Occasionally, in an emergency, the playgroup may need to cancel activities for safety reasons.

These measures are taken solely for the safety of your child. This may include, but is not limited to:

  • Bad weather conditions
  • Natural disaster
  • Disease outbreak (HFM, Chicken pox, SARS, etc)
  • Water, electricity, or other utility loss

If morning classes are cancelled, afternoon classes are automatically cancelled.

Sorry, there are no refunds for classes cancelled due to emergency circumstances.

Special Weather Arrangements:

The following is the recommended practice for all child care groups in Hong Kong, according to the EDB:

Weather Condition Weather Signal School Responses
Cyclone Warning Signal No. 1. STAND BY SIGNAL NO. 1 School is open as usual
Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 3. STRONG WIND SIGNAL NO. 3 School is closed. Students should stay at home. If hoisted after 9:00am, the students will stay in school until the parents or caregivers can pick up the children.
Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above. NO. 8 NORTHEAST GALE OR STORM SIGNAL NO. 8 NORTHWEST GALE OR STORM SIGNAL NO. 8 SOUTHEAST GALE OR STORM SIGNAL NO. 8 SOUTHWEST GALE OR STORM SIGNAL INCREASING GALE OR STORM SIGNAL NO. 9 HURRICANE SIGNAL NO. 10 School is closed. Students should stay at home. If hoisted after 9:00am, the students will stay in school until the parents or caregivers can pick up the children.
Amber Rainstorm Signal AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL All staff and students come to school, unless the Education Bureau has announced otherwise
Red Rainstorm and Black Rainstorm Signals RED RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL

Announcement before 9:00am: School is closed for the day

Announcement after 9:00am: Students will remain at school until their parents/guardians can pick them.

School Holidays

Il Villaggio Dei Bambini observes all 17 public holidays (公眾假期) listed in the “Hong Kong General Holidays Ordinance”. In addition, VdB will close for cleaning, repairs and staff development four times a year, corresponding to holidays at Christmas, Chinese New Year, Easter, and Summer.

Parents interested in joining the Full Time Villaggio program will note every Friday afternoon is a staff development time where staff receive training on emergent curriculum, discuss emerging themes, and create documentation artifacts for your child’s portfolio. There is no Friday afternoon session option.