{"id":1277,"date":"2023-10-20T01:58:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T01:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurestarschildcare.org.uk\/?page_id=1277"},"modified":"2023-11-24T15:48:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-24T15:48:44","slug":"club-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/futurestarschildcare.org.uk\/index.php\/club-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Club Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1277\" class=\"elementor elementor-1277\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ddacc6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ddacc6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3622358\" data-id=\"3622358\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-969a7b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"969a7b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-container{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));-ms-flex-item-align:stretch;align-self:stretch;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-container>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b2c1cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b2c1cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">CLUB GUIDE<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">What is Breakfast Club?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">It is a provision which provides childcare before\u00a0 school begins. Children are taken care by qualified staff from 7:30am until it is time for them to go to the classes. Children have the opportunity to be with a friends participate in games and an opportunity to have a healthy breakfast with their peers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>What is an After-School Club? <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>This is a service that comes into play when the school day ends children are collected from their respective classes and brought to the club. Children have an opportunity to participate in indoor and outdoor activities, group games ,\u00a0 or do their homework until they are collected by their parents.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Where are the Clubs based?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0School Dining Hall<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">What are the opening times<\/span>?<\/strong><\/p><p>Term Time Only<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Types of childcare <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Walk-in\/ Short\/Long Term spaces available<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Operating Time<\/span>s<\/strong><\/p><p>Breakfast Club from 7:30am to 9 am<\/p><p>Monday to Friday.<\/p><p>After-School Club from 3.30pm to 6.15pm Monday to Friday.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>What does the clubs offer? <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Both the Breakfast and After-school club offer a range of activities to cover all areas of child development. This includes social, physical, emotional, intellectual creative and educational requirements; which are delivered in an interactive stimulating and fun environment for example educational games board games puzzles snooker reading writing storytelling and arts and crafts.<\/p><p>Outdoor activities are also provided at the After-School Club. These are held in the school playground some outdoor activities include basketball, badminton, Treasure hunts, Cricket Football Free play.<\/p><p>Outdoor activities is not provided at Breakfast club for health and safety reasons.<\/p><p>\u00a0After School Club offers opportunity\u00a0 for children to do their homework under the supervision of experience and qualified staff. There is also a quiet corner for the children to sit and read the books and generally relax.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Are children offered food\/snack at the clubs?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Yes, at Breakfast club children have the opportunity to choose from a selection of healthy food options.\u00a0 Including non-sugary cereals, yoghurt ,toast snack bars, fresh fruit juices and milk.<\/p><p>Similarly After-school Club offers a variety of snack including sandwiches with a selection of fillings, beans on toast, soups, pasta salad, yoghurt, fresh fruit juices and milk,<\/p><p>Biscuits, cakes and other high sugar containing food are limited to celebration days such as birthdays and festivals.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Staff employed at club?<\/strong> <\/span>Staffs are qualified to NVQ level 3 or 2 in Childcare. Each Club has a coordinator who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the club. Who\u00a0 is supported by and one or two play workers.<\/p><p>All staff has undergone full DBS checks. All staff has extensive experience of work in similar environment. In addition at least one member of staff holds a first Aid certificate at each club.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Staff to children ration?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Staff to child ratio 1:10\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>How do you children get to the club? <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Breakfast club<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>It is the responsibility of parents to ensure that the child is safely dropped off and signed in at arrival.<\/p><p>Register is taken before children are escorted to the classes by club stop the<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>After-school Club<\/strong><\/span>,<\/p><p>Children from infant school (Reception Year 1 and year 2) are met outside the classroom by members of the club staff from where they are escorted to the club premises.<\/p><p>Children in the juniors\u00a0(yr 3,4,5,6) usually walk themselves to a meeting point in the playground, where they are collected by staff and registered on arrival.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>What happened upon arrival of the children to the club?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>All children are entered into a daily registered together with the time of arrival. Children remain at the club until the parent or carer collects them.<\/p><p>After registration children are encouraged to participate in various activities provided on a daily basis. The room is set up for children to Freely move from one activity to another<\/p><p>For more information on the type of activities available, please ask a member of club stuff or visit the club.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0How much does it cost?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><i style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Check price list\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"caret-color: #3366ff;\"><i>section on<\/i><\/span><\/span><i style=\"color: #3366ff;\">\u00a0website for updated price list<\/i><\/p><ul><li>A Registration \/Joining fee.<\/li><li>All Fees are payable in advance- 1<sup>st<\/sup> of every month,<\/li><li>Walk in and Casual booking are payable upfront on the day.<\/li><li>Deposit of 10 sessions for selected club is required to secure a place<\/li><li>Sibling discount is available on the Afterschool Club.<\/li><li>Members are to give 30 days term time notice to withdraw from the clubs.<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>What about Quality?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>The \u00a0club undergoes formal inspection by OFSTED.<\/p><p>Redbridge Borough Early Years Team also carries out spot inspections. In addition staff are expected to participate in continual professional development programmes and further training to ensure that they are kept up to date with latest legislation with regards to childcare.<\/p><p>Regular observation on staff and child activities \u00a0by management.\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Polices and procedures. <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>The club operates within a framework of policies and procedures including:<\/p><ul><li>Admissions Policy<\/li><li>Equals opportunities Policy<\/li><li>Settling in policy<\/li><li>Child protection policy &amp; procedures<\/li><li>Payment policy<\/li><li>Medicine policy<\/li><li>Behaviour management policy<\/li><li>Emergency evacuation procedure<\/li><li>Complaints procedure<\/li><li>Health and safety policy<\/li><li>Accident and Incident Reporting Procedure<\/li><li>Sickness and Exclusion policy<\/li><li>Escort to school breakfast club only.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0All copies of policies and procedures are available upon request. A copy of the policies and procedures are always available at the clubs.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Financial help for working Parents. <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Did you know that if you are working parent(s), you could be entitled to money from the government to help you for childcare.<\/p><p>For information please ring Redbridge families information direct (FiND) on 0800 587 7500.<\/p><p>For Further information regarding the club \u00a0and fees please email on<\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:info@futurestarschildcare.co.uk\">info@futurestarschildcare.co.uk<\/a> or Contact the manager using the telephone numbers given at the front cover of this guide.<\/p><p>We accept Vouchers from Employers Scheme<\/p><p>Working Tax Credits\/Child Tax Credit.<\/p><p><em><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Please note the Breakfast and After-school Club is Independent from Redbridge primary school. 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