The Hollymoor Centre is the Head Office for our childcare charity Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group !!
The Hollymoor Centre is an old building with a lot of history as it was once part of the Hollymoor Hospital. What wasn't demolished in the early 90's is now used as a base for community groups, there are rooms available for hire for training, meetings, small conferences and there are office spaces available for rental.
01/10/2025
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We still have places open for the teen session โ if your young person would like to join, please email pip@bpcn.org.uk to sign up.
Note: All young people must be accompanied by a caregiver.
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01/10/2025
01/10/2025
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Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group are looking for a Flexible Mulit-Site Nursery Practitioner to support us in the day to day running of our 3 childcare settings.
We can guarantee 30 hours per week between 7.30am - 6.00pm
If this is something you would be interested in doing or would like more information.
Please email areamanager@lcsg.co.uk for an informal chat or an application pack.
Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group
10/07/2025
We are looking at replacing our nursery bathroom flooring and potentially the whole nursery flooring to something more durable, anti slip, safe for our little ones and compliant with ES standards. If you know anyone who can provide a quote for us. Please tag them below. This is in the B31 postcode but not at the Hollymoor Centre. Thanks in advance
02/05/2025
๐ข๐ข๐ฃ๐ฃ SUPPORT NEEDED ๐ข๐ข๐ฃ๐ฃ
Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group is fundraising to update the children's garden area. Matt our Wonderful Chair of the committee has gone above and beyond and volunteered once again to support us in this,by taking an adventure which involves climbing the highest mountains in England, Scotland, and Wales over one weekend:
๐๏ธ Friday 16th May โ He will depart from the Midlands at 6:30am and climb Scafell Pike (978m)
๐๏ธ Saturday 17th May โ then tackle Ben Nevis (1,345m), the highest peak in the UK
๐๏ธ Sunday 18th May โ finally complete the challenge with a climb of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) (1,085m)
Matt's comments
"Iโm doing this in support of Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group, a brilliant local charity that has been helping families and young children since 1991. LCSG runs several nurseries under the Alphabets name, and offers high-quality childcare, advice, and training in the Longbridge area.
Their work makes a lasting difference to childrenโs lives โ and with your help, they can continue to grow, support, and inspire even more families.
Please consider sponsoring me. Every donation, big or small, helps and is deeply appreciated"
Iสผm raising money to help Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group support local children and families.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
30/04/2025
Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group are recruiting for a Qualified Early Years practitioner to join our Alphabets @ Frankley team B45 0EU. We are advertising for 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday Term time only. If you would be interested in applying please email admin@lcsg.co.uk for an application pack.
We have various roles available at Alphabets@Cofton (B31) and Alphabets@Frankley (B45)
Working with ages between 9 months and 11 years, We are actively looking for enthusiastic practitioners who put children first!!
In return We can offer Term Term only contracts and flexible working hours.
Please contact us for an application pack at admin@lcsg.co.uk.!!
30/04/2025
25/03/2025
Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group is hiring at both our Alphabets @ Hollymoor and Alphabets @ Frankley sites. All posts are Term time only. Please click the links to apply or send us an email to admin@lcsg.co.uk
We have various roles available at Alphabets@Cofton (B31) and Alphabets@Frankley (B45)
Working with ages between 9 months and 11 years, We are actively looking for enthusiastic practitioners who put children first!!
In return We can offer Term Term only contracts and flexible working hours.
Please contact us for an application pack at admin@lcsg.co.uk.!!
25/03/2025
Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group is hiring at both our Alphabets @ Hollymoor and Alphabets @ Frankley sites. All posts are Term time only. Please click the links to apply or send us an email to admin@lcsg.co.uk
We have 2 x Term time only job role vacancies at our Alphabet Nursery sites B45 & B31 from April 2025. If you would like more information. Please contact us admin@lcsg.co.uk
25/03/2025
Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group is hiring at both our Alphabets @ Hollymoor and Alphabets @ Frankley sites. All posts are Term time only. Please click the links to apply or send us an email to admin@lcsg.co.uk
Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group
25/03/2025
Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group is hiring at both our Alphabets @ Hollymoor and Alphabets @ Frankley sites. All posts are Term time only. Please click the links to apply or send us an email to admin@lcsg.co.uk
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We are an old building with a lot of history. The building is now run by a childcare charity called Longbridge Childcare Strategy Group. (LCSG) We are used as a base for community groups, we have rooms available for hire for training, meetings, small conferences and we also have two office spaces available for rental. There is also one of LCSGโs three Ofsted registered nurseries on the site - Alphabets@Hollymoor Nursery who are housed in the remaining admin buildings from the original Hollymoor Hospital. Other surviving buildings, including the chapel, laundry and water tower, are now home to a church, doctorsโ surgery, dentistsโ surgery and a pharmacy.
Hollymoor Hospital opened in 1905 as an annex to โRubery Lunatic Asylumโ. Costing a quarter of a million pounds to build, it catered for around 600 patients in the rural farmlands between Northfield and Rubery. The 100 acre site, now a housing estate and industrial units, had housing for staff, itโs own bakery, laundry and farm and was linked to Rubery Station by rail.
During both World War I and II, Hollymoor Hospital became a military hospital, caring for wounded soldiers and, later in World War II, as a specialist military psychiatric hospital. Over 30,000 war wounded soldiers received treatment at the site during the two wars.
During its time as a military psychiatric hospital during World War II, Northfield Military Hospital saw some important studies, which helped shape the future of therapeutic communities as a psychiatric treatment, The First and Second Northfield Experiments.
In 1949 Hollymoor converted back to a psychiatric hospital, and continued to serve South Birmingham until its closure in 1994, when most of its buildings were demolished.
