If you decide to join us after your visit or trial session, please do not hesitate to request a registration form and simply complete and return it with the registration fee and deposit stating when you would like your child to start. This registration form is vitally important as it gives us the comprehensive information we need to give your child the best possible care.

Once you’ve booked in we invite you and your child to come along again to personally meet your child’s teacher and discuss the needs and requirements of your child. It will also help your child to settle in if he or she visits before starting ’for real’. Feel free to visit as many times as you feel necessary to help your child settle and for you to feel at ease with the new environment and routine.

Dress for fun! AVA’s days are filled with all kinds of hands-on learning so clothing should be simple, washable and comfortable. Please do not dress your child in their best clothes as paint, glue, play dough etc are frequently used and, although protective aprons are provided for these activities, stray splashes could stain clothing.

Since our classroom extends to the outdoors please dress your child appropriately for the weather and footwear should be closed toed to protect in case of slipping and tripping while using the apparatus.

For the inevitable accidents (especially while toilet learning), AVA hold a limited amount of spare clothing but naturally children would feel much more comfortable wearing their own clothes, so we request that all children bring a spare set of clothing in a named bag which can be left at the Pre-school on their peg. Please make sure all clothing is clearly labelled. If your child uses any of our spare clothing please return them washed as soon as possible ready for the next child.

During the summer months we often offer water play days. For this we ask you to bring along a pair of underpants and an old t-shirt and we also require a sunhat that can remain at Pre-school for the duration of the summer. If you do not wish your child to paticipate in water play, please inform your child’s key-worker. Whilst our spacious outside play areas are shaded by trees, we still recommend that children wear hats and are treated with sun-screen before they arrive each day during the summer months.

Many children need security items for rest time which is absolutely fine but please make sure personal items are labelled as many children become very distressed if their special blanket or comforter becomes lost.

We do ask that toys and other items from home are not brought into Pre-school except for ‘show and tell’ days, as they can often cause squabbles between the children and cause broken hearts if they go missing or get damaged.