The Honey Pot Breakfast & Afterschool Club

Ellistown Primary School Wrap around childcare Provision - Please go to your Arbor account or app to make a booking for this club by clicking here. 

‘The Honey Pot’

Ellistown Primary School Wraparound childcare Provision

Introduction

Ellistown Primary School wraparound childcare provision exists to provide high quality out-of-school hour’s childcare for our parents.  It provides a range of stimulating and creative activities in a safe environment.

The club operates from 7.15am – 8.45am and from 3.15pm – 5.45pm term time.  A copy of this policy is provided to all parents of children attending club and is also available on the school website.  

By signing your child up to this club via Arbor, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions as detailed in the parent agreement. A paper copy of this agreement can be provided upon request.

Admissions 

• Only children attending Ellistown Primary School are eligible to attend Club. 
• All places are subject to availability.
• All club staff are made aware of the details of a child.
• Children’s attendance is recorded in a register. 
• Only those children who are booked in (giving a minimum of 30 minutes notice) will be able to attend.  Parents and carers will also be charged for non-attendance, unless a minimum of 12 hours’ notice has been given. This is to support us with staffing, as we will need to get extra staff in if numbers rise. 

Pricing Structure

 

Times	Charges for first child	Charges for second child
Morning Session
7.15am - 8.45am	£10.65 (includes breakfast)	£9.59 (includes breakfast)
7.45am – 8.45am	£7.10 (includes breakfast)	£6.39 (includes breakfast)
8.15am – 8.45am	£3.55 (does not include Breakfast)	£3.20(does not include Breakfast)
Afternoon Session
3.15pm - 3.45pm	£3.55	£3.20
3.15pm – 4.15pm	£7.10	£6.39
3.15pm – 5.00pm	£12.40	£11.16
3.15pm –5.30pm	£15.95	£14.36
3.15pm –5.45pm	£17.73	£15.96
Late Collection after 5.45pm	£27.82	£27.82
All afterschool prices include a drink and a biscuit

 

Breakfast Club

Arrival and Departure

• Parents/Carers are required to bring their child directly to club and sign them in.  You should enter the club via using the community centre entrance.

• Children will be escorted onto the relevant playgrounds at 8.40am by the breakfast club staff. 

 

After School Club

 

Collection of Infant Children

• Children will be collected by a member of the afterschool club staff who will escort your child to the afterschool club

Collection of Junior Children

• Children will meet a member of afterschool club staff on in a designated classroom.  The staff member will then escort the children to the club.

The club staff will take a register of all contracted children and will liaise with the class teacher/school office to determine any reason why a child is not accounted for.

Departure

• When a child is collected at the end of or during a session, they must be signed out by a parent/carer or named collector and the time recorded.

• The parent/carer or named collector must inform a member of staff that they are collecting and signing out a child.

• Parents/carers must ensure that any person who may collect their child is listed with the school office and this it is kept fully up to date.

• Parents must inform Club staff or the school office if their child is going to be absent from Club. 

Daily Routine

Morning session

• 7.15am –  8.40am parents bring their children to Before School Club situated in the community centre, where a range of activities are set out.

Children arriving before 8.15am wishing to have breakfast wash their hands ready to enjoy a freshly prepared breakfast of cereal and or toast.

• 8.20am tidy up time encouraging the children to take responsibility for their environment.

• 8.30am children collect their coats and bags. Both Infant and Junior children are escorted to their appropriate playground where they meet up with the rest of the children awaiting the start of school. 

Afternoon session

• 3.15pm – 3.20pm - Children collected from school.

• 3.45pm – 4.00pm - Children will be offered a snack, staff members will sit with the children at this time.  Children can then choose from a range of play and planned activities, both indoors and outdoors.

Behaviour 

Whilst attending Club children are expected to follow the Ellistown Way by:

• Using socially acceptable behaviour.

• Respect one another, accepting differences of race, gender, ability, age and religion.

• Choose and participate in a variety of activities.

• Ask for help if needed.

• Enjoy their time at the Club. 

Dealing with inappropriate behaviour:

This will be dealt with in accordance with the school behaviour policy, this can be found on the school website.

If after consultation with parents and the implementation of behaviour management strategies, a child continues to display inappropriate behaviour, the Club may decide to exclude the child.  The reasons and processes involved will be clearly explained to the child and their parent/carer. 

First Aid 

• All accidents will be recorded in the school accident book, accurately reported to the parents/carer upon collection and signed by a member of staff.

• Accident records must give details of; time, date and nature of the accident, details of the child involved, type and location of the injury, action taken, and by whom.

• All incidents are dealt with by a qualified first aider. 

Parents of any child who become unwell during Club will be contacted immediately.  If a child is sent home during school hours, Club will be informed of their absence.

Missing or Uncollected children

Missing children

In the event that a child goes missing, the following procedure will be undertaken:

• Senior school staff will be informed of the missing child.

• Club supervisor will search the inside of the building and delegate an outside search of the building to another member of staff.   If the child remains missing, the emergency services will be contacted.

Uncollected children

If a child has not been collected by 5.45pm parents will be contacted in the first instance by telephone.  The additional contacts parents have provided will be telephoned in the second instance.  If these contacts are unavailable after approximately one hour, the police and Social Services will be informed.

Payment of Fees –

It is a requirement of the club that parents pay their fees promptly in accordance with the payment schedule. Any hours attended which are not pre-booked will incur and admin fee of £2.00 for am and pm sessions.

Fees are paid when a booking for the club is made. Any extra hours will be invoiced directly to parents/ carers and will need to be paid within 7 days. Failure to do this may result in a parent losing their childcare place. Any bookings made after the “cut-off” time will incur an administration fee of £2.00 per booking, this is to be added to the invoice for the following week.

The parent making the booking is known as the ‘contracting parent’ and is responsible for payment of all fees.

If a parent is experiencing difficulty with payment of their fees, they should contact the school office staff as soon as possible. Our staff will treat all matters confidentially and arrange for discussions in private.

Fees are to be paid via Arbor or by childcare vouchers.

Related Whole School Policies:

• Child protection policy
• Equal opportunities policy
• Health and Safety policy
• Behaviour Policy