The Beehive Wraparound Care Provision
2025-2026
Our vision is to have a place where children want to come and relax and look forward to playing with their friends in a safe and happy environment. The children are given opportunities to try out new enrichment activities that they may not normally participate in.
Our offer is to provide high quality opportunities for even our youngest children to develop their own play and independent exploration. Our Breakfast and After School provisions are led by trained, school staff who are on-hand to support children’s activities and play. Weekly activities include in-door games and activities such as crafting, model making, drawing, hama beads, puzzles, speed stacking, word-searchers and collage, and outdoor activities such as ball games, woodland art, bikes and tricycles, skipping and mini-orienteering.
Our Holiday Club will be provided by an external provider, information will be available in October for parents.
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Beehive Breakfast Club |
7.30am – 8:45am, school days (term-time only)
£6.25 per session including breakfast for all children.
Payable in advance via Arbor
The Breakfast Club is open Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 8:45am (term-time only) and is open to all pupils from Nursery to Year 6. The Club is run by trained, Bishops Down school staff, and is located in our specially developed Beehive unit, that ensures that children can play in supervised, open areas. At 8:40am, staff ensure that KS1 and KS2 children are taken to their school lines on the playground to come into school and staff take Early Years children to their classes for the start of the day.
Children may attend regularly or on an occasional basis. Bookings made during the term must be made before 3pm the previous day to ensure we have correct staff ratios available. Cancelled bookings must be made at least 7 days before the pre-booked session. A morning session costs £6:25 per child. The cost includes a light breakfast comprising of a choice of cereal, fruit, yoghurt and toast with a water drink, which is in-line with the school’s Healthy Eating ethos. Payment options include: Childcare Vouchers through your employer or HM Tax free childcare payments or card payment via Arbor. Children who are in receipt of pupil premium will have an allowance towards the cost of sessions, following consultation with the Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher.
Please complete a Registration and Terms and Conditions Form, which can be downloaded here, if you wish your child to attend the club during the year. Please ensure that you state clearly any food allergies that your child might have.
Places can be booked and paid for by visiting Arbor. Queries can be made via email: Beehive@bishops-down.kent.sch.uk
Online bookings open on Arbor on these dates:
18th August 2025 for terms 1 & 2, 15th December 2025 for term 3 & 4, 30th March 2026 for term 5 & 6.
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Beehive After School Club |
3:15pm – 6:00pm Monday – Thursday (term-time only)
3:15pm – 4:30pm Friday (term-time only)
* Our After-School Club does not run on the last day of a long term.
Nursery and Reception
£6 for each hour slot: 3:15pm – 4:15pm / 4:15pm – 5:15pm
£6 for final session 5:15pm – 6pm
£6 for Friday session 3:15pm – 4:30pm
There are choices on Arbor to cover different sessions
Years 1-6
£5 for each hour slot: 3:15pm – 4:15pm / 4:15pm – 5:15pm
£5 for final session 5:15pm – 6pm
£5 for Friday session 3:15pm – 4:30pm
There are choices on Arbor to cover different sessions.
Payable in advance via Arbor.
The After-School Club is open Monday to Friday, 3:15pm to 6pm Monday to Thursday and until 4:30pm on a Friday, when there is less demand by parents for the club. The club runs term-time only and is open to all pupils from Nursery to Year 6. The Club is run by trained, Bishops Down school staff, and is located in our specially developed Beehive unit. The flexible booking system allows parents to book only the sessions they need each week. For example, parents can book a child into an after-school sports club that finishes at 4:15pm then book the Beehive After-School Club from 4:15pm until 5.15pm or 6pm.
Children may attend regularly or on an occasional basis. Bookings made during the term must be made before 3pm the previous day to ensure we have correct staff ratios available. Cancelled bookings must be made at least 7 days before the pre-booked session. From September 2025, parents are asked to provide a snack for their child to have in the club, as the tea option will no longer be provided. All snacks must be nut free. Payment options include: Childcare Vouchers through your employer or HM Tax free childcare payments or card payment via Arbor. Children who are in receipt of pupil premium will have an allowance towards the cost of sessions.
Please complete a Registration and Terms & Conditions Form which can be downloaded here, if you wish your child to attend the club during the year. Please ensure that you state clearly any food allergies that your child might have, so that staff can supervise seating arrangements during snack time.
Places can be booked and paid for by visiting Arbor. Queries can be made via email: Beehive@bishops-down.kent.sch.uk
Online bookings open on Arbor on these dates:
18th August 2025 for terms 1 & 2, 15th December 2025 for term 3 & 4, 30th March 2026 for term 5 & 6.
The Information above can be downloaded as a document:
