Opening times, sessions and fees
Our fees are currently charged at £5.50 per hour for 2 year old children and £5.25 per hour for children over 3 years.
Our opening times (during school term time only) are:
Monday-Friday 8.45am - 3.00pm
Sessions during school term time are:
Morning session (3hrs) @ £16.50 (children aged 2 years) or £15.75 (children aged 3+ years)
Monday- Friday, 8.45am - 11.45am
Optional Lunch Club (1hr) @ £5.50 / £5.25 - Monday to Friday, 11.45am - 12.45pm (Parent/carer to provide packed lunch)
Full day session* (6hrs 15mins) @ £34.38 (children aged 2 years) or £32.81 (children aged 3+ years)
Monday-Friday, 8.45am - 3pm
*(Includes lunch hour – packed lunch to be provided by parent/carer)
Fees
Fees are invoiced monthly in arrears and payment is due by the final session of each month. Invoices are prepared by our Administrator and any queries should be addressed to her, Vicki Whitelegg, at busybeespannal@yahoo.com.
Fees may be paid by BACS, cheque or childcare vouchers.
Notice period
To withdraw from Busy Bees Pre-school, 4 WEEKS' WRITTEN NOTICE MUST BE GIVEN or 4 weeks’ fees will be charged.
15 & 30 hours funding
All children qualify for the 15 hour funded entitlement (for 38 weeks a year i.e. term time only) from the term following their 3rd birthday.
Some families will be eligible to claim a further 15 hours of funding (30 hours in total), from the term after their child's third birthday. To check whether you are eligible visit the www.childcarechoices.gov.uk site. However, it is important for parents to understand that eligibility does not guarantee a funded place at a childcare setting.
Funded hours can be taken at Busy Bees or may be able to be split with another childcare provider if your child attends another nursery, playgroup or pre-school.
Childcare vouchers
Childcare vouchers offer tax and national insurance benefits to both employees and employers. Busy Bees accepts most types of childcare vouchers from employee related schemes. You will need to contact your employer directly to find out if they participate in such a scheme. The scheme is between you and your employer (not you and Busy Bees) and you are the only person who is able to set it up. For a good overview of childcare vouchers, visit www.moneysavingexpert.com or request a copy of the childcare voucher information sheet from Busy Bees.
Special needs
We take into account any special needs a child may have. The setting works to the requirements of the 1993 Education Act and The Special Educational Needs Code of Practice. Our Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) is Sarah.
Attendance
Please contact us on 01423 870351 by 10am if your child will not be attending for any reason. If your child is absent and you fail to get in touch, the Pre-School Manager or Administrator may contact you to check that all is well and when to expect the child to return. If you are going to be late collecting your child at the end of the session, it is very important that you telephone us to let us know.
Home time
All children are to be collected at their appropriate finishing time (11.45am, 12.45pm or 3.00pm). Parents/carers are requested to wait outside until their child is brought to them by a member of staff. This is for safeguarding reasons to ensure that each child is matched to the appropriate parent/carer. Should you not be collecting your child after the session, please let a member of staff know and write the name of the person who is collecting your child in the signing in book in the cloakroom area.
Please note that if a child is not collected our Non-Collection of Children Policy will be followed, with the appropriate outside organisations being informed.
Uniform
Our Busy Bees uniform is a yellow t-shirt and/or sweatshirt, and is available to purchase from Busy Bees. The uniform protects your child’s own clothes from what can be extremely messy play, as well as helping to provide a sense of identity and belonging to the children. We also ask that all clothing and footwear is named. Busy Bees provides wellies and all-in-ones for outdoor play.
Sunscreen
During the summer months, we ask that you provide your child with a named sunhat and that sunscreen is applied before entering Busy Bees. Staff are allowed to apply sunscreen if written consent is given by the parent.
Library, book bags & story sacks
We run a library for the children at Busy Bees and they are able to borrow books on a weekly basis to take home. Busy Bees book bags are available to purchase.
Children also have access to use or borrow Story Sacks. A story sack is a bag containing a story with props to act out the story. There may also be some added suggestions within the bag for activities and related songs for your child to enjoy.
Our opening times (during school term time only) are:
Monday-Friday 8.45am - 3.00pm
Sessions during school term time are:
Morning session (3hrs) @ £16.50 (children aged 2 years) or £15.75 (children aged 3+ years)
Monday- Friday, 8.45am - 11.45am
Optional Lunch Club (1hr) @ £5.50 / £5.25 - Monday to Friday, 11.45am - 12.45pm (Parent/carer to provide packed lunch)
Full day session* (6hrs 15mins) @ £34.38 (children aged 2 years) or £32.81 (children aged 3+ years)
Monday-Friday, 8.45am - 3pm
*(Includes lunch hour – packed lunch to be provided by parent/carer)
Fees
Fees are invoiced monthly in arrears and payment is due by the final session of each month. Invoices are prepared by our Administrator and any queries should be addressed to her, Vicki Whitelegg, at busybeespannal@yahoo.com.
Fees may be paid by BACS, cheque or childcare vouchers.
Notice period
To withdraw from Busy Bees Pre-school, 4 WEEKS' WRITTEN NOTICE MUST BE GIVEN or 4 weeks’ fees will be charged.
15 & 30 hours funding
All children qualify for the 15 hour funded entitlement (for 38 weeks a year i.e. term time only) from the term following their 3rd birthday.
Some families will be eligible to claim a further 15 hours of funding (30 hours in total), from the term after their child's third birthday. To check whether you are eligible visit the www.childcarechoices.gov.uk site. However, it is important for parents to understand that eligibility does not guarantee a funded place at a childcare setting.
Funded hours can be taken at Busy Bees or may be able to be split with another childcare provider if your child attends another nursery, playgroup or pre-school.
Childcare vouchers
Childcare vouchers offer tax and national insurance benefits to both employees and employers. Busy Bees accepts most types of childcare vouchers from employee related schemes. You will need to contact your employer directly to find out if they participate in such a scheme. The scheme is between you and your employer (not you and Busy Bees) and you are the only person who is able to set it up. For a good overview of childcare vouchers, visit www.moneysavingexpert.com or request a copy of the childcare voucher information sheet from Busy Bees.
Special needs
We take into account any special needs a child may have. The setting works to the requirements of the 1993 Education Act and The Special Educational Needs Code of Practice. Our Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) is Sarah.
Attendance
Please contact us on 01423 870351 by 10am if your child will not be attending for any reason. If your child is absent and you fail to get in touch, the Pre-School Manager or Administrator may contact you to check that all is well and when to expect the child to return. If you are going to be late collecting your child at the end of the session, it is very important that you telephone us to let us know.
Home time
All children are to be collected at their appropriate finishing time (11.45am, 12.45pm or 3.00pm). Parents/carers are requested to wait outside until their child is brought to them by a member of staff. This is for safeguarding reasons to ensure that each child is matched to the appropriate parent/carer. Should you not be collecting your child after the session, please let a member of staff know and write the name of the person who is collecting your child in the signing in book in the cloakroom area.
Please note that if a child is not collected our Non-Collection of Children Policy will be followed, with the appropriate outside organisations being informed.
Uniform
Our Busy Bees uniform is a yellow t-shirt and/or sweatshirt, and is available to purchase from Busy Bees. The uniform protects your child’s own clothes from what can be extremely messy play, as well as helping to provide a sense of identity and belonging to the children. We also ask that all clothing and footwear is named. Busy Bees provides wellies and all-in-ones for outdoor play.
Sunscreen
During the summer months, we ask that you provide your child with a named sunhat and that sunscreen is applied before entering Busy Bees. Staff are allowed to apply sunscreen if written consent is given by the parent.
Library, book bags & story sacks
We run a library for the children at Busy Bees and they are able to borrow books on a weekly basis to take home. Busy Bees book bags are available to purchase.
Children also have access to use or borrow Story Sacks. A story sack is a bag containing a story with props to act out the story. There may also be some added suggestions within the bag for activities and related songs for your child to enjoy.
