Policies
Religion Policy
The school has no official religion and does not advocate any faith. We teach that there are many people in the world and many different religions and cultures.
Language Policy
Bambini Montessori School is an English medium school. All children are taught to say good morning and goodbye in various other languages. All children are taught songs in other languages too to enrich the learning process and to expose the children to various cultures and languages.
Holiday Policy
Please ask the directress for the holiday calendar for the current year. Holidays are subjecet to change with adequate notice at the discretion of the center.
Advertising Policy
The school advertises in magazines, newspapers and on our website we would like permission to use photographs of your child in some of these articles. If you have any objections please notify the school as soon as possible.
Policy & Requirements
Bambini Montessori School is a holistic school that looks at every aspect of the child’s physical, emotional, social, cognitive, moral/spiritual development and this includes aspects such as diet, discipline structures, allergies, home circumstances etc. Although it may seem invasive, we do require as much information about the child as possible such as medical and personal information. Please be aware that all information is kept secure and treated with utmost respect and confidence. This information is only sought in order to help the child reach his/her full potential.
Uniform Policy
A uniform is highly recommended and is available for purchase from the directress. No batman, hulk, or fantasy clothing may be worn. No high heeled shoes are to be worn, as these are extremely bad for their developing spines. Please ensure that hair is neatly clipped away from eyes. All long hair must be tied up into a pony-tail for health reasons.
Accidents & Emergency Policy
Parents are contacted immediately. If the parents cannot be contacted the school will refer the child to the family doctor or nearest doctor or casualty section at the nearest hospital. Please ensure that the school is informed of the changes of address or telephone numbers. Please provide us Health Insurance copies.
Stop & Drop Policy
At our school we have a stop and drop system for all children. Parents should drop their children at the main door to a staff member. Please arrive at the correct time and not any later.
Car Park Policy
Allow your child to carry their own possessions. Drive carefully and slowly, please look out for children walking across the parking area. Please be courteous when dealing with our neighbors surrounding the school; do not park in the neighbors driveways or gardens.
Food Policy
All lunches must not contain sweets/chocolates/fizzy drinks; the children’s lunchboxes must include a fruit and healthy sandwiches at Bambini Montessori School we place great emphasis on the importance of good nutrition as the first step to a lifelong wellness education program. Lunch is a very important part of not only your child’s day, but of his/her wellness education as well, and we need to count on you to work with us to teach her/him about health and nutrition. Obviously, we all want to pack lunches that our children will eat. The challenges is to help them discover that wholesome, sugar free foods can taste even better than junk food and do not have the negative effects on our bodies. For young children, it is a good idea to prepare food in small, easy to hand servings, such as cutting sandwiches into quarters, slicing up fresh fruit and preparing bite sized slices of cheese. Please no sodas. We, encourage all our children to drink water and diluted pure fruit juice. Please make sure that all containers have your child’s name on them. Do not allow your child to share his/her food with a friend as we have a few children who have special diet.
Lost Property Policy
All lost items will be kept by the Directress if they find. You can ask the directress for the same. If it is not claimed in three months it will be donated to charity.
Discipline Policy
Should a child refuse to respond to a request and persist in adverse behaviour he or she will be removed from the group for a short period of time. This will be carried out in a positive way and will in no way be detrimental to the child’s needs or feelings. If there are any changes in the normal routine at home, it is important that the directress be informed of this as soon as possible. It is our goal to encourage self-discipline and self-motivation as the reasons for behaviours rather than fear. We encourage children to rather love learning and each other The goal of all Montessori’s is to establish safe, warm, and a caring environment within to teach children in a positive and appropriate ways of handling situations, rather than assume that misbehaviours and punishments are inevitable; to develop a strong sense of self-discipline. Responsibility and courtesy; to develop an atmosphere conducive to peaceful studies.
Code of Conduct
We encourage everyone at Bambini Montessori School to be kind and gentle to everyone. Everyone has a right to privacy and concentration. Everyone has a right to his/her own personal belongings. We encourage everyone not to touch anything that does not belong to them. Everyone has the right to feel safe and secure. We always use the playground equipment as intended to be used. We let everyone play who wants to join in the games. Scary games are not played at our school. We always say goodbye before leaving the premises with our guardians.
Birthday Celebration Policy
Any parent who wishes to celebrate birth day of child can do so with prior notice & invitations. We request parents to provide packaged drinks only.
Visitors Policy
Anyone visiting the school must report front desk.
They will be then guided to the Directress who will take care of them. If you wish to talk to the teacher, inform directress for a request for convenient time. If you wish to talk to the teacher, please refrain from talking to the teacher when the class has already started or in front of the others; please make an appointment for a convenient time.
Parents and the School
At Bambini Montessori School we try to create community where relationship tend to grow strong and friendship run deep. Staff, children, and parents enjoy an old fashioned sense of friendship and collaboration.
This opportunity for continuity, stability, and a true sense of community within the school means a great deal in many of us. We want the children to know that they belong, that they are respected and that they are cared for not only by their parents, but also by the larger community of peers, staff and the other parents in the school.
Bambini Montessori School strives to bring together families who have chosen to identify with a common commitment to the shared concerns, values and expectations they have for their children. We come from different backgrounds but our sense of community exists in spite of it, or perhaps because of it.
Reports Policy
The Montessori philosophy encourages each child to compete against himself/herself and not against others. For this reason we do not keep graded records.
- The directress keeps discreet reports of each child’s academic, emotional, social and physical development.
- These reports and confidential records are kept secure from unauthorized access at all times.
- Should a child need a progress report to be given to a big school it will be issued by the directress to parents upon request.
Complaints and Compliments Policy
Complaints and compliments are welcomed at our school; these are used to improve our school system.
If you have a compliment this can be given to the directress.
Any complaints regarding your child a suitable appointment can be arranged with the directress.
Communication/Messages Policy
Newsletters are sent monthly and will be posted at the front desk. These are important notices and must be read by all parents.
Children will be allowed to picked by designated adults only whose names are given at the time of registration. Parents can change the names any time but must be informed in writing.
Illness Policy
If your child is sick, please notify the directress before school. A child should not come to school if he/she is on antibiotics. Your child should be resting at home.
Please do not send medicines to school with your child. Our first aid boxes have plasters and savlon for cuts and scrapes. A child should not come to school if they are sick,
Have a temperature
A runny tummy
An eye infection
A rash
A throat infection
A continual cough or runny nose
Any open wounds must be sufficiently covered with a plaster before coming to school.
These are standards which must be met to protect other children.
School Equipment Policy
Please remember that at Bambini Montessori School we are striving towards the perfect Montessori equipment with only the best of everything for our children to learn from. Please respect our equipment. Although it may not look much to an untrained eye, it is either exceptionally expensive, or a tremendous amount of work has gone into making it.
The children are taught very quickly how to handle the equipment and books with care.
Environment Policy
Smoking is not permitted on school grounds or on any outings.
Parents/guardians arriving at the school to pick up their children intoxicated will not be allowed to take the child home. The emergency person will be called to collect the child. Please do not drop any litter in or around the school.
If your child drops any artwork or litter please encourage him/her to pack it up and place it in the proper place.
School Fees Payment Policy
School fees must be paid on the first day of the month. A grace period of ten days is permitted. A penalty of $50.00 will have to be paid after the 10th of the month.
School fee statements will be sent to parents on request only.
Although our school has had a very successful year and is growing from day to day, the school fees must be paid timeously to ensure the continual growth. Please note that we reserve the right to refuse service if in the event you have a negative account balance with Bambini Montessori School.
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