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 Someries 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.
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 our Catering Team according to the following menu:
Morning activities encourage a calm start to the school day.
All children are escorted to their respective classrooms by wraparound childcare staff at the end of the breakfast session for a smooth transition into class.
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 Someries 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.
An afternoon snack is available to all children attending Castle Club.
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.
