The Creche at Portishead Youth Centre

Contact Details

Kim 01275 842461 mail@portisheadyouthcentre.co.uk

Perfect for short periods of childcare to help you be able to attend a fitness class, go to an appointment, get the weekly food shop in, make important work calls, or just have a couple of hours child-free!

Our sessions will be available for children aged 12 weeks to 4 years old, Monday-Thursday, 9am-11am. Or if you are new to our Creche, you can book a 15 minute drop in session to visit our space and staff.

Download and print a registration form below. Once you have completed this for your child, please book your child’s welcome/creche sessions here: https://www.picktime.com/portisheadcreche

We are looking forward to welcoming you and your child!

Both Anna and I are delighted that The Creche provided an oasis for our daughter Jessica during the past few months. It's amazing how she has progressed and improved her socialisation and communication skills during her 3 sessions per week, as well as enjoying a change of scenery with new toys and other children of similar ages. Her first 2 or 3 visits were fraught with tears, however, with the professional, kind and caring staff providing a big ...more
Both Anna and I are delighted that The Creche provided an oasis for our daughter Jessica during the past few months. It's amazing how she has progressed and improved her socialisation and communication skills during her 3 sessions per week, as well as enjoying a change of scenery with new toys and other children of similar ages. Her first 2 or 3 visits were fraught with tears, however, with the professional, kind and caring staff providing a big smile and a warm hug in the following days, it didn't take too long for her to become comfortable, she now looks forward to her sessions....leaving the session completely worn out and needing a nap!
The Creche has been an important resource for us, helping us, and of course Jessica, with a smooth trouble -free transition to Nursery.
The staff are truly excellent, ready with a smile, always helpful and in our experience, really supportive with Jessica's well-being.
To our family, The Creche has been a lifeline in the dark lockdown days, as life gets back to normality, we look forward to continuing sending Jessica, she enjoys it so much.

Neil and Anna, Jessica’s parents
Tommy has attended the Creche at Portishead Youth Club since it opened in September. He has loved every second, he gets stuck into Arts & Crafts, Messy play, music time and playing with the cars & trains. He often forgets to say goodbye to me as he is so excited to get in and start playing with his friends. It has been so important for him to interact socially with children his own age especially during these Covid times. I have been so impresse ...more
Tommy has attended the Creche at Portishead Youth Club since it opened in September. He has loved every second, he gets stuck into Arts & Crafts, Messy play, music time and playing with the cars & trains. He often forgets to say goodbye to me as he is so excited to get in and start playing with his friends. It has been so important for him to interact socially with children his own age especially during these Covid times. I have been so impressed with the staff, how they have made the creche such a safe and covid secure place for the children to play and learn. It has also been such a lifeline to me, having two hours to sort the house out, home school my daughter and have a hot cup of tea!

Alex, dad of Tommy
Thank goodness we have the crèche facilities! We have sent our child since September last year. During lockdown we have had limited support so the crèche has been a lifeline for our family. We were conscious that Milo needed to play with other children and develop key fundamentals that he would otherwise miss out on if he had stayed at home.
Milo has thrived during his time at crèche and enjoys the daily activities which are initiated ...more
Thank goodness we have the crèche facilities! We have sent our child since September last year. During lockdown we have had limited support so the crèche has been a lifeline for our family. We were conscious that Milo needed to play with other children and develop key fundamentals that he would otherwise miss out on if he had stayed at home.
Milo has thrived during his time at crèche and enjoys the daily activities which are initiated by his interests. His communication and social skills have improved enormously and we know he is safe in the hands of the brilliant staff members who are so nurturing and creative with their activities. I would highly recommend crèche for anyone in the local area.

Rebecca, Mum of Milo
“We have been delighted with the care Ben has received at Portishead Creche. He is excited to go in and see all of his friends and he loves to see his carers waiting at the door. The creche has been invaluable during the pandemic; giving Ben the opportunity to play in a new environment and have social interactions with other children and grownups. There is a great range of activities and I can see such an improvement in all skill areas. Most im ...more
“We have been delighted with the care Ben has received at Portishead Creche. He is excited to go in and see all of his friends and he loves to see his carers waiting at the door. The creche has been invaluable during the pandemic; giving Ben the opportunity to play in a new environment and have social interactions with other children and grownups. There is a great range of activities and I can see such an improvement in all skill areas. Most importantly, he is happy to be there.”

Erin – mum of Ben
Creche sessions have provided our daughter with an invaluable amount of opportunities to develop her socialisation, creativity, and independence building skills. She absolutely loves going to Creche and is always excited to tell us about the different activities she’s done such as; a great variety of arts and crafts, playing in the home corner, creating things with play dough and numerous messy play opportunities. The staff that run Creche are ...more
Creche sessions have provided our daughter with an invaluable amount of opportunities to develop her socialisation, creativity, and independence building skills. She absolutely loves going to Creche and is always excited to tell us about the different activities she’s done such as; a great variety of arts and crafts, playing in the home corner, creating things with play dough and numerous messy play opportunities. The staff that run Creche are lovely and we have been so grateful for the Creche sessions throughout lockdown. It had provided us, as a family, with much needed stability and reassurance.

Kate, mum of Lowenna

How to make a booking

We have split the booking system to reflect staff:child ratios – please select the correct age range for your child when you add them to a creche session. Please also enter your child’s name for the attendee name. This will ensure that we are able to match up your child with their database information, that you have provided on your completed Registration document. Whilst a session may be showing as full, we may still be able to accommodate your child depending on staff availability to work overtime, or within the ratios of the session based on the numbers of children booked in – please contact us and ask!

Currently Pick Time is unable to collect payment, however this is a feature that they are adding in the near future. In the meantime, please contact us once you have made a booking and arrange payment over the phone by card. If we have not received payment at least 24 hours before the creche session you have booked your child in for, we will email you to let you know that your space has been unallocated and made available to another member from the waiting list. Once you have made payment, these monies are non-refundable unless you cancel your child’s space with more than 24 hours notice.

Registration pack	PDF
Covid-19 Creche risk assessment	PDF
Frequently asked questions - The Creche at Portishead Youth Centre	PDF