Newsletter :: June/July 2008

The photographer will be in the under three's unit to take individual on Thursday 5th June

The photographer will be in the Nursery School to take group photographs on Tuesday 17th June

Parents do not need to stay while the photographs are being taken

You can look at a sample of the photographs and then order if you like them

The next holidays for education only children will be July 17th until September 2nd

Both buildings will be open for daycare and holiday club sessions throughout the summer holidays

We have holiday club places for children aged 3-9 years in the school building

The Under three’s centre will be open as normal

Both buildings will be closed on Monday 25th August for the bank holiday and Friday 29th August and Monday 1st September for staff training

The school is secure to protect your children and the staff from intruders. It is also to make sure your child cannot get out of the building without you.

Please do not show your child how to press the button to get out of the front door. The door cannot be opened from the outside. The staff in the office have to press a button to let you in. Do not pull on the door or let your child pull on the door– it will break the security lock which is very expensive to repair. Please press the buzzer and wait for someone to let you in

Your child must be sat on a booster seat and wear a seat belt in the back of the car. It is illegal for children to be in the car without a seat belt—you will be fined £60 by the police if you break this law.

Please do not park your car in the drive at the front of the school. Staff cannot get their cars in or out when you do this.

Parents days this term for children over three in the nursery school Please come into the nursery school anytime during the day for your child’s group

Circle group - Monday 7th July
Star group - Monday 7th July
Rectangle group – Tuesday 8th July
Kite group - Tuesday 8th July
Triangle group -Wednesday 9th July
Square group – Thursday 10th July

If you need to see your child’s key adult at another time please make an appointment Parents of children in the under three’s centre can make an appointment with the key person to talk about their child's progress

2nd July—Nat Biney will be in the Nursery school all day to show children how to use the African drums

July —John Vale will bring the creepy crawly show to the Nursery school and the under three’s unit. The children will be able to hold insects and a snake. You will get a letter about this nearer the time.

Thursday 17th July - Last day for education children in the nursery school. We will have a party and Johnny Lee the magician will entertain us. He will also go to the under three’s centre to entertain the younger children.

Daycare will be open as usual in the under three’s unit and the nursery school throughout the summer holidays

Sports day for over three’s will be on the first fine day

There will be a toy library opening in the centre on July 3rd .Look out for more details
in the next newsletter and in the centre.

We are having a sponsored football shoot on Wednesday June 25th to raise money for new equipment for the gardens. Your child will bring home a sponsor form. Please ask your family and friends to sponsor them for every goal they score

The fees that parents pay for childcare is used to pay the staff wages and buy
resources for the children. We provide high quality care and learning for all
children in our under three’s unit and nursery school.
All the staff that work in our care provision—in the under three’s unit and the
nursery school are qualified and experienced because we believe that young
children deserve to have experiences and opportunities planned by adults who
understand their learning needs. All our care staff are paid at the local authority
rates and not the minimum wage as in some private nurseries—this means we
get the best staff for your children but means that our staffing costs are high.
As the head teacher Mrs Kenny has responsibility for all the children’s
development and ensures that high standards are maintained in both buildings
We also keep the fees as low as possible for parents but we will need to
increase our fees in September. You will be send a letter informing of the new
fees in July.
We do not make a profit on our daycare like many private nurseries do and our
fee rates are lower than many nearby private nurseries
We believe in offering the best possible care at an affordable price for working
parents and because of our high quality provision a waiting list for places in
both buildings.
Bolton council pay for the free nursery education for three and four year olds
but we do not get any subsidy for our daycare from the local authority.
It has to be self financing. Children on the daycare register get a reduction in
fees from the government grant the term after they are 3.
The contract you sign for childcare states that you willpay a week in advance
and clear the amount on your invoice by the end of each month. If you pay a
week in advance then your invoice should be fully paid by the third week of
the month.
We will not allow parents to carry over arrears at the end of the month.
If at the end of the month you still have arrears then you willnot be able to
leave your child for daycare until the arrears have been cleared.
Staff in both buildings will refuse to take your child on the first day of the
month if the invoice has not been paid.
You must pay for the hours on your contract whether your child comes or not.
If your child is booked in from 1 o’clock then you cannot leave them at 12.30
unless you have arranged to do so a week in advance. We can then arrange for
extra staff to be on duty to maintain the correct ratios required by the
government .
B. Kenny head teacher