Out-of-School Kids Club in Southport

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Kids Club Southport offers a fun, educational and stimulating after-school kids club for children in Southport, in a safe and secure environment. Contact us today to find out more about booking a place for your child.

Cultural Diversity

Kids Club Southport’s programmes will be mindful of cultural differences and the needs of the children in our care.

Consideration will be given to the diverse needs of children from various backgrounds when planning activities

Kids Club Southport through this policy will strive to

  • Respect all children equally, nurturing each child’s cultural identity and sense of belonging.
  • Ensure that service planning and provision embraces the needs of all children and works to deliver an inclusive and accessible environment for all.
  • Enable all children to meaningfully participate in all aspects of the programme and extend learning to challenge and promote the individual child’s abilities and development.
  • Ensure that children of all abilities have equal access to culturally and developmentally appropriate play-based educational activities, both indoors and outdoors, which develop their understanding & skills.
  • Support children to celebrate diversity and feel comfortable with difference.
  • Support children to enjoy their after-school service in an environment free from stereotypes and discrimination.

Children with Additional Needs

Every effort will be made to include children with additional needs in our Programmes and a full assessment with the assistance of the child’s parent, will be made to determine the child’s needs and if they can be catered for, prior to the child commencing care. Detailed information about the child’s requirements and specific behaviour or medical management plans must be obtained from the parents and included with the child’s enrolment on Magic Booking. Parents must arrange a time with the Programme Manager to discuss their child’s needs to ensure appropriate care can be provided.

Kids Club Southport will adapt where possible and practicable the day to day running of the service to promote full accessibility and meet the needs of all children, including undertaking additional training where necessary to provide additional support. Kids Club Southport will also work with the school to provide support when needed and ensure the best standards of child protection are in place in line with relevant legislation.

Other Professional Involvement

Kids Club Southport requests that parents inform Sue at time of registration about any other involvement your child might have with professionals such as Speech and Language Service and Social Services. Staff need to be aware of circumstances surrounding, for example a social care order and restrictions on collection by certain individuals. Please be assured that all such information will be treated as extremely confidential and only shared on a need-to-know basis. Any plans re Speech & Language that have been developed by professionals for your child we politely request that you provide us with a copy so that we can help and support your child to improve their communication in the best way possible.

Family & Community Involvement

Families are welcome to spend time at our service with their children and this will also increase communication between Kids Club staff and families and help us to meet you and your child’s needs. If your family or child has a special day or significant event you would like us to celebrate or share, please discuss this with staff. Community and school involvement are also encouraged at our service as we feel the information and experiences this can provide, can add to a child’s development and learning experience.

Signing In & Out

Entry and exit to the club are now via the gate at the top end of the playground. Please ring the bell on the club noticeboard and a member of staff will be with you within minutes.  Please allow a little more waiting time when collecting your child so we can ensure that your child has all of their belongings. When dropping off and collecting, you will be asked to sign your child in and out by initialling the register. In the event of staff not responding to the bell, please ring the club mobile (07928 918420.) This applies during club opening times only.

Late Pick Up

You must collect your child on time at the end of the session you have booked for them. If you know you are not going to get there in time to collect your child by 6pm, we ask that you
arrange for a family member or friend over the age of 16 (known to the child) to collect your child. If this person is not on your registration details, your collection password must be stated to the staff on duty when they collect your child. Please call club staff on 07928 918420 in good time to let them know your situation and that alternative collection arrangements have been made.

Late collection of children from Kids Club is taken very seriously. In the event of continued lateness in collecting your child, we would have to add on a late charge to cover extra staff wages. A last resort if lateness continued would be for us to seriously consider withdrawing your child’s place. We close at 6pm each day. Where a child has not been collected by 6.15 and staff have not been contacted by the parent, we will proceed to contact those named contacts provided from the child’s enrolment to arrange collection. At no time will a child be abandoned. However, the manager is authorised to take all necessary steps to ensure the safety and well-being of the child including, if there is no alternative, contacting the police/Social Services.

Contact Kids Club Southport today to find out more about our Kids Club, Homework, Breakfast club and After-school Club services!

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