Happy Feet Playschool & Daycare

Welcome to you, a parent and a child!

When you enrol your child in our playschool, you agree with the experts that a child needs a wide variety of stimulation indoors and outdoors.

Where would you find a better opportunity than here with us? We structure our day and care in a way that your child enjoys the attention, love, stimulation and fun they receive here in Happyfeet!

Happyfeet was founded in 2009 by owner Lynette Marais. Lynette has 23 years of preschool education experience and has a passion for working with young children. Under Lynette’s leadership, Happyfeet continues to grow year on year, preparing children for formal education and helping young ones to develop strong social skills and positive self-image, which are of life-long benefit to them.

ABOUT OUR PROGRAMME:

We follow a lovely, fun filled, educational curriculum named “Kleuterklas”. The programme is designed to” learn through play” and covers all developmental areas. The program complies with the ELDA’s as the department requires.

Arrival and Closing Times

• Arrival is from 07:15 to 08:00
• Parents have the option of sending their child till 12:00, 15:00 and 17:00
• No collection between 13:00 and 15:00
• School closes at 17:00, closed on public holidays & school public holidays
• Closes 3 weeks over December and January
• Closes 1 week in June / July school holidays

If you could be late, please inform us as soon as possible, so we can assure your child that you haven't forgotten about him / her. If you should collect your child after 17:15 overtime will be charged at R60 per hour or a part thereof. Overtime will also be charged if you collect your child late for half day.

Safety

For safety purposes, children must be handed over to the adult in charge, and a child will not be sent out to parents waiting in the car. Please inform the school when someone else will pick up your child from school. Your child will not be handed over if parents made no prior arrangements.

Food

The school will provide your child with a morning breakfast and an afternoon snack (for full-day children).

Breakfast will be served from 07:15 - 08:00.  Please arrive before 07:45 if you would like your child to have breakfast @school.  Breakfast can be served at home, or you can send their own breakfast and milk with to school if preferred/required - if you arrive before 07:45.

Parents need to send their child's own healthy lunch to school. Treats are allowed only on Fridays! Unfortunately, we do not have any cooking facilities, but their lunch can be kept fresh in the fridge and warmed up in the microwave.

Please send a juice or water bottle. Water, juice, cold drink or tea refills will be provided.

Parents must provide their child's own milk. Bottles must be prepared at home.

*Teeth must be brushed at home.

Illness and injuries

If your child will not be attending school, please notify us before 08:40.

PLEASE KEEP YOUR CHILD AT HOME IF HE / SHE IS SICK. No sick children are allowed at school!!

In the event of your child falling ill or having a severe injury, you will be contacted to pick him / her up A.S.A.P. In the event of parents not being available, the friend or family member listed on the registration form will be contacted.

It is your responsibility to take your child to the doctor and pay any medical bills (including ambulance costs).

Medication

All medication must be handed to the adult in charge. Under no circumstances may ANY medicine be left in your child's bag. Your child will not receive any medication, unless you have made a note in their book.

Babies

If a dummy is used, please send it every day. Please provide your child with at least 6 nappies per day and sufficient extra clothing.

Babies’ breakfast:

Provide own cereal until your child can eat from breakfast menu at about 7months

Clothes

NB! MARK ALL CLOTHES AND SHOES CLEARLY. Children should wear comfortable clothes that are allowed to get dirty. Pack an extra set of clothes, something warm and a bag for dirty or wet clothes every day.

*If your child is potty training, provide a potty and enough dry clothes every day.

For the first day please send the following:

• Navy blue hand towel
• 2 rolls of toilet paper (in Jan and July)
• 2 Dettol liquid soap handwash (in Jan and July)
• 2 boxes of 200 tissues (in Jan and July)
• 1 roll Kitchen Towel (Monthly)
• A pack of Baby wipes – for face (on the first day and then as needed during the year)
• A blanket and pillow (full day only)
• Gumboots in Winter
• Hat in Summer

Very important!

All items MUST BE MARKED CLEARLY. Including bottles, lids, containers, clothes, shoes, bedding and everything else that belongs to your child.

Birthdays

Birthdays are a special event in any child's life. Parents can arrange to have a birthday party for their child at school. Unfortunately, we can only accommodate children that go to our school. Children love giving and receiving gifts! Please help to make their day special by sending a small gift.

Our playground is available to hire for children’s birthday parties over weekends - please contact us for more information.

Extra-mural activities available

Demos for these activities will take place in the beginning of the year. Only activities that have enough interest and enrolments will be presented at our school. These activities will be during weekdays - in the mornings. We will have demos from: Kinderkinetics, Smart Rugby and The Rascal’s drum club.

Fund-raisers

We have various fund-raisers during the year to generate extra income for educational toys, unforeseen events and to properly maintain the school facilities.

It also helps to keep the school fees at a competitive rate.

Parents play a very important role for fund-raisers to be a success.

Bakers’ day fund-raiser

Each child gets a turn to make or bake treats for their friends on a day that will be communicated to you.

The other children all bring R10 to “buy” the treats.