Extended Day Services

Our Breakfast Club is available to all children who attend at St Leonard’s Primary School.

Safeguarding: 

It is vital that you keep the school office updated with any changes to contact details, parental consents, medical details and dietary information. This information will be shared with the Extended Day Services staff.

Operational times:

The club operates five days a week, Monday – Friday from 7:30am - 8:25am and is term time only. At 8:25am, KS1 Children are taken to their class and KS2 children are allowed to make their own way to their classroom.

Accessing the club:

The Breakfast Club takes place in the cafe, which is accessed through the After School Club entrance at the front of the school. Please do NOT drive into the car parks on site to access this club. Please park off site and walk into school via the main school gates.

Breakfast:

A healthy breakfast is served including an option of toast, cereal, fruit, milk and water.

Activities:

Breakfast club children enjoy a wide range of activities, including card games and reading, which encourage a calm and yet stimulating start to the morning.

Cost:

Breakfast Club costs £4 per child, per session. The school offers a £1 per child, per session discount for the 3rd and any subsequent siblings that attends the club at the same time.

Booking & Payment: 

Bookings must be made on the School Gateway App. Places are limited and operate on a first come first served basis. Payment is made via the School Gateway App at time of booking.

Please let the office know if you wish to pay using Childcare Vouchers or Tax Free Childcare. Sessions must still be booked via the School Gateway App but payments will be applied to the child's account by office staff once cleared. In order to keep your account up to date, please ensure your voucher payment covers the sessions booked.

When making payments via Tax Free schemes, it is best to search for our school using the postcode EX2 4NQ, then please use the following codes for:

• Government Tax Free Childcare - 142596
• Edenred - P20321158
• Sodexo - 128887

Please add reference 'LEO' followed by the child's name.

If a required session is fully booked, please email LEO.INSIDEOUT@STCMAT.ORG to be placed on the waiting list, you will be notified by email if a space becomes available.

Cancellations:

Cancellations must be made by emailing LEO.INSIDEOUT@STCMAT.ORG. There is a one month cancellation notice period for refunds, however cancellations under a months’ notice will be refunded if the space is filled from the waiting list. If your child has a session booked, but does not attend, you will be charged for the session. Swapping sessions is not possible.

Our After School Club is available to all children who attend at St Leonard’s Primary School.

Safeguarding: 

It is vital that you keep the school office updated with any changes to contact details, parental consents, medical details and dietary information. This information will be shared with the Extended Day Services staff.

Operational times:

The club operates five days a week, Monday – Friday from 3:00pm - 6:00pm and is term time only.

Accessing the club:

The After School Club is accessed through the After School Club entrance at the front of the school. Please do NOT drive into the car parks on site to access this club. Please park off site and walk into school via the main school gates.

Snack:

We offer children a healthy snack and drink to tide them over until tea time. Snacks include: crackers, sandwiches, pastries, fresh fruit and veg, yogurt, squash, milkshake and water.

Activities:

After School Club has access to the hall, studio, chill zone and playgrounds. The children enjoy a wide range of activities, from games; small world play such as doll house, army, dressing up, cars and garages; construction such as lego and lasy which encourage a fun and stimulating environment. We occasionally allow children to watch a child friendly film or dance programme to encourage fitness.

We have outdoor access to the playgrounds and other areas such as the MUGA, fitness trail, woodlands and the field. We provide outdoor activities such as skipping, tennis, basketball and scooter boards to encourage the children to be active. We also continue this indoors with badminton, table tennis, table football, pool and air hockey as well as team games.

Cost:

After School Club costs £9.75 per child, per session. The school offers a 50% discount for the 3rd and any subsequent siblings that attend the club at the same time. There is an additional £10 late charge should you collect your child after 6pm.

Booking & Payment: 

Bookings must be made on the School Gateway App. Places are limited and operate on a first come first served basis. Payment is made via the School Gateway App at time of booking.

Please let the office know if you wish to pay using Childcare Vouchers or Tax Free Childcare. Sessions must still be booked via the School Gateway App but payments will be applied to the child's account by office staff once cleared. In order to keep your account up to date, please ensure your voucher payment covers the sessions booked.

When making payments via Tax Free schemes, it is best to search for our school using the postcode EX2 4NQ, then please use the following codes for:

Government Tax Free Childcare - 142596

Edenred - P20321158

Sodexo - 128887

Please add reference 'LEO' followed by the child's name.

If a required session is fully booked, please email LEO.INSIDEOUT@STCMAT.ORG to be placed on the waiting list, you will be notified by email if a space becomes available.

Cancellations:

Cancellations must be made by emailing LEO.INSIDEOUT@STCMAT.ORG. There is a one month cancellation notice period for refunds, however cancellations under a months’ notice will be refunded if the space is filled from the waiting list. If your child has a session booked, but does not attend, you will be charged for the session. Swapping sessions is not possible.

Our school policies and procedures apply including the Behaviour and Relationships Policy. However, because the focus is on play rather than learning, we have created the following expectations and consequences we expect all children to follow at all times. We have put this in place to ensure that Extended Day Clubs are a safe and enjoyable place for children.

Expectations of behaviour:

• Show respect to staff, children and resources.
• Follow instructions from staff.
• Keep hands and feet to ourselves.

A clear consequence system for physical aggression is as follows: