Brambles Before and After School Club

Brambles has a wonderful nurturing environment that enables your child to have fun and relax.

All of our staff have the appropriate childcare qualifications and all are paediatric first aid trained.

We offer a wide range of activities and play opportunities, including crafts, board games, construction, role play etc. Children are involved in the planning of activities and resources are age appropriate and based on the children’s interests.

‘Homework’ time can be given to those who wish to take the opportunity. The children also have access to our vast outdoor space.

Breakfast is provided in before school club, which includes a selection of toast, cereals, fruit and yoghurts. After school club provides high teas which includes a varied menu.

Brambles Before and After School and Holiday Club Provision Policy

Example snack menu

 

Brambles

Holiday Club

We offer a holiday club, which includes most inset days, that is full of exciting theme-based activities.
We take advantage of the outdoor spaces, that include, the forestry area, gardens and numerous play areas too.
Breakfast, lunch and high tea are provided.

Invoices for Brambles are payable a month in advance and our office staff, will deal with any queries relating to this.

Hivelink Booking Information

Brambles Information Pack

 

Fees

 

 

 

Safeguarding

The Academy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL) roles and responsibilities extend to Brambles provision too. Mrs Curley, Brambles Manager and DDSL, will also provide support to the Brambles staff in relation to safeguarding and welfare needs.

Parents’ Feedback

“There is never a day we are not met with a smile. The staff are lovely, kind, greet my daughter by name and with a warm welcome.”

“The staff are great fun, complete lots of varied activities and communicate well as a go between home and school when passing on messages etc”

“The thing Brambles does well is pretty much everything! The staff are amazing and all activities, especially the effort put in for craft activities”

“We love the fact that the staff know our child and feel that she is genuinely loved, cared for and looked after!!”

“I’m very happy with brambles. Staff are always ridiculously happy and I always love dropping him off.”

“He brings home lots of crafts and even “I love you” letters to his family. Absolutely brilliant.”

“The staff are enthusiastic, friendly and genuinely know and care about the children.”

Parents’ Feedback

“They are always keen to use the outside space which is great. Our child particularly likes the freedom to play with his friends, the opportunity to participate in craft activities and also the planned activities.”

“I personally love the personal touches that Brambles offer. You genuinely feel like your children are going to extended family.”

“My daughter loves attending Brambles before and after school club. She often instructs me to pick her up as late as possible!”

“The staff work really hard to provide fun and varied activities for the children. My daughter particularly loved the Harry Potter themed activities.”

“As working parents, the flexibility that Brambles offers is wonderful. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this provision to any parents who are considering wrap around care.”

“He enjoys having time to play with his friends before and after school.”

Children’s Quotes

“I was so excited for Brambles today, I wanted to be first in the queue!”

“Brambles is fun because we play games. They have good games and Lego.”

“I like the breakfast and the staff are very, very kind”

“I love it. I have to play every day before school and it’s fun”

“I like playing in Brambles because there’s loads of toys that I like”

“They have dinosaurs they are my favourite colour in brambles”

“I like it when we play outside.”

We are proud to be a part of SUA Trust

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SUAT supports and leads in the set-up of new academies joining the partnership. The services provided by the central support function cover both educational and non-educational support. In terms of educational support, SUAT is linked to the School of Education of Staffordshire University, which is an outstanding ITT provider.