After-School Club
Leechpool Caterpillar After-School Club opened in January 2001 and operates from a modular building in the grounds of Leechpool Primary School. The club runs from 3 – 6pm, weekdays, term time only. During the day, 8.50am – 2.50pm, Leechpool Caterpillar Nursery runs out of the same building. We are registered with Ofsted, registration number 2566817.
At Leechpool Caterpillar After-School Club we aim to provide a caring, safe, secure and relaxed environment for your children.
What We Offer
At our club, children are free to choose activities and resources as they wish, such as planned craft, board games, puzzles, books, small world play like trains, cars, dinosaurs, doll’s houses, Polly Pockets. There are a variety of Build-a-Bears to dress up and various construction kits, like Lego, connect-a cube, duplo and mobile, there is a games table for playing table football, air hockey and snooker, and the children play with sports equipment such as tennis rackets and ball games. Once the evenings are lighter, the children like to get outside and, in the warmer months, most of their time is spent outside in the grounds of Leechpool Primary School.
Admissions
Our After-School club aims to be accessible to children who attend Leechpool Primary School. Admission to the club is organised by the Administrator, and we use a waiting list system when the need arises. The waiting list will be operated on a first-come-first-serve basis, except for siblings who have priority for the same days as a sibling already attending.
We require a complete set of registration forms for your child before they can attend the club. This information will be treated as confidential and will be stored appropriately.
If you would like to enquire about a place at our After-School Club, please call 01403 900622 or email catclub2001@hotmail.co.uk / managercatclub@hotmail.com.
Arrivals and Collections
Infant children are brought over from the main school by a teaching assistant; junior children make their own way over to us. A register is taken when the children arrive.
Mostly, children are collected by their parents. If you need a different person to collect your child on a particular day, you must notify us in advance so that we can set up a password for collection. We will not release your child into the care of a person unknown to us without your permission.
You can collect your child anytime between 3pm & 6pm. If, for whatever reason, you are delayed, please telephone us to let us know. A late payment charge may be added to your invoice if this occurs regularly. If a child remains uncollected for 10 minutes without contact from parents, staff will try to contact them on the numbers provided, including emergency contacts. If we are still unable to contact anyone, then a social services duty team will be contacted, and the police will be requested to collect the child.
Fees
Our current fees are £14 per session.
Invoices will be issued via email on the Monday before the end of the current half-term. This payment will be requested in advance of sessions. Payments will need to clear into Leechpool Caterpillar Nursery & After-School Club’s bank account within 20 working days. Payment due date is clearly visible on the invoice.
Methods of payment should be by:
- Cash
- Bank Transfer
- Registered voucher scheme
- Tax-Free Childcare Vouchers
Late Payment
If funds have not cleared into Leechpool Caterpillar Nursery & After-School Club’s account by the requested payment date a flat rate of £30 will be added to your next invoice as a late payment fee.
If payments are not received on time, then your child’s place in the Nursery or After-School club may be at risk. If payment has not been met and there are monies outstanding by a second invoice/reminder, then the child will be unable to attend the Nursery/After-school Club. Further action will be taken to recoup any outstanding monies.
On occasions that your child is absent (e.g. illness or due to a school trip), families will still be charged for that session.
In the event of an emergency closure e.g. due to adverse weather, staffing levels or global pandemics, you will receive a credit on your next invoice for the days we were closed. Alternatively, families may wish to donate these fees to Caterpillar Nursery & After-School Club.
Please feel free to discuss in confidence any issues or questions regarding payments with Miss Cat Hall (Manager) or Miss Cullern (Administrator)
They are contactable on: 01403 900622 or email: afterschool@leechpoolcaterpillarnurseryasclub.co.uk.
Changes and Cancellations
Please provide a month’s notice if you wish to withdraw your child’s place from Leechpool Caterpillar After-School Club, or to make changes to their attendance. If you wish to change the days that your child attends, please contact the Administrator. We will try to accommodate such changes wherever possible.
Absentees
Please inform us if your child will not be attending the After-School Club for any reason. Even if you have informed the school, you still need to notify us as the school does not automatically pass this information onto us. You can call us on 01403 900622 or email us on catclub2001@hotmail.co.uk or managercatclub@hotmail.com. Please let us know if your child will be arriving later as they are attending clubs.
Illness
We are unable to care for any children that are unwell. If your child becomes unwell whilst at the Club, we will contact you and ask you to make arrangements for them to be collected.
Please inform the Management team of any infectious illnesses your child contracts. If your child has had sickness or diarrhoea, please do not send him or her to the club for 48 hours after the illness has ceased.
