Holiday Care Information for Parents and Carers

We hope that this website gives you a feel for what we offer at our Little Brympton Holiday Childcare.

We work closely with all our parents. We will send you a list of what to bring with your booking information, along with our daily plans, so that you can share these with your children. Our approach and environments support the children's interests and at the end of each day, we send you a journal of photos and notes from our time, so that you can share in your children's experience.

Support and Safety at our holiday clubs

We support children in their own projects and ideas, using real tools where appropriate. All our areas and tools are carefully risk assessed and we supervise tool use, keeping any sharps away from universal access. Our favourable ratios enable us to give time and attention to supporting children to learn safe techniques. Below are some examples of this.

Sleeves rolled up and hands washed, before washing apples that we collected from our orchard.

Peeling and cutting apples onto the designated fruit and vegetable board, using child-safe sharp knives and the 'claw' or 'bridge' technique with the hand.

Laying up the table whilst the crumble cooks. Apple crumble has become something that is asked for each year.

Ear plugs, goggles and small-group tuition on hammering to make clay.

One-to-one learning of how to peel willow. Steadying the willow, directing the tool down, working away from the body and using a cushion to support knees.

A child created this 'tool station' to ensure that our tools didn't get lost, or become trip hazards.

Our Policies

All our holiday care policies are continually reviewed, to reflect current research and in response to our experiences with the children.
Our policies are shared with families and staff and are used as practical guidance to support consistent decision-making, children's safety, wellbeing and positive experiences.

Inclusion and safety at our holiday care

As a small-scale home setting, our spacious, natural and nurturing environment can cater for a wide range of needs. We aim to support every child who attends Little Brympton, and we work with families to understand each child's individual needs and make reasonable adjustments wherever possible. Because we work in a small group and use real tools, there may be times when we can't safely provide the level of one-to-one support a child needs, or the amount of adult intervention required to keep everyone safe. We assess each child's needs alongside the activities on offer before a place is confirmed, and if we feel Little Brympton may not be the right fit at that time, we will always talk it through with you first, openly and compassionately, and look at whether any adjustments or additional support could make it work. Any decision is made carefully and always in the best interests of the child. We value honest, open communication with families and are always happy to discuss whether our setting is the right fit.

Hygiene notes

As an off-grid setting, our domestic water is rain water, which is filtered twice, flushed daily and has passed all national indicators. Hot water taps are isolated and adults mix temperature-appropriate water for washing up. We use a compost toilet, which is emptied and cleaned out daily and adults spot-check and clean toilets as necessary during the day. Our fridge is deep cleaned before each opening and is spot-checked daily.

Regular and thorough handwashing is emphasised at all times. We have two handwashing areas, accessible from the house or garden, where children can choose their own individually coloured flannel and enjoy the fruity handsoaps!

Food

Our snacks are sugar free and we ask that children bring nut-free lunchboxes.

Any allergies or intolerances are accommodated.

In a recent parent survey, 100% of parents most valued the off-grid/ecological focus and the play-based, child-centred approach, followed by appreciation of the practitioners, the site and connection with nature.

Parents say:
'Whatever you're doing seems to be hitting the mark massively. They love coming to the holiday clubs and seem to have a new story to tell from each visit! Thank you for opening your home to them!'

'They are counting down the days!'

View our policies

Ofsted

We are an Ofsted-registered holiday childcare care provider, committed to providing high-quality, safe and nurturing holiday care.

As a newly registered provider, our first inspection will take place in due course. Once completed, links to our reports will be available here.

Ofsted