Welcome to Hopscotch Day Nursery
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We are constantly amazed at the things our children are learning and we know that it is down to the Hopscotch Staff - thank you all! Mrs I, Brentwood
A is incredibly happy at Hopscotch and is constantly asking if it is a Hopscotch Day! Mrs W, Brentwood
When you need childcare, we know how difficult it is for you to decide exactly where to leave your little ones. What is your main concern – will your child be happy? Is the environment safe and secure? Is the nursery flexible enough to meet your needs? Will the investment fit in with your budget? Are the staff caring and qualified? There will be hundreds of questions you want to ask, and we are here to answer those questions and put your mind at rest.
If childcare is needed because you’re returning to work then the choice can be even more difficult, but here at Hopscotch we’ve tried to make it different for both you and your child. We’ve been through exactly the same decision taking processes as you are about to, and we know what is important to you as a parent.
We operate an open door policy and welcome you to visit our nursery whenever you wish. We believe the best way to select a nursery is to come along and view with your child and meet the staff and other children. We will try our very best to accommodate your child on the days and times you require.
More about Hopscotch
Our nursery is situated in the grounds of Kelvedon Hatch Primary School, set amongst beautiful countryside in a secure traffic free location. The Nursery has three rooms, catering for children aged 3 months to 5 years. We also offer a breakfast club and after school club for children of ages between 5 years and 7 years 11 months who attend Kelvedon Hatch School. We are open all year round excluding Bank Holidays, between 7.30am and 6pm weekdays. We participate in the Government Grant (Funding) scheme for over threes and we also take most Nursery Vouchers.
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Nursery and pre-school education and care
We have rooms for babies, toddlers and pre-school children, a very large garden and use of school facilities including IT suite and swimming pool for the summer!
Flexible childcare
We are here to wherever possible accommodate your childcare requirements.
- Full daycare 7.30 – 6pm
- AM session 8-1, PM session 1-6, school day session 9-3
- Pre-school sessions
- Breakfast club 7.30-8.45
- After school club 3.15 – 6pm
Professional Associations
NDNA
PSLA
4 Children
Nursery Vouchers Accepted
Busy Bees
Accors
Sodexho
Midcounties Childcare
Care-4
Fideliti
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Hopscotch Nursery Staff
The nursery is headed by our dedicated and experienced manager Jan who has worked in childcare for ten years and who holds an NVQ Level 3 qualification. All the nursery staff are qualified in childcare, and training for all staff is ongoing with management staff currently undertaking Foundation Degree courses. In addition most staff hold qualifications in First Aid, and Food Hygiene with most having attended Behaviour Management, SEN (Special Educational Needs), Makaton, Safeguarding Children and Child Protection, Equal Opportunities and Promoting Positive Behaviour courses.
Meal Times
At Hopscotch we treat meal times as social occasions and with this in mind our staff are encouraged to sit and eat with the children. We all start our day together during breakfast and the children then move out to their own rooms.
Snack time is a daily selection of fruit, dips, crackers, and vegetables.
Lunch is prepared by qualified staff from Kelvedon Hatch Primary School who offer a varied menu, designed and approved by Essex County Council Nutritionists.
Tea is prepared by the Hopscotch staff who hold Food Hygiene certificates. Our tea menu is regularly reviewed and updated to take into account all the children’s individual dietary requirements. With all meals children are offered a choice of milk or water and fresh water is available to all children at all times.
Hopscotch offers more
Because of our location we can offer extra curricular activities throughout the year. In the summer months we have access to the school swimming pool for all children who attend nursery. These sessions are supervised by a qualified pool lifeguard and children are taken in by a member of staff on a 1:1 ratio. We use the school ICT computer suite twice a week and also the school playgrounds and playing fields on a regular basis. We have Sports Day once a year in July and a graduation ceremony termly as the older children leave to go to full-time school.
We have security lighting and a biometric fingerprint door entry system for all staff, parents and carers. We arrange regular trips out with short walks to the local areas of interest plus many opportunities for visitors to come and talk to the children.
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