Holiday Activities

Holiday Playschemes

Playschemes run each year during the Easter and Summer school holidays for children aged 5 - 12 years, in Schools in Croxley Green, Maple Cross and Abbots Langley.

Staff undertake various play training, First Aid and Safeguarding courses before they work and are always coming up with new and exciting play opportunities for the children!


Three Rivers residents £10.50 per day
Non-residents £12.50 per day
Sibling discounts available
Referrals £2.50 per day

Childcare vouchers and extended opportunities funding accepted

Visit www.iPlayOutdoors.co.uk for details on Autumn/Winter Play Ranger sessions for 2011 and www.iSkateforfun.co.uk for information on skate areas.

Looking back...

During summer 2010, a pilot playscheme ran at Maple Cross JMI school. Children enjoyed a fun packed three weeks with the chance to play dodgeball, climb trees, build dens, make bracelets, draw on the playground with chalk, play football and cricket, cook, play on the Nintendo Wii, make a volcano and fly kites!

At Divine Saviour playscheme in Abbots Langley, the staff and children played tennis, made collages, played parachute games, had parties, made nachos and pizzas, iced biscuits, played rounders, made mardi gras masks, cooked hot dogs, played hockey and basketball and submitted entries into a Thrive Homes art competition.



At Yorke Mead, there was a nature hunt, a festival, paper mache, egg dropping, manhunt, relay races, making Hawaiian costumes, clay, face painting, fruit kebabs, flag making, camp fires, tree climbing, a talent show and much much more.

The playschemes also had visits from the police and fire services to talk to the children about what they do, and the children enjoyed a drumming workshop, a sensory trolley, rocketball, Ultimate Frisbee and the Playscheme Film Project.



Here's what some of the parents and children at playscheme thought:

Telephone bookings

Our playscheme bookings are now taken via telephone (01923 776611) or at the Council’s One Stop Shop at Three Rivers House. We hope that this system will make planning your family’s holiday easier, with instant confirmation of places. We ask that when you ring to book, that you are able to provide information about your child including emergency contacts, authorised collectors and medical information.

You will also be required to pay at the time of booking. This can be via:

·        Debit/credit card

·        Childcare voucher

·        Cash (One Stop Shop only)

·        Cheque (One Stop Shop only)

If you have booked with us before, you will be asked to confirm your child’s details to ensure we have the most up to date information.


 

 

Ofsted

Our playschemes are registered with and inspected by Ofsted.

The Ofsted registration numbers for each site are:

Yorke Mead playscheme: 130624

Maple Cross playscheme: EY413138

Abbots Langley playscheme: EY378720

Holiday Referral Project

Discounts are available on playscheme places and other holiday activities in the district through the Holiday Referral Project. Families who are in receipt of benefits, income support or free schools meals are eligible to apply.

If you think you are eligible for the discount and would like further information, please contact Lucy Howell on 01923 776611.

How to apply to the referral scheme (167 KB) - DOWNLOAD

Alternatively, please download and complete a self-referral form:

Self referral form (66 KB) - DOWNLOAD

A professional can also refer a family, using the form below:

Professional referral form (66 KB) - DOWNLOAD

Holiday Referral Project places are available at the Kiddie Kamp and Day Camp at William Penn Leisure Centre in Mill End, and activities at The Centre in South Oxhey this Summer.