Dear Parent/Carer

I am very pleased and excited to finally be able to write to you with news about our wraparound care provision.

From September, for the first time in the school's history, Great Ponton School will be offering wraparound care for our families.

Below you will find some initial information but further information and booking forms will be sent before the end of the academic year.

What are we here for?

The main purpose of wraparound care is to ensure parents can leave their children in a safe place at the start or end of the normal school day until they are able to come and collect them. Where better to do that than at the school itself?

The wraparound care aims to provide a secure, creative atmosphere that is a cross between home and school for children aged 4 to 11 years old.

What the club offers

We will be based in the school hall and outside space. Together we will carry out creative, physical and fun activities such as cooking, arts, craft and other small group games.

Children are offered a healthy breakfast or after school, a snack and drink from our selected menu whilst at the club.

We will offer, on rainy days, a range of ‘U’ rated films at after school club. We will also ask your permission to show carefully selected ‘PG’ rated films.

How it works

The children can be dropped off in the morning at an agreed time and signed in. After school, the children are collected from class for registration at 3.20pm (or come to us when they finish at another after school activity club). We close at 6.00pm and this is the latest time you can collect your child.

We will require you to complete a session sheet termly for the days you need for the upcoming term. Additional bookings are welcome as long as the club has already been booked before and your child registered, and space is available. These additional bookings must be placed the school day before between the hours of 9 and 3pm only. These bookings may be made by phone 01476 530306 or email to wraparoundcare@greatponton.lincs.sch.uk

If you do require last minute childcare and 24 hours’ notice cannot be given, please call us. We will help where we can, where space in the club is available but notice is preferable.

The best way to make your booking, or to let us know of any changes, is via the email address, which is regularly checked by the staff team between 9am and 3:20pm. The address for this is wraparoundcare@greatponton.lincs.sch.uk Alternatively, use the school phone number 01476 530306 to leave a message or speak with us between 9 and 3:20pm during school hours.

Equally, we ask you to advise us at least 24 hours in advance of any changes to previously advised dates. Children who do not attend the club but have reserved a session will be charged the full session rate unless this is cancelled via email or phone call with 72 hour’s notice.

What it costs, when you pay and some rules

Our prices are charged per session. Prices are as follows:

Breakfast Club - 7.30am- 8.30am at a cost of £5 and includes a free breakfast.

8.00am- 8.30am at a cost of £5 and does not include breakfast.

After School Club - charged per session (with tea provided from 4.30pm):

3.20 - 4.15pm £4

4.15 - 6.00pm £7

3.20 – 6.00pm £11

Great Ponton CE School’s wraparound care will use a termly paying system which will be invoiced to you at the beginning of each new term for the previous terms use. E.g. Term 2 will be invoiced at the beginning of term 3.

There are two rules which must be followed to ensure the success of the wraparound care. These are:

1) that accounts be settled termly by the due date shown on the invoice,

2) your child must be collected by 6.00pm latest and may not be dropped off earlier than 7.30am.

Use of the wraparound care facility will be withdrawn from any family who fail to clear their debt before the next invoicing period or fail to consistently collect their child on time.

As mentioned above, I will write out again nearer the end of term, with all the booking information.

I hope the wraparound care offer will help you as parents and have a positive impact on all families.

Kind regards

Mr K Leader