FAQs

Ghanshyam Nursery School is an overly subscribed school. We therefore request you to register your child as soon as you can. Please note, at the registration stage we cannot guarantee you a place or a start date. We will put your child's name on waiting list and contact you at least a month before a place becomes available. Once we offer you a place, you accept it by paying a Deposit which is non-refundable should you decide to withdraw your child within a month of starting the school. Deposit will be refunded back once your child leaves us and you have cleared all the balance.

The nursery runs full time (8am to 5pm) and open for 51 weeks a year.

Starting a new nursery can present lots of new experiences which your child may not have come across before. This might be confusing to start with, especially if your child is accustomed to spending most of their time with you. To overcome this, we offer a free settling in visit before your child starts Nursery. To begin with, you can spend time in the Nursery with your child. Then you can leave them for short periods of time, until they are familiar with the Nursery and our routines. This has the added benefit of giving you a clearer idea of what your child will do at Nursery. Please see our Starters & Settling Policy.

All our staff undergo enhanced DBS checks before they are allowed to be with the children in addition to two references. All the toys and equipment in the Nursery are of a high quality and regular Risk Assessments on equipment and procedures are carried out to ensure everything is maintained to the highest standard.

We carry out regular Fire Drills with the children, so that they become familiar with the routine so we will be able to clear the building quickly and safely in the event of an emergency.

Children are signed in and out each day by a designated person. If a child is to be collected by a different person (relative, friend etc.), staff must be notified in advance. We will not release a child to anyone unless we have confirmation from the parent to do so.

Security is very important to us. The Temple grounds are safe and a fob entry system is in place to ensure security is always maintained. Parents and carers will be granted access to the internal Nursery doors either by using the door buzzers or a staff opening the doors using our cctv telecom systems.

Anyone not known to the reception staff will be asked to identify themselves using a password. Only when satisfied of their identity will the receptionist allow them into the Nursery. All workmen are asked where possible for identification, and will never be left unsupervised around the children.

We ask parents to bring in their child's nappies, wipes and creams. These are put in an individual sections and are only used for your child. When you drop your child off, we may ask when they were last changed. Nappies are changed on a 1 to 1 basis. This gives the added benefit of adult/ child interaction and encouraging language development.

If your child becomes sick when in Nursery we will contact you. If you are unavailable, we will call the emergency contacts provided on your admission form.

The Nursery follows rigorous cleaning and hygiene procedures to keep exposure to infectious diseases at bay. If a child in the Nursery shows signs of having an infectious disease, or is not coping with the day, we will send them home straight away. This will help us to ensure that it does not spread throughout the Nursery. This includes children vomiting or suffering from diarrhoea.

If your child is absent for any reason, and unable to attend Nursery, please get in touch with the Nursery to inform us on all occasions.

If your child has shown symptoms of any infectious disease, including vomiting and diarrhoea, the Health Standards state that a child cannot attend nursery for 48 hours after the symptoms have subsided. This helps us to stop infection being passed on to other children in the Nursery.

Any absences due to sickness must be paid in full and unfortunately we are unable to provide refunds in such instances. Please see our policy.

We will only administer prescribed medicine to children whilst at nursery and with the written consent of those with parental responsibility. The first dose must be given at home 12 hours before attending nursery.

We follow a strict medication policy that will be followed at all times. In case of an increase in a child’s temperature and when all other methods have been exhausted, a fever reducer will be administered with prior consent.

Yes, breakfast, lunch and teatime is offered at set times throughout the day. Food provided is a healthy and balanced vegetarian diet, in the form of a variety of cuisines. There is no extra charge for meals.

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The nursery has qualified level 2 and above in Early Years. Each child will be allocated a key worker who will be their teacher. The room leader is in charge of the room.

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Every child attending the Nursery is assigned a Key Person. The role of a Key Person is to assist in the learning and development of each child to help them reach their full potential working in partnership with parents/guardians. Your child will have a learning journal which will have a collection of written and photographic evidence relating to your child’s development and progress whilst at the Nursery. We try our hardest not to change keep person unless absolutely necessary.

The Nursery follows Birth to 5 Matter curriculum which includes Early Years Foundation Stage 7 areas of learning. Parents can opt to enrol their child on extra-curricular activities like ‘Click It.’ Please see the clickit website or contact the nursery.

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Ghanshyam Education Trust is the legal entity and is managed by Board of Governors (Proprietors) who are chosen by the Trustees and The Managing Committee of SKSST. The nursery itself is managed by fully trained on-site staff.

Until your child is eligible for funding, fees are calculated on a pro-rata monthly basis as indicated on the admission form. Fees are payable a month in advance. Persistent late payment would result in a penalty fine.

We reserve the right to increase our charges once a year, typically in January but not exclusively. We will give you one month’s written notice before the proposed increase.

The fees are dependent on the age of your child and whether you are eligible for funded hours by the Government. For further information, please contact the nursery directly.

We would ask for contributions for extra-curricular activities like school trips or visitors. Charges are applicable for external professionals delivering special programmes. Parents provide nappies and wipes for their child.