Playscheme

St Mary’s playscheme provides action-packed, stimulating care for children aged six - ten years old during school holidays.

Core opening hours are 9am - 5pm and cost £25 per child per day for full paying parents and carers. During the use of HAF, the core hours for a HAF place is 9am - 4pm (additional hour till 5pm £6).

Playscheme dates 2024

Summer half term playscheme: Tuesday 28 May – Friday 31 May 2024. Check out our Playscheme Programme & Flyer

May PLAYSCHEME programme (1).pdf

Playscheme Flyer (1).pdf

Summer holiday playscheme: Monday 29 July - Friday 23 August 2024: Lunch provided and four week HAF programme. Please check on the website if you are eligible for a free space. Lunch is provided.

For children aged ten or over, we offer a youth club experience. Please note an additional youth club consent form will need to be completed prior to children taking part in these activities. 

At St Mary’s playscheme, your children will have an action-packed, enjoyable time that they want to return to. We run our inclusive playscheme in school holidays for children between six and ten years old.

The playscheme benefits from the use of the Garden room, Johnston room as well as the Sports hall which enables the team to provide a varied programme of activities including: sports, team games, construction toys, arts & crafts, table tennis, free play, cooking, book corner and off site trips with new and existing friends.

Extended childcare is available for an additional cost of £3 per session from 8.30am - 9am.

Children will need to bring a nut free, healthy snacks and a refillable water bottle.

What parents told us

“You offer a light bright, contemporary environment with some outdoor space and the gym and computer rooms. I like the garden room too. The environment is resourced but calm and safe. It makes me feel that I am leaving my child in comfortable ambient surroundings and capable, friendly hands.”

“My daughter has made many friends by attending…it’s given me peace of mind whilst working.”

“I just wanted to say thank you for providing such a nice environment for children to play and learn in, my daughter was thrilled to have had so much fun yesterday meeting new people, playing games, cooking and doing the First aid training. I haven’t seen her so confident in a long time and she excitedly told us all about what she had learned as well as telling the little girl I childmind what she should do in an emergency, you really boosted her confidence and we are both so happy.”

“The quality of activities and outings has always been very high and educational as well as fun.”

“It would be difficult for me to find this level of care for my child anywhere else at a reasonable price.”

“My daughter has attended all the playschemes: summer, half term and Easter schemes since she was six years old....made many friends.”

“The quality of the activities and outings has always been very high and educational as well as fun.”

“This is such a great help for working parents. Not very pricey for the hours offered. The staff is very professional and friendly, there are so many children attending the scheme.”

What children told us

“I love the food at St Marys”

“I have made lots of friends here and coming helped my parents to go to work and I could have lots of fun!”

“The best thing was going to Kings Park.”

“I enjoy coming to this Playscheme in the holidays”

“Decorating the discs and all the arts and crafts was my favourite.”

“Loved the sports hall, playing dodgeball….”

“Me and my brother have lots of fun here”

“Cooking was the best thing I did!”