Play service
We currently provide school based breakfast clubs, after school clubs, holiday playschemes and community-based activity programmes for children and young people aged between four and thirteen years old.
As well as projects based in local communities and schools, we run specialist services for vulnerable children, young people and their families with varying needs.
Changes to the play service
From September 2012, we will no longer provide universal play provision, but instead offer a service for those children who most need help with some subsidised places for children from low income working families.
We are pleased to announce the new providers that will deliver Play and Childcare, linked to schools from September 2012. The providers are Coram’s Fields, Maiden Lane Community Centre (operating from Camden Square Play Centre), PACE (operating from Fairfield Playcentre, Samuel Lithgow, and Fortune Green Playcentre) and The Three Acres Consortium (operating from Plot 10, Talacre, Three Acres and The Winchester Project).
These organisations will be commissioned by the local authority to deliver Play and Childcare for children with disabilities and children in need.
We are very pleased that we can also subsidise places for children from low income working families. Our new providers are also exploring ways to offer places to families that do not meet the local authority criteria.
Further details about eligibility and how to apply will be available shortly.
Rolling closure of playcentres and after school clubs in May 2012
The closures set out below are necessary to enable staff to attend a consultation meeting to discuss the closure of the play service which will take effect on 31 August 2012.
Friday 4 May 2012
- Camden Square Playcentre
- Brecknock After School Club
- Torriano After School Club
- Eleanor Palmer
Tuesday 8 May 2012
- Fairfield
- Primrose Hill After School Club
- Building Bridges
Wednesday 9 May 2012
- Weedington Road Playcentre
- Fleet After School Club
- Brookfield After School Club
Thursday 10 May 2012
- Coram’s Field
- New End After School Club
- Rollercoaster
- St Joseph’s After School Club
Friday 11 May 2012
- Fortune Green Play Centre
- Kingsgate After School Club
- Beckford After School Club
A report about the award of grants to the new play providers who will start from 1 September 2012:
Pay online
Before you get started you will need:
1) Latest statement.
The amount you owe will not be displayed online and you will need the latest copy of your statement. If your balance is negative on your statement this is the amount you owe but you can pay any amount.
If you have any queries with your statement please contact your play centre before you pay.
2) Total amount you would like to pay.
3) Child reference number and full name.
You can use one reference number to pay towards all your children’s charges in one transaction. Ensure the name and child reference number is typed exactly as it is on the statement.
If there is a spelling error on the statement then contact your play centre.
4) Credit or debit card details
Parents handbook
Do you have something to say about the play service?
We would love to hear what you think. Please use our online comments and suggestions form to give us your feedback
Profile of early years and play service users
We commissioned an independent children's charity - the Daycare Trust - to carry out research into early years and play service users.
- download: A copy of the full Daycare Trust report (PDF 2MB)
- Read the executive summary of the Daycare Trust report
- help with PDFs
- Find your nearest play service
- Play service
- Parents' questions about play service after school clubs and holiday playschemes
- Play service - working in partnership
- Eli's first day at the playcentre
- Grants to provide specialist short breaks for disabled children
- Grants to provide play, childcare and short breaks
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