Kidzone playgroup

Kidzone playgroup At Kidzone playgroup we cater for 24 children, 3 and 4 years old, Monday to Friday. Preschool children hours: 9am - 1.30pm
These are EA funded places.

Pre-preschool hours: 9am - 11.30am
These are paying places. Please contact us for more information

10/04/2026

Eager & Able to Learn
At Kidzone playgroup we implement the Eager & Able to Learn program with our Pre-preschool children.
The purpose of this program is to advance children’s development across a broad range of areas which include:
• Language and Communication
• Cognition and Problem Solving
• Social-Emotional Behaviours
• Increase Involvement / Concentration
• Movement Development
We have introduced the following activities:
I Love Shoes
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
This Way, That-A-Way
Creepy Crawley
Mud Kitchen
Clambering and Climbing
We will keep you informed as we implement more experiences.

28/02/2026

Welcome to our new followers

Tuesday and Thursday Mornings 9:30AM we run small fitness classes for women

Each class is a mix of boxercise, circuits, weights and core work to suit all fitness levels and age groups.
We have a group of like minded woman all here for the same thing to get fit, healthy and a bit of craic 🥊

All ladies welcome so you can come alone and fit in 🙌

20/02/2026

We were learning about animals that live in the Arctic and Antarctic
* what are they called?
* ⁠where do they live?
* ⁠what do they eat?

We were problem solving how to get the animals out of the ice.

Art Area - Painting, drawing, writing, cutting, stickingAt the beginning of the year children may use the art materials ...
05/02/2026

Art Area - Painting, drawing, writing, cutting, sticking

At the beginning of the year children may use the art materials in non representative ways.
Explore the sensory properties of art materials, paint, etc.
Do an activity that requires simple hand-eye co-ordination.
Explore writing materials through writing & drawing.
Write/draw pictures, squiggles, write at random, begin letter like forms.
They will experiment with these processes using a wide variety of media such as paper, pencils, crayons, whiteboards, chalk or paint.
They will explore colours and textures.
As the year progresses they will make simple representations with one or two basic features.
Do an activity that requires moderate hand eye coordination.
They may “write” or ask an adult to write to label something.
Write individual letter like forms.
Write several recognisable letters.
Later in the year they will make complex representations with several details.
They may use hand eye coordination to carry out intricate activities.
They may “write”or ask adult to write for variety of purposes.
Combine letters to write words including made-up words.
Begin to write in lines.

Please note school dinners price increase effective from January return.
30/12/2025

Please note school dinners price increase effective from January return.

New school meal prices will come into effect for 1 January. We would again stress that pupils receiving free school meals will not be affected by the increase in school meal prices next month.

The Free School Meal Allowance will be increased to allow for the price uplift.

09/12/2025

Address

20b Millvale Road, Bessbrook
Newry
BT357NH

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 12pm
Tuesday 9am - 12pm
Wednesday 9am - 12pm
Thursday 9am - 12pm
Friday 9am - 12pm

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