We are registered for Full Day Care and Sessional Day Care. In September 2006 we went Full time, Monday to Friday, 8am-6pm. We accept funded children, and you choose the hours. There is no minimum amount of sessions that your child has to attend for, you choose.

GIGGLES CAN ALSO OFFER THE FOLLOWING FACILITIES:

BABY UNIT 0 MONTHS – 2 YEARS

AFTER SCHOOL PICK UP
4 – 8 YEARS

CARE FROM 11.30 AM UNTIL 6:00 PM

We are open all year round except for Bank Holidays and one week at Christmas but of course we will have a party first before we break up for Christmas.

The Nursery is split into two main rooms, the 2-3 year olds and the 3-5 year olds. The added benefit that we have is that we can also split the 3-5 year olds again in order to offer them more 1:1 time. For younger children please have a look at The Giggles Baby Unit.

At the moment 100% of our staff are qualified in childcare and continue training in order to optimise their knowledge. All of the staff also have current CRB checks. Several staff also have Food Hygiene and First Aid certificates.

I am delighted to say that we also had our first OFSTED inspection in July 2006 and passed. Because we are registered with OFSTED it means that we are also able to claim money for the 3-5 year olds funding to help you towards the cost of fees.

As we are a small nursery we are registered to accept thirty children a day into the nursery and because of this we are able to cater for every child’s individual needs. We have a very positive attitude here at Giggles and are always eager to meet new friends!

Prices:

We pride ourselves on having low fees but for high quality childcare.

Fees can either be paid weekly, monthly or termly in advance. Extra hours are charged at £3.00 each. There is also a late collection charge for parents/carers that are late on more than one occasion of £10.00

Funded Children:

If your child is three years old then you can claim funding from the Local Authority the term after their third birthday. If your child is four years old then you can claim funding from the government the term after their fourth birthday. We do all of the paperwork here with you so all you have to do is turn up! Your child is entitled to 5 sessions a week that last for two and a half hours. This is normally term time only but it can be split up to cover the holidays if necessary.

Funded hours – if you just want to use the funded hours then you can drop your child off at 9 am and collect them at 11.45. This will only cost around £1 a session dependant on the funding for each term.

Lunch club – if you require your child to stay for lunch then this will cost you £3.00 as the funding does not cover lunch hours. You can then pick your child up at 12.45

Afternoon sessions will start at 12.45pm for funded children and will finish at 3.30pm, this again will cost around £1 a session.

If you need your child to attend 8-6pm then we can accommodate that and we can deduct the funding from your fees.

We have listened to parent’s feedback and therefore have extended the funded hours to accommodate other siblings etc still being able to get to school on time.

If you want your child to attend two funded sessions a day then they will start at 9am and will need to be collected by 3.30pm.

All you need to bring to nursery for your child is a spare change of clothes and a lunch box, but we do ask that parents do not provide foods that are made from, or with nuts, this is due to the fact that we have children already attending that suffer from nut allergies.

These hours and prices are only available to the 3-5 year olds and are subject to change.

Non Funded Children:

We take children from 2 years old here at Giggles. The Day nursery opens at 8am – 6pm Monday to Friday.

The sessions that you can choose from are:

8am-1pm which is £15.00 and includes breakfast and a healthy morning snack

1pm-6pm which are also £15.00 and include a healthy afternoon snack and a light tea.

If you need Full Day Care from 8-6pm then that is £30.00 a day and includes breakfast, morning healthy snack, afternoon healthy snack and the light tea.

Light tea can be anything from cheese on toast to Chilli con carne to jacket Potatoes.

Every child that attends Giggles Nursery will have access to water, milk and juice throughout their time here with us.

What do the Children do?

We have a vast amount of activities for the children to take part in here ranging from messy play to computer skills, writing, maths and science games, role-play, cooking, puzzles, play dough and many many more.

We encourage the children to choose their own activities and to also help to tidy up in order to increase their independence and social skills for when they go to school. We also have a secure outside play area with toys and the children also have access to the Play Centre with the staff.

If children get tired whilst here then we do have a quiet area for the children to sleep in and as with everything we do here we try to copy your routine from home as much as possible.

The children also have separate toilets from the rest of Giggles and these are specifically for the nursery. Children do not go anywhere unless they are with a member of staff.

The staff follow planning on a daily basis to ensure the children’s knowledge and experiences are being stretched in order to enable them to learn.

Outings and Extras:

Before we go anywhere offsite we will always make sure that we have prior agreement from you. You always have the option to say no and that will always be respected.

If we do go out on trips then we use wrist straps for all of the children and everyone is allocated to a member of staff. We also take registers and contact numbers for each child as well as any medication etc. we also always take well over enough staff and also a qualified first aid trained member of staff.

Holiday Entitlement:

At Giggles Nursery we understand that people take holidays off work, so why can children not take holidays from nursery?! If a month’s written notice of holiday is given to the manager then fees will only be charged at half the normal weekly rate. This only applies for two weeks of the year and a week cannot be broken down into single days. If your child is off sick then full fees still apply unless agreed otherwise with the manager.

Security:

We take security very strongly and have number keypad systems on the doors into the nursery as well as spy holes in the doors. Only staff know the codes to open the doors. This ensures that no-one gets in or out without us knowing about it!

A child is never allowed to go with someone unless the adult collecting them can confirm your secure password that you choose when you start here. If they do not know it or give the wrong one then we do not allow that child to go with the adult. We contact the parents/ carers straight away to confirm who should be picking their child up. This is why we always ask that if the parent/ carer cannot pick the child up at the end of a session themselves then they ring us to confirm and warn us who will be collecting the child.

What do Parents / Carers provide?

If your child is still in nappies then we ask you to provide the nappies and wet wipes and any cream that they may use.

We also ask that you provide their packed lunches, but we do not allow foods containing nuts into the nursery due to allergies.

It is also handy if every child can bring in their own spare change of clothes; you never know how messy they will get!

However, we do have back up plans though! We do normally have spare nappies and clothes on site but these must be replaced or paid for.

Our aim at Giggles Nursery is to have fun, introduce children to new activities and friends and aid them in their learning.

We do the messy play here so you don’t have to do it at home!!