A safe, welcoming and fun environment
Situated in the heart of Copmanthorpe village in York, we aim to provide children with an exciting journey of learning through play
News
Fri 29 Aug 2025
As our little Pandas transfer to school we welcome new children to our sessions where we offer lots of exciting opportunities for learning through play.
There are only limited places for the Autumn Term and we are registering now for 2026 where there is already a waiting list for January.
Term dates
| Autumn | |
| Wed 3 Sept 2025 - Fri 24 Oct 2025 | |
| Mon 3 Nov 2025 - Fri 19 Dec 2025 | |
| Spring | |
| Tue 6 Jan 2026 - Fri 13 Feb 2026 | |
| Tue 24 Feb 2026 - Mon 27 Apr 2026 | |
| Summer | |
| Mon 13 Apr 2026 - Fri 22 May 2026 | |
| Mon 1 Jun 2026 - Fri 17 Jul 2026 | |
Events
Our pre-school for little Pandas
Panda Preschool Playgroup is a safe and welcoming pre-school setting for 2-4+ years. We also welcome a small number of children from 18 months.
Our aim is to provide your child with the best support and care as they take their first steps towards starting school. Our sessions provide local pre-school children with an exciting journey of learning through play.
We have been serving the Copmanthorpe community for more than forty years. Generations of little Pandas have started their life journey in our caring and capable hands!
Stay and play sessions, Sticky Mitts and Tiny Tots
As well as our pre-school we offer our extremely popular stay and play sessions for babies and toddlers, Sticky Mitts and Tiny Tots! This is a friendly, fun group for children and their grown-ups happening regularly during term time.
We aim to help parents find somewhere safe and welcoming to come and have fun with their children, meet other parents and get a taste of what Panda Preschool Playgroup has to offer.
A charity-run early years setting
We are a registered charity, run by a volunteer committee and staffed by a strong and dedicated team of childcare professionals. We are all passionate about what we do and constantly work to improve an early years setting that is unique to Copmanthorpe village.
Find out more about how you can support our fundraising, or see the list of "Panda Pals" who very kindly support our cause!