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St Matthews CofE Primary School

St Matthew's

Church of England Primary School

"Our vision is to enable our whole school community to live life in all its fullness." based on John 10:10

St Matthew's: Crystal Kids Before/After School Club (term time only) & Easter/Summer Holiday Club

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Crystal Kids 

Crystal Kids - our before/after school club (term time only) and Easter/Summer holiday provision — is an extremely popular and invaluable service for many parents and carers of children who attend St Matthew’s.  The children are cared for by familiar, dedicated and experienced staff.  The staff work under the same flag of gentle ethos and attitude as the school and provide a very caring, nurturing and enriching environment.  The children are offered a selection of activities which range from relaxed to stimulating.

The number of Crystal Kids’ sessions are limited due to staffing levels and restrictions on numbers for which we can cater.

Before/After School Club (term time only)

Parent/carers interested in breakfast or after school club sessions at Crystal Kids for their child should complete an application form (see below) or email: crystalkids@stmatthews.rbksch.org. On receipt of application; if a session requested is available this will be booked on School Gateway system via school administration. If a session is not available the application will be held on Crystal Kids waiting list and offered when a space becomes available. The waiting list is kept on a first come, first served basis.

New to Reception Intake September

New Reception parents will be emailed a date/time they can apply for Crystal Kids – this date/time is normally early/mid-June. Application form and terms and conditions will also be emailed as fees may increase from September. Application Forms should then be emailed (from specified date/time) to: crystalkids@stmatthews.rbksch.org Places are offered on a first come, first served basis and applications received before this date/time will not be accepted.

Please note: 30 hours free childcare/early education is your child's funded school place in Reception class. Anything over that (breakfast/after school club) does have to be paid for by the parent/carer.

Fees : From September 2023

  • £9.00 — Breakfast Club includes Breakfast (term time only) : 7.30am until start of school day
  • £19.00 — After School Club includes hot tea (term time only) : end of school day until 6.10pm

All places must be paid either monthly, half termly or termly strictly in advance either via our school correspondence/payment system: School Gateway Or, we do accept childcare voucher and HMRC Tax-Free childcare payments. Our school reference number for childcare providers/tax-free childcare is: 102592. For Edenred childcare voucher company our reference number is: P20155920.

Childcare voucher payments must be organised, prior to starting Crystal Kids, to ensure payment can be made on date specified

Please do always ensure you quote your child's name as a reference on all correspondence.

Crystal Kids Holiday Club

Crystal Kids Holiday Club normally runs for 4 concurrent days (Mon-Thurs or Tues-Fri) over the Easter holiday and 2 x 4 concurrent days (Mon-Thurs or Tues-Fri) over the summer holidays.

 Parent/carers will be notified of dates planned by email. Parents/carers can then book and pay for these sessions directly on School Gateway: https://login.schoolgateway.com/0/auth/login or payment can be made by childcare vouchers/tax-free childcare - booking requests should be made by email to crystalkids@stmatthews.rbksch.org

As this club is run by staff who work at St Matthew's Crystal Kids does not offer Holiday Club provision for any other school holidays.

Fee:

  • £37.00 per day 8am to 5pm (parents to provide packed lunch, snacks & non-fizzy drinks)
    • Please note St Matthew's is a nut free Zone

Contact Information:

  • If are running late please contact: Crystal Kids Manager (School Holidays and after 3.30pm only):  07530 381135 (please note there is a £10 per 15 minute late collection fee)

  • If you require information/change of booking or have a query regarding payment please email: crystalkids@stmatthews.rbksch.org or tel: School Office (Term Time Only: 8.30am to 3.30pm       020 8399 3909