Useful information - Kirkgate Childcare

HOLIDAY DATES 2019/2020

Training Days

We will be closed for staff training days on the following date:

Meal times

Children are required to bring a packed lunch if they are staying until 12:30 or for the full day. We will provide a healthy snack in the morning, mid afternoon and at 4pm. No cooking facilities available on site.

What to Expect, When?

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Help with childcare costs - Childcare Choices

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Staffing & Recruitment Policies

All policies are available in the nursery entrance, if you require a specific policy please contact Dawn Stevenson

Safeguarding Policies

All policies are available in the nursery entrance, if you require a specific policy please contact Dawn Stevenson

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Public Health Guidelines

Public Health Guidelines for childcare settings

Ofsted Report

Read more about what Ofsted said about our setting

Holiday Dates 2020/2021

Term and Holiday Dates
Academic Year 2020-2021
Autumn Term 2020 Wednesday 3rd September 2020- Friday 18th December 2020
NYCC Half term holiday (WE ARE OPEN BUT NO FUNDING RECEIVED) Monday 26th October 2020 Friday 30th October 2020
Christmas holiday WE ARE CLOSED Monday 21st December 2020 – Friday 01st January 2021
Spring Term 2021 4th January 2021 – Friday 26th March 2021
NYCC Half term holiday (WE ARE OPEN BUT NO FUNDING RECEIVED) Monday 15th February 2021 – Friday 19th February 2021
NYCC Easter Holiday (WE ARE OPEN BUT NO FUNDING RECEIVED) Monday 29th March 2021 until Friday 09th April 2021
(CLOSED B/HOL 2nd &5th April)
Summer Term 2021 Monday 12th April 2021- Friday 23rd July
May Bank Holiday WE ARE CLOSED Monday 3rd May 2021
Half term holiday WE ARE CLOSED Monday 31st May 2021 – Friday 4th June 2021
NYCC Summer holidays (WE ARE OPEN UNTIL 14 TH AUG BUT NO FUNDING RECEIVED) We are closed from the 16th August 2021 for 3 weeks

Funding is received from the authority for 38 weeks a year, therefore if your child has a funded place and attends in the school holidays that we are open or the first week in September there will be a charge to yourself of either £38 a day or £19 half a day.

Lovely nursery with friendly attentive staff. My daughter, with additional medical needs, made firm bonds with staff and was given the highest level of care. would definitely recommend.

Kirsty F

An absolutely outstanding nursery. My daughter has been going since she turned two, and she has learnt so much from communication, numbers to making friends and lovely manners! The staff are very kind to the children and teach them to be kind to others. It’s not like any other nursery, they go out on trips…

Collette

Both my children have attended kirkgate childcare and I couldn't be happier with our experience. They did a wonderful job preparing my daughter to go off to school, encouraging her to speak out when she's not happy. I was very anxious with my son starting due to him having a life threatening condition, however the…

Lucy

We cannot recommend Kirkgate Childcare enough, from the staff’s efforts to help settle our daughter when she first started, to the diversity of all the activities and outings offered, and the lovely and kind staff who cannot do enough to ensure the children are happy and learning. Dawn and her team are amazing!

Charlotte

Kirkgate childcare is an amazing nursery. My daughter loves going there. The setting is completely child centred and staff are highly skilled. They genuinely care about each child’s individuality and follow and celebrate their interests. All staff have worked to develop a lovely relationship with my daughter, particularly, her key worker, who she loves! My…

Fiona