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Breakfast Club

Cost is £4.00 per child per session. For payment form please see attached.

Breakfast Club Service

Breakfast Club will run Monday to Friday from 8am to the start of school. It will not operate in school holidays or on INSET Days. The junior children are sent to their classrooms at 8.45am. The infants are taken to their classrooms. The choice of breakfast will vary from day to day but will include the following: cereals, teacakes, toast, crumpets, fruit, Milk, fruit juice or water. A variety of indoor and outdoor activities supervised by breakfast club staff will be provided to occupy the children until the start of school.

We aim to provide a high quality service which meets the needs of both parents/carers and children. For parents/carers, this means knowing that your child is safe and happy in a club that is reliable and offers a consistent service. Higham Primary School will ensure that appropriate standards of behaviour, discipline and hygiene are maintained.

Registration

Only children for whom a Registration Form has been completed and whose place has been paid for, whether regular or ad hoc attendance, may attend Higham Primary School Breakfast Club. All sessions must be pre-booked and paid for two weeks in advance. A child will no longer be registered with our service if they have not attended a session for one academic year.

Booking

On receipt of the booking form and payment to the school office/online, a parents will be contacted to confirm bookings or to advise if places are not available. Places must be booked and paid for 2 weeks in advance to allow the correct number of staff to be on duty for the amount of children attending the club.

Payment of Fees and cancellation

The cost per session is £4.00 per day. Parents will be given one term’s notice of any change in fees.

Payments can be made online into the school bank account:

Account Number – 83299505 Sort code – 60-60-08

Cheques & cash are also accepted.

No refunds will be given for non-attendance due to sickness or any other absence of for sessions only partly attended.

Higham Primary School requires two weeks written notice if you no longer require a place for your child at Breakfast Club or wish to make any changes to the days attended. Any changes will be subject to agreement by Higham Primary School Breakfast Club and will be subject to availability.

Charges will be made for the booked sessions within the notice period whether or not the child attends.

A child will leave Higham Primary School Breakfast Club when he/she leaves Higham Primary School.

Sometimes Higham Primary School are able to offer ad-hoc sessions, these must be paid for at the time of applying for a place by cash/cheque or online. The payment is non-refundable in the event of non-attendance due to sickness or any other reason or for sessions only partly attended.

No partial refund will be given if a child attends too late to receive breakfast or does not require breakfast. Breakfast will be served until 8.20am.

In the event of school closure, for example due to bad weather, a full refund will be given against the next term’s fees.

General Conditions

A child must not be brought to Higham Primary School Breakfast Club if unwell.

It is the responsibility of the parent/carer to bring their child into Breakfast Club. Absent children will only be followed up from the school’s class registers at the beginning of the school day in accordance with our normal school procedures.

Any special dietary requirements, for example due to an allergic reaction or cultural or religious beliefs, must be notified to the school office.

All accidents, that staff are made aware of, are documented in an accident book. Should the need arise; the parent/carers hereby give their consent for first aid to be administered and or the emergency services to be contacted. The emergency contact details will be those held on the pupil’s school record and our normal school procedures for notifying parents in the event of an accident will be followed.

Higham Primary School will not be liable for loss of property brought onto the premises by parent/carers or child.

The parents/carers hereby confirm that they accept the authority of the Breakfast Club Manager and staff to take all reasonable disciplinary or preventative action necessary to safeguard and promote the welfare of each child and the Higham Primary School Breakfast Club community. Parents may be required to remove the child temporarily or permanently if the conduct of the child is unacceptable and it appears to the supervisor that the continued presence of the child is incompatible with the interests of Higham Primary School Breakfast Club. There will not be a refund of fees in these circumstances.

Breakfast Club Payment Form

After School Provision

After School Provision Service (ASP)

After School Provision will run Monday to Friday from 3.15pm to 5.45pm. It will not operate in school holidays or on INSET Days. At 3.20pm juniors will make their own way to the ASP room and will be registered by the member of staff on duty on arrival. The infants are collected from their classrooms at 3.15pm. The choice of snack will vary from day to day but will include the following: sandwiches, bagels, crumpets, fresh fruit, Milk, fruit juice or water. A variety of indoor and outdoor activities supervised by ASP staff will be provided to occupy the children until they are collected.

Registration

Only children for whom a Registration form has been completed and whose place has been paid for, whether regular or ad hoc attendance, may attend Higham Primary School ASP. All sessions must be pre-booked and paid for two weeks in advance. A child will no longer be registered with our service if they have not attended a session for one academic year.

Booking

On receipt of the booking form and payment to the school office by cheque/online a parent will be contacted if a place is not available. Places must be booked and paid for 2 weeks in advance to allow the correct number of staff to be on duty for the amount of children attending the club.

Payment of Fees and cancellation

The cost per session is £9.00 per day. (From 4th September 2019). Parents will be given one term’s notice of any changes in fees.

Payment can be made online into the school bank account:

Account Number – 83299505 Sort code – 60-60-08

Cheques are also accepted.

No refunds will be given for non-attendance due to sickness or any other absence or for sessions only partly attended.

Higham Primary School requires two weeks written notice if you no longer require a place for your child at ASP or wish to make any changes to the days attended. Any changes will be subject to agreement by Higham Primary School ASP and will be subject to availability.

Charges will be made for the booked sessions within the notice period whether or not the child attends.

A child will leave Higham Primary School ASP when he/she leaves Higham Primary School.

Sometimes Higham Primary School is able to offer ad-hoc sessions, these must be paid for at the time of applying for a place by cheque or online. The payment is non-refundable in the event of non-attendance due to sickness or any other reason or for sessions only partly attended.

No partial refund will be given if a child attends only for a short period of time or does not require a snack.

In the event of school closure, for example due to bad weather, a full refund will be given against the next terms fees.

General Conditions

It is the responsibility of the parents/carer to collect their children by 5.45pm. if a parent is late collecting their child a £10.00 late fee will be charged.

Any special dietary requirements, for example due to allergic reaction or cultural or religious beliefs, must be notified on the ASP registration form.

All accidents, that staff are made aware of, are documented in an accident book. Should the need arise, the parents/carers hereby give their consent for first aid to be administered and or the emergency services to be contacted. The emergency contact detail will be those held on the pupil’s school record and our normal school procedures for notifying parents in the event of an accident will be followed.

Higham Primary School will not be liable for loss of property brought onto the premises by parents/carers or child.

The parents/carers hereby confirm that they accept the authority of the ASP Manager and staff to take all reasonable disciplinary or preventative action necessary to safeguard and promote the welfare of each child and the Higham Primary School community. Parents may be required to remove the child temporarily or permanently if the conduct of the child is unacceptable and it appears to the supervisor that the continued presence of the child is incompatible with the interests of Higham Primary School ASP. There will be no refund of fees in these circumstances.

ASP Payment Form

To book your child into either of these clubs there is a requirement of 2 weeks notice

Please see Miss Wrightl in the school office or email at office@higham.kent.sch.uk if you are interested in your child/ren joining either/both of these clubs.

Online Payment Procedure

All payments to be made preferably online. Please follow the procedure below:

log on to your own internet banking
You can set up a regular standing order payment or one off payment
Money can be transferred into our bank account – Account number 83299505. Sort Code 60-60-08

Please ensure that your child’s name is put in the reference line. Please specify what the payment is for i.e School Meals, After School Club, Breakfast Club etc. Thank you.