Earlston After School Club

01/01/2022

Happy New Year!!

We hope 2022 is full of happiness, love, joy & peace 🥳

24/12/2021

From all the staff and children we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🥳

17/12/2021

⭐⭐THANK YOU⭐⭐

A huge, massive thank you to all of our parents/carers & staff who have donated to St. Augustine's toy appeal. Your donations were very gratefully revieved at the toy shop tonight. There will be lots of smiles on Christmas morning because your generosity.

After delivering our donations the staff treated the children to a tasty snack and a trip to see the Christmas light where we made another donation to St. Andrews Hospice.

It really is the most wonderful time of the year ❤

26/11/2021

If you know of anyone needing a warm winter coat please pass the info below on.

If you need a warm winter coat, visit us Saturday.
Coats will be available from the railings.

26/11/2021

Absolute genius!

24/11/2021

Some great information for parents 😊

UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO PARENTS TO PAY FOR CHILDCARE
At present, there is no direct financial support to school age childcare services other than the fees paid by parents, and all too often parents cite the cost of childcare as being unaffordable so do not use it.

What many working parents don't realise is that they will probably be able to access some form of additional financial support from government to help pay for childcare costs; this could vary from 20% (via tax-free childcare system) up to 85% (via universal credit). So, for example, if an afterschool care session costs £12, parents could receive between £2.40 and £10.20 from government to help pay for the place.

Parents attending college or university may also be eligible for support to cover the costs of childcare.

The following document highlights the various financial support options to parents to pay for childcare.

Full document:https://soscn.org/downloads/news/financial-support-to-pay-for-childcare.pdf
Information poster for parents:https://soscn.org/downloads/news/financial-support-leaflet.pdf

23/11/2021

All about Government help with childcare costs, including 15 to 30 hours free childcare, Tax-Free Childcare, tax credits, Universal Credit, vouchers and support while you study

22/11/2021

As with previous years we are delighted to be supporting St. Augustine's Christmas appeal. This appeal helped hundreds of local families last year with food and gift packages. This year they are appealing for food, new toys & gifts for 0-18year olds and winter coats (New or used good condition winter coats).

If anyone is in a position to donate any of these items, no matter how great or small, we would be most grateful. Items can be given to any member of staff untill the 10th of December. This will allow us to take them to the shop in plenty of time for them to be given out to those in need.

St Augustine’s have always been a huge support to us, especially over the past 2 years so we are glad to be able to return some support as a way of thanks.

18/11/2021

Similarly, if you require support this Christmas please complete the confidential online form using the link below ❤

Christmas Toy Appeal Support

Do you require assistance this Christmas? Complete the following form:
https://forms.gle/SXJjfcgw51DMMTbk7

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16/11/2021

Come and join in with our fun days at Earlston after school club! We have spaces available for immediate starts. Give Emma, our service manager, a call to find out how we can taylor a service to meet your family needs.

Our activities are accessible to all children, planned by the children and are super fun 😁

Have a look at our photos for some ideas of what we get up to 😁

15/11/2021

We had the best day at soft play today. We didnt get the chance to take too many pictures because we were having too much fun ❤ It was lovely to have some new faces with us aswell. Hope they're all extra tired tonight 😁

14/11/2021

Have a lovely Sunday everyone ❤