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| Description | Papers from the Pre-School Association, Norwich and District Branch. Includes;
Documents form 1973 - an outline for possible maintained playgroups in Norwich - mentions the playgroup in Waterloo Park as suitable for a pilot
Notes of a meeting in preparation for a meeting with representatives of Education & Social Services in Norwich regarding "long term aims" which apprears to be related to the PPA's aim for government provision in pre-school nursery provision; how the staff of such groups should be trained; short term possibilities. Also, paper from Pat Meacock to Mary Fawcett with comments
Letter to Mary regarding the outcome of the meeting
Minutes of a committee meeting at the Teachers' Centre, 20th March 1973, discussions relate to the previous documents on maintained playgroups
"Training documents" from the 1970s/1980s. Including
Norfolk County Council Further Education Service PPA Norwich Branch poster/flyer for introductory courses, Rising Fives, Books for Keeps presentation from the Central Children's Library
Chart explaining a series of developmental stages for pre-school children
Workers' Educational Association Eastern District, syallabus for a course on Child Development
National Association of Pre-School Palygroups, Eastern Counties Day Conference programme, September 24th 1966
Flyer/poster for playgroup introductory courses, Teachers' Centre, Norwich, marked 1981, and similar for "Rising Fives" course
Information on the playgroups business course, including poster for a short business course at Wensum Lodge, 2nd November 1983, with tutor Pat Meacock
flyer for a Norwich Branch working lunch for supervisors and helpers, January 1985, topic "Children and parents in playgroups, leader Rosemary Cottey
list of playgroups and contacts for those groups, 1967 (restricted access)
Playgroup committes course information sheet, marked 1985
Hand drawn poster advertising an introductory course run by PPA with Norfolk County Council Further Education Service, marked 1985
hand drawn poster for "Those first three years... the baby and toddler brigade" course at the Vauxhall Centre, organised by Norwich PPA
Various AGM papers, 1970-1980s
Mother and Toddler group working party report, marked 1973
report of one day conference at Dereham School; programme for day conference on rural schools;
Letter - Kate Moodie to Joan Montegue, 1973 regarding influence on government policy
various other correspondence and papers relating to the running of playgroups
Committee and various other meeting papers c1970-1980s
Discussion document on Childcare in Norwich by the Norwich communist Party Women's Group, and letter in response to it from a PPA member, marked 1979
poster and letter re discussion "Latch Key Kids - who cares?"
Norwich Branch PPA survey 1981
Some papers refer to provision for children with disabilities in playgroups
Chairmans report 1980-1981
Report by Sue Lambert, on catering for disabled children in playgroups
Fieldworker final report
flyers/posters etc advertising social/fundraising events |