St Helen's Holiday Club

St Helen's Holiday Club

1st July UPDATE - we are in a position to open up very limited holiday club places at St Helen's, Alveston to all primary school-aged OOSC users, following government advice released 1.7.20 - most sessions are now FULL (31/7/20) so we are not authorising any new registrations for this summer

We have been providing high-quality after school care at St Helen's since Easter 2009 and Holiday Clubs since summer 2012. We were inspected in August 2018 and awarded Outstanding status by Ofsted! Click here to see our latest Outstanding Ofsted inspection

Holiday Club

OOSC HOLIDAY CLUB - OPEN TO ALL LOCAL PRIMARY-AGED CHILDREN registered with OOSC

FULL TIME during all holidays (excluding bank holidays) from February - October

The Club Classroom, St Helen's Primary School, Alveston

A few photos from Summer 2020 - sports week!

sports week1 sports week 5 sports week 4

HOLIDAY CLUB HOURS MOBILE: 07935 055351

Ofsted inspection 2018:

As OOSC manager, on 29^th August I was fortunately at home to receive ‘the phone call’ saying we were to be inspected on Thursday 30^th August at 7.30am! Luckily, Mandy Tomlinson who was having a well-earned break after running the holiday club over the summer and Hannah Meade, After School Club leader, were available to drop their holiday plans and join me at the club for a very rigorous inspection. The inspector, Amanda Burn was known to me from our Outstanding inspection at St Mary’s Bradley Stoke Club in March and was obviously expecting the same high standards. She was not to be disappointed!

The inspection report highlights so many positive aspects of the club:

The ‘skilful staff thoroughly enjoy devising new and challenging activities, which are highly motivating and beneficial for the children’. Mandy, Hannah and the team are ‘successful at creating routines which support and meet children’s needs to a high level’.

The team ‘respect and value all children as unique individuals’

‘Children’s behaviour is exemplary’

‘Opportunities to develop physical, creative and problem-solving skills are excellent’

‘Staff get to know, understand and listen to children extremely well. They demonstrate great respect for children’s thoughts, ideas and choices’

The inspector and myself were required to complete a joint observation, so Viv Heyes led an exciting slime-making activity with Stuart where ‘staff praise them for taking the initiative and children thank them too, which adds to their confidence’.

For me, the phrases which sum up our ethos at OOSC are:

‘Positive and effective relationships and partnerships are at the heart of the provision’

‘Everyone is included, and all exude great happiness, emotional well-being, independence and self-confidence’.

Many thanks to the parents who were interviewed on the day and the amazing feedback we received.

Thank you to Mandy, Viv and Freda for all their hard work devising exciting activities for the children over the summer and on the day of the inspection. For Hannah who came over from Wales to be rigorously interviewed about the amazing After School Club she leads; Stuart, Abbie, Lauren, Teresa, Renata, Ruggiero, Georgia, Mia, George, Robyn and Sid (the summer holiday club team), plus Jenny, Elaine and Anya (after school) who all make the holiday club and after school club such a great place to be!

Please note the number quoted on the report of 173 relates to all children registered with the after school and holiday club and the inspection is only completed on children in the 4-8 age range. The number of places available relates to 25 holiday club places we have available, whereas after school club accommodates 30 children.

Cath Purchase

OOSC manager

Ofsted (2015) commented:

‘Staff are skilled and knowledgeable about the children’ who have ‘stimulating experiences’ and ‘encourage their independence and social interactions’

The children ‘behave exceptionally well’ and are ‘fully involved in preparing club rules’

Staff ‘encourage children’s risk taking’ and ‘encourage children to make independent choices about their play’.

There is ‘an abundant range of stimulating toys’ and ‘children benefit greatly from a well-equipped outdoor environment’

‘staff encourage children’s understanding of safe practices exceptionally well’

Children ‘have a good sense of belonging’

The children ‘comment positively on how they like meeting new people and the friendliness of the staff’

SUMMER 2020 - things are looking a little different this summer, We are only accepting a very small group of children so book early to avoid disappointment!

The holiday club has use of all the school's outdoor facilities and is run by our team of qualified and experienced OOSC staff. The cost is as our Welcome letter summer 2020

We accept Childcare Vouchers. The cost includes all activities, insurance and regular drinks and snacks. We will be outside as much as possible!

Children must bring their own packed lunch (NO NUT PRODUCTS) this summer

The holiday club is open to all Primary-aged children in the locality. Once OOSC registration has been completed you will be able to book sessions online, using the Sessions Calendar, Sessions List or Quick Bookings menu.

We require the New Registration form to be completed for each child attending the Holiday Club. They are available under 'My Bookings' to logged-in customers.

HOLIDAY CLUB HOURS MOBILE: 07935 055351

Holiday club Supervisors and Playworkers : Mandy, Viv, Freda, Cath (Leaders), Lucy, Robyn, Sid, Sarah, Freya, Luke, George, Fionnuala and Chaiye

Fees

Fees are as our summer 2020 Welcome Letter

If paying by childcare voucher we require payment by the session date. Please remember Childcare voucher companies take up to 5 days to process payments.

We accept payment by credit/debit card, PayPal or employee childcare voucher transfer provided you have registered with us to accept them.

Fees for bookings cancelled within one week of the session date are non-refundable. NO BOOKINGS MAY BE ACCEPTED ONCE WE REACH OUR DAILY MAXIMUM NUMBER of 15 this summer

Welcome Letter

Dear OOSC Parents and Carers

Thank you for your interest in St Helen's summer holiday club.

We are opening:-

Monday 20th July to Friday 28th August

9am-3pm - £18

+8-9am -£4

+3pm-5.30pm -£8

We have received a great deal of interest in this holiday club, so would urge you to confirm your booking online with payment as soon as possible, to avoid disappointment. We anticipate sessions being booked up very quickly, as we are only able to open with very limited numbers due to current government regulations for childcare and education settings.

We are able to accept payment by PayPal (this can be via credit card), by company and tax-free childcare vouchers, as well as BACS payment. Bookings are not confirmed without payment in advance, however if you are making a large number of bookings and wish to arrange a payment schedule, please book your sessions online and select the 'other payment' method and this can be arranged offline. Please contact me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to arrange alternative payment methods as bookings will not be confirmed otherwise.

The sessions are going to be a little different from usual, but our emphasis is always to ensure children have FUN in a high-quality, safe and secure environment. We will be spending most of the session ourdoors. We are lucky to have use of an undercover area, for craft, play and for a picnic lunch and snack time. The children will also be able to make use of the large playground areas, play equipment and our woodland area. Please ensure children wear practical clothing that they can play in (no flip flops). They will also need suncream on, (any suncream sent in will need be labelled and they will need to apply this themselves), a hat and full water bottle.

Children will need bring their own packed lunch this holiday, with no NUT products please. There will be fruit available for snack time, as well as cereal/toast at breakfast and toast/fruit if children are staying for the extended session.

We are staggering drop-off and collection times. We request that parents bring children to the lower gate of the playground for collection by staff at 8am (if pre-booked) or 9am. Please ensure social distancing at this time. Collection is at 3pm or before 5.30pm (if pre-booked). Late collection is charged at £3 per child, for collection after 3pm (or after 5.30pm) and increases by £3 every five minutes.

On arrival and before leaving, children will wash their hands thoroughly. We will be keeping any indoor/outdoor groups small and they will be spread out when indoors.

Please do not send your children in with their own toys, bikes, scooters, phones or other technical items, there is plenty do at the club. They also do not need snacks such as sweets or chocolate as this leads to competitive behaviour. We are focusing on healthy eating this holiday.

The staff who will be caring for your children are from our clubs at St Helen's, Thornbury, Frenchay, Bradley Stoke and Charlton Wood. Mandy, Freda, Lucy and Robyn will be leading the sessions, with Sarah, Eloise, Becky, Freya, Fionnuala, George, Luke, Chaiye and other playworkers joining them.

If you are not familiar with the location of the club, we are located at the junction of the A38 and Greenhill Road, Alveston, BS35 2QX behind the church. Parking is available in the car park opposite the lower playground gate.

Our contact number during club hours is 07935 055351

We require all children to have a completed New Registration form before attending. Please book this online following the link ‘My OOSC’ – ‘New Registration Form’

Thank you for your interest. We look forward to receiving your booking and seeing your children very soon,

Cath, Mandy and the OOSC holiday club team

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Welcome Letter

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