Wraparound Care

Breakfast Club 

Breakfast club at Merebrook Infant School is run by Treetop childcare. They open at 07:45 and run until 08:30 when children are delivered to their classrooms. If you wish to make a booking please see their website https://www.treetopchildcaremk.com/  

After School club 

15:25 – 18:00 

Cost £11.50 

The after school club is run by Emerson Valley School directly. Your child will be walked up to Emerson Valley and looked after by staff members that work directly for the school. We make sure that the clubs run seamlessly and congruently with the 5DT Trust rules, values and expectations. We know that our children will need some time after and before school to be themselves and it is not a continuation of academic education and so we lead activities in which the children can express and enjoy themselves. We also support with homework where appropriate and will give the children the opportunity to complete this.  You will need to collect your child from the Emerson Valley School reception when you chose to collect them.  

We are lucky at the moment that parents are able to book the sessions they want for afterschool clubs and there is no need to book an entire term in advance. (This may change in the future if the clubs get full.)  

At after school club there are a variety of activities offered. Children can play games, complete craft activities, finish homework, read, use iPads, watch TV, sing Karaoke, role play, play outside or play games in the hall.  We vary the activities depending on the needs of the children on the day, the weather, the number of attendees and whether it is a theme day.  

There is a healthy snack served.  This might be things like open sandwiches or wraps with cheese, ham or egg mayonnaise, vegetable battons, fruit platters or yoghurts.  Sometimes there is hot food available like potato wedges or pasta bake.  In the hot weather the children have enjoyed ice lollies.  All food follows the schools healthy eating guidelines.  

Children will only be handed over to those named on Arbor for collection.  

Late collections and fees 

The club closes at 18:00. If you are late collecting your child you will be charged at £5 for every 5 minutes that you are late collecting.  If you are late on more than 2 occasions in a term your child’s bookings may be cancelled and any outstanding monies (less the late fees) will be refunded to you.  We reserve the right to update this condition at any time. We will notify all parents with future bookings if we do update it, and you would have the right to withdraw your child from future sessions with a full refund.   

Booking Details 

• After school club is booked via Arbor and must be booked 24 hours or more in advance.  
• Clubs must be paid for in advance. 
• Cancellations must be made via the office more than 24 hours in advance or you will still be charged for the space.  When the space is cancelled we will add a credit your account to use for a future booking. There are no refunds/credits for illness notified with less than 24 hour notice.  
• If you book and pay for wrap around care for your child and then subsequently book an extra-curricular club your child is still able to attend wrap around care following the club. If your child is at Merebrook two members of staff will walk them to Emerson Valley. If the club is at Emerson Valley then your child will be delivered to wrap around care club. There will be no refunds allowed.  
• Refunds will only be offered if the club is forced to close due exceptional circumstances. There will be no refunds due to non-attendance due to illness or non-attendance at school.  
• Please ensure that club are aware of any dietary restrictions or medical information which may not already be on Arbor.  (We order our food once a week and require one week’s notice to cater for specific dietary requirements e.g. celiac or dairy free.)  
• Please ensure that contact details are kept up to date on Arbor in case staff need to contact you about your child.  
• Parents / carers will be given 1 months’ notice of any price increase or adjustment to club hours 
• Children’s behaviour is expected to follow the 5DT Primary Behaviour Policy. Failure to follow the policy may result in your child being asked not to attend further breakfast and/or afterschool clubs.   
• Please do not book more sessions than you intend to use. We are very lucky that parents can book ‘ad-hoc’ for when they need childcare. Any abuse of this booking system may result in your child’s bookings being cancelled (for example booking for all the sessions and then cancelling the day before if you don’t need them).  
• If you wish to pay using a Tax-free Childcare account please speak to the office staff.  
• The name of the person collecting your child must be on Arbor.   

In an emergency only after 4pm you can contact the club on: 07960 403440