Just this really. My son is in Year 1. We used a childminder for wraparound care when he started Reception in September 2014 and put his name on the waiting list for a place in breakfast and after-school club in the early weeks of that first term. I am now on maternity leave and will be returning to work in September 2016. We released the childminder place (as I am doing school runs) and she no longer has a place for him. Last summer the school indicated that he would almost certainly get a club place in September 2016. Now they are not sure because they don't know how many siblings will join in Reception and they are given priority for club places. This is creating a lot of anxiety for me and the school have said they won't know about my son's September place until June. But the secretary didn't seem very hopeful.
I have asked the headteacher if the number of breakfast/after-school places can be expanded and apparently they are considering this but it is dependant on space (they can't use classrooms). I have queried the sibling priority rule because to me it doesn't seem fair when there aren't enough spaces and we have exactly the same childcare problem with our son as someone whose older children already have a place. He will have been on the list for two years come September. I was told they apply the sibling rule in the same way as school admissions.
For context: the school has 630 pupils and 70 club places (expanded from 50 a couple of years ago). It is a very popular school and in recent years 60/90 places in Reception have been allocated to siblings. A lot of people move into the area (and frequently straight out again) to get a place at the school.
How do your schools manage this? Is it 'first come first served' or do siblings have priority?
Thank you.
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How does your child's school allocate breakfast/after-school club places?
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CorBlimeyTrousers · 12/04/2016 09:26
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