Wrap-Around Care Club (WACC) | Chad Vale Primary

Our Wrap-around Care Club is known as 'WACC' and offers high quality in-house before and after school club care for Chad Vale parents who require it on-site.

We begin the session with a freshly prepared tasty snack to reward them for their hard day’s learning. Followed by Outdoor play or fun indoor activities such as crafts, sports, a movie or numerous toys.

We provide a weekly Breakfast Menu and After School Club Snack Menu. The School has been awarded a 5 Star Hygiene food certificate with all of our staff receiving individual Food Hygiene certificates.

Introduction

On entering our Breakfast/After School Club all new starters are bound to feel some type of anxiety, that is very normal and why we recommend that an induction visit to the club in your first week of joining the school. This is where both parent/carers and child/children can attend the club for 30-60 minutes as a taster session to see exactly where it is located (Hall) and how it operates.

To make an appointment simply contact enquiry@chadvale.bham.sch.uk

We are here to help you and your child settle in! All information is provided on this page, however, if you have any questions or queries please let us know.

Always feel you can talk to any member of our team about anything, we will always make time for you.

Our Aims

• To follow the “Chad Vale” Rules

•To provide a warm, welcoming and inclusive atmosphere for all children at Chad Vale

•To provide a fun, safe, secure and stimulating environment where children can grow and develop life skills through activities with different age ranges

•To develop “The Chad Vale Way” of mutual respect for cultural differences

•To encourage children to develop independence and self-control

•To promote the safe and responsible use of technology and the internet

•To ensure a safe environment which protects children from harm, abuse and neglect at all times

• Comply with all statutory responsibilities for safeguarding, child protection and SEND

•To achieve a high standard of thoughtful and courteous behaviour for both staff and children

•To reward those who show good behaviour

•To understand and respond appropriately to Mental and Physical Health and Well-Being needs

• To ensure confidentiality of records held at WACC

Daily Reminder

On arrival please remember that ALL children who attend WACC for Breakfast and/or After School Club MUST now be dropped off/collected by an adult at our main reception.

The exception to this is for our Year 6 children who have been given permission to leave or arrive independently.

When you drop off your child in the morning, we will ask you to sign them IN to the club.

When you collect your child in the afternoon, we will ask you to sign them OUT of club.

Staff members can no longer sign your child in or out. The reason for this change is to ensure your child safely arrives and leaves the site.

If your child attends Breakfast Club please remember to ring the bell otherwise we will not know that you have arrived.

At the end of the school day we collect the children from their classrooms or their classroom teacher/TA will escort them directly to the Hall.

Breakfast Menu

This includes a choice a cereals, milk and juices and a special item that changes daily, including; waffles, pancakes, crumpets, sausage baps, baked beans/scrambled eggs/cheese on toast! We provide a weekly Breakfast Club Menu.

Afternoon Snack Menu

The children have a choice of healthy Sandwiches or wraps served with fresh fruit, salad and a tasty treat like ice cream, yoghurt, crisps or crackers. Optional juice or water for the children in the afternoon, our After School Club Snack is included in the cost of the afternoon club.

Download the Breakfast & After School Snack Menus below

Menus

WACC – Breakfast and After School Menu 2021

After School Club Daily Snack 2021-2022

Staff Profile

All members of staff have been trained in first aid and have numerous years of experience working with children. They all hold an enhanced DBS check. Ama, the Club Manager is also a trained Designated Safeguarding Lead.

WACC Manager – DSL, First Aid and Food Hygiene certified

In September 2022, we will be welcoming a new manger to take over the running of Breakfast Club and After School Club.

Mr. Hemmings (TA/ Play worker) – First Aid and Food Hygiene certified

“If you can’t have fun at school, where can you?”

He has worked at Chad Vale since 2012 as a Teaching Assistant. He enjoys making the children laugh to create fun memories and organising outdoor activities.

Miss Shergill (TA) – First Aid

“Have fun and do something that makes you happy every day”

She has worked at Chad Vale since 2012 as a Teaching Assistant. She loves to help create a fun filled time with the children inside and outside of the classroom.

Shahida (Playworker) – Food Hygiene certified

“Be Kind to each other”

She has worked at Chad Vale since January 2019. She loves to be outdoors where children can continue to use their imagination instead of being glued to a screen, phone or tablet device. She hopes to bring a kind motherly figure to WACC.

Saminder (Play worker) – 8 years of experience as a nanny

"Always respect and treat others as you would like to be"

She has worked at Chad Vale in the passed as a Dinner Supervisor when her children attended Chad Vale. She loves arts and crafts with the children, urging them to use their imagination to create something wonderful.

Please click here to view our Parent Handbook. This will provide you with a clear understanding of how the club operates and all of the activities we provide.

Daily Activities

There is a varied programme of arts, crafts, sports and gaming activities available every day, with provision for homework support from the staff. The current schedule can be found at the bottom of this page.

WACC News

June 2022

We welcomed a new member to the WACC team. We would like to introduce Saminder who now works in the After School Club. She is very familiar with Chad Vale as her children used to attend from Reception to Year 6.

July 2022

We are excited to Hold the first Summer Holiday Clubfor two weeks this Summer after many many years. We look forward to welcoming all Chad Vale pupils 4-11 years old. If you interested in joining. We still have a few spaces left, book now before it's too late. Let create fun memories!

We would like to announce that Ama will no longer be managing WACC from September 2022. She will be leaving Chad Vale at the end of the Holiday Club this Summer. We want to wish her well in her future endeavours.

SUMMER HOLIDAY CLUB INFORMATION

Important information

We are a NUT FREE* school and ask that you kindly remember to avoid sending your child/children with snacks that may contain nuts.

Extended day 8:00-4:00pm

- 8:00am Breakfast & 4:15pm Snack is provided

Please remember to bring:

- Morning healthy snack

- Packed lunch

- Afternoon healthy snack

Normal day 9:30-4:00pm

Please remember to bring:

- Morning healthy snack

- Packed lunch

- Afternoon healthy snack

Half Day 8:00-12:30pm or 1:00-5:30pm

- 8:00am Breakfast or 4:15pm Snack is provided

Please remember to bring:

- Morning or Afternoon healthy snack

*NUT FREE – please check the labels carefully as it may only be written on the pack or box of multi-packs and not each individual item.

Items required

Due to the nature of the British weather we ask that you remember to send a waterproof jacket and warm sweater with your child/children.

Information will be provided regarding daily activities if consent or preferences are required.

- Trip to High Street/Charity Shop

- Smoothie/Sandwich making ingredients

- Garderning equipment/plants/seeds etc.

If you have any spare materials or are interested in gardening/sewing please contact Ama directly a.osei@chadvale.bham.sch.uk

Daily Activities

WACC costs

Breakfast Club: 7.30am-8.45am at a cost of £5 per session

After School Club: 3.30pm-6pm at a cost of £10 per session

There is a limit of 50 children for each club but we can normally cater for any additional demand if you provide us with enough notice.

To avoid charges we require 24 hour notice for cancellations. For more details please click to see our Terms and Conditions 2020/21.

Booking Terms and Conditions

Bookings for the club should be made in advance so that we can set appropriate staffing numbers. Emergency/late bookings cannot be guaranteed, but will be provided where possible. To guarantee your place, please book early.

Payments should be made upfront, however if you are unable to do this please clear your balance by the end of each half term. You will receive an invoice for outstanding payments before the end of each half term.

In the event of us cancelling a session you will be issued a full refund. In the event of you cancelling a session, we will provide you with a refund if you have given notice 24 hours prior to the session. If not, then the payment cannot be refunded. This is because we will have already organised and paid for the member of staff, food and activities.

Late collections (after 6pm) will be charged an additional £10 for every quarter of an hour as it means we will have to pay overtime to our WACC staff and buildings staff.

If children are collected late on more than 2 occasions, they may lose their place at the club. Please ensure that you have left the correct emergency contact details as requested.

Registration Paperwork

We must have a copy for each child on file (click to download or request a paper copy from the school office):

Terms and Conditions

Registration Form

Hardship Allowance Application Form

Please complete and return to Reception or WACC directly.

Breakfast Club Schedule

07:30am - Arrival

07:30-8:30am - Breakfast Is Served / Indoor Activities

08:10am - Tidy Up

08:15-08:40am - Outdoor Play/ Indoor Activities

08:40pm - Prepare For School And Line Up