Olivers Lodge
Leading provider of
extended schools care
across Essex
An Introduction
What do we do?
How do we do it?
Our settings
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Newport –Day Nursery , breakfast club, after school club and holiday
scheme
Saffron Walden – Breakfast club, after school and holiday club
Steeple Bumpstead - After school club
Halstead - Breakfast, after school and holiday scheme
Colchester –Breakfast Club, After School and Holiday Scheme
Earls Colne –Breakfast Club and After School
Great Sampford – Breakfast and after school club
Debden – Breakfast and after school club
Ashdon- Breakfast and after school club
What do we do?
• Deliver the EYFS, learning through play
• Deliver Buddy Books for all EYFS children with written and
photographic observations, linking in with reception teacher and
topics
• Offer daily activities and free play
• Outdoor activities as often as possible
• Ensure the health and wellbeing of our children remains at the
forefront at all times
• Offer a safe, fun and stimulating club
“Staff have a good
understanding of how to
promote children’s
learning and
development through
fun and interesting playbased provision.”
Ofsted Inspection, Earls
Colne 2014.
Typical After School
Day
• Arrive and have a drink and a healthy snack
• Join in the planned activity which could be a craft based one,
sensory one, board games or outside physical one or just free
play if preferred
• Play outside if weather permitting
• Themed weeks with a planned activity linked to this daily.
• Hot meal and pudding around 16.45pm
• Play until parent collection
“Practitioners make sure children have
plenty to do. They recognise children's
need for recreational experiences as
they prepare for and relax after the
day in school”.
Ofsted Inspection.
Children’s involvement
• Children’s interest’s help plan our themed
weekly activities.
• Rolling snack, two week rolling menu
• Snack preparation
• Ideas and resources committee
• Fundraising committee
“Practitioners use their knowledge of what
children enjoy doing as the basis for planning.
They provide interesting experiences that
children want to be involved in. This helps to
support children to continue their learning
through play. “
Ofsted Inspection 2015.
Typical Holiday Club
Day 8am to 6pm
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Arrive and have breakfast (served till 9.30)
Free play inside or out until planned activities start.
Packed lunch at 12pm
Hot meal and pudding served at 4.45
Parent collection
“Children are very enthusiastic
about attending the setting. The
relationships between the older and
younger children are very good and
they often involve each other in their
play.”
Ofsted Inspection 2015
Our Holiday Days
What Theme Days
Do We Offer?
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Space Day
Musical Day
Cooking Day
Sport Challenges
Nature Days
Crafty Days
Plus many more…
Safeguarding and Health & Safety
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ALL staff undergo Safeguarding training
Manager will be Designated Safeguarding
Risk Assessments done for all areas and activities
Daily H&S checklists done
All new staff have a safeguarding induction
Costs
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Permanent Place
After School Club till 4.30pm, - £6.50
After School Club till 6.00pm with tea - £11.50
ADHOC Prices
After school Club until 4.30pm -£7.50
After school Club until 6.00pm- £12.50
Why use Olivers Lodge?
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Established for 15 years
Passionate, caring staff who make sure that all children learn and have fun
All policies/procedures approved by Ofsted
Strong parent communication via Newsletters, E Mail and Text
Monthly S/O and card payments, Invoiced termly, paid monthly
We accept employers childcare vouchers
Flexible and reliable