Wraparound care
From September 2016, all parents/carers of children in Reception up to Year 9 have the right to request that the school their child attends considers establishing (or extending) wraparound and / or holiday childcare.
Childcare providers may also request to use school facilities for wraparound and / or holiday provision at times when the school is not using them.
Wraparound care includes, for example:
- early morning 'breakfast club' provision
- after-school childcare which extends beyond the end of the school day during term time
- childcare available in the school holidays.
Timetable and process for requests
The timetable and process for requests at this academy during 2019/20 is set out below:
17 March 2020 – 28 April 2020 – Annual request window
1 May 2020 – 31 May 2020 – Consideration of requests
8 June 2020 – Response to requests
Due to current national restrictions, the request window for 2020-2021 will be on a termly basis. Parents and carers will be notified via the newsletter around when opportunities arise to sign up children to clubs before and after school.
Parents/carers are invited to submit their requests using this online form:
The request window has closed for the current year.
Childcare providers are invited to submit their requests using this online form:
The request window has closed for the current year.
The following issues will inform the consideration of requests from parents/carers and childcare providers:
- the level of demand for wraparound and / or holiday provision for different age groups
- whether there is existing provision at the academy
- whether there are nearby schools/academies who would be interested in collaborating to offer wraparound and / or holiday provision to reach a critical mass
- whether there is suitable space available within the academy to run the wraparound and / or holiday provision at the times requested
- practical issues such as site security, cleaning etc
- whether there is existing similar provision available locally
- whether there is sufficient leadership capacity to manage the provision
- whether there is evidence of value for money.
Further information regarding existing local childcare services can be found here:
East Sussex Community Information Service
West Sussex County Council