“Promoting positive attitudes towards equal opportunities, care and respect through play”
We offer flexible, affordable childcare to families of Saint Marie’s School and the local community.
After 3s Out of School Club
Enrolling your child can take approximately 4-5 days to complete from start to finish, so please contact the club as soon as possible to ensure you get the start date you need. You begin the process by contacting the club using the contact form below or emailing stmaries@bury.gov.uk Thank You The After 3s Team
Booking Sessions
To use After 3s, your child will need to be enrolled for this year.
Please follow the steps below;
- Email the club with the following information;
- Child’s full name
- Class & age
- Sessions you are requesting. days/times of sessions
- Start date
Once we have received this information, we can check availability for you.
We will send confirmation of the sessions, the weekly payment and how to pay (we do accept voucher payments – please include this in your email).
If your child has never enrolled at the club before, you will be asked to complete a full enrolment booklet and return it to the club. We will arrange a time with you to collect these.
Please keep an eye out for any emails from the club once you have sent me the information as the enrolment process will need to be completed in full before your child starts.
Policies and Procedure reviews
We are currently reviewing our policies and procedures.
If you have any questions or suggestions please email us on the club’s email address.
Our telephone number is 0161 763 4663
Please note that staff are unavailable to respond to calls outside the club hours. To request a place, please email the club instead.
Please see “booking sessions” to enroll or book sessions for your child.
Our Email: office@stmaries.stoccat.org.uk
Opening Times (Term Time)
Monday – Friday
Breakfast Club 7:30 am – 8:35 am
(Staff will be unavailable after 8:35 am as children are escorted to their classrooms)
Afternoon 3:05 pm – 5:30 pm
(Staff may be unavailable until 3:10 pm as children are collected from their classrooms at 3:05 pm)
Prices
Breakfast Club
Early session 7:30 am -8:35 am £6.00 (£7.00 from 1st September 2026)
A healthy breakfast is available until 8:20 am.
Afternoon
3:05 pm – 4:00 pm £6.00 (£7.00 from 1st September 2026)
3:05 pm – 5:00 pm £8.00 (£9.00 from 1st September 2026)
3:05 pm – 5:30 pm £9.00 (£10.00 from 1st September 2026)
A healthy snack is provided for the children when they arrive at the club after school.
All payments will need to be bank transfers.
The club will provide parents with these details when enrolling.
Enrolling your child
We offer:
- Permanent places (for those who require regular and continuous childcare)
- Booked as needed (for those who require flexibility around their work patterns- these places are limited at the moment and the sessions you require cannot be guaranteed under these arrangements. Please speak to a member of staff for more details.)
- ‘Pop-in’ sessions (for those who may need to use the club occasionally or as one-off sessions- these places are limited at the moment, please speak to club staff as soon as possible.)
(Options 2 & 3 – sessions can only be offered if places are available at the time of booking but every effort will be made to accommodate your requests).
Making arrangements in will take a few days.
All places are offered based on availability and enrollment forms being completed by the required start date.
For ‘booked as needed’ and ‘pop-in sessions’, payment at the time of booking is required.
Cancelling sessions – to be done in line with our terms and conditions (copies provided on enrolment).
If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the club VIA EMAIL
Enrolment Forms
To enrol your child, please contact the club or call in to speak to a member of staff.
Club contact details can be found on the website and there is an option to contact the club via email – click on ‘Contact us’ page
We are available between 7:30am-8:30am and 3:05pm-5:30pm.
St Marie’s After 3s, as a community, including children, staff, parents and Management Committee, we seek to recognise and respect all children as individuals.
To cultivate a caring and safe environment where everyone is equal and the opportunity to reach their full potential, through creative and worthwhile play, that is available to all regardless of gender, cultural background or ability.
We want all children to feel safe and cared for, and parents/carers to have peace of mind when their child is in our care.
Staff
Miss L Hayes – Manager
Miss O Hayes – Club Assistant
Mrs N Begum – Club Assistant
Mrs L Shaw – Club Assistant
Mrs D Barber – Bookings/Admin
Management Committee
When After 3s was established in September 2004, a Voluntary Management Committee was set up to run the club.
The Committee is made up of parents, community representatives and school representatives as well as the manager.
As part of our commitment for continuous improvement in providing childcare that offers a service to parents, that is flexible, value for money, in a safe, fun and stimulating environment for their children, we welcome parents who would like to be involved.
If you are interested in becoming a member of our Committee, you can speak to Miss L Hayes/Mrs D Barber for more details.
(Becoming a Committee member is subject to recruitment and suitability checks carried out by the club and Ofsted).
Policies & Procedures
After 3s Out of School Club has Policies that cover all aspects of club life.
If you wish to find out about a policy that isn’t available below, please contact the club directly to request a copy.
Updating Policies and Procedures
After 3s, continuously review and update policies and procedures to ensure they include the up to date laws and common practices. As the list of policies is an extensive one, it is difficult to publish them all regularly. Therefore, if you wish to see or request a copy of a particular policy or procedure, our policy file is available in the club.
Policies recently updated are; ‘Admissions & Availability’, ‘Data Protection & Confidentiality’, ‘Child Protection & Safeguarding’ and ‘Confidential Reporting’.
November 2019
After 3’s thanks all parents and visitors to the club for respecting our mobile phone policy and not using their devices whilst in the club.
May 2018
Changes to our Data Protection Policy
We have recently been reviewing and updating our policies and procedures to meet the new GDPR requirements. If you have any questions regarding these, please do not hesitate to ask.
Autumn 2017 (updated February 2018)
After 3’s Health & Safety Policies and Procedures are currently being reviewed and updated, using the responses from the Question of the Week to inform them where applicable. While they are under review, any comments or suggestions are welcomed as part of this process.
Due to a slight delay the completed documents will now be available after half term.
We apologise for any inconvenience
Spring 2018
During the Spring term After 3s will be focusing on the Learning and Development aspects of the Early Years Foundation Stage policy. We will be reviewing how we record children’s learning journey whilst attending After 3s.
If you have a child in the Early Years, please look out for our questionnaire.
Raising concerns
After 3’s club staff and Management Committee work hard to ensure you are happy with the service we provide as an Out of School Club,however if you have any concerns you wish to bring to our attention, please contact the club as soon as possible to speak to myself or Lorraine.
After 3’s Complaints and Compliments Policy and Procedure is displayed in the club. A full copy of the document is also available, if you request a copy, please contact the club.
Thank you
Miss L Hayes
Manager
Our cancellation policy is outlined in our terms and conditions provided on enrolment.
Currently, cancelling sessions can be done by 5:30 pm on Friday for the following week. Anything after this time will be charged as normal.
At After 3s Out of School Club, we provide an environment that enables children from the Early Years to develop vital skills through play and interaction with children of different age groups. Over the 14 years the club has been open, we have found that children of Early Years age mixing with children older, enhances the opportunities for them to develop language and communication skills, independent skills as well as developing their creativity and imagination.
After 3s Early Years Foundation Stage Policy 2024
Please see the club’s information board for details.
