Frequently Asked Questions
What do I need to bring for enrolment?
On enrolment you are required to bring:
Your child's birth certificate or passport
Immunisation record (found in your Plunket book)
Completed enrolment form
What do I need to bring when my child starts preschool?
Your child should come with the following items. Please make sure all items are named.
Change of clothes, both hot & cold weather. (Extra clothes and shoes if toilet training)
Coat and woollen hat for winter
Sunhat for summer
We supply sunblock but if your child has sensitive skin you are welcome to supply your own
Lunchbox & Drink Bottle
Nappies and Wipes for children in nappies (if cloth nappies liners are required)
Breast milk or formula for babies
Any special comforters
Do I have to pay for holidays/sick days?
Sick Days - Yes, payment is still required if your child is sick as the centre still incurs costs whether your child attends or not.
Statutory Holidays - No, you do not pay for days when Little Explorers is closed due to a statutory holiday. The one exception to this is full time children who pay a discounted flat rate are charged the discounted flat rate for all weeks even those containing public holidays. Little Explorers closes from Christmas Day until New Years, no one is charged for this closed period.
Personal Holidays - Children under 3 who don't receive 20 Hours ECE can receive a 2 week period throughout the year to use at a 50% discount.
What subsidies do you provide?
Subsidies are made available through WINZ. We also supports the 20 hours ECE scheme. Please enquire at your local WINZ office or through our centre for further advice.
What happens if there is an emergency with my child?
This depends on the nature of the emergency. Upon signing the enrolment agreement, you give Little Explorers Preschool the right to provide the necessary care required for your child whether that be a doctors visit or a visit to the emergency department. In any and all circumstances, every attempt will be made to contact you or your emergency contacts. Little Explorers also has a centre Facebook page which all parents can join. In an large scale emergency such as an earthquake, we will also update via this Facebook page informing parents of the centres status.
Can anyone pick up my child?
No. Only those who you have expressed permission on the enrolment form may collect your child. Photo identification must be provided before a child is released to anyone not know by the teachers.
What are your sleep and rest times?
In the nursery, children are able to sleep according to their own sleeping patterns. In the preschool, children are able to sleep after lunch, 12:30 onwards. Each child's sleeping times will be recorded daily on a sleep record which is hung on a clipboard near the sleep room door in the under 2's and in the over 2's on the playroom wall.
Do you provide lunch or other meals?
Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea is supplied by parents. The teachers occasionally do baking and cooking using food from our vegetable garden with the children.
Do you celebrate birthdays?
We celebrate birthdays at preschool and ask that if you choose to provide anything that you consider healthy options and that you provide a list of ingredients so that we can ensure children with allergies are given alternatives if required.
What’s your policy on…?
All of our policies and procedures can be found on our Policies Page.
