Breakfast & After School Club

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Opening Hours and Pricing

Breakfast Club
7.30 – 8.50 a.m. at a charge of £5.80 per morning
After School Club
3.10 – 6.00 p.m. at a charge of £9.10 per evening
Monday – Friday term time only

Arrivals and Departures

All parents must ensure that they deliver their children to a member of staff at the entrance of the Infant Building for the Breakfast Club. They should ring the doorbell to notify their child's arrival so they can be registered. Children should not be left unattended at the door. Parents are kindly requested to park responsibly in the designated car parking areas only, never leaving  vehicles on the main driveway.
We expect that your child will be collected from the After School Club by the named people indicated on the registration form.

Payment Details

Payments should be made in advance via ParentPay, via Childcare vouchers or via Tax Free Childcare.
Account details for registering for Childcare vouchers will be provided by the school office.

Contact Information

Direct Club Mobile 07931414360
Please leave a voice message if there is no reply or you can send a text message.

School Telephone 01772 335065
asc@wldps.com Catherine Dobson – School Business Manager (finance, changes or additions to days)
jcorless@wldps.com Janet Corless – Manager (day to day changes to who is picking up, general info about your child that you need to pass on, etc)

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About the Club

The Walton le Dale Before & After School Club operates under the leadership and management of Walton le Dale Primary School Governing Body.

Aims

At Walton le Dale Before & After School Club, we aim to provide a safe and secure and relaxed environment, offering a range of activities to reflect the interests of the children in our care. In line with the school’s aims: We will work hard to create: a strong sense of community where all people work well together and respect differences in our community an environment in which we all have the opportunity to learn and develop and achieve a culture of improvement in which we all have high expectations so that our school will make a difference. We will work hard within school and the wider community to develop the whole child, socially, emotionally, intellectually, physically, spiritually and morally in a safe, caring and supportive environment. We will strive to ensure that each child performs to the best of their ability. We intend that they will grow to be confident and willing, caring and concerned, committed to their own development yet aware of their responsibilities.

What We Offer

We offer a selection of planned and free choice activities and resources that include dressing up, role play area, craft, board games, construction, tablet devices accessing online learning, physical play, cookery, films (U-rated) and reading and sports coaching. Provision will be offered for children to complete any homework.  In addition, children have access to the outdoor area and play equipment.

Food & Drink

We provide healthy snacks, including fresh fruit and vegetables. The food we provide at the after school club is not intended as a substitute for a main evening meal. We promote independence, by encouraging the children to help prepare some of their own snacks, and to clear away after themselves. We use fresh ingredients and follow statutory guidelines. Fresh drinking water is always available. We meet individual dietary requirements and parental preferences wherever possible. We recognise the importance of healthy nutrition for children delivered in a calm, friendly setting. We allow children to decide when they are ready to eat, but request that food be consumed whilst sitting at the snack table. For more details, please refer to the school’s Healthy Eating Policy.

Staffing

Our Club is staffed by our Manager and assisted by 7 play workers. Our aim is to provide a smooth transition between our school and club.All our staff have significant experience of working with children and undertake professional development training. All staff members are DBS checked and hold current first aid qualifications. The Club Manager and all members of the Senior Leadership Team are the Designated Safeguarding Leaders for the Club.If you have a query or concern at any time, please speak to a member of staff at the club when you collect your child. If you prefer to arrange a more convenient time for a meeting, please contact the Club Coordinator or the Manager.

Policies & Procedures

The Club operates within the policies of Walton le Dale Primary School. Key points of the main policies are included below. Copies of the full policies are available as detailed below:

School Website
Healthy Eating Policy
Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy
Single Equality Policy
SEN Policy
Behaviour Policy
Administering of Medication Policy
Health and Safety Policy
Complaints Policy

Terms and Conditions

Admissions
To ensure equal opportunities and to meet the needs of potential parents/carers of children attending Walton le Dale Breakfast and After School Club, the following admissions guidelines are in place: Sessions are currently only open to Walton le Dale Primary School pupils. The club works on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. A booking form must be completed to secure a session(s) on a regular basis. Sessions offered will continue until the end of each academic year unless you notify us otherwise. All applications will be treated equally and every effort will be made to accommodate all requests. If sessions are available and an emergency request is made for a session that morning/evening, it will be accommodated ensuring that the child/ren concerned are informed before the club begins. Any requests that cannot be catered for will be monitored and alternative sessions offered if available. These will take priority when sessions are available. At the start of a new academic year siblings will take priority for available sessions. Further information on particular items can be found within the school’s other policies. If the club is full, the criteria for the allocation of sessions will be: Siblings of existing pupils within the club. All other pupils in order of the date the application was received (following an offer of a school place at Walton le Dale)

Booking

To book your child/ren into the Club, an online booking and registration form must be completed in advance with the sessions selected at the time of booking. You will be notified by the school office within two weeks of applying if your child/ren is successful in securing a session(s) or has been added to the waiting list. Bookings for the Club are binding e.g. if you book a Tuesday place for your child/ren, this will be for the whole term and not on an ad hoc basis. Sessions are available in advance only and must be booked and paid for one week prior to the take-up date. The latest pick up time is 6.00pm in the KS1 hall and this time must be strictly adhered to. Nobody under the age of 16 can drop off/collect a child from the Club without prior written consent. Should you need to contact the Club during the hours of 7.30 – 8.45am and 3.10 – 6.00pm please do so via mobile phone number. At any other time, please email. Admission to the Club will not be granted if a session has not been booked. Personal family circumstances and emergencies will be considered on an individual basis

Absence
We understand that there may be times when your child/ren is unable to attend Breakfast/After School Club for various reasons. Parents are asked to inform the Club Manager via mobile phone or email if their child/ren are not attending that day’s session by 7.30am for Breakfast Club and 3.00pm for the School Club.

Payment
For good financial accounting for the Club and parents/carers, the following strategies are in place: Payments must be made in advance via ParentPay, https://www.parentpay.com, via Childcare vouchers or via Tax Free Childcare and should not exceed four weeks in arrears. Account details for registering for Childcare vouchers will be provided by the school office. Payments will be for bookings made, not sessions attended. If you wish to change your attendance pattern, please note that four weeks’ notice is required, otherwise payment will be expected for the period. All amounts paid will be credited against the relevant child/ren. A letter will be issued to each parent/carer who has outstanding payments exceeding four weeks giving them one month to pay. After the initial reminder and one month’s grace, if payment has not been received then a second reminder will be issued giving 5 working days’ notice of the place being withdrawn for your child (ren) unless payment is received within those 5 working days. The place may be reinstated once all outstanding debts have been cleared, in agreement with a member of the senior leadership team, and subject to availability. The Club falls under the cover of Walton le Dale Primary School’s Debt Collection Policy. If a parent/carer is experiencing difficulty with payment of their fees, they should contact the school office in confidence as soon as possible. We require parents to give at least 4 weeks’ notice if their child/ren is to finish attending Breakfast/After School Club so that outstanding payments can be settled. All registers, bank statements, summary cash sheets, receipts and cheque/deposit books etc. will be kept for 3 years plus the current working year. All payments will be reconciled each month. All payments for each academic year must be paid for by the end of July via ParentPay or by the end of August via Childcare vouchers and Tax Free Childcare.

Penalty Charges
Parents who are late collecting their child/ren will incur a penalty charge of £5.00 per child after 6pm. An additional charge of £5 will be incurred for every 15 minutes thereafter. (i.e. If you have two children and you are late, you will incur a late charge of £5 per child. The total charge will therefore be £10.  After 6.15pm, the total charge will be £20.)Any child/ren left for more than 45 minutes may result in the intervention of Social Services and/or the police being contacted. Persistent (more than 3 late collections in any 12-month period) late pickups will result in the removal of your child/ren’s place(s).
Parents who deliver their children to the Breakfast Club without having already booked a place through the office, will also incur a penalty of £5 per child.

Non – exceptions to the Payment
If a parent chooses to take their child/ren on holiday during term time, they will still be expected to pay full price for the sessions their child/ren would miss as their place will still be kept for them. If your child is absent from school due to illness, they will be expected to pay full price for the sessions their child would miss as their place will still be kept for them.

Exceptions to the Payment
If the school is closed for any reason, i.e. enforced snow closure, there will be no charge to the parent and their place will be kept for them. If your child/ren is absent from school on an educational visit or a school residential visit, there will be no charge to the parent and their place will be kept for them.* All queries regarding payments and debts must be referred to the School Office.

Induction
You and your child are welcome to visit the Club before your child’s first day, to familiarise yourselves with the setting and to help your child settle in. During your child’s first session time will be set aside for an induction. The induction will run through the club rules and routines including snack times, collection, child meetings and introduce your child to the staff and other children. For more details, please refer to the school’s Child Induction Policy available from the Club manager. Attendance at the club for pupils in EYFS will commence once pupils attend school full time i.e. following the part time induction period.

Arrivals and Departures
All children will be collected from their class by the club staff. Once all children have arrived, a register will then be taken. We expect that your child will be collected by the named people indicated on the registration form. If you need a different person to collect your child, you must notify us in advance (a password may be issued for safeguarding purposes). We will not release your child into the care of a person unknown to us without your authorisation.
All parents must ensure that they deliver their children to a member of staff at the entrance of the Infant Building for the Breakfast Club. They should ring the doorbell to notify their child's arrival so they can be registered. Children should not be left unattended at the door. Parents are kindly requested to park responsibly in the designated car parking areas only, never leaving  vehicles on the main driveway.

Safeguarding and Child Protection
We do our utmost to create an environment in which the children are safe from abuse and harm. Any suspicion of abuse is promptly and appropriately responded to. We comply with local and national child protection procedures and ensure that all staff are appropriately trained. The Club Manager and all members of the Senior Leadership Team are the Designated Safeguarding Leaders for the Club. For more details, please refer to the school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy on the school website.

Equal Opportunities
Our Club provides a safe and caring environment, free from discrimination, for everyone in our community including children with additional needs. We respect the different racial origins, religions, cultures and languages in a multi-ethnic society so that each child is valued as an individual without racial or gender stereotyping. We will challenge inappropriate attitudes and practices. We will not tolerate any form of racial harassment. For more details, please refer to the school’s Single Equality Policy on the school website.

Special Needs
We make every effort to accommodate and welcome any child with special needs. We will work in liaison with parents or carers and relevant professionals to fully understand your child’s specific requirements. We will endeavour to accommodate children of all abilities, whilst working within the Club’s limitations. Each case will be considered individually and risk-assessed to ensure everyone’s safety. Our staff-training programme includes specific elements relating to children with special needs. For more details, please refer to the school’s SEN Policy on the school website.

General Information

Child Behaviour
Children and staff have created rules for acceptable behaviour whilst at the Club, based on the school’s Golden Rules: The Club promotes an atmosphere of care, consideration and respect for everyone attending: children, staff and visitors.We encourage appropriate behaviour through: praise for good behaviour; emphasis on co-operative play and sharing; talking to children with the courtesy that we expect from them and engaging children in activities.The Club has procedures for dealing with unacceptable behaviour. We recognise that poor behaviour can occur from time to time for reasons that are not always evident, or because of additional needs. We will try to be flexible to accommodate such cases.However, if your child is aggressive or violent, or if their behaviour poses an immediate danger to themselves or others, we will require you to collect them from the Club immediately. In exceptional circumstances, and only when all other attempts at behaviour management have failed, we reserve the right to permanently exclude a child from the Club.For more details, please refer to the school’s Behaviour Policy on the school website.

Adult Behaviour
We will not tolerate from any person, whether a parent, carer or visitor: bullying, aggression, confrontational or threatening behaviour; or behaviour intended to result in conflict. Our Club is a place of safety and security for the children who attend and the staff who work here, and we reserve the right to ban anyone exhibiting inappropriate behaviour from our premises indefinitely.

Illness, Accidents and First Aid
We are unable to care for children who are unwell. If your child becomes unwell whilst at the Club, we will contact you and ask you to make arrangements for them to be collected. Please inform the manager of any infectious illness your child contracts. If your child has had sickness or diarrhoea, please do not send them to the Club for at least 48 hours after the illness has ceased. Every precaution is always taken to ensure the safety of the children, and the Club is fully insured. Our staff hold a current first aid qualification and a first aid kit is kept on the premises. If your child has an accident whilst in our care, you will be informed when you collect your child or before if it is serious. For more details, please refer to the school’s Health and Safety Policy on the school website.

Medication Please let the Manager know if your child is taking prescribed medicine. If your child needs to take medicine whilst at the Club, you will need to complete a Permission to Administer Medication Form (available as a hard copy from the Club/school office) in advance. It is your responsibility to ensure that an inhaler is provided within Club hours as pupils will not have access to inhalers from classrooms. For more details, please refer to the school’s Medication Policy on the school website.

Complaints Procedure If you have any queries, comments or need to discuss any matters concerning your child, please feel free to speak your child’s key person, the Manager, or any other member of staff. Verbal complaints and written complaints will be dealt with appropriately and the outcome will be discussed with the person who put in the complaint. A full copy of our Complaints Policy is available on the school website.

Photos of Pupils Staff may take photos of pupils to evidence and celebrate learning within the club. However, they will only be shared in accordance with your consent as indicated on the Photographs/Videos Permission form completed on your child’s admission to school. No photographs will be shared on social media. Should you wish to discuss this further, please see the Club Manager.

Pledge to Parents
We value our relationship with parents/carers and are committed to working in partnership with you to provide top quality play and care for your children.  We will:
- Welcome you always to discuss our work, have a chat or take part in our activities.
- Keep you informed of opening times, fees and charges, programmes of activities, menus, and procedures.
- Be consistent and reliable to enable you to plan with confidence and peace of mind.
- Share and discuss your child’s achievements, experiences, progress, and friendships.
- Be available to discuss decisions about running the club.
- Ask your permission for outings and special events.
- Listen to your views and concerns to ensure that we continue to meet your needs.

Ofsted Registration No: 119286

Club Staff
Manager: Janet Corless

Playworkers
Sarah McConville
Christine McConville
Rashida Patel
Janet Chaplin
Joanne Doyle
Sophie Howsley
Harry Swindlehurst

Relevant Contact Details
Social Care: 0300 123 6722
LADO (Local Authority Designated Officer) 01772-536694
LSCB (Local Safeguarding Children’s Board) 01772-530283
NSPCC: 0808 800 500

Ofsted
Piccadilly Gate
Store Street
Manchester M1 2WD
Tel: 0300 123 1231