child age 7 going to after school club by herself

[Absybabsy]

My little girl has just started Junior school and will be going to out of school club in the infants which is a seperate building to the junior school. It is her first day tomorrow going to the Out of school club so I enquired with the school how do they ensure the children get into the the Out of School club and who Is responsible for her safety in that transition time. It appears the Juniors will just release her and she will have to walk herself to the infants across the busy yard where both yards are filled with Adults collecting other children. Am I worrying about nothing? Should a 7 year old be old enough to go it alone? I have asked the Infants if they take a register of when they arrive but yet to ask how do they then deal with a situation if the child hasnt arrived at the infants and how long do they leave it befor ethey then do checks or do they just assume the child must be absent on that day? What are peoples thoughts?

IME, pretty normal for Junior age dc to be released from the classroom, and to find their way to either whoever is collecting them or round to the OoS club.

I thought you were going to say across busy roads or something to begin with. I don't see any problem with them crossing a playground

IME, if the club is expecting someone who doesn't arrive, they speak to the school to check if they know that they were there at the end of the day, then call the parents to see if plans have changed and the club hasn't been informed. Presumably, they'd stick their heads out the door and scan the playgrounds first, in your case.

Thanks for your feedback. Its a learning curve giving 1st child the independence at the right ages. It is across two busy playgrounds. If it wasnt school pick up time i woukdnt be worried in the slightest, i was just worried that nyone could wander off with her and no one would bat an eyelid.

I think the assumption is, at 7, they will have had enough talks / conversations etc to know that they don't just "wander off with" anyone though. You reiterate to her that she goes directly to the club and under no circumstances does anything else unless {insert only possibilities like if you or your dh were there to collect her}

I think half the mn 7 year olds walk home alone.