Useful information - Kirkgate Childcare

Holiday Dates 2018/2019

Read our term times for the academic year 2018 - 2019

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?

Would you like to know more about your child’s development and what is expected throughout their different stages?

Help with childcare costs - Childcare Choices

Ensure that you’re getting all the right support with your childcare costs.

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

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

My son has been going to Kirkgate nursery since it opened and he will be leaving in July. We are so sad to be leaving as it is such a wonderful place! It has a truly child-centred ethos where every child really is valued, nurtured and treated as a unique individual. I am so grateful…

Hannah