Parent FAQs: Your Guide to Kids Planet Policies and Requirements

We recommend as soon as possible to secure your place as the nurseries can fill up very fast.

We always recommend visiting your preferred nursery before applying. You can book a show round on the nursery page.
If you are happy and have discussed all of our questions with your nursery team then you can book a place via our online application form. To secure your place there is an administration fee of £100.

To ensure a smooth transition into nursery we recommend at least 3 settling-in visits for all children to enable them to adapt to their new surroundings and to meet staff and children in the room. Where possible, we suggest this is done over 2 weeks to ensure there is time if required, to increase the number of visits.

• A recent photograph of your child, not passport size.
• A named bag, not too large (not plastic or drawstring)
• A change of clothes, including underwear if potty training. Please include wellies, rain coats, sunscreen and hats (suitable for the season). Please label.
• EpiPen or any other type of long term medicine if your child has an allergy or medical condition which requires this. Medicine needs to be prescibed and labelled with name and instructions clear.

OFSTED inspections take place approximately once every cycle, this is normally between 2 and 5 years. New settings are inspected with 2½ years of opening.

Please contact the Nursery Manager at one of our nurseries to confirm the details. Most our nurseries are open 52 weeks of the year and only closed for bank holidays.

Yes, all staff have to have a DBS check completed when they first start at Kids Planet. DBS checks are then renewed every two years.

Our staff are qualified to Level 3 in childcare or higher. Staff who do not hold a level 3 qualification are currently studying towards one.

The ratios, as outlined by Early Years Foundation Stage, are; 0-2 years – 1 adult: 3 children, 2-3 years – 1:4 and over 3 years 1:8 or 1:13 with an EYP or teacher.

We have set staff in each room on a daily basis and when staff are on holiday or absent due to illness we have familiar supply staff who cover within nursery so there remains continuity for each child.

We hold regular first aid courses throughout the nursery group for all our staff and our aim is to ensure everyone is first aid trained within a short time of starting Kids Planet.

For younger babies we have cots and as children get older we have sleep mats. Every child has their own bedding within nursery that is laundered at least weekly and whenever they sleep this is put out for them.

Staff sit with children and rub their tummy, back or stroke their heads. This is optional, if you would like your child to go to sleep by themselves you should let a member of staff know.

Only the baby room has cots, so as part of the transition process the staff in the baby room will speak to you as a parent about moving your child from sleeping in a cot to a sleeping mat.

Yes, Kids Planet provide each child with their own blanket and sheet at nursery. This is stored in a bag labelled with their name. We have a laundry room onsite and bedding is cleaned at least once a week.

When children start at nursery we follow their routines to ensure there is a smooth transition from home life to nursery. We work with families to ensure there is a continuity of care.

The nursery hairdresser visits every 6 weeks.

Breakfast 7:30-8:30am
Snack around 9.30am
Lunch served around 11:00-11:45am
Afternoon tea served between 3:00-3:30pm

At Kids Planet we would work with you as a parent to discuss weaning stages and we would follow your routine from home as your introduce new foods to your child. We also have a weaning menu in place for children who are just starting the weaning process.

All our nurseries have a Nursery Chef, who prepares all the food on the nursery premises with fresh ingredients, with no added salt or sugar. We have a 4 or 6 weekly menu in all of our nurseries. Our Nursery Chef is qualified in food preparation and food safety.

Children sit around the tables within their age specific room. Mealtimes are very sociable times and the staff will sit with the children and model good table manners.

At all our nurseries we offer a vegetarian option daily. Where there is sufficient demand, we also cater for other dietary needs in certain nurseries, this includes a Halal menu. Our Higher Broughton nursery also has a seperate Kosher kitchen.

Every child is allocated a key person and it is this person which develops a special bond with that child. They are based in the room that the child attends and completes the child’s learning development journal through observation and link each child’s progress within the EYFS.

We hold 2 parents evenings per year but you can book an appointment or have a chat with your child’s key person at any time. You are also able to access your child’s LJ via Parentzone.

Of course, we are a fully inclusive nursery and will adapt our care to the individual needs of each child who attends, where possible. At Kids Planet, in addition to the SENDCo (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator) based in the nursery,  we have a SEND team who provide support, advice and guidance to the Nursery SENDCo for those children who present with additional needs. Click here for more information.

All our nurseries work in partnership with other childcare providers and local school to ensure a smooth transition from nursery to school.

All our nurseries have CCTV in the indoor and outdoor play areas. The CCTV is not accessible through the internet, but parents are able to watch their child from the monitor in our nursery receptions. This is a good tool for settling in visits, checking your child is settled in after drop off or have a sneak peek into what they’re up to just before you collect them.

Each of our nurseries have a secure door entry system, the majority have fingerprint recognition
software which only allows designated people entry into the main entrance.

We go outside in all-weather within nursery and where children have direct access to the outdoors they go out very frequently throughout the day. Where children do not have direct access to the outdoors we have timetabled times for children to go out to play both in the morning and the afternoon. Read more about our outdoor provision including our Udeskole approach here.

Yes, we go out on local walks often to the local parks, to feed the ducks or to visit the library. We have an annual trip each year for parents to attend and we also arrange group specific trips throughout the year.

We have lots of extra-curricular activities throughout our nurseries these can include things like ballet, French, drama and sports sessions.

A direct debit form is included with your application form, to be completed with your payment details for childcare fees. Additionally we accept payment by bank transfer, Tax free childcare account, cash or we can accept card payments.

To find out what your nursery fees are, please contact your nearest nursery.

We take a £100 non-refundable deposit to secure a child’s place (£50 for siblings) at Kids Planet.

Yes, we offer funded places for eligible children for 15 and 30 hours free childcare. You can read more about Tax Free Childcare and funded places here.

Yes, if you have siblings at nursery, there will be a reduction in fees. Please speak to the Nursery Manager at your setting for more details.

Kids Planet – The number of sessions or days each child does per week is added together and then multiplied by 52 weeks and then divided by 12 to generate a set monthly invoice which has a fixed value each month.