Childcare

Services to Children and Families - The 'Core Offer'

Core Extended Services. The 5 ‘Core Offer’ areas relate to the Government’s 'Every Child Matters: Change for Children' initiative. The Government expects every school to be offering access to the core extended services by 2010. Schools will continue to offer some of these services themselves but will also be able to provide parents and families with information on where the following range of core extended services can be accessed in their local area:

• Wraparound childcare 8am - 6pm, all year round for primary schools.
• A varied range of activities including study support activities.
• Parenting and family support.
• Swift and easy access to specialist services.
• Community use of facilities including adult and family learning and ICT.

Information on what is available through all Leigh Park CIP Schools can be found on this website.

Wrap-around Childcare 8am - 6pm all year round for Primary Schools

The provision of childcare is wide and varied. The three Children's Centres in the Leigh Park area along with Staunton Community Sports College provide wraparound care for children aged 3 months to 4/5 years. All Leigh Park primary schools offer a Breakfast Club and many of the schools (primary and secondary) have access to, or provide, After School Clubs/ Activities. Information is also available on trained and authorised Child-Minders through the National Child-Minder Association.

Click on the link below for more detailed information about this particular 'Core Offer' or click on the school links to find out what 'Core Offer' services each provides for its pupils.