Pre-school playgroup

A pre-school playgroup, commonly called simply a playgroup, is an organized group that provides care and socialization for young children below school age, functioning much like a preschool or nursery school. Playgroups offer flexible scheduling, from full-time care to part-time sessions during school terms or year-round, and they are staffed by qualified workers such as nursery nurses and other childcare practitioners; they are typically run by private individuals or charitable organizations rather than by government bodies or corporations. In the United Kingdom, playgroups serve children before they move on to formal schooling, and the sector has changed considerably since the 1980s, coming under increasing oversight from state authorities and facing growing competition from more formalized nursery education programs. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/