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What your child needs to bring each day
- A kindergarten bag which is easy for your child to open, with a spare set of named clothes.
- A named lunch box for a fruit or vegetable snack. Please ensure that your child can independently open and close their lunch box and their packed snack, ie; undo plastic wrapping.
- A named hat for outdoor play. Please put UV cream on your child before coming to kindergarten.
- Practical clothing. Washable, easy care clothing for active play.
- We supply painting smocks although these do not guarantee complete cleanliness!
Fees per term
Contact the preschool for current fee rates.
Excursions
- Parents will be invoiced with fees for excursions each term.
- Cost will vary, depending on excursion. (usually between $10 and $15)
Pre- Entry
- Fees are $35.00. This includes a legionnaire or bucket hat with Bertram Hawker Kindy Logo.
- Bucket hats available in navy or pink, legionnaire in navy only.
Drop Off & Sign In/Out Procedure
On arrival please inform a staff member of your child's arrival. Apart from security reasons, this provides an opportunity to tell staff if anything has happened in the child’s day that could impact on their kindergarten session.
Please ensure that your child starts their activity inside if there is not a staff member in the outdoor area. Sign your child in and out by initialing in the appropriate session and day, in the sign in/sign out book. If your child is to be collected earlier or by someone other than yourself, or extra information needs to be passed on, please write in the diary next to the sign in/out book.
Who will be collecting your child?
It is important that staff members know who will be collecting your child each day. If there is a break in routine please write details in the Diary next to the sign in/out book. eg: Tuesday – Jane Smith – Granny F to pick up.
Contacting the Kindergarten
Please leave telephone messages with whichever staff member answers the phone or on the answering machine. As you can imagine, it is not always possible to be able to come to the phone during the session time.
Punctuality
Your punctuality is appreciated, modelling appropriate habits for your child and ensuring that minimal disruption is made to the daily program.
Please advise us if you may be late collecting your child so your child does not become distressed.
A late fee of $5.00 per 10 minutes is charged to repeated lateness.
Independence
We encourage children to be independent in caring for their personal needs and belongings. For example, we expect them to carry their own bag, put shoes and hats in bags or in the basket next to the sandpit and determine when they need go to the toilet.
Sun Protection - No Hat, No Play (Term 1 & 4) -
In Terms 1 and 4 all children are expected to wear a protective hat for outside play. This hat is to be a broad brimmed hat or a legionnaire style hat. Children play in sun-protected outdoor areas or inside if a hat is not provided during term 1 and 4. We encourage children to play in the shade, wear protective hats in the sun and wear adequate skin protecting clothing. Please help us to promote this by ensuring children wear protective clothing and headgear.
Food Policy
Children bring their own snack to eat at snack time. We provide a sit down area with food and wrapper/paper disposal bins. We provide filtered water at all times, or your child may prefer their own drink container (with water only please).
For snack-time we recommend that children bring fresh fruit or vegetables, dry biscuits or crackers and/or cheese. A simple rule is to try and provide foods that are not packaged. To encourage independence we suggest children select their own fruit and have it cut at home if required. Please ensure that your child can open and close their lunch and drink containers and unwrap wrapped items independently. Carrot needs to be grated. Chips, popcorn, lollies and chocolate are preferably left at home.
All NUTS/NUT PRODUCTS (peanut butter, all muesli bars etc.) are NOT ALLOWED.
Photographs
A commercial photographer will take photographs in Term 1 of each Kindergarten year. Parents are at no obligation to purchase the photographs.
At times during the preschool year, families may wish to take photographs of their children and their friends during their sessions. The staff also use photographs for displaying the children in their learning environment. If you have any concerns with this practice, please see staff to ensure that photographs will not be taken of your child at these times and that permission slips are completed on your enrolment forms.
Personal Toys
Please do not allow your child to bring toys from home as these can easily get lost or broken.
Noticeboards
These are located on the verandah. Please read them regularly as they inform and share Kindergarten and Community news. Curriculum information is displayed near the front door.
Newsletter
This is sent home to each family approximately three times per term. It will keep you informed about what is happening at kindergarten, meetings, important dates and curriculum information.
Pockets
All notices and newsletters will be placed in personal pigeon holes on the front verandah. All children including pre-entry children have a pigeon hole. Please check your pocket regularly.
Change of Address
For the safety of your child/ren, please inform staff of change of address and phone numbers, emergency contacts and mobile phone contact numbers.
Child Absences
Please ring the kindergarten on 8379 3134 or fax 8338 3782 if your child will be absent for any reason.
Illness at Kindergarten
If a child is unwell prior to coming to kindergarten, we ask that they be kept at home. Children with contagious or infectious diseases including headlice, diarrhoea, vomiting, raised temperatures and “green” noses are not allowed to attend kindergarten. If the child appears to develop a need for medical attention during their session time eg raised temperature, the staff will contact you or your emergency contacts.
In an emergency there will be no hesitation in calling an ambulance. Parents/caregivers or the emergency contacts on your child’s information sheet will be contacted as soon as it is possible.
Please inform the kindergarten of any allergies eg bee stings, chronic complaints, asthma, regular medications used or medic alert numbers.
Medication
Staff do not administer medication without a completed Medication Health plan that needs to be completed by a Medical Practitioner. Documentation and permission to administer medication forms must be completed if this is applicable to your child. Please see the Director for these forms.
Lunch Care
Lunch care is available on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Lunch care must be arranged at the beginning of term as there are limited places available. Lunch care fees are to be paid in full at the beginning of the term and are invoiced with fees.
Before Kindergarten Care
Before kindergarten care occurs every morning from 8.00 am - 8.45 am. Care is arranged at the beginning of the term for the duration of the term. A cost is involved for this service and is invoiced with fees at the beginning of the term.
Emergency-care
In case of an emergency, please notify the Director and care will be arranged when possible.