Holiday Playscheme

We run a holiday playscheme for children from Church Hill and Low Hall, and for local children aged 3 to 8 years. This takes place at Church Hill.

1. What we offer

These are the holidays and we want to make them special. Each day we set out a wide range of stimulating and fun play activities which are suitable for different ages. These can include baking, clay modelling, and the fire pit.

On Fridays we have a party, with face painting, fancy dress, and treat party food.

We plan our activities around learning goals within the Early Year’s Foundation Stage and National Curriculum used in the nurseries and schools across the country.

2. Times and prices

whole days (8am to 6pm) £65
shorter days (9am to 4pm) £49
add on Breakfast (8am to 9am) £7
add on Teatime (4pm to 6pm) £14

3. How to book:

We use a booking website called Pembee. Go to our booking page on Pembee. See what's available, register, and book.

4. FAQs

Arriving

Children are welcome from 8am each day. As it's the holiday, you can arrive a little later if that suits your family.
Breakfast is served from 8-9am. If you want your child to have breakfast at the nursery, book it and arrive between these times.

Pick up

The latest pick-up time is 4pm or 6pm. It depends on what you've booked. You can pick up a little earlier if you like.
Don’t be late: if you are, our staff can’t go home to their own families and you get charged extra. No-one is happy.

Food

We are a nut-free school
Lunchtime is 12-1pm. Please make sure your child’s packed lunch is nut-free and labelled with their name.
Tea is served from 4.30; this is a light meal to keep them going, not a full evening meal.

Clothes and toileting

Send children dressed to have fun, and with a set of spare clothes - in case of accidents, or water play during summer.
We expect children to be toilet-trained. So no nappies, thank you.

SEND

We welcome children with additional needs to attend our playscheme. Please speak to a member of our admin team in the school office before you book on 020 8520 4919.

Providing 1 to 1 support carries additional charges. Some families provide support: we need to see the practitioner's Enhanced DBS before you book.

If we discover during the playscheme that your child requires additional support, we maintain the right to cancel your child's booked playscheme sessions.

Questions during Playscheme

The admin office is term-time only. If you have any booking questions during the playscheme, don't email: come and talk to Sarah, the playscheme lead.

5. Terms and conditions

When you book you sign up to our Terms and Conditions:

I understand that once the contract is signed, if I wish to make any changes to my booking a minimum of 2 weeks’ notice is required in writing to school@churchhill.waltham.sch.uk and a 10% administration fee will be charged. The full agreed fees will be charged if I give less than two weeks’ notice.
I understand that if my child is sick, or absent for any reason, the fees are still payable as the school will still have to pay the playscheme staff.
I understand that an unwell child should be kept at home (if they have been vomiting or had a temperature within 48 hours).
I understand that failure to keep this agreement may result in the loss of my extended daycare place.
Once I've booked, I'm unable to swap days in the two weeks before the Playscheme starts.
If I am late collecting my child, I will be charged £10 for every 15-minute interval after 4pm or 6pm.