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Parents
At Tudor Cross Pre-School we feel that it is very important to develop good partnerships with parents. This will give your child the best possible start to life in the Pre-school.
Mrs Burgess and the staff are always available to talk to you. The beginning and end of a session is a busy time and you may have to wait until all the children have either come in or left before Mrs Burgess is able to talk to you.
Please make an appointment to see Mrs. Burgess if you would like to speak to her confidentially.
It is important for your child that he/she observes a positive attitude from you about attending Pre-school and knows that you are interested in what they have done during a session.
We know how distressing it can be if your child is crying when you leave them. We may suggest that you stay for a while until they have calmed down. However, our staff are highly experienced, so please take their advice if they quietly tell you ‘it’s time to go’.
One of the staff members will phone you to let you know that your child has settled if requested.
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Illness
If your child is ill and unable to attend pre-school, please ring and let us know.
In cases of sickness and diarrhoea, the Health and Safety Guidelines state that a clear 48 hours must pass after the last symptoms before your child should return to the pre-school.
If your child has been prescribed antibiotics, please keep him/her at home until the course of medicine is finished.
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Holidays and Absence
If you are taking a holiday during term time, please let us know the dates your child will not be attending.
Please inform us if your child is going to be absent for any period of time due to other circumstances. This enables the pre-school to reserve your child’s place until they return.
If your child is absent for more than two weeks without an explanation, it could result in the pre-school offering the place to the next child on the waiting list.
All child care fees for non-funded children are still liable to be paid in the event of a child being absent from the Pre-school for any reason.
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Fees and Funding
We take children with 30 hours funding if eligible.
All children receive Government funding for 15 hours, from the term after their 3rd birthday.
Funding for two year olds is available in this area, but if not eligible, sessional payments can be made. Once your child’s place is agreed, you will be liable for payments whether your child attends or not. All payments should be paid weekly by cash or bank transfer and for people wishing to pay monthly, payments should be made in advance.
All three year old funded children are eligible to pay snack money on the days they attend.
Check eligibility for funding by visiting www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
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Clothing
It is important, for the comfort of your child, that all clothing is washable and easily managed. This is particularly important for those children expected to toilet themselves. Elasticated garments with as few buttons and zips as possible make life much easier for all the children, including those children who need to have a nappy changed.
The children have access to the outside area every day. When the weather is cold and wet, suitable warm coats are needed.
In the warm weather, sun hats should be worn. Sun cream should be applied before your child is brought in to pre-school. Strappy tops and open toed shoes should not be worn.
All children are expected to wear non slip comfortable shoes inside the hall. Outside shoes and boots can be changed in the hall, put in a carrier bag and hung up with your child’s coats.
All removable clothing, i.e. cardigans, jumpers, fleeces and coats should be clearly labelled with your child’s names.
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Behaviour
Our Behaviour Policy states that ‘No child should be allowed to make another’s life feel threatened or unpleasant.
Children are taught to respect each others feelings and to care and share. Staff deal with any incidents of unwanted, unacceptable, anti-social behaviour fairly and firmly.
If this behaviour continues, Mrs Burgess will invite the parents/carers to a meeting to help resolve the situation.
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Child Protection
At Tudor Cross Pre-School the Southend, Essex & Thurrock (SET) Guidelines are followed. Mrs Burgess is the named person responsible for child protection issues and any concerns can be discussed with her in confidence. In the event of any concerns by the pre-school staff, it is our fundamental duty to inform Social Services. However, such occasions are very rare and parents would usually be consulted beforehand.
In circumstances where children become upset and need comforting, it is only natural and common practice to offer children the comfort of consoling and cuddling if they want or need it. If you do not want us to offer this contact to your child please inform us at the time of admission. This will be recorded on your child’s details.
In the event of any child needing hospitalisation for an injury or medical condition, we will inform the parents/carers immediately and seek medical advice. In the event of a parent/carer not being present when medical assistance arrives and the paramedics decide that a delay would be detrimental to the child’s wellbeing, a member of staff will accompany the child in the ambulance to the hospital and meet the parents/carers there. If you have any concerns with this arrangement, please talk to Mrs Burgess and it will be recorded on your child’s details.
We will not allow any person to come into the hall and collect a child without written or in the event of an emergency, phoned, consent from the named parent/carer.
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Local Offer
We are a fully inclusive setting able to meet the needs of children with SEND. We have 3 trained SENCo staff, 2 of which have completed the Inclusion Development Programme. We have experience of supporting children with physical disabilities and allergies. We have 2 staff that have completed the ENCo training.
All staff are DBS checked, have passed level 2 safeguarding training and are first aid trained. The staff team hold qualifications from level 2 to level 6.
The pre-school is based in the local community centre which has adequate parking and there is ramp access to the hall. Our outside area is on the same level as the hall and we have our own child size toilets which are accessed via one step. The community centre does have a disabled toilet but this is accessed through another hall. We are committed to working in partnership with parents/carers and have experience of working with a range of other professionals.
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Admissions
Admissions
Children are admitted to the pre-school from 2 years on a fee paying basis.
We do attempt to place all applicants. However depending on the numbers of places we have available, priority is given in the following order:
1. Children on the waiting list
2. Children recommended by Social Services
3. Children eligible and requiring Early Years funded sessions
4. Siblings of children who have attended, or are attending the Pre-school
5. Children who live elsewhere in Waltham Abbey
6. Children who live outside Waltham Abbey
Tudor Cross Pre-school application forms are available from the Pre-school.
On admission to the Pre-school, you will be asked to produce your child’s birth certificate and complete an application form. It is essential that we have at least two emergency contact numbers OTHER than parents included on that form.
We also ask for names of people who are authorised to collect your child. If anyone else, other than the named people on the admission form should try to collect your child, they will not be allowed to do so unless staff have been informed at the start of the session by mum, dad or carer and know the pre- arranged password. Permission from mum, dad or carer for the emergency collection of a child can be done by telephone. If you change any personal details e.g. your address or landline/mobile phone number, while your child is attending the Pre-school, please inform staff immediately. It is very important that this information is correct in the event of an emergency.