Childcare for 9 year olds

[LiLu79]

I don't know really where to start,
Both Me & My DH both work,I part -time and dh full time.. For the last 8 years my mum looked after my ds, ie taking him into school,looking after him for the holidays etc... Last December she refused to look after him anymore (as she is in a new relationship and her boyfriend doesn't like our ds). Ok we have found someone to take him into school for us,but holidays are a nightmare,as most of our family members work,so it only leaves my mum who refuses to look after him..Is there any summer holidays clubs that i could take my son too...my ds will be 9 this summer..

I know there are several out of school clubs near us who operate holiday clubs. The other option is to get a childminder for school holidays only, I know my childminder has children who only come in school holidays. I would look around your local out of school clubs as a starter. HTH.

They will be lots of holiday clubs about , alot of parents in same boat . Depends where you are in the country - satrt off with your local council - ours do a 'Shout Activity' for school holidays and then ther are private companies like Camp Beaumont .

Find a local free family magazine , usually library is best for finding those and have a flick through.

At nine, I think you need to find a registered childminder. There seem to be plenty with vacancies at the mo because so many people have been made redundant.

If you find one who looks after a number of children, your ds will make some new friends and have a really good summer.

thankyou all

If he joins cub scouts, then you may find the cub group go on a weeks camp in the summer. Other youth groups may do similar things.

As others have already mentioned, leisure centres run holiday clubs. These clubs can be good, or not. One thing that may not fit is the time they operate... so check what they provide.

Also private health clubs run holiday activities as well. These are sometimes made available to non-members. This week the health club I go to is running a Tennis Academy (for 3 to 16 year old's). Only operates 9am-3pm though. Non member costs £23 per day, or £92 a week. This is in Berkshire. Lunch is not included... so children typically bring a packed lunch.

To compare... my local council leisure centre charges £23 per day, for 8.30am-5.30pm and includes lunch. So private health clubs will be more costly and may not do as long hours. Quality of facilities will vary, as will group sizes. So if your DS is keen on a particular sport, you may find a club that runs a holiday camp for that particular sport which may provide him with a lot of tuition, thus improving his game.

You say you work part time... does that mean you do 4 to 5 hours a day, or are you doing long days just a couple of days a week?

I work 6 hrs a day,for 4 days and then only 4 hrs on a friday......