Shotley Kidzone

Shotley Kidzone & Chelmo Kidzone are our two settings that make Kidzone. Both sites offer wrap around care for the local Primary Schools.

Shotley caring for children aged 2-4 years and Chelmo caring for babies, from 3 months to children aged 4 years. Shotley Village Playgroup began in 1964. It moved to its present location in 1984. During that time it has developed into a completely new childcare setting. In November 2004 SHOTLEY KIDZONE opened its new premises next to the school, now offering:
Breakfast club
Pre-school sessions
Aft

er school club
Holiday club

At Shotley Kidzone we aim to provide a stimulating learning environment that will encourage all children to explore, investigate and learn through first hand experiences. Links with the School

The links are well established with the Shotley County Primary School. We can also use the school grounds and school hall. This helps to establish a relationship with the children’s present and future teachers and the surroundings. Policies

Copies of Shotley Kidzone’s policies are available to view at the setting lobby, please ask a member of staff in you wish extra copies. The policies help us to make sure that the service provided by Shotley Kidzone is a high quality one, and that being a member of the pre-school is an enjoyable and beneficial experience for each child and their parents/carers. The staff and parents of the setting work together to adopt the policies and they all have the opportunity to take part in the annual review of the policies. This review helps us to make sure that the policies enable the pre-school to provide a quality service for its members. Play Equipment

As part of the setting’s policy to make sure that its provision meets the needs of each individual child, we take account of any special needs which a child may have. The setting works to the requirements of the 1993 Education Act and The Special Educational Needs Code of Practice (2000). The setting’s Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator is Therasa Butcher, the co-ordinator liaises with outside agencies when needed. Information

As you may know, we at Shotley Kidzone need to keep information about your child. We may at times need to pass on some of this information to Suffolk County Council so that we can claim Funding to pay for Early Education Sessions that your child receive. From January 2008, the department for school and families (DCSF) requires Suffolk County Council to provide them with such information, which is subject to the Data protection Act 1998. The Management of Pre-school

A parent management committee — whose members are elected by the parents of the children who attend the setting — oversees the the setting, together with the Manager. The elections take place at the setting’s Annual General Meeting which is held in each year. The committee is responsible for :

managing the setting’s finances and arranging fund raising events
employing and managing the staff
making sure that the setting has — and works to — policies which help it to provide a high quality service
making sure that the setting works in partnership with the children’s parents

18/08/2026

Just a reminder to reconfirm your eligibility.

⏰ Keep Your 30 Hours Childcare Code Active! ⏰

Do you have a code for 30 hours of funded childcare? Don’t forget — you need to reconfirm your eligibility every 3 months.

You will be prompted when it’s time, but you can also sign in now to check your reconfirmation date. Make sure you reconfirm before 31 August 2026 to keep your code valid from September 2026 onwards.

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17/07/2026

To our amazing school leavers,

We are so incredibly proud of each and every one of you. It has been a privilege to watch you begin your early years journey with us at Shotley and Chelmondiston Kidzone, growing from tiny seeds into confident, kind and curious children, ready to blossom in your next adventure.

As you take this exciting step to school in September, we wish you all the happiness and success in the world. Keep being yourselves, keep smiling, keep exploring, and never stop believing in yourselves.

We know you'll all achieve amazing things.

Although you're moving on, you'll always be a part of our Kidzone family. Please don't be strangers—we'd love to see you at our future discos and events!

We'd also love to celebrate this special milestone with you. If you'd like to, please email us a photo of your child's first day in their school uniform, or pop in and say hello. ❤️✨

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Remember, once a Kidzone child, always part of the Kidzone family. 🌟

16/07/2026

Good luck on Sunday to our sweepstake finalist..

May the Best Team Win 🏆

15/07/2026

Come on England ❤️🤍💙

14/07/2026

Opportunity at Chelmo School, please see attached photo for further information, please get in touch directly to Chelmo School ! ☀️

12/07/2026

Huge Thank you to those that joined us for our Pottery painting fundraiser at the Shotley Rose yesterday.
Thanks to Sarah Bombay Sapphire-Pallant for hosting us and providing the prosecco. Thank you to Penny from Pennikkity Pots ceramic cafe for your expert guidance and to Therasa Butcher for organising.

Please keep your eyes peeled for our Christmas pottery painting session in November, if you would like to express your interest below. We will let you know when we have a date 📅

We made £160 that will go back into supporting arts and crafts within the setting ❤️

08/07/2026

The day is fast approaching 😢😫
Wednesday 15th July

Reminder to both settings - We will close from 11.45 for all children to be collected and graduates to return to Shotley Setting for 1 clock please🎓

08/07/2026

Massive shout out and thank you to all our Kidzone ladies keeping everyone happy and safe over the last few weeks with the heat! Thank goodness for the Air-Con in both settings ☀️☀️

02/07/2026

All Pennikkity pots items from our afterschool club event, will be in setting from tomorrow afternoon, please collect these when convenient☀️

02/07/2026

Looking forward to having a stall at Chelmo School Fete Saturday 4th July, Here is a sneak peak 🧸🧸 We hope to see you there!

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Location

Ipswich

Telephone

01473787873

Website

http://shotleykidzone.co.uk/

Address

Main Road
Ipswich
IP91NR

Opening Hours

Monday	7:45am - 6pm
Tuesday	7:45am - 6pm
Wednesday	7:45am - 6pm
Thursday	7:45am - 6pm
Friday	7:45am - 3pm

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