Shropshire Pre-School Playgroups Association 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. [1953-1973]