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Jeanette.Schou@as.kommune.noInformation about Sagalund barnehage
INFORMATION ABOUT SAGALUND BARNEHAGE
Sagalund barnehage is a public kindergarten with two groups, Marihøna 1 – 3 years and Tusenbein 3 – 5 years.
The kindergarten opened in 1978.
The kindergartens address:
Ekornveien 50, 1430 Ås
Phone number: 6496 2690
6496 2691 (manager)
6496 2692 ( Marihøna)
6496 2693 ( Tusenbein)
6496 2690 (wireless phone)
E-mail: sagalund.barnehage@as.kommune.no
Homepage: www.sagalundbarnehage.no
The kindergarten is situated on Moer, ca. 1, 5 kilometers from the centre of Ås and UMB. The easiest access is by driving Brekkeveien, and then turn right into Søråsveien. (Take the first right after Maxbo) If you are walking, Ekornveien is a good solution, but it is closed for driving in the end of the road.
STAFF:
Manager, works 50/60% in the kindergarten
Marihøna has two pre-school teachers and two assistants.
Tusenbein has one pre-school teacher and two assistants.
In addition to the regular staff, there can be staff for children with special needs, students in practice, unemployed who gets work-training, and stand-ins if someone in the regular staff is ill or on holiday.
TO START IN THE KINDERGARTEN
The first weeks in the kindergarten can be a difficult time for the child. There are many persons to get to know, both children and adults, and many new impressions.
It is very important that the parents can stay together with the children the first days in the kindergarten. Then the parents and the children can be able to get to know the staff and the other children together, and the child will feel more secure.
How many days the children will need their parents to stay with them, will vary
from child to child, but our experience is that most children need 3 – 5 days together with their parents, before they feel secure enough to stay a whole day on their own.
There will be made appointments between parents and staff, for each child, so that the parents can tell us about te child and we can ask questions and tell what we do each day/week in the kindergarten.
TO COME AND GO
The daily contact is important; we can exchange information about the child and get to know each other better. We hope that you can spend some time in the morning and in the afternoon, so we can have time for a small chat, and the child get some time to finish whatever it’s doing.
If someone else is going to fetch the child we need to know in advance. We are not allowed to let the child go with someone we don’t know.
Remember to tell us when you are coming and leaving. We will always try to meet you in the cloakroom, but sometimes we are very busy. Let us be good models for the children by always saying hello and goodbye to each other!!
Make sure you shut the gate behind you when you come and leave!!
OPENINGS HOURS
The kindergarten is open Mondays to Fridays from 7.15 a.m. until 4.45p.m. The kindergarten is open throughout the year, except for public holidays. The staff has five planning-days a year, these days the kindergarten is closed. Christmas Eve and New Years Eve are also closed, and on Wednesday before Maundy Thursday we close at 12.
In connection with Christmas and Easter we ask the parents about their need for childcare these days. Usually many children are away on holidays, and this is an opportunity for the staff to also take some days off.
We have got no “prime-time” in the kindergarten, but if you want your child to participate in certain activities, project, walks in the forest etc., your child needs to come before 9.45 a.m.
You have to leave the kindergarten before 4.45 p.m. If you fetch your child later, you have to pay a fee. (Kr. 200, - )
MEALS
We have breakfast at 8.00 a.m. The children have to bring their own food. They will get milk, water or orange-juice to drink.
At 11/12 a.m. we serve lunch. The children get bread with different kinds of cheese and meat. To drink they get the same as for breakfast. Once a week we make a hot meal for lunch.
At 3 p.m. the children get fruits; oranges, apples, bananas etc.
The parents pay extra for meals, kr. 300, - pr. Month.
HOLIDAYS/ SUMMER IN THE KINDERGARTEN
All children are going to have 4 weeks of holidays throughout the year; 3 weeks must be taken in summer, between June 20th and August 20th. Children who are leaving the kindergarten, and are going to start school, have to take all their holidays before August 1st.
Both children and staff are taking most of their vacation in July. To make this work the public kindergartens are closed the three last weeks of July. In April we send out a form to all the parents, and you have to decide witch other weeks your child is going to have holidays . When we have all the forms, we can decide how much staff we need every week.. The parents will be informed in June about how many children and how many employees (and who) there will be in the summer open kindergarten.
GROUPS
The kindergarten is divided into two groups; Tusenbein and Marihøna. Tusenbein has ca 18 – 20 children. Marihøna has ca 15 children. The groups have both fulltime and part-time places. (50, or 100%)
The kindergarten is an “open” kindergarten; the children can play wherever they want.
WORKING HOURS
The pree-school teachers work 33, 5 hours in the group (including break) every week, and have got 4 hours for planning. The assistants work 37, 5 hours in the group.(including break)
The staff in the kindergarten have to sign a contract that makes sure that we don’t tell anybody any information that we get about the children and the parents or any other information we get in our work.
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
We are celebrating all the children’s birthdays in the kindergarten. We put out the flag in the morning, make a birthday-crown, and have something special to eat for desert. We also decorate with the childs nationale flag. And we sing the Birthday-song: Hurra for deg…. or Gratulerer med dagen....
If you are going to invite some of the children in th kindergarten to a private birthday party, we ask you kindly, not to put invitations in the children’s shelves. It is very heartbreaking for those who are not invited… You can get a list of the name, numbers or adresses in the kindergarten.
CLOTHES
The children must be suitable dressed, for inside -and outdoor activities, for different kinds of weather and different times of the year. The clothes should be practical and comfortable. It’s a good idea to have at least one whole set of changing clothes for your child in the kindergarten.
What should be in the kindergarten?
The children needs:
- Slippers
- minimum one set extra clothes
- rain clothes/ boots
- outer clothing
- wool/ fleece in winter
It is very nice if you write your child’s name on its belongings. Then we know whose stuff it is, and it is easier to find if something is missing.
Every Friday you have to empty the shelves, this is for washing.
OWN TOYS
We don’t want the children to bring their own toys to the kindergarten.
ILLNESS
If a child is ill, it has to stay at home. It is important that you inform the staff about your child’s disease. If the other children can get infected we will inform the other parents. Sometimes it is difficult to know if a child is ill or not. You have to consider if it is well enough to stay in the kindergarten, if it is not quite well it can be very exhausting to stay in the kindergarten all day. As a rule it has to stay at home, when it has got fever, diarrhea or is vomiting. If a child gets ill in the kindergarten, we will phone you. The child has to be sympthomefree for 24 hours before it comes back to the kindergarten again.
Please make sure that we are always able to reach you, tell us if you change phone numbers. By emergencies, we will contact doctor immediately.
It is also ok to know if a child has been ill during the weekend/ night.
Sometimes parents ask if their child can stay indoors because they are not quite well. This is difficult for us, and we can say yes only in special cases. (Like asthma)
MEDICINE
There has to be a written agreement between parents and staff if a child must get medicine in the kindergarten.
INSURANCE
All children are insured against accidents. The insurance covers the time the children spend inside the kindergartens area, on trips made by the kindergarten, on the direct way from home to kindergarten, and from the kindergarten to home.
DRIVING PERMISSION
When your child start in the kindergarten, you have to fill in a form, so we know if we are permitted to take your child in private cars or public transport. Usually we walk when we go somewhere, but we hire a bus to go to church before Christmas, drive private cars if we visit UMB, and also on some other occasions.
NOTICE
If a child is going to quit the kindergarten, you have to tell us 1 month ahead. You have to give a written notice to the headmaster.
PAYMENT
The payment depends on your income, and varies from 1050, - to 2330,-. We serve lunch, this is extra, and costs 200, - pr. Month. You pay for 11 months a year, July is free of charge.
INFORMATION
In the cloakroom, we have two cupboards where we put different kinds of information to the parents. It is important that you read these notes, ask us
if you don’t understand! We will also post plans and other informations on our homepage www.sagalundbarnehage.no.
PARENTS MEETING
We invite all the parents twice a year to a parents meeting. We tell you about our pedagogical plans, and want your opinions about them. Sometimes we use the meeting to discuss certain subjects’ that concern children.
Twice a year we also invite the parents to each child, to come and talk with us. Then we can exchange experiences about the child, how he or she develops; language, socially, physical and psychical, and if it is happy in the kindergarten. It is also an opportunity to tell us if you are satisfied with the kindergarten, and what you expect from us. Take contact if you want more than two meetings.
SOCIAL MEETINGS
Sometimes we invite parents to social meetings in the kindergarten. This can just be to come and drink coffee, or we have an exhibition or something else. This is a nice opportunity to meet the other children and parents, and to get to know them.
If you are wondering about something? Just ask us!
