If your child goes to a small primary school, say 100 pupils or less....

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Can i just ask if you have access to any Ofsted registered childcare, and if so what?

I'm most likely going to have to move my child from a lovely 100 pupil school due to lack of any childcare, and wondered if there are any solutions that the school could implemement which haven't been thought of.
Head says school too small to make after school club financially viable.
No childminders in area.
We can't afford a nanny, even if we could miraculously get one who just wanted to work 3 hours a day or less.

Part of the reason I don't work. One oversubscribed childminder and lots of adhock arrangements with friends and relatives.
Schools looked in to an after school club, but it would only be viable if half the mums suddenly found full time jobs. Clearly this isn't going to happen. It's a perfect chicken and egg situation and we just don't have enough individual families to get out of it.

Given the distances between local schools it would need some very efficient organisation to do one covering several schools and transport costs would probably scupper it.

DD's school is that size, but does have a breakfast club and an after school club that will take them until 6pm.

Schools sharing breakfast/after-school clubs works really well IMO. DD does both, most days a week, and I think it is good for them to have a slightly different mix of children to those they see in the playground every day. Makes it more of a 'club' and less of an extension of school.

Dd's prep school has about 90 children. They have breakfast club and after school club, plus various after school activity clubs. All are pretty well used. We pay for them bar most teacher run activities.

My DS's school is this size and there is a breakfast club and after school club, run by the pre-school. However, we find that an Au Pair works best for us because it means that DS can go to play dates, after school activities and is cared for at home instead. Could you do that?

Ours provides a list of after-school clubs at other schools in the area. At a pinch you could arrange for a taxi to collect your child and take them there, but most parents who need wrap-around care use childminders or au-pairs.

There is registered childminders in the area but the school doesnt provide anything there it is up to the parents.

There is a afterschool program who is willing to collect from different schools (we live in the country side possible pick up from 4 schools for this afterschool care program)

In practice I find most sort out a private arrangement with other parents.

I just saw the taxi comment our school wont place children in a taxi as they do not know who will collect them. (found that out when we were without a car for 2 months)

Hmmm, i'm not sure about taxis, given that DS is only 5 still in year 1 and DD will be 4 when she starts, as i assume a normal taxi company wouldn't have an escort. But the school say that in the past children have been taxied from there.

perhaps i should be more brazenly asking other parents if they want to sort out some kind of private arrangement - offering wine in the playground or whatever?!

There are about 70 as ds' school, there are 3 childminders (one of them is me!), a nursery will pick up if needed and there's a breakfast club and after school club at school, a letter came home today about a holiday club too.

DS2 goes to a village primary school with 90 odd pupils. In addition to after school activities which run until 4/4:30, we have a fantastic breakfast and after school club (from 7:30am - 6pm) which also runs holiday child care.

I would definately approach other parents in the playground as it was only when we realised there was an appetite for holiday care that the after school club was extended to include holidays.

My 2 attend a village primary with 89 pupils.There is a pre school,a breakfast club,afterschool and holiday club.All OFSTED registered.
I work part time so mine don't get to go to the clubs,they went once as a one off and have spent the last few years asking if I can work longer hours so they can go again.

mirage

Our school are quite relaxed about taxis I think as there is a regular taxi firm who do the school runs (rural area) so they know all the drivers (and so do the kids).

DD used to go to a school like this and there was no after school provision. It was a major pita. There was a childminder 3 miles away but she wouldn't do pick up (fair enough) so my mum kindly would pick dd up and take her to the childminders.

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Ours has less than 100 pupils and has a before and after school club. Its run by the business owners of the preschool.

You could set up a non profit organisation and run your own if enough parents want care and are willing to be involved.

Less than 100 pupils, 1 childminder in village, private breakfast/after hours/holiday club closed 4 yrs ago as both owners got pregnant at same time! There are after school activities 3 days a week, but even these stop at 4.15, so not that useful. I rely on a system of reciprocal childcare, in a group of 6 mums as I work 3 days a week, other mums look after my 2 from 8am til school, and after school til 5pm, and I do the same for any of theirs on the days I am off, and also during school holidays. We usually have no problems, (4 yrs now) unless you get illness, then ita a frantic ring round to see who is available. The school is pretty good, they know we all share our childcare, and usually know which mum(s) are due to have which kids on each day. We did ask about breakfast and afterschool clubs joining in with 2 other village primarys, but it worked out that by the time they got there, it was getting towards the time to go to school or home, as the minibus would have to collect from 2 taking them to a 3rd. Parents also offered to set up a non profit club at school, but head was very negative. This, to be honest, would be easier all round than various parents taking the others kids home. Glad my 2 go to high school in September, and all this will be over!

Dd will hopefully be going to a school of 60 odd in Sept. We are hoping her best friend (whose mum is mine!) Will get in too & we will have a reciprocal baby sitting arrangement before & after school. School also has a taxi to slightly bigger small school in next village which does have wrap around care. When we looked around the staff said it is nearly always the same driver & you can provide a car seat if you like. How do people feel about taxi arrangements? I'm not sure what I think about it.

The DDs go to school by taxi every day (rural area) and it's almost always the same driver - it's great! He is so friendly and I know they are safe.

Mine go by mini bus and are always the last children on and the only ones who get off here.The bus drivers are great and really look out for them,including walking them 1/4 mile to me after a fallen tree blocked the road,and dropping them offto me at my work when DH forgot to meet the bus and there was no one there.