Daisychain Out of School Club

So after 20 years Daisychain is closing its doors and will be no longer. It is hard to put in to words our emotions today.
We set up the club in 2003 with 10 children. We were based in one side of a portacabin based in the school playground.
Neither Julie or I worked and we spent a lot of time developing the club - within the first year our numbers started to climb.
Over the past 20 years we have seen 1000’s of children pass through the club, some of whom have returned to work at Daisychain.
The club has gone for success to success with the recent two Ofsted inspections achieving the highest award possible - it has been an outstanding provision and one of the busiest out of school club provisions that the Ofsted team have inspected and unusual in the way it has been run, by two parents, non- business woman but mums who in 2003 saw that there was a need for wrap around care. At that point it was proving difficult to fill the places every year in reception as parents needed wrap around care to enable them to work.
Since we set up Daisychain, reception has been over subscribed. We have seen a change in headteacher four times and over the years have employer 60-70 staff.
So on our last day we will all be full of mixed emotions. The last few years have been tough. COViD made things very difficult but our business survived without help from government grants etc. We had to say goodbye to Mrs Keighley who had been with us from the outset - this was was a great loss to us personally and to the club. We have also lost key Daisychain members to retirement and ill health - all of whom remain great friends of Daisychain.
Today, we celebrate all of the above and what an amazing achievement Daisychain has been. School will run their own wrap around care from September and we are really pleased to say we have secured the positions of all the staff so hopefully parents and children will have a very easy transition over to the new provider.
The only difference will be that we will also be saying goodbye to Gill Scott who has been with Daisychain twice and she will be a great loss to the club. We wish Gill all the best in her new adventure and I know the parents and children will miss her very much.
Today we have open house so if you are able to pop in to say goodbye - Julie and I will be there all afternoon. 3-6pm. It would be lovely to see past & present users.
We wish you and you family all the best for the future and thank you for your support over the last 20 years xx
Julie Oliver

Important Notices!

1. Invoices were due Fri 27th Jan. Please ensure these are paid, or that you have informed us if there is an issue with payment so we can support you.

2. Daisychain remains OPEN AS NORMAL on Weds 1st February, and we must still charge this session as normal due to staffing and costs. If your child’s class is closed, our morning session is 7:30-8:45am and afternoon session 3:25-5:45pm. Please inform us if we should expect your child.

Thank you!

Well it’s beginning to Look
a lot like Christmas 🎄 🎅
Please book through parent pay when the link is available, looking forward to a Christmas boogie!

FOPS Flashy Toys sale for the Bonfire outside school straight after school - Fri 4th November! 🔥

A super first term back at Daisychain! Have a lovely half term break, and we’ll see you on the 31st! 🤩

Welcome to the start of a new term at Daisychain.
We are very happy to have welcomed back the children and to say hello to the new starters. We really hope everyone settles in to the new school term.
Invoices have been issued and payment due on or before 25th September We accept a number of childcare vouchers please speak to amber of staff.
We wish your child all the best during the school year.

⭐️PENDLE PRIMARY SEPTEMBER STARTERS ⭐️

Please read below and feel free to share. We look forward to meeting you at the Induction Evening on Tuesday 24th May.

💻 If you applied online, offers for primary school places will be sent by email 📩 during working hours on Tuesday 19 April.

⚠️ Please allow a full day for your email to arrive.

They will also then be available online 👉 https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/apply-for-a-school-place/school-offers/.

Half-term, local fun for all the family! You may even spot a few familiar faces!

Here they are … your cast of Kipps: The New Half a Sixpence Musical. 🙌🏽🎭🤩❤️

Thank you to Matt Collinge for taking photos during our dress rehearsal! 📸

Dress rehearsal complete… but it’s still not too late to book your tickets!

Book below ⬇️

Online - https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/cpcaods

Or call - 07951 643 349

Or visit the box office, St Mary’s Centre - Clitheroe:
Tuesdays 10am -12noon & 7pm -8pm
Fridays 7pm -8pm
Saturdays 10.30am- 11.30am

We are so grateful to have been nominated! Thank you so much. We are so lucky to have such a wonderful club with amazing children and staff, as well as lovely families who have supported us over our 20 years! 💛

Huge congratulations to the following businesses who have been nominated for a Ribble Valley Business Award! 🎉 Daisy Chain Photography Daisychain Out of School Club E.B.A Electrical LTD Elizabeth Grace Hair Ethereal Crystal Cave

We'll be in touch tomorrow (Monday) morning with the online entry details, so do keep a look out for our email. Good luck! *

If anyone would like to help us celebrate more of our fabulous Ribble Valley businesses, nominations can be made until 6 February via the 'Learn More' link on our profile 🤩

* If you haven't received our email by 1pm Monday, please check your junk and spam folders. If still not there, please message us your business name and email address. We'll make sure we've got the right email address for you in our system and re-send.

Over the moon to have been nominated in the Ribble Valley Business Awards - thank you - Julie Oliver and I set up Daisychain in 2003 for the children of Pendle Primary School providing firstly, After-school club provision and later breakfast and Afterschool club facilities for children aged 4-11. Next year the club will have been running 20 years, a massive achievement. We have provided wrap around care for hundreds of children over the years, some of whom have returned to work at Daisychain thus enhancing their personal statement prior to university - as working at Daisychain is great experience and a fabulous grounding for young people wanting a career working with children or in public facing jobs. The club provides wrap around care to enable parents to work without worry of childcare. We have and have had wonderful staff over the years that have shown commitment , care and compassion in nurturing the children from reception to Year 6. In 2017 Daisychain Out of School Club was awarded Outstanding by Ofsted - an incredible difficult award to achieve. We have currently changed to Daisychain at Pendle Ltd., and we now hope to again work hard to achieve an outstanding rating. We are a busy club with over 180 children registered with us. We appreciate all the support from Pendle Primary School with whom we work closely, the support of parents and carers and the ongoing commitment of our fabulous staff.
Thank you again for the nomination - proud to play such an important role in the Ribble Valley.

Huge congratulations to the following businesses who have been nominated for a Ribble Valley Business Award! 🎉 Daisy Chain Photography Daisychain Out of School Club E.B.A Electrical LTD Elizabeth Grace Hair Ethereal Crystal Cave

We'll be in touch tomorrow (Monday) morning with the online entry details, so do keep a look out for our email. Good luck! *

If anyone would like to help us celebrate more of our fabulous Ribble Valley businesses, nominations can be made until 6 February via the 'Learn More' link on our profile 🤩

* If you haven't received our email by 1pm Monday, please check your junk and spam folders. If still not there, please message us your business name and email address. We'll make sure we've got the right email address for you in our system and re-send.