Playscheme
St Mary’s playscheme provides action-packed, stimulating care for children aged six - 11 years old during school holidays.
Our core opening hours are 9am - 4:30pm and cost £25 per child per day for full paying parents and carers.
Extended childcare is available for an additional cost of £3 per session, per child.
Extended sessions are from 8.30 - 9am and from 4.30 - 5pm.
Playscheme dates 2024/5
October 2024 half term playscheme: Monday 28 October – Friday 1 November
February 2025 half term playscheme: TBC
Easter holiday 2025 playcheme: TBC
May half term 2025 playscheme: TBC
Summer holiday 2025 playscheme: TBC
For children aged 11 and over, we offer a youth club experience. Please note an additional youth club consent form will need to be completed before children participate in these activities.
At St Mary’s playscheme, your children will have an action-packed, enjoyable time, they want to return to. We run our inclusive playscheme in school holidays for children between six and eleven years old.
Our playscheme uses the Garden Room, Johnston Room as well as our Sports Hall which enables the team to provide various activities including: sports and team games; construction toys; arts & crafts; table tennis; free play; cooking; and a book corner. We also go on off-site trips with our new and existing friends.
Extended childcare is available for an additional cost of £3 per session from 8.30 am - 9 am and 4.30 pm - 5 pm
Children must bring nut-free, healthy lunch & snacks and a refillable water bottle.
What parents told us
“You offer a light bright, contemporary environment with some outdoor space and the gym and computer rooms. I like the garden room too. The environment is resourced but calm and safe. It makes me feel that I am leaving my child in comfortable ambient surroundings and capable, friendly hands.”
“My daughter has made many friends by attending…it’s given me peace of mind whilst working.”
“I just wanted to say thank you for providing such a nice environment for children to play and learn in, my daughter was thrilled to have had so much fun yesterday meeting new people, playing games, cooking and doing the First aid training. I haven’t seen her so confident in a long time and she excitedly told us all about what she had learned as well as telling the little girl I childmind what she should do in an emergency, you really boosted her confidence and we are both so happy.”
“The quality of activities and outings has always been very high and educational as well as fun.”
“It would be difficult for me to find this level of care for my child anywhere else at a reasonable price.”
“My daughter has attended all the playschemes: summer, half term and Easter schemes since she was six years old....made many friends.”
“The quality of the activities and outings has always been very high and educational as well as fun.”
“This is such a great help for working parents. Not very pricey for the hours offered. The staff is very professional and friendly, there are so many children attending the scheme.”
What children told us
“I love the food at St Marys”
“I have made lots of friends here and coming helped my parents to go to work and I could have lots of fun!”
“The best thing was going to Kings Park.”
“I enjoy coming to this Playscheme in the holidays”
“Decorating the discs and all the arts and crafts was my favourite.”
“Loved the sports hall, playing dodgeball….”
“Me and my brother have lots of fun here”
“Cooking was the best thing I did!”