HCS about our scheme activities and newsletters

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	Finger paint form of transport how you get to the scheme	Creating your Train from card	Making a bike from straws	Fancy dress day Creates your own costume
Young Victoria and Albert Museum	Capture the flagBikes and cars	Design and creativity session	Design and creativity session
Global learning				Interactive world session
Fitness zone	Capture the flagBikes and cars	Mini ZumbaBikes and cars	Mini trike races bikes and cars	Parachute games Bikes and cars	Mini basketball Bikes and cars
Outdoor	What’s the time, Mr Wolf?	Pass the beanbag race	Bike races	Hide and seek	Use bike wheels over paper and draw outline to make a road
Baking and cooking	Gingerbread cookies	Homemade vegetable pizza	Fresh cheesy wholemeal bread	Fruit tarts	Healthy carrot cake

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	Draw the London underground map with your own made-up stations	Cut out pieces of coloured card and stick on to a drawing of your transport vehicle	Make a transport collage of your choice	Fancy dress
Outdoor Indoor (weather dependant)	Archery Team obstacle race	Football Mini Tennis	Basketball Mini Cricket	Tag Rugby Team races	Hockey Archery
Young Victoria and Albert museum		Design and creativity session	Design and creativity session
Global learning				Interactive world session
Baking and cooking	Gingerbread cookies	Homemade vegetable pizza	Fresh cheesy wholemeal bread	Fruit tarts	Healthy carrot cake

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