We are The Ark Child Okeford. We are a childcare setting providing care and education for children aged from 0 - 11 years. Located in the heart of North Dorset, between Blandford Forum and Sturminster Newton, on the premises of St. Nicholas Primary School, in the village of Child Okeford. We open from 8.00am until 6.00pm for 50 weeks per year, closing for one week at the end of August and one week at Christmas. We are a community group, a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity. Our aims are: • To enhance the development and education of children in a parent-involving, community-based group. • To offer good quality, affordable childcare • To provide a caring, safe, secure and stimulating environment for children from 0-11 years • To work within a framework that ensures equality of opportunity for all children and families.