Puffins

Children must be registered in advance in order to use the club. There is an annual registration fee of £30.00 per family. Regular bookings must be made in advance and booking forms are issued at the end of each half-term. Booking forms for next half-term can be obtained from Puffins. Children cannot be accepted by the Club without prior booking by a responsible adult. Children will only be released to a parent or recognised adult at the end of a session. Any arrangement which differs from this we will need in writing. Under 16s cannot collect children. If anybody other than yourself is picking up your child, then that person should be introduced to the staff on duty beforehand. If this is not possible it may be necessary to use a Password.

If you do make a booking which is subsequently not used, you will still be charged for that session. It would be helpful if you could let us know of cancellations at the earliest opportunity. Once you have made a booking it is your responsibility to ensure that staff know if your child is not going to attend so that we don't spend time looking for your child.
Sick children: The club does not accept sick children. If a child is ill at school then they have to be collected from school.
Medicines: Only prescribed medicines will be administered. We require written permission, and note of possible side effects.
Late Collection: There is a fixed charge of £10 for every half hour or part thereof after 6:00pm.
Charges: Annual registration fee per family £30.00 for regular users. This is not payable by occasional ad hoc users (Occasional, irregular use of no more than three sessions in a half term. Regular use of the same afternoons or mornings each week does not constitute ad hoc).

Commitment to support, protect, develop, include, nurture:

• Aiming High
• Responsibility
• Enthusiasm

Our aim is to provide a caring and fun environment with play opportunities designed to promote personal and social development, physical and intellectual skills and creative achievement. We encourage and support positive, fun activities and opportunities led by the children, where they can be comfortable being themselves.

As an equal opportunities club, we welcome all children regardless of gender, ethnicity, home language, culture or disability.

Puffins, formally POSH Club, was established in January 1999 to provide after-school care for the children of Petersfield School. The Club was the brainchild of a small number of committed people, who initially saw it as an offshoot of the P.T.A. They set about organising a committee and then got to grips with the necessary paperwork, and the rest is history! We have since gone on to provide 'Before School care' and Holiday Playschemes. Children from other schools are very welcome to come to join us. We have earned a Level 2 Quality Assurance Award with 4Children's 'Aiming High' Scheme.

In October 2008 the Club came under the umbrella of Petersfield School and in September 2010 moved from a mobile classroom on the school site into a newly refurbished classroom.

Our staff are all DBS checked and first aid trained. Staff qualifications that are relevant to Puffins include Teaching, Early Years, Playwork and STEPs training.

Puffins staff:

Playleader: Mrs Kathryn Roberts.
Playworkers: Miss Jill Haywood, Mrs Cheryl Want and Miss Lauren Davy.

More details of our charges can be found in the Charging and Remissions Policy on the Policy Page of our website

Invoices are issued at the beginning of each month for the previous month's sessions and payment is due by the 15th of the month. Failure to pay promptly will result in an administration charge and you may jeopardise your child's place at the club.

PUFFINS ACCEPTS CHILDCARE VOUCHERS.
Please see the inland revenue website for information about help with the cost of childcare (child tax credit and working tax credit).