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About our scheme
The Tower Hamlets Holiday Childcare Scheme provides a universal good quality, safe and inclusive childcare service.
We encourage all children to engage and take part in play-based activities indoors and outdoors. Highly qualified staff plan and provide a wide range of fun activities following the children’s interests, supporting children to choose their own activities and make decisions for themselves. Your child/ren will be placed in the appropriate area in the scheme according to their age group.
Parents should provide their child with a packed lunch each day, see our healthy packed lunch guidance.
Staffing
The Holiday Childcare Scheme is staffed by a manager who takes responsibility for the scheme, a deputy, an early year’s lead, a special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) and childcare workers.
All staff have significant experience of working with children, and comply with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), and the requirements of the Ofsted Childcare Register.
All staff members have a full up to date Disclosure and Barring Check (DBS) and hold a valid paediatric First Aid certificate.
Holiday Childcare Scheme expectations
Within the scheme we support and expect children to respect each other and the scheme rules.
The rules are formed in collaboration with the staff and the children on the first day of each scheme, and are displayed. The rules include promoting positive behaviour and self-regulation.
Please dress children appropriately. The children will be taking part in physical activities and will need to be comfortable.
Please also ensure your child has clothes for all weather conditions. Please do not bring any toys from home. We cannot take responsibility for loss or damage of toys brought from home.
Early years timetable (3-5 years)
Children who are in nursery or reception are placed in our Early Years’ area. Within this space the staff plan and provide activities following the children’s interests, and in accordance with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
Early Years February 2023 activities
Area | 13 Feb | 14 Feb | 15 Feb | 16 Feb | 17 Feb |
Creativity zone |
Enjoy making transport train from collage
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Finger paint form of transport how you get to the scheme
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Creating your Train from card
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Making a bike from straws
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Fancy dress day
Creates your own costume
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Young Victoria and Albert Museum |
Capture the flagBikes and cars
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Design and creativity session
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Design and creativity session
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Global learning |
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Interactive world session
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Fitness zone |
Capture the flagBikes and cars
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Mini ZumbaBikes and cars
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Mini trike races bikes and cars
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Parachute games
Bikes and cars
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Mini basketball
Bikes and cars
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Outdoor |
What’s the time, Mr Wolf?
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Pass the beanbag race
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Bike races
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Hide and seek
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Use bike wheels over paper and draw outline to make a road
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Baking and cooking |
Gingerbread cookies
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Homemade vegetable pizza
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Fresh cheesy wholemeal bread
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Fruit tarts
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Healthy carrot cake
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Download the early year activity plan
Main Scheme and young peoples timetable (6-13 years)
Children aged 6 to 10 are placed within our main scheme area. The children can participate in a range of activities.
We also provide a young people’s area for children between the ages of 10 to 13. The children in this area have activities available in a more youth focused environment and can access the main scheme activities too.
Main activity February 2023
| 13 Feb | 14 Feb | 15 Feb | 16 Feb | 17 Feb |
Creativity Zone |
Junk model, any form of transport
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Draw the London underground map with your own made-up stations
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Cut out pieces of coloured card and stick on to a drawing of your transport vehicle
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Make a transport collage of your choice
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Fancy dress
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Outdoor Indoor (weather dependant) |
Archery
Team obstacle race
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Football Mini
Tennis
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Basketball
Mini Cricket
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Tag Rugby
Team races
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Hockey
Archery
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Young Victoria and Albert museum |
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Design and creativity session
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Design and creativity session
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Global learning |
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Interactive world session
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Baking and cooking |
Gingerbread cookies
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Homemade vegetable pizza
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Fresh cheesy wholemeal bread
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Fruit tarts
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Healthy carrot cake
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Download main activity plan
Newsletters
We share newsletters from each scheme to share the highlights with parents/carers and partners.
Read the latest newsletter for September 2022
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