Current Opening Times
(Updated 22.12.24)
We are open:
Monday - 9:00am until 15:00pm
Tuesday - 9:00am until 15:00pm
Wednesday - 9:00am until 15:00pm
Thursday - 9:00am until 15:00pm
Friday - 9:00am until 15:00pm
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Sessions
Morning sessions, afternoon and full day sessions are available in the follow times:
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Morning session 9:00am - 12:00pm
Afternoon session 12:00pm - 15:00pm
All day session 9:00am - 15:00pm
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You are able to access all mornings, all afternoons, all days, or a mixture of sessions to suit your childcare needs. We do recommend that to settle your child into a Pre-School environment that a minimum of two sessions are booked to provide stability and continuity for your child.
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Terms and Conditions
The care of children is obviously a great responsibility and it is important that both parents and staff are completely clear about the terms of our care.
On registration, a Parent Pack will be supplied to you with lots of useful information regarding the running of our setting including the Terms and Conditions.
Registration
At Pied Piper we can only accept children for whom we hold a completed registration form and who are between the ages of 2 and 5 years old. An application to join form can be downloaded here.
Absences
Please inform the pre-school if your child is going to be absent, unfortunately due to ongoing staff costs fees are still to be paid during absences.
Due to the nature of Early Years funding, it is a requirement to document any absences of children and supply the data to the local authority. Misuse of funding will result in funding being withdrawn.
Collecting your child
The staff must be aware of who is collecting your child/children from pre-school. If anyone else is to collect your child, it is of paramount importance that the leaders are informed at the earliest opportunity.
If your child has not been collected from pre-school, the staff will try to contact the parent/carer. If they cannot be contacted the staff will then try to contact the emergency contact person.
Nursery Education Grant
Your child will be eligible for this grant the term after their second or third birthday. They will be entitled to a maximum of five sessions per week. Forms can be obtained from pre-school.
A requirement of the Nursery Education Grant application is an original birth certificate and a recent utility bill showing your current address which corresponds with the address on your funding parent agreement form. This form will be supplied to you by your setting.
What to do if your child is ill
If you suspect that your child is ill we would prefer that you didn’t bring them to pre-school.
Should they become ill at pre-school, the pre-school leader will contact the parent or emergency contact number to arrange for collections.
In the case of serious accident an ambulance will be called. Under no circumstances can staff take children to hospital in their own car.
Children who have suffered from sickness and diarrhoea must be kept at home for 48 hours after they have recovered from this. This is to stop the infection spreading.
Medicines
Medicines can only be given at Pied Piper if an appropriate form giving clear instructions regarding the administration and dosage is signed by a parent/carer.