information booklet issued by the Ministry of Education on nursery education (first published 1942, 2nd edn 1946, 10th impression 1953)
- Course outline for courses on play groups and the Pre-School child; and running a playgroup run by Bilston College of the Further Education, (1960s)
- 1969 catalogue of 16mm films for hire from Concord Films Council
- Leaflet about Lichfield Pre-School play groups association
- Leaflets on the Advisory Centre for Education (see Ref ACE)
- Booklet ‘Creative living. The work and purposes of a community association’ published by the National Federation of Community Associations, 1964
Avis was also an Artist and Print-maker. She died on 27th April 2025. These papers were donated by her husband, Ken Baldry, after Avis’ death. |