Sessions

Admissions

The Dawnay Playgroup are registered to accept children from 2½ years onwards. Your child will be offered their place at the nearest start of term/half term to this age. 

The Dawnay Playgroup reserves the right to reallocate all sessions in the event that a place previously accepted is declined, without there being extenuating circumstances. 

Priority is given to children who start at two and a half but, if you wish your child to start later you should advise us. In such circumstances and subject to availability of spaces, we can only confirm your child's place the term before they are due to start.

Priority for sessions is given to the existing children. Whilst we will always do our best to accommodate requests for specific sessions where there is a genuine need or reason, it may not always be possible.

Hours

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We offer a flexible approach to pre-school education. 

Session times 

Monday       09:00am - 12:00noon

Tuesday       09:00am - 3:00pm

Wednesday 09:00am - 3:00pm

Thursday     09:00am - 12:00noon

Friday         09.00am - 12:00noon

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These are our current opening times,

Tuesdays and Wednesdays sessions still end at 12:00noon however there is an opportunity to stay all day. please see below.

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Lunch Club 

All days have the option to stay until 1:00pm for lunch club - please bring a packed lunch.

Longer Sessions 

The longer session times (pick up at 3pm) will only be available to children over 3 years old, and when deemed ready to do so by staff.

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Early drop off 

All days we offer early drop off at 8:45am for a small fee of £2 - payable on the day, this does not need to be booked in advance.

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Ad hoc sessions 

We understand that sometimes you might need the occasional day, in addition to your signed up days. Please speak to us and we will see what we can do.

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Fees

We offer a competitive pricing structure for our preschool. 

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Costs 

The charge is £7 per hour. Fees are reviewed on an annual basis and invoices are issued at the beginning of each term for the whole term.

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FEET & Childcare vouchers

We do accept childcare vouchers and we are registered for FEET. For any further details regarding free 15 hours and your options click here.  

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Deposit

To secure a place for your child we require a £25.00 non-refundable deposit, of which £20.00 is redeemable against the first terms fees (there is a £5.00 charge to cover administration costs).

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Non attendance

We regret that we cannot make refunds for holidays or illness or on occasions where circumstances beyond our control may force The Dawnay Playgroup to close/not operate for example: illness; adverse weather conditions.  

Please provide a terms notice if a child is leaving the Playgroup, or changing their sessions.