FRIENDS AT PLAY

We are Friends at Play and are really excited to be providing wraparound care at Little Kingshill Combined School from September 2025.

We are open to all children from Nursery - year 6 pupils.  Some of you will already have met us at Little Kingshill Nursery, where we have been running a Breakfast and After School Club since January, and also at the Holiday Clubs we have been providing within the school.

Breakfast Club

Our Breakfast Club will run from 7.30am until 8.45am.  We will be offering breakfast consisting of cereals, toast, croissants, pancakes or yogurts.

After School Club

Our After School Club will run from 2.45pm until 6.00pm.  The children will be provided with a biscuit on arrival.  We also have fruit everyday and offer a light snack at around 4.45pm for those children doing a longer session.  Our menu changes depending on the time of year, however here are a few examples of our snacks :-

Cheese & Ham wraps

Hot dogs

Croissants

Pancakes

Tomato pasta

Beans on toast

Spaghetti hoops on toast

Sandwiches

Brioche

Crackers

If your child has any special dietary requirements, then please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate their needs.

During their time at the Clubs the children will be offered the following activities :-

Board games

Construction toys

Arts & crafts

Messy play

Role play/dressing up

Baking

Film Club

Adult lead activities based around maths, English, fine, and gross motor skills.

We are delighted to be having Kirsten Riley joining us, who I am sure some of you are already familiar with and she will be doing some forest school sessions with the children once we get settled in.  We will be doing a soft start to begin with and then we are aiming at doing two sessions a week.

Tallulah will be working with us on a full-time basis as she starts her Level 3 Early Years Educator training and will be a familiar face for the current Nursery children who she has been looking after since January.  She has also met the children who have attended our holiday clubs.

We have built up a good relationship with Mrs. Lewis and the Nursery staff during our time there and we will be liaising closely with them regarding the children’s topics, development stages, and general interests.  We will then introduce activities based around these areas within the After School Club to support and further enhance the children’s learning.

We would also like to offer the children the opportunity to do their homework during their time with us, if this is something you are happy for them to do. Miss Jones, who again I’m sure most of you will be familiar with, will be on hand to offer her support with any homework based activities taking place within the club.  The school have kindly given us access to Chromebooks, which will be available for the children to use whilst doing their homework in the Club.

We are very much a play-based club and whilst we encourage your children to join in with our activities, if there is something they would rather not do, then this is absolutely fine, as we just want them to enjoy themselves and have a nice time.

HOW TO BOOK A PLACE FOR YOUR CHILD

We run a booking system where you are able to book your children into any of the Clubs, including our holiday clubs.  On the system there is a registration form, which you will need to complete before booking your child into the Club.  There is also a medical form that you need to complete should your child have any medical conditions that we need to know about.  Once you have booked your child into the Club there is a facility on the system for you to pay either per session, monthly or to block book and pay in full up front, so it is very flexible.  We do encourage parents to book in advance, to avoid disappointment.

To make a booking please visit : https://friendsatplay.ipalbookings.com

The booking system is very user friendly, however we do appreciate that new systems take a bit of getting used to, so please do not hesitate to email us or call should you have any questions at all.  Our contact details are :-

Email:  florrie@email.com

Tel: 07725 400974

Pricing

Our prices are as follows :-

Breakfast Club

£8.00 per child

After School Club

Up to 2 hours - £11.50 per child

3 hours £14.50

Holiday Club (from September)

School day – 8.30am-3.30pm - £32.00 per child

Full day – 8am-5pm - £36.00 per child

We offer a 10% sibling discount if you book 2 or more children for 2 days or more.

We very much look forward to meeting you and your children and for those who already know us from Little Kingshill Nursery, we look forward to seeing you again in September in the main school.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will try our best to address any queries you may have.

With best wishes,

Florrie & the team