Access Guide
Introduction
- Services / facilities within the building include a day nursery and creche.
- Services / facilities within the grounds include a children's play area.
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Comments
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- There are 2 buildings housing the Nursery.
- The building to the left as you face the main unit is the Oak Tree Day Nursery and the building to the right is the Big Oaks House.
Location
- This venue is situated in the Bath Spa University Newton Park Campus.
- The venue is not situated on a road which has a steep gradient.
- The nearest National Rail station is Oldfield Park.
- There is a bus stop within 150m (164yds) of the venue.
Parking
- The venue does have its own car park.
- Parking is not free for all users.
- Parking is free for Blue Badge holders.
- The car park type is open air/surface.
- Parking spaces for Blue Badge holders cannot be booked in advance.
- There is/are 1 designated parking bay(s) within the car park.
- The dimensions of the designated parking bay(s) are 300cm x 530cm (9ft 10in x 17ft 5in).
- The nearest designated bay is 34m (37yd 7in) from the main entrance.
- The furthest designated bay is 46m (50yd 11in) from the the main entrance.
- The route from the car park to the entrance is accessible to a wheelchair user with assistance.
- Assistance may be required because there is / are uneven surfaces.
- The car park surface is tarmac.
- There is a dropped kerb between the car park and the venue.
- The dropped kerb does not have tactile paving.
- The patron does not have to cross a road.
- The car park does not have a height restriction barrier.
- There is a designated drop off point.
- The drop off point is located to the right of the nursery.
- There is a dropped kerb from the drop off point.
- There is tactile paving on the dropped kerb.
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Comments
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- Blue Badge parking is available outside of the Temple House building and the Langton Building.
- Standard parking is available outside the Langton Building.
- The Blue Badge bay measurements in the guide are for the Temple House parking bay.
- The measurements of the Blue Badge bay outside of the Langton Building are 244 x 460cm.
- This is the furthest bay from the nursery and is 46m away and can be seen in photo 2.
- Photo 4 is of the drop off point.
Outside Access (Oak Tree Day Nursery Main Entrance)
- This information is for the entrance located at the front of Oak Tree House building.
- There is not level access into the venue.
- The bell is not in a suitable position to allow wheelchair users to gain access.
- The intercom is in a suitable position to allow wheelchair users to gain access.
- The main door(s) open away from you (push).
- The doors are single width.
- The door(s) is / are heavy.
- The door opening is 80cm (2ft 7in) wide.
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Comments
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- There is a gate just before the entrance.
- The gate opens towards you, is heavy and 124cm wide.
Level Change (Oak Tree Day Nursery Main Entrance)
- There is a ramp or slope to access this service.
- The ramp/slope does not bypass the step(s).
- The ramp or slope is located to the left of the entrance.
- The ramp or slope is permanent.
- There is a level landing at the top of the ramp.
- The ramp does not have handrails.
- The width of the ramp or slope is 120cm (3ft 11in).
- There is a / are step(s) to access this area / service.
- The step(s) is / are located in front of the entrance.
- There is / are 1 step(s) to the area / service.
- There is not tactile paving at the top and bottom of the steps.
- The step(s) is/are not clearly marked.
- The step(s) is / are medium.
- The steps do not have handrails.
Outside Access (Oak Tree Day Nursery Rear Entrance)
- This information is for the entrance located at the rear of Oak Tree Day Nursery.
- There is not level access into the venue.
- The main door(s) open towards you (pull).
- The doors are single width.
- The door(s) is / are heavy.
- The door opening is 73cm (2ft 5in) wide.
Level Change (Oak Tree Day Nursery Rear Entrance)
- There is a / are step(s) to access this area / service.
- The step(s) is / are located in front of the entrance.
- There is / are 2 step(s) to the area / service.
- There is not tactile paving at the top and bottom of the steps.
- The step(s) is/are not clearly marked.
- The step(s) is / are medium.
- The steps do not have handrails.
Inside Access (Oak Tree Day Nursery)
- There is level access to the service.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- This venue does play background music.
- Music is played in the nursery.
- The lighting levels are bright.
- Motorised scooters are welcomed in public parts of the venue.
Other Floors (Oak Tree Day Nursery)
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Steps
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- The floors which are accessible by stairs are G-1.
- There are 14 steps between floors.
- The lighting levels are medium.
- The steps are clearly marked.
- The steps are deep (18cm+).
- The steps do have handrails.
- The steps have a handrail on both sides.
- There is a landing.
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Other
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- The services / areas on the floors which are not accessible are standard toilets and offices.
Toilet with Adaptations (Oak Tree Day Nursery)
- There are not accessible toilets within this venue designated for public use.
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Comments
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- The nearest accessible toilets are in the main campus building.
Standard Toilet(s) (Oak Tree Day Nursery)
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Baby Change Facilities
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- Baby change facilities are located within the venue.
- Baby change facilities are located on the ground floor to the right as you enter.
- The height of the baby change table once extended is 98cm (3ft 3in).
- Inside the venue, there is level access to the baby change facility.
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Comments
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- The unisex standard toilets are situated on the first floor and are not accessible.
Outside Access (Big Oaks House Main Entrance)
- This information is for the entrance located at the front of the building.
- There is not level access into the venue.
- The bell is not in a suitable position to allow wheelchair users to gain access.
- The intercom is not in a suitable position to allow wheelchair users to gain access.
- The main door(s) open away from you (push).
- The doors are single width.
- The door(s) is / are heavy.
- The door opening is 80cm (2ft 7in) wide.
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Comments
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- There is a gate just before the entrance that opens towards you, is heavy and 124cm wide.
Level Change (Big Oaks House Main Entrance)
- There is a ramp or slope to access this service.
- The ramp/slope does not bypass the step(s).
- The ramp or slope is located to the left of the entrance.
- The ramp or slope is permanent.
- There is a level landing at the top of the ramp.
- The ramp does not have handrails.
- The width of the ramp or slope is 143cm (4ft 8in).
- There is a / are step(s) to access this area / service.
- The step(s) is / are located in front of the entrance.
- There is / are 1 step(s) to the area / service.
- There is not tactile paving at the top and bottom of the steps.
- The step(s) is/are not clearly marked.
- The step(s) is / are deep.
- The steps do not have handrails.
Outside Access (Big Oaks House Rear Entrance)
- This information is for the entrance located at the rear of Big Oaks House.
- There is not level access into the venue.
- The main door(s) open towards you (pull).
- The doors are single width.
- The door(s) is / are heavy.
- The door opening is 75cm (2ft 6in) wide.
Level Change (Big Oaks House Rear Entrance)
- There is a / are step(s) to access this area / service.
- The step(s) is / are located just before the entrance.
- There is / are 4 step(s) to the area / service.
- There is not tactile paving at the top and bottom of the steps.
- The step(s) is/are not clearly marked.
- The step(s) is / are medium.
- The steps do have handrails.
- The handrails are on the right going up.
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Comments
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- There are 2 steps to enter the back door.
- The steps are medium height.
- The steps do not have handrails.
- There is a gate at the top of the steps.
- The gate opens away from you, is heavy and 89cm wide.
Inside Access (Big Oaks House)
- There is level access to the service.
- There is not a hearing assistance system.
- This venue does play background music.
- Music is played occasionaly.
- The lighting levels are bright.
- Motorised scooters are welcomed in public parts of the venue.
- Customers can charge scooters or wheelchairs at the venue.
Other Floors (Big Oaks House)
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Steps
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- The floors which are accessible by stairs are G-1.
- There are 14 steps between floors.
- The lighting levels are bright.
- The steps are clearly marked.
- The steps are deep (18cm+).
- The steps do have handrails.
- The steps have a handrail on both sides.
- There is a landing.
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Other
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- The services / areas on the floors which are not accessible are standard toilets and offices.
Toilet with Adaptations (Big Oaks House)
- There are not accessible toilets within this venue designated for public use.
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Comments
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- The nearest accessible toilets are in the main campus building.
Standard Toilet(s) (Big Oaks House)
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Availability and Location of Standard Toilets
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- Standard toilets are available.
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Access to Standard Shared Toilet(s)
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- The unisex toilets are located on the first floor.
- Inside the venue, there is not level access to the unisex toilet.
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Baby Change Facilities
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- Baby change facilities are located within the venue.
- Baby change facilities are located on the ground floor to the right as you enter.
- The height of the baby change table once extended is 98cm (3ft 3in).
- Inside the venue, there is level access to the baby change facility.
Additional Info
- Staff do receive disability awareness / equality training.
- Documents can be requested in Braille.
- Documents can be requested in large print.
- A member of staff trained in BSL skills is not generally on duty.
- This service can be requested.
- Staff are not Text Relay aware.