Welcome to Drakies Out of School Club

Location

Drakies Primary School

Drumossie Avenue

Inverness

IV2 3SG

Telephone

07876542621

Email

[email protected]

Opening hours

Monday to Friday – 2.45pm – 6.00pm (Term Time)

Inservice Days – 8am – 6pm

What we do

We try to make sure that the children in our care feel safe, happy and secure, with their voices heard, in a child-focused environment which is inclusive of all. And most of all, to have fun!

Manager: Alison Morrison Smith

Telephone: 07765401696

Email: [email protected]

We are registered with Care Inspectorate. Click on the button on the right to access our most recent report.

Our registration number is: CS2010278924

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Handy Parent Guide for Drakies OSC

This booklet has been designed to provide parents with a quick guide to all useful information about starting at our setting

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Our latest news

Use the forward/backward arrows on the right to navigate through our most recent posts.

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January 2023

22nd August 2022

17th August 2022

January 6th 2022

Click to access Welcome-back-letter-for-2022.-Drakies.pdf

Our staff team

Alison Morrison Smith

Childhood Practice Manager

Photo coming soon

Angela Olgilve

Senior Childcare Practitioner

Vision, Values and Aims

Our Vision Statement
Positive Childhoods…Empowered Parents…Dynamic Communities

All children have time and opportunity to play and develop as creative, confident, successful individuals with a love of learning and respect for others.
Parents reach their full potential creating confident, robust families.
Inclusion and diversity is embraced and celebrated within our communities, where families are recognised as full and active participants.

Centre Aims
We will provide a safe, secure and relaxed environment where children can gain confidence and expand their social development, reflecting the aims and values of Building the Ambition.

In order to achieve this, the club will create an atmosphere which is fun, enjoyable, child-centred and in which each child is respected and their individual potential is valued.

We will:
Make your child feel welcome and secure by showing care and consideration.
Interact with your child in a positive manner to encourage them to develop self-direction and self-esteem.
Acknowledge your child’s feelings and frustrations and respond with respect.

Ensure that all staff, parents and children have the opportunity to contribute to the play environment and the activities/opportunities offered.

We will:

Provide a comprehensive introduction to the club to support familiarity with the policies, procedures and environment.
Provide parent’s newsletters with each term.
Consult with you and your child throughout the year verbally, via questionnaires and using other methods.
Regularly update our notice board to reflect what is happening in the club and in the local community.
Ensure that we plan and evaluate play activities/opportunities in consultation with children and taking into consideration their individual needs, capabilities and ages and stages of development.

We will:

Provide a wide range of play experiences from the 16 recognised play types which will help foster children’s development (A copy of the information on ‘play types’ is available from the Manager).
Actively encourage children to contribute to the development of activity plans.
Ask children for feedback regarding activities/opportunities and note this down for future reference.
Develop comprehensive risk assessments for activities/opportunities as required and ensure that children are given relevant information and guidance to keep themselves and others safe from harm.
Encourage each child to explore their limits, venture into new experiences and develop to their full capacity.
Where possible, seek to bring in outside agencies, such as sports coaches and activity leaders, to enhance your child’s experience at the club.
Encourage your child to think about their health, lifestyle and relationships with those around them

What our parents say about our setting

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Welcome to Drakies Out of School Club

What we do

Handy Parent Guide for Drakies OSC