-
The Nursery provides morning and afternoon snacks for all children. Parents are required to provide lunch. If the food is hot it but provided in a hot food flask and must already be warmed hot before putting it in the flask to maintain heat.
Each parent/carer is required as part of the admissions policy to inform the nursery of any dietary requirements or allergies their child may have. We Endeavour to cater for all special dietary requirements. These must be discussed with the manager/key person. Occasionally we will require parents to provide specialist ingredients. All dietary needs and preferences are displayed in the class rooms, staff room/office and kitchen.
-
We have a healthy eating policy and strongly request that fizzy drinks, chocolate bars, chocolate yoghurts, sweets and crisps etc. are not included in packed lunch. Suggested alternatives would be salad sticks (cucumber, carrot, pepper etc), sandwiches with a protein filling (tuna, ham, cheese) a piece of fruit, a yoghurt, a snack bar.
-
What we provide :
- Snacks- Morning & Afternoon
- Bedding
- Aprons for craft activities
- Water and Milk throughout the day
- Toiletries
What we need you to provide:
- Nappies & wipes
- Multiple change of clothes- for different weathers incl. underwear
- Lunch (if hot provided in a hot flask)
-
Staff will be made aware of any allergies
etc and will ensure that the food and drink offered to the child takes this information in to account.
Food should be stored in a cool bag with the required cool blocks or stored in the fridge. Staff should be informed on arrival of where it needs to be stored.
Snack and meal times are considered a ‘social time’ for staff and children to sit and talk together. Bridge farm encourages good eating habits and promotes the use of good manners.
Drink
We provide milk and water for all the children throughout the session. Parents/carers can provide their children with water or juice in a named and labelled water bottle should they prefer. As per government guidelines children 2 and over will be offered semi skimmed milk. -
Fees
- There will be a charge of £10.00 per 15 minutes for the late collection of children.
- Any returned or dishonoured cheques will be subject to an additional fee of £20.00 to cover bank charges.
- Fee payments are to be paid no later than the first Monday each month. If the fees are not paid on time the nursery reserves the right to refuse entry of your child until payment is made.
- All payments are to be made in advance. 10% discount will be applied if more than one sibling is enrolled. The discount will be off the second child’s fees.
- Fees are not refundable due to sickness or holidays.
- The nursery is closed for Christmas, and Bank Holidays. Please note that in keeping with other nurseries we have adopted a common policy that there shall be no fee reduction for bank holidays. However, days when the nursery chooses to close no charge will be applied. Furthermore, days and sessions which fall within periods of closure are not transferable.
- 4 weeks written notice must be given when withdrawing your child from RGD Nursery or fees will be charged in lieu of notice.
- If changes are needed to the sessions your child attends, then four weeks’ notice will be required if you reduce your sessions.
- Once your child starts at the setting, we will charge you for the sessions that you have requested. This means even if your child does not attend the session a payment will still be requested.
- We operate mainly during term time, so childcare during school holidays will have to be requested in advance and discussed with management.