Breakfast & Afterschool Clubs - Begbrook Primary Academy

Breakfast Club

Our Breakfast Club is held every school day morning during term time from 7.30am-8.45am. The latest arrival time for breakfast is 8.20am, if no breakfast is required the latest arrival is 8.30am. We offer supervision from our team of play workers as well as a healthy, varied breakfast. Options include cereals, toast, fruit, etc. Pupils will then be taken to their class from the breakfast club hall at 08:45am for the start of the school day.

Payment Information

All payments and bookings for breakfast club need to be made using the MCAS app. If you do not already have an account/app set up, please contact the office team who will be able to help.

Please note bookings are based on a first come first served basis. Bookings can be made a term in advance and up to 7.15am on the day of the session.

Prices

Per session £3.50 Per child if you pre book by 7.15am using the MCAS app & £4.00 if you do not pre book.

After School Club

Our After School Club accepts children from Reception age (once attending full time) to Year 6 and runs every school day afternoon during term time from 3.30pm – 6pm.

All children will be collected by a playworker and taken to the appropriate room, depending on their ages. We have two separate spaces to accommodate our different age ranges. Reception – Year 3 are in our studio room and Year 4 – 6 are located in our main room with both having access to an outdoor area. This enables each room to include age-appropriate activities.

At our club, children will be supervised by our team of playworkers and playleaders with the opportunity to take part in various activities including arts and crafts, outdoor sports, quiz nights, movie nights and baking!

For children wanting to catch up on homework or spend time reading, there are opportunities for children to do so. We provide a quiet area for children to sit and focus.

We offer a selection of snacks which we serve at 4pm. These may include sandwiches, bagels, cheese and crackers, hummus and breadsticks, a selection of fruit and vegetables.

Payment Information

All payments and bookings for after school club need to be made using the MCAS app. If you do not already have an account/app, please contact the office team who will be happy to help set this up.

Please note bookings are based on a first come first served basis. Bookings can be made a term in advance and up 24hours prior to the start of the club.

Prices

Per session £9.50 Per child.

Please note our After-school club has a late pick-up fee system. There will be a late fee of £4.50 per child for collection between 6.00pm- 6.15pm and an additional £10.00 for every 15 minutes thereafter.

If you need to contact us directly, please call our After School Club number on 07834171878.

Childcare Voucher/Tax-free Childcare Information for Parents using Breakfast Club/Afterschool Club Sessions.

The cost of childcare can take up a large chunk of the family budget. Help with childcare costs is available from the government and employers for Tax-Free Childcare. Working families may get £2,000 per child each year towards childcare with Tax-Free Childcare

Childcare voucher schemes

This scheme closed to new applicants in October 2018, but you can still use them if you signed up before then and are with the same employer that still offers them.

Childcare voucher schemes Begbrook Primary School have an account with: –

Edenred
Kiddivoucher
Compershare
Sodexo

If you would like to pay using one of the above childcare voucher’s schemes, please email Rachael.day@clf.uk our finance administrator who will be able to provide you with more information and our account reference numbers.

HMRC Tax Free Childcare:

HMRC tax free childcare might be a good alternative and, in some cases, will be a better option than Childcare Vouchers. Tax-free Childcare is open to ALL workers, even if you are self-employed.

Please see links below for further information and how to apply to pay by HMRC childcare payments.

If you are eligible and would like to pay this way, you will need to forward your child’s unique reference number to Rachael Day our finance administrator Rachael.day@clf.uk.

HMRC account (Begbrook Primary Academy BS16 1HG) registration number 138655

PAYMENTS Via either above option: –

Payments using either option can only be used for our ASC/BFC/additional preschool sessions. They cannot be used to pay for school dinners or trips.

If you decide to pay using either of the above options when a payment is made, please email Rachael.day@clf.uk with how you would like your payment allocated i.e.: breakfast club/after school club/additional nursery sessions. This will then be allocated to your childs MCAS account, which will enable you to make bookings. Please be aware that our finance administrator (Rachael Day) works part time term time only.

Please see some links below that may be helpful.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/tax-free-childcare/

https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs/childcare-vouchers

https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-tax-free-childcare