Wrap Care

Breakfast club runs from 7:30am until 8:40am (when the children can access their classrooms).  Please note that, in order to allow the school to be ready for the start of the day, breakfast is only served until 8am.  Children arriving after this point will not be able to have breakfast provided.

After school club runs from the end of the school day, until 5:30pm.  For children who attend Parkside Preschool (in their final year before starting Reception), the club runs until 4:20pm.

The following fees for Wrap around care for children who attend Parkside Primary School apply:

Breakfast club: £5.00 per session - includes breakfast cereals and/or croissant (or similar) and drink.  Breakfast can only be provided to children who arrive in Wrap care by 8am.

After school club:  End of school-4:20pm: £5.00 per session

                              End of school-5:30pm: £10.00 per session (without tea)

                              End of school-5:30pm: £12.00 per session (with tea)

Where a child attends a school club beforehand, the sessions available are:

                              4:20-5:30pm: £5 per session (without tea)

                              4:20-5:30pm: £7 per session with tea

The following fees for Wrap around care for children who attend Parkside Preschool apply:

After school club:  3:30pm - 4:20pm: £6.00 per session

Fees for late pick-up

We recognise that unavoidable events can mean that parents and carers may occasionally be delayed when picking up children from Wrap care.   Unfortunately, late pick up does affect staffing requirements and has an unavoidable cost to the school.  If a late pick-up is anticipated, parents/carers should contact the school by telephone to advise on this at the earliest opportunity so that appropriate staffing levels can be arranged if needed.

If a child is late being picked up by less than ten minutes, there will be no additional charge.  For pick-ups more than ten minutes after the time booked, the following charges will apply:

• An additional charge of £5 for up to 30 minutes late

• An additional charge of £10 if more than 30 minutes late

If a parent is delayed after 5.30pm it is necessary for two staff members to remain in school until the child is picked up.  In this circumstance, charges may begin immediately at the following rate:

• £10.00 per fifteen minutes (or part of)

Outstanding fees

We would encourage you to ensure your ParentMail account has sufficient credit to cover all bookings.

To allow for settlement for those using childcare vouchers, where the date the school is credited is not entirely within parental/carer control, the system does allow for a small amount of debt. However, once this limit is reached you further bookings will be blocked. 

Please note that all outstanding debt must be cleared by the beginning of each 'long' term (Autumn, Spring and Summer).  We will not honour bookings at the start of new term unless all debt is fully cleared.

Methods of Payment

Electronically via your ParentMail account - accessed via the school’s website as above

Childcare Vouchers.   Please contact the Bursar via the school office to arrange this

Tax Free Childcare scheme (the National Savings Account) - see www.gov.uk/tax-free-childcare (for more details. Please advise the Bursar if you intend to pay via this method).   

We are extremely fortunate to be able ot offer children who attend our WRAP care, a cosy and friendly environment.  This is mainly situated in our multi-use central area which includes the library and computing suite.  In addition, the children are able to enjoy the school's grounds when the weather allows.  

It is extremely important, for safeguarding reasons, that no children are dropped at the school before 7:30am as the school will not be open to children and there will be no adult supervision.  It is also required that children are safely inside the school building with a member of the WRAP staff before the parent or carer leaves.  The only exception to this will be if Year 6 children have written permission provided by their parent or carer to walk in to school and attend WRAP.  This permission will be granted at the discretion of the school.

It is extremely important, for safeguarding reasons and fire regulations, that when parents or carers collect their child(ren), they collect their children from WRAP staff.  The only exception to this will be if Year 6 children have written permission provided by their parent or carer to walk home.  This permission will be granted at the discretion of the school.

For all wrap-around care, it is essential that you inform the school’s Wrap team via email (wraparound@parksideprimary.org), by telephone call or conversation (with Wrap staff) if your child will be picked up by an alternative adult.  If this is a regular arrangement, we would require to have information provided in writing.