General Information about Hopscotch in Hamilton

Fees
The nursery budget is based on the number of children enrolled, and the quality of all the facilities provided. Nursery overheads and expenses do not diminish if a child is absent. Full fees are payable even if your child is ill. Please discuss any serious long-term illness with the nursery manager.

Fees with Hopscotch Nurseries include:

• teaching and nursery fees
• mid session healthy snacks, largely comprising fresh fruit, cheese and raisins.
• educational, arts and crafts materials and baking ingredients
• birthday and Christmas celebrations and birthday and Christmas presents for each child
• the cost of educational excursions if undertaken by nursery buses
• staffing and resourcing of parents’ evenings to discuss the child’s progress
• home cooked lunch for all children who are old enough to eat it.
• afternoon tea for day care and after-school care children

Opening hours
Hopscotch is open for kindergarten, nursery, day care and out of school clubs for 50 weeks of the year. It closes only for two weeks at Christmas and for the long weekend at Easter.

Children under three are enrolled for a minimum of two sessions per week.
Children from aged three are enrolled for a minimum of three sessions per week

Optional extras:
Dance, Drama and French classes are available and are encouraged.  The current prices are available from the nursery.

Notice of withdrawal:
One month’s notice of withdrawal, in writing, must be given or a month’s fees paid in lieu of notice.

Holidays:
Children may be registered for the holiday programme only.  Children participating in the after-school care scheme may be cared for on ‘in service’ days and in the holiday play scheme if parents wish but they must remember to register separately.

Staff:
All members of staff are fully trained, and we continually involve them in as many training programmes as possible. This meets with the need for staff to keep themselves abreast of new development in childcare and education in order to register with the Social Services Skills Council (SSSC) so that they may practice in the child care sector.  Registration with the triple SC begins in October 2006 and will continue over a period of a few years.  We have good staff ratios and the staff are always happy to meet with parents to discuss their child’s progress and particular needs.

Further details can be found in our prospectus. Click here to view it.

To view details about our Children at Hopscotch, click here.

To view our Education policy, click here.

To view our Curriculum, click here.

To view our Sample Menu, click here.