HAPPY HARES DAY NURSERY Berkhamsted

Happy Hares Day Nursery

at Haresfoot School, Berkhamsted

Happy Hares Day Nursery is our OfStED registered daycare nursery at Haresfoot School.

It is situated in the homely and nurturing environment of a converted former family home in the heart of the Haresfoot School site. A (secure) connecting door joins it to our Pre-school classrooms.

Happy Hares offers a variety of session options between 7.30am and 6.30pm, 51 weeks per year. Everything is provided, including nappies, wipes, snacks, formula and meals which are prepared by the Happy Hares own chef. Children may begin at Happy Hares from 5 months of age. Happy Hares has its own secure playground and a unique sensory playloft.

Haresfoot is the only school in the local area to have a Daycare Nursery as an integral part of the school. The older children love waving to the little ones as they toddle round the grounds on walks with their carers, especially when they see their own brother or sister. "Happy Harers" have been successfully moving on to Haresfoot school since Happy Hares opened. Imagine your child knowing their classmates since they were all babies! Happy Hares also accepts some children who do not intend to move on to the school.

When children are three years old they move next-door into the Pre-School rooms.

Care is still provided from 7.30am to 6.30pm year-round. This allows children the experience of a classroom setting, and an gentle introduction to school life. It also provides a unique opportunity to fully implement all aspects of the new Early Years Foundation Curriculum.

Some of the Happy Hares staff spend time in the school too, so the children see

familiar faces in both places. Happy Hares provides a gentle introduction to school-life, especially for children of working parents, who often have difficulties arranging wrap-around care for their children once they start school or pre-school.

Please call if you would like to arrange a visit.

Happy Hares Day Nursery:

Mrs Emma Weidner, Manager