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Your First Day
For some, the first day can be a daunting experience for children and/or their parents, whilst other children can come into the club without a backwards glance at their parents!
Our staff team is there to ensure every child has a great day at the club and doesn't want to go home at the end of it!
We have a staff ratio of 1 adult to 8 children and one of the team is dedicated to ensuring new children are well integrated into the club.
The main concern of new families is often what to bring, and what to wear. All children need to bring a packed lunch and lunch time drink.
We provide a healthy snack in the morning and afternoon and water is available all day.
If the weather is nice, each child should bring sun cream with their name marked on it, a sun hat. If the weather is not good, children should bring a waterproof jacket.
We recommend that children don't wear their best clothes, but clothes that are appropriate to the weather and that they will be comfortable playing in.
Occasionally our themed days lend themselves well to dressing up, and we will encourage children to wear a special outfit (this is not compulsory).
The team has a meeting every day before the start of the session and they go through the day's register. Any children who have not been to one of our clubs before will be identified on the register.
The staff team will ensure they all know who the new children are so they can keep an each eye out for them.
The child will be introduced to the 'new child' playworker who will be dedicated to ensuring they have a great day at the club. This person will introduce them to a similarly aged child and show them around the club.
Parents are welcome to spend as long or little time as they like with their child in the club. If a parent wants to stay to check their child has settled in, they are more than welcome to do so.
We will have all your contact details at the club, and will contact you if your child has any concerns. You will also be given a card with the club mobile number on it - and you are more than welcome to call the club mobile at any time to ensure your child is settling into the club happily.
Parents and their children are also welcome to pop into the holiday club any time to visit and to have a look around before the first day. You can just turn up, you do not need to make an appointment to do this.
The staff team will have a detailed list of any special/additional needs that have been noted on the children's registration form of all children attending the club that holiday. If your child has any specific needs, the club supervisor will be happy to discuss them with you.
During the holidays we have a different theme each day. The days tend to follow a similar structure, with children choosing what they do throughout the day.
Younger children or those who are more hesitant will be encouraged by the team to join in the activities that they want to.
A Typical Day
| 8.30 - 9.30 | Children arrive and chose an activity such as drawing, junk table, table football, snooker, playing games etc |
| 9.30 - 10.00 | Registration, Introductions and Play 'Custard Splat' |
| Theme | Magic Day shared with children. Activities; |
| 10.00 - 11.00 (example) |
Learning tricks in small groups Making a puppet out of felt Balloon Craft, making models Making cape and wand Making a trifle Outside Focus: Hockey and a Football Match Children are always given access to outside if they want to play outside or they can play with friends inside. |
| 11.00 snack | Fruit and, biscuits and a drink are provided |
| 11.15 - 12.15 | Group Challenge: In teams children make a treasure hunt for another team and then all children do a treasure hunt. |
| 2.15 - 1.15 | Lunch |
| 1.15 - 2.15 | Magician to perform a show for the children |
| 2.15 - 2.45 | Continue with activities/Make up an act |
| 2.45 snack | Tidy Up & Snack (eating what was made earlier in the day) |
| 3.00 - 3.30 | Parachute games |
| 3.30 | Home time for standard day children |
| 3.30 - 5.30 | Children staying until 5.30 choose an activity |
