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Hours of Opening
Lomeshaye Nursery is open between 7.30
and 6.00 Monday to Friday. With various sessions available
throughout the day, we realise that many of our parents have
commitments and therefore we will try our best to accommodate
the sessions required.
Holidays
Lomeshaye Nursery is open all year round
with the exception Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day,
Boxing Day and News Years Day. But it is open all other bank
holidays. Every child is entitled to 2 weeks a year (between
January and December) with 50% discount. To obtain the discount
four weeks prior notice must be given in writing, and it must be
a whole consecutive week.
Payments
Nursery fees are required in advance and
must be paid by the last working day of each month, otherwise a
daily charge of £5 will be added to your fees. If the fees
remain unpaid for a period of 14 days the nursery reserves the
right to cancel the child’s place. Any payment made by cheque or
standing order that returns to the nursery unpaid will then
accrue a bank charge, which will be added to your next invoice.
Sessions
Parents must give 4 weeks notice before
their child leaves nursery, or 4 weeks fees must be paid. If a
child is absent for any reason full fees are payable. If at any
time you wish to decrease your child’s permanent sessions, 4
weeks notice in writing is needed.
As the nursery runs under strict
child/staff ratios it is very important that children are not
dropped off early and are not picked up late without prior
arrangement, late pick up charges may of £9 for every 15
minutes, with the exception of after 6pm, which it will then be
£5 every 5 minutes, this is purely to cover the cost of the
staff that have to remain at work.
Meals and Snacks
At Lomeshaye Nursery, we work under the
smile for life policy, which means that all our food and drinks
are healthy and nutritious, breakfast is served until 8am and
consists of cereal and/or toast, mid morning snack, a two course
hot lunch, an afternoon snack, and then a two course cooked tea.
Please see the menus, all the meals are well balance and
nutritional. All meals are prepared on site using fresh
ingredients. The menu is on a 4 week rota, and is displayed for
you to read.
If your child has any special dietary
requirements related to religion, belief or medical needs please
let us know.
Staff Training and Awards
All our staff are qualified nursery
nurses to Level 3 as minimum. All our staff hold a current CRB
police check. Staff hold relevant qualifications including first
aid, food hygiene and safe guarding and are experienced and
dedicated to the children in their care.
Medical Requirements
If your child is on medication, you must
ensure that the nursery staff are notified. We are prevented
from administering any medication, with the exception of
medicine that is “prescribed by a doctor” which can be
administered by staff with your “written consent”.
To protect all children in the nursery
your child must be kept away off nursery if they have a
temperature above 38.5, vomiting or diarrhoea, infection, such
as conjunctivitis or rashes such as chicken pox.
We will contact you immediately if your
child develops any of the above symptoms to arrange collection.
Discipline
The staff at Lomeshaye Nursery are happy
to discuss various situations which can arise at Nursery where
concern is shown. Distraction and redirections are used to
refocus activities or redress behaviour. Smacking is not
permitted.
Illness and accident
If your child has an accident or becomes
sick at nursery, every effort will be made to contact you, or
your named emergency contacts. We ask to you to sign that if the
staff believe it to be appropriate, they may carry
out first aid procedures and if
necessary, by appropriate means take your child to hospital. You
must notify the nursery if at any time you wish to withdraw this
consent.
Collection of children
Children will not normally be allowed
home with a person other than those nominated on your child’s
file. If you wish to change the nominated persons you must
inform the nursery and the details can be amended. In an
emergency you may need to send someone else to collect your
child, in this instance you should contact the nursery and
provide details and a password as means of identification.
Reduction in fee costs
We offer 10% discount to families with
more than one child attending Lomeshaye Nursery.
We are eligible providers for the
nursery Education Grant for 3 and 4 year olds.
We also accept Child care vouchers.
Please ask for more details.
Questions
answered
We thought you would like to know what
questions parents most frequently ask.
These are not in any special order.
What happens with regard to
pre-admissions visits?
All children and parents / carers are
invited to visit the nursery prior to admission. This gives both
child and parents an opportunity to get to know the staff and
time for the child to bond with their key worker. We usually
offer two one hour sessions free of charge just before the child
is due to start nursery, the first one we encourage parents to
stay and complete the “About me” booklet and get to know the key
worker, the second visit is your opportunity to leave your child
before their first day. Please ask for more details.
How secure is the nursery?
Naturally there is close supervision at
all times. The nursery doors are locked at all times and the
outside gates are secured before activities. The playground is
also checked for any hazards.
How can I be certain that my child
only leaves the nursery with me or a person I have sent?
Parents / carers are asked who will be
the person(s) collecting on a regular basis on admission. We
also ask parents to inform staff if anyone other than yourself
will be picking up and operate a password system. If we were at
all unsure we would ring you.
How long is your waiting list?
This varies with your requirements and
we will tell you the situation as you are shown round.
Would I be notified if any of the
nursery children was diagnosed as having an infectious disease?
A notice will be displayed on the
parent’s information board and all the necessary precautions
taken.
Do I have to register for a place?
It is advised to reserve a place, the
earlier you do so the better chance you have of obtaining the
sessions you require.
Is there an extra charge for meals?
If your child is at nursery when the
meals are being served then it is included within the fees,
there is no extra charge.
If I was late arriving at the nursery
in the evening what would happen?
Firstly, don’t panic, we will welcome a
telephone call but understand that sometimes that is not
possible. We will arrange for two members of staff to wait until
you arrive.
Where do the majority of the families
live who attend the nursery?
Most of our families live within a 5
mile radius of the nursery, however we do have some that travel
many more!!
How often do you have a fire drill?
Every month, and we can evacuate the
nursery quickly and safely. Registers are checked to ensure that
no one is hiding.
What would happen in an emergency say
if my child had an accident?
It depends on level of accident. Parents
would be contacted and a member of the management team would
make the decision as to whether to call a doctor or ambulance.
As part of training we aim to ensure we can deal with
emergencies and all our staff hold a paediatric first aid
qualification.
How many children are you registered
for?
Our registration certificate is situated
in the entrance hall. We are registered for 90 children, 27 of
those can be under 2.
How do you cater for children who
have special dietary needs?
When you register and have your settling
in visits you will be asked if you have any special dietary
requirements and we will accommodate them, there is a vegetarian
option each meal.
What do I pay in the event of my
child being absent?
In common with most nurseries in the
area we charge full rates as we still have to keep your place
open.
I have been asked to work more hours
than I originally intended, is that a problem?
Ask and we will do our best to
accommodate you.
You will have many more questions, so please ask away…..
Contract
of agreement between Parent/Guardian and Lomeshaye Village day
Nursery Ltd.
Booking a Nursery Place:
A £100 deposit is required to
secure a place. This deposit will be deducted off your child’s
first month’s fees, unless the place is cancelled, delayed or
sessions changed. Therefore the deposit becomes non-returnable.
Fees:
All fees are paid one month in
advance and must be paid by the last working day of each month.
Otherwise a daily charge of £5 will be added to your fees. If
the fees remain unpaid for a period of 14 days the nursery
reserves the right to cancel the child’s place.
Any payment made by cheque or
standing order that returns to the nursery unpaid will then
accrue a bank charge, which will be added to your next invoice.
Holidays:
The nursery is closed Good
Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day, Boxing day and News Year
Day. But is open all other bank holidays. Every child is
entitled to 2 weeks a year (between January and December) with
50% discount. To obtain the discount, notice must be given in
writing 4 weeks prior and it must be a whole consecutive week.
Sessions:
Parents must give 4 weeks notice
before their child leaves nursery, or 4 weeks fees must be paid.
If a child is absent for any
reason full fees are payable.
4 weeks notice in writing is
required for any permanent change in sessions, if at any time
you wish to increase your sessions we will try and accommodate
you.
As the nursery runs under strict
child/staff ratios it is very important that children are not
dropped off early and are not picked up late. If this happens
there will be a charge of £10 for every 15 minutes with the
exception after 6pm it will be £5 every 5 minutes, this is to
cover the costs of the staff having to stay.
Medication:
Any medication that needs to be
given to your child whilst at nursery must be prescribed by a
doctor and needs to be signed and dated for by the
parent/guardian stating the dosage and time to be given, please
inform staff of any medication your child has had prior to
coming to nursery.
Security:
Children are
not allowed to leave the nursery with anyone the staff are not
familiar with. If a different person from usual is to collect
your child please inform a senior member of staff giving details
and password
Booking Form:
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Our
Registration System and Records Kept
OFSTED
regulations require parents to give the following information to
the Nursery Manager and parents will be asked to fill in several
forms, including:
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Name, address, date of birth, sex, ethnic origin, and religion
of the child
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Name, home address and place or work, including respective
telephone numbers
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Name, address and telephone number of doctor and health visitor
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Immunisation status and infectious diseases suffered by the
child and other relevant information on child’s health e.g.
allergies
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Consent (or otherwise) to prescribed medication being
administered to your child by nursery staff
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Consent (or otherwise) to your receiving emergency medical
treatment
q
Consent (or otherwise) to your child being taken out of the
nursery premises by nursery staff
q
Consent (or otherwise) for the nursery staff to apply sun tan
lotion as appropriate
q
Names of persons authorised to collect your child from the
nursery
These forms will be kept in your child’s personal file along
with emergency contact details. Please note that the nursery
relies on you to ensure that your child’s records are as up to
date as possible.
Price List Valid
Until Summer 2010
Full Time
0-2yrs 2-3yrs 3-5yrs
9.00-4.00 £155
£145 £135
9.00-6.00 £165
£155 £145
7.30-4.00 £160
£150 £140
7.30-6.00 £170
£160 £150
Sessions
9.00-12.00 £14.30
£13.30 £12.30
1.00-4.00 £14.30
£13.30 £12.30
7.30-12.00 £16.75
£15.75 £14.75
1.00-6.00 £19.00
£18.00 £17.00
Dinner Hour
£5.00
£5.00 £5.00
Tea Time
Session
£6.00
£6.00 £6.00
Early Session
£3.75
£3.75 £3.75
1. Tea
time session – any time after
4pm until 6pm includes cooked
meal
2.
Early session – any
time after 7.30-8.50. Breakfast is served until 8am
3.
Fees are paid a
month in advance and must be received before the last working
day of the month.
4.
A 10% discount will
be given to the older sibling when 2 or more siblings attend.
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