Castle Club
Castle Club is our on-site wraparound childcare provision
Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre offers a wraparound care provision for all pupils attending Nursery, Someries Infant School and Someries Junior School.
Our wraparound care provision operates between 7.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. daily.
Castle Club is our on-site wraparound childcare provision. It is located in Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre’s main school hall and is open every morning and afternoon throughout term time.
All wraparound childcare staff are employees of Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre and are fully qualified and DBS checked.
Morning Sessions
Morning wraparound childcare sessions
Breakfast session
Our breakfast session operates between 7.30 a.m. and 8.50 a.m.
Children can be dropped off at any time from 7.30 a.m.
Session fee: £4.10 per day, per child
Breakfast is served by wraparound childcare staff and consists of healthy cereals, fresh fruit, toast, muffins and bagels, and various spreads. Fresh fruit juice, milk, and water are available throughout the breakfast.
Morning activities encourage a calm start to the school day, including reading, drawing, board games and construction kits.
All children are escorted to their respective classrooms by wraparound childcare staff at the end of each morning session for a smooth transition into class.
Early drop-off service
Castle Club offers an early drop-off service which enables families to drop their children off at Castle Club at 8.30 a.m.
Session fee: £1.50 per day, per child
Children dropped off at this time will be escorted to their classroom in time for registration.
If you would use our early drop-off service, you can book this via Arbor. Bookings can be made up to a day in advance, and payment is required at the point of booking.
However, if you need to use our early drop-off service at short notice, take your child to Castle Club at 8.30 a.m. on that day, and they will be welcomed. You will then receive a notification of how to make your payment separately.
Our early drop-off service is open to all pupils and is not restricted to those attending our wraparound care provision.
Please be advised that doors will not be open until 8.30 a.m. and breakfast is not provided as part of our early drop-off service.
After-school Sessions
After-school wraparound childcare sessions
There are three options for afternoon sessions at Castle Club.
After-school session 1
Afternoon session 1 accommodates children attending between 3.15 p.m. and 4.30 p.m.
Session fee: £4.20 per day, per child
After-school session 2
Afternoon session 2 accommodates children attending between 3.15 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.
Session fee: £6.20 per day, per child
Hobby School extension session
We also offer a Hobby School extension session for any pupils attending Hobby School sessions at Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre or after-school clubs at Someries Junior School.
Children attending this session can remain in our wraparound care provision between the time their Hobby School or after-school club ends and 5.30 p.m.
Children can be collected at any time between the time their Hobby School or after-school club ends and 5.30 p.m.
Session fee: £2.20 per day, per child
At the end of the school day, wraparound childcare staff collect children attending Nursery and Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre from their classrooms.
Children attending Someries Junior School are escorted to Castle Club at the end of the school day by Someries Junior School staff.
Afternoon snacks are available to all children attending Castle Club and include toast, fresh fruit and bagels. Fresh fruit juice and water are available throughout the afternoon session, too.
During each afternoon session, children enjoy various indoor and outdoor activities and access Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre’s playgrounds, equipment and apparatus.
Booking information
Places at our wraparound care provision can be booked and paid for online through Arbor. All parents and carers of children attending Someries Infant School and Early Childhood Education Centre have access to Arbor once their child is on roll at our school.
If your child attends Someries Junior School, please complete our Wraparound Care Registration Form to request an Arbor account.
Parents and carers with an active Arbor account can book a place at Castle Club using the link below.
Childcare vouchers and other employer schemes
If you joined a childcare voucher scheme on or before 4 October 2018, we accept payment via these for wraparound care sessions.
If you intend to make payment via an employer childcare voucher scheme, please inform our Wraparound Care Manager prior to booking sessions so that you can be set up on our voucher payment system.
Contact details
Wraparound Care Manager: K Byrne
