Selly Wick Pre-School Playgroup
Charity 1137051
Overview
Summary
Selly Wick Pre-School Playgroup appears to be a locally rooted early-years provider in Selly Oak whose role extends beyond delivering preschool sessions. Its charitable purpose frames early education as a shared responsibility with parents, combining childcare and learning with family involvement, inclusion and attention to local need. The available evidence suggests a community-group model aligned with the Pre-School Learning Alliance, but gives little indication of its current scale, partnerships or how fully its wider family-support ambitions are realised.
Operational geography
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Bournbrook and Selly Park
Confidence: low
Birmingham City Council and Ofsted list the organisation as an active pre-school provider. The Charity Commission also describes its activity as pre-school education sessions in the Selly Oak area, supporting a neighbourhood-focused operational identity rather than wider Birmingham delivery. However, the available evidence does not establish ward-level operational geography.
- Birmingham City Council childcare directory: Selly Wick Preschool Playgroup
Lists Selly Wick Preschool Playgroup with weekday pre-school sessions and funded early-education places. - Ofsted provider record EY419205 and inspection report dated 15 May 2024
Records Selly Wick Preschool Playgroup as an open Early Years Register setting providing sessional day care for children aged two to four. - Charity Commission Register, charity 1137051
States that the charity provides 'PRESCHOOL EDUCATION SESSIONS IN THE SELLY OAK AREA OF BIRMINGHAM' and describes its area of benefit in practice as local.
Remaining uncertainties
- The available evidence identifies one current delivery site but does not establish whether the organisation runs any additional venues, outreach sessions or family-learning activity elsewhere.
- No evidence was found of active partnerships that materially extend the organisation's delivery geography beyond its current setting.
- The organisation's website could not be accessed, so it was not possible to confirm current service locations directly from the provider.
Additional evidence needed
- A current annual report, service prospectus or accessible official website page listing all delivery venues and programmes.
- Confirmation from the organisation of whether it operates solely from its current delivery site or uses additional community, school or family-support venues.
- Details of any current delivery partnerships that involve referral, commissioned provision or activity outside the immediate Selly Oak area.
Areas of work
- Education/training
Who they help
- Children/young People
How they help
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
Early education is framed as a parent-partnership model
The organisation appears to see parents not only as service users but as participants with responsibility and a right to be involved in the group’s activities.
Why it matters
This suggests its potential value lies partly in strengthening family confidence and involvement around children’s learning, rather than solely providing preschool places.
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“The objects include encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children through community groups.”
Source:Charity Commission“The objects include the right of parents to take responsibility for and become involved in the activities of such groups.”
Source:Charity Commission
Its remit is broader than preschool sessions
While its stated activity is preschool education, its objects indicate an intended role spanning play, care, family learning, extended-hours provision and public recognition of local family needs.
Why it matters
This distinction may be important when considering the organisation as a potential connector between early-years education, childcare and family support in Selly Oak.
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“Preschool education sessions in the Selly Oak area of Birmingham.”
Source:Organisation“The objects include appropriate play, education and care facilities, family learning and extended hours groups.”
Source:Charity Commission“The objects include encouraging the study of the needs of children and their families in local areas.”
Source:Charity Commission
Inclusion is a defining commitment rather than a peripheral value
The organisation appears designed to serve children across differences of race, culture, religion, means and ability, indicating an intentionally universal and community-facing orientation.
Why it matters
This may make it particularly relevant to understanding whether local early-years provision can reach families who might otherwise face barriers to participation.
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“The objects state that groups should offer opportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, means or ability.”
Source:Charity Commission“The charity helps children and young people.”
Source:Charity Commission
- Whether family learning, extended-hours care or local-needs advocacy are currently delivered.
- The number and profile of children and families reached, including those facing access barriers.
- Its relationships with schools, health services, family-support organisations or other early-years providers.
Remaining uncertainties
- Current service timetable, capacity, fees or funded-place arrangements, and attendance data.
- Recent annual reports or impact evidence showing parent involvement, inclusion practices and partnerships.
- Information from families and local partners about unmet early-years and family-support needs in Selly Oak.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
PRESCHOOL EDUCATION SESSIONS IN THE SELLY OAK AREA OF BIRMINGHAM
Charity objects
TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY: A OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY; B ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS; C INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHER THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.