Information for New Families

Early Years (EY) Drop Off

All EY children must be brought to the EY gate, not the main entrance.
8:30 FRa, ES, ENb, DEb
8:35 FRb, ENe, NLb, ENd 
8:40 ENa, NLa, ENc, DEa 

New EY Children

Our Early Years teachers meet the new children at the EY playground gate for handover from the parents. Bus riders will be taken by their driver to the EY gate, and handed over to a teacher. 

Wet Weather and Early Years Drop Off:
All children will walk directly from the EY gate into the Atrium from 8:30am. The class teachers or TAs will wait to collect children in the Atrium, keeping classes separate, until they are brought to their classes. 

Early Years Pick Up

14:45 – 15:00 Our EY teachers will take the class to the gate, in turns. Please be on time for this process, so that teachers and your little ones are not confused and kept waiting. The order for afternoon pick up can start at 14:45 with the same class order as for the morning drop off. 

14:45 FRa, ES, ENb, DEb 
14:50 FRb, ENe, NLb, ENd 
14:55 ENa, NLa, ENc, DEa 

(In wet weather, individual classes will be brought out the Atrium to the gate. Your punctuality and cooperation here is very helpful.)

Early Years Wednesday Pick Up Times

12:30 - FRa, ES, ENb, DEb
12:35 - FRb, ENe, NLb, ENd
12:40 - ENa, NLa, ENc, DEa

Primary Drop off

Children enter the main school gate (only from 08:25) without parents and walk to their new classes. Please refer to the colour-coded map of school if your child is not sure where their new class is. School starts at 8:45am.

Primary Pick-Up

The Pick-Up time slots start from 15:00. Please maintain 1,5m distance as you walk through the school:

15:00-15:10 P1 (at the back/grass field playground) and P3 (at the front playground)
15:10-15:20 P2 (at the back/grass field playground) and P4&P5 (at the front playground)

Wednesday Primary Pick-Up

12:45-12:55 P1 (at the back/grass field playground) and P3 (at the front playground)
12:55 - 13:05 P2 (at the back/grass field playground) and P4&P5 (at the front playground)

Children enrolled at The European School The Hague (ESH) are delivered to and picked up by parents or a parent designee (VSO, BSO, Bus Service or appointed guardian/care giver). Parents are responsible for their children’s safe arrival and departure from ESH.

Children in P4 and P5 may exit school independently, only with written parent permission on this consent form, below. Once permission is granted, ESH teachers will allow these children to leave the school premises, un-accompanied. Parents therefore relinquish the childcare responsibility of ESH staff at the end of the school day.

Permission Form

Here are the suggested guidelines for adults and children:

• Adults: keep 1,5m distance from other children and adults
• If your child is old enough to travel to school independently, parents can stay at home.
• Walk or ride your bike, as this takes up less space
• Keep in mind that there's crowding around the bike parking areas and more difficult to keep the 1,5m distancing. Walking is ideal.
• Walk and ride in single file, and keep right. 
• Avoid busy routes so that it's easier to keep the 1,5m distance
• Where possible, let children walk (or cycle) the last few meters alone to the school gate - again, then there are fewer adults in the street. 
• Help children cross the roads safely, and you can let them go from the closest corner. 

SOURCE: translated from - veilignaarschool@denhaag.nl