| StorageSite | UCL Institute of Education |
| Description | Including;
interview with Elizabeth Lowdon, 1976, detailing her involvement in the development of playgroups in Newcastle, and accompanying statistics
"Thinking about a nursery centre" by Betty Skaife, Joy Armitage and Lee Fairlie, a paper discussing the need for nurseries and the requirements of organisations set up in response
"Some notes on regional roles" 1976, Joanna Matthews discusses chairmen of the regional committee, regional representatives on the NEC, relation of national committees to regional committees
Northern Region Bulletin no 13 December 1977
timetable of DHSS visit to Northern Regional Centre
letter from Brenda Crowe to Barbara Westoll
Northern Region update on review submission to the PPA review team, 1988
county organiser's report to December 1969, Northern Region
response to playgroup survey issued by the Northumberland and Tyneside branch of PPA
papers relating to the tutors course, Newcastle
report of the director of education and director of social services to the Education and Social Services Committee with the role of assistance to pre-school playgroups as the subject
Washington Pre-school Playgroups Association branch meeting minutes, c.1976
constitution for Newcastle branch of PPA, 1978-1979
Newsletter of the Northumberland and Tyneside Pre-school Playgroups Association, including list of courses
Northern Region Bulletins 1974- 1976 (incomplete set but including no 1 April 1974)
Northern Region Newsletter, no 3, 5 and 7, 1984-1986
Northern Region PPA report to the National Executive Committee, June 1989
Minutes of the Northern Regional Council Committee 1975-1980
Notes on a playgroup leaders' and helpers' course
"WEA/PPA continuation course" 1974, paper recording discussion at a course covering how playgroups began; school age helpers in playgroups; lack of public play facilities
Minutes of meeting at the Regional Advisory Council for Further Education in Newcastle upon Tyne regarding playgroup courses
Mother an toddler groups regional day, 1976 , agenda
list of library books available at the Northern Regional Council
various notices regarding regarding meetings
Paper on suggested playgroup training programmes for teenagers
Document on Foundation Course Content by Joan Fazackerley, Margaret Bell and Lee Fairlie
Minutes of "Training Meeting re. National Survey of Playgroups"
copy of letter sent to local authorities promoting residential course, and list of attendees
conference report - Focussing on prevention of child abuse, Van Mildert College, Durham
Minutes of the Northern Regional Training Sub-committee, various 1975-1980
National region Finances paperwork, including discusssion on distribution of tasks; grant implementation DHSS; grant applications; fanancial reports - various 1978-1991
papers on field staff, 1976-1991, including "Termly Trends" reports from TDOs, Northern Region, various dates 1975-1976 which provide accounts of what is happening in the region (volunteers, clubs, training, resignation message from Lee Fairlie as TDO, etc); minutes of the Northern Regional Committee meeting; report on Adult Education conference at Lancaster University; work report and diaries of TDOs; memo on Northern Regional forward planning session
reports and letters from Maude Henderson, National Advisor, 1975-1977, including; general newsletters; letter to Department of Health and Social Security regarding the PPA's in relation to child minders; report on the rapid increase of the playgroup "movement"; calendars; work diaries
correspondence re. Contact magazine
Publication "From School to Playgroup", booklet by Cleveland County PPA on helping young adult volunteers, with illustrations
"Playgroup costs and resources" case studies of playgroups in the Northern Regions, 1975
"Promoting Play with under 5's" final report, Cleveland PPA, 1979. Appendices include activities using paper bags, suggestions of activities parents can facilitate at home |