After-school & Weekend Childcare Club
OFSTED CERTIFICATE NO. EY483210
- Indoor Activities
- Number Works
- Fun Science Experiments
- Games & Puzzles
- Computer Classes
- Planting & Gardening
- Writing & Acting
Welcome to Smart Kid’s Childcare Club
Smart Kid’s club is a fun, caring and friendly after-school , weekend and holiday club for children aged 5-15 years. We are situated on Hollins Road surrounded by local schools and can pick your child up from school and take them to the centre until you are ready to pick them up.
Children are given a tasty, healthy snack, drink and/or meal. A range of indoor and outdoor play activities are offered, we have weekly themes for activities that are planned in consultation with the children and parents. We also have a quiet room for reading and staff help kids do their homework.
All of our staff hold are DBS checked and qualified.
Our Vision
Our ambition is to lay the foundation of learning, caring and quality in children and teenagers to enable increased knowledge, personal development and to encourage lifelong learning.
Smart Kids provides a caring and stimulating atmosphere in which the children feel safe and secure and excited to learn.
We meet the individual needs of each and every child. We encourage self-discipline in each child in both academic and social development. Smart Kids strives for excellence in all areas , priding ourselves, on the quality of time children spend at our premises. We believe children should ‘be the best they can be’.
Everyone , staff and children are encouraged to work hard with high levels of expectation in the spirit of co-operation and consideration. Our goal is to develop self-respect and in turn respect for others and our surroundings; creating responsible and accepting citizens for the future. If children believe, they can achieve.
Our Activities
Indoor Activities
Educational ways to engage kids and keep their curious minds working when they’re not in the classroom. This may include walking through the local park, collecting natural objects, rambling, outdoor crafts, nature trips.
Number Works
Helping kids work through their maths school homework and helping them build their focus and concentration skills. Number skills are developed through games, puzzles, videos and group discussions.
Fun Science Experiments
Through the use of exciting and playful (safe) experiments, children get to learn principles of science. Staff will also work with children’s homework.
Games & Puzzles
We offer a range of board games that challenge your child’s mental ability from Suduko to scramble to Pictionary, operation, monopoly and so much more.
Computer Classes
We build on children’s existing IT skills and help them navigate creatively through a range of applications successfully.
Outdoor Activities
Particularly in the summer we take children for trips for outdoor activity workshop. Activities may include , assault courses, cycling, abseiling, problem solving activities (Walking the Plank/tower building) and many more!
IT and Computer Skills
Children will practice creating work pieces through practicing the use of different IT skills. Children will get an opportunity to present their work and enter competitions for what they have produced.
Coping with Social-media and Peer Pressure
Children will get a chance to talk to their children about the dangers of participating in activities based on pressure from peers. The viral nature of social media “challenges,” such as the Cinnamon challenge and Tide pod challenge, can lead to unwise choices based on a desire to be part of the group. Children will be given tips on good decision making.
Selfcare
This will consists of tips or suggestions to improve and protect the well-being of children and young people. It will help children develop tools to help children develop a mindset of self-care, appreciation and understanding of them -selves. This should lead to a deeper and better relationships with you people and overall health and well-being.
Planting & Gardening
Although we will try to run this through-out the year sometimes the weather will determine the length of the activities. It will be hands-on and the children will be able to partake in gardening activities.
Confidence & Leadership
Children will learn to Recognise of authentic leadership strengths to lead effectively in times of disruption, and the tools to drive change through collaboration, communication, and influence. They will develop the skills to address individual and organisational ethical dilemmas, using decision-making frameworks that create links between personal and corporate purpose.
Writing, Acting and Directing Playscripts
Children taking part will learn all about scriptwriting, directing and acting, editing and more. They will discover what it’s like to produce a movie as a real film crew. These sessions will be an incredible creative experience, full of fun, imagination.
Library
Smart Kids has a library corner for kids who love to read.
Holiday Club
Smart Kids offers holiday club for kid’s holidays to entertain them on their holidays.
Why Smart Kids?
As children grow older by the year we understand that a parent’s worries and concerns may also grow with it. Like any parent you may wonder is my child getting the best out of life, is he/she safe when I’m at work, where will they go after school if I don’t finish work until late.
With Smart Kids Childcare parents need not to worry as we have years of experience in running a childcare club. Our club is not only registered with Ofsted but rest assured we have strict safeguarding measures and officers in place. We have a strict recruitment process, staff are DBS checked, trained with Safeguarding regulations in mind and are experts in the field of activities and clubs they run.
With our range of activities stretching your child’s learning abilities both physically and mentally your child will appreciate the dimension of fun as they grow and learn.
Efficiency
Smart kids is an organised team. We use the best people skills. The team of workers, operate to make learners dreams come true. Our staff members work to the tune of superhero qualities.
Communication
Staff spend time planning and preparing before delivery. Sessions are delivered in clearly spoken English and our staff are also bilingual.
The Future's Bright with Smart Kids
Our mission at this stage in life is to help children learn inanimate environment that is fun and interesting. We have inspired kids to ambitious lifestyles leading them to make good life choices.
Ethics
Smart Kids is an ethical organisation. We have grown organically as a company and hold ourselves responsible for making the right decisions. Smart Kids is a tried and tested childcare place by parents and kids. Any decisions made by the company always considers the Code of Ethics before action.
85% Off for Childcare Receivers
Working parents can apply for Child care and help cover up to 85% of their costs.
Trust & Reliability
We understand the sensitive trust parents give us and Smart kids as an organisation that holds this trust responsibly.
School Term Timings
Afterschool Club:
Mon-Thursday 3:00pm-8:30pm
Weekend Club: Sat & Sunday
10:00am till 6:00pm
Out of School Term Timings
Summer: 8:00am till 6:00pm Mon-Sun
Half Term Hols: 8:00am till 6:00pm Mon-Sun
Winter Hols: 11:00am till 6:00pm
*We are closed New Years Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day and all bank holidays
Costs
Half Day £35.00
Full Day £60.00 ( with snack & lunch)
Full Week £275.00
£10.00 per hour.
£10.00 charges further added for pick up & drop off
*Further costs may apply if children are engaged in an activity that requires a further payment.
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Contact Details
Address
Smart Kids Childcare,
535 Hollins Road, Oldham,
OL8 3TP.