Term Dates 2011 - 2012
Autumn Term 2011:
Start: Sunday 30th October
End: Sunday 18th December
Spring Term 2012:
*Please note that we will be open: New Years Bank Holiday Monday 2nd Jan
Start: Monday 2nd January*
End: Saturday 11th February
Start: Sunday 19th February
End: Saturday 31st March
Summer Term 2012*:
*Please note that we will be open: May Bank Holiday Monday 7th May 2012.
Start: Sunday 15th April
End: Saturday 2nd June
Start: Sunday 10th June
End: Saturday 21st July
Session Times
Monday to Friday
Session 1 - 4.00 pm until 5.20 pm
Session 2 - 5.35 pm until 6.55 pm
Session 3 – 7.10 pm until 8.30 pm*
* Only sessions 1 and 2 on Friday
New Session:
Wednesday AM - 9.30am until 10.50am
Saturday
Session 1 - 9.00 am until 10.20 am
Session 2 - 10.35 am until 11.55 am
Session 3 - 12.10 pm until 1.30 pm
Session 4 – 1.40 pm until 3.00 pm
Session 5 – 3.15 pm until 4.35 pm
Sunday
Session 1 – 1.30 pm until 2.50 pm
Session 2 – 3.00 pm until 4.20 pm
Session 3 – 4.35 pm until 5.55 pm
Working Tax Credits
We are now registered with Ofsted and parents who are eligible for working tax credits may use them to pay for sessions at the centre. We believe claims may be backdated 3 months.
We are registered with the childcare voucher administrators below and can accept these vouchers in part payment of sessions.
Edenred Carer Account No.: P20434746
Gemelli Carer Account No.: K10309
Computershare Carer Account No.: 00051386
You At Work: Phone 0800 316 2244 and give name or postcode
Sodexo Carer Account No.: 805434
Kiddi Vouchers: Name and postcode
RG Childcare: Phone 0207 3138016 or email support@gchildcare.co.uk
Imagine Co-op Childcare Account No.: 85013702
Fideliti Childcare
Care-4 Account No.: 64754404
All Save
Please phone for more information regarding tax credits/vouchers.
Fees
Our fees are currently £26 per 80-minute session. This equates to just £19.50 per hour.
If you purchase a half-term in advance, the fee is £25 per session.
We are now registered with Ofsted, so eligible parents may use Working Tax Credits to help with our fees. This can reduce the price by upto 70%.
We also accept Childcare Vouchers which can be claimed what ever your income so long as you are paying TAX. This can save you approx 30% of the cost. Please ask when you call.
Directions to the Centre
If you search 'Google Maps' for: 'Kip McGrath Milton Keynes' you will see our balloon.
Drive along the V6 until you are opposite Central Milton Keynes railway station.
Turn up into Midsummer Boulevard by the big Santander building (was Abbey National).
Pass Chiquitos and Weatherspoons on your left.
You will see the Clydesdale bank.
Turn left into that street. That is the street we are on – Upper 4th Street.We are at number 272, on the first floor, above Geoffrey Leaver solicitors.
The office next door is Venture Photography and the office opposite is Morgans Estate Agents.
Parking outside the building is for permit holders only until 6pm including Saturday and Sunday but there is cheap parking (Purple Zone is 30p per hour) in the first part of Upper 4th Street, opposite the Thai restaurant, or in adjacent streets.
Please make sure you have parked correctly as the traffic wardens’ office is in our street.
Contacting Us
There is normally someone at the centre to answer queries from 11:00 am until 8:00 pm weekdays and from 9:00am until 5:00pm on Saturdays, and from 1.15pm to 6.15pm on Sundays.
If possible, please avoid phoning at the session changeover times, as office staff can be very busy then (01908 559331).
We do have an out-of-hours answer service available but if you wish to speak to someone directly please call during the hours above.
You may also send us an e-mail: kipmcgrathcmk@hotmail.co.uk
Staff Recruitment
We are always happy to hear from prospective tutors. If you think you would like to tutor in our centre, please ask us for an information pack and application form. Note that all tutors must have a teaching qualification and must undergo enhanced clearance by the CRB.
Terms and Conditions
Fees
See above for our current fee structure.
We can accept cash, card or cheque payments. Please make cheques payable to: Kip McGrath CMK.
We ask for a months notice prior to unenrolling.
Missed sessions
All missed sessions need to be paid for including sessions missed if you go on holiday. We offer a make-up session for any session missed so that you do not lose out. However, if you are going to be away for an extended time you may prefer to unenrol your child and re-enrol on your return.
Make-up sessions must be taken at a time other than the student’s normal session time, and must be taken within 2 months of missing the session. Make up sessions may not be carried over to a time after unenrolment.
The student’s personal study programme will be followed in make-up sessions but we cannot guarantee that the session will be with the student’s usual teacher.
You are, of course, not committed to paying for lessons falling outside our term dates.
Unenrolment
When the time comes to unenrol, you must ensure that: all paid sessions have been taken (including make-up sessions) and that you inform us at least one month in advance.
Other centres nearby
Kip McGrath Milton Keynes South: The Old Court House, Simpson Road, Fenny Stratford, Milton Keynes, MK2 2DD. Tel: 01908 646437
Kip McGrath Bedford North: Emily House, Hammond Way, Elms Industrial Estate, Bedford, MK41 0UD. Tel: 01234 330081
Kip McGrath Bedford South: 263 Bedford Road, Kempston, MK42 8BP. Tel: 01234 855277
Kip McGrath Dunstable: 122C Union Street, Dunstable, LU6 1HB. Tel: 01582 603623
Kip McGrath Aylesbury: 74 Oxford Road, Stone, Aylesbury, HP17 8PB. Tel: 01296 747500
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