CASP childcare services includes after school collection from four local schools, breakfast and drop off at a school, holiday playscheme and launched in April 2016 our free early learning childcare and education provision for eligible 2, 3 & 4 year olds, called the Beanstalk Climbers Early Years’ Service. Our four schools are:- Comber Grove Primary, Comber Grove, SE5 0LQ John Ruskin Primary School, John Ruskin Street, SE5 0PQ St John the Divine, Warham Street, Camberwell New Road, SE5 0SX St Joseph’s RC Primary and Infants Schools, Pitman Street, SE5 0TS
We provide holiday playscheme throughout the school holidays except Christmas for children aged between 4-12 years. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic this has disrupted our service delivery; we will not be running the summer half term playscheme 1 st – 4 th June 2021 this year.
We are however, pleased to say that with the lifting of restriction at the end of June, we are looking forward to operating at full capacity and will be running our 5 weeks summer holiday playscheme from Monday 26 th July –Friday 27 th August 2021. Please contact us for further information and an application form for the summer holiday playscheme.
We are pleased to confirm that our Breakfast and school drop off service will resume from September 2021.
Breakfast and Drop off at school
We open from 7:45am each morning at 14 Badsworth Road. We provide children with a healthy and nutritious breakfast and a range of activities before walking them safely to school on time. Schools we drop children off to are: Comber Grove Primary, Comber Grove, SE5 0LQ John Ruskin Primary School, John Ruskin Street, SE5 0PQ St John the Divine, Warham Street, Camberwell New Road, SE5 0SX St Joseph’s RC Juniors and Infants Schools, Pitman Street, SE5 0TS For more information contact our helpdesk on +44 (0)20 7708 2711 or email enq@caspuk.org
After School (4-11 years)
un our after school services at Badsworth Road from Monday to Friday, 3:00pm – 6:00pm (extended hours to 6:30pm) are available at an extra charge. After school the children are collected by our Play Workers (who are easily identified by our CASP labelled high visible orange jackets) and safely escorted to our centres. The children also wear high visible jackets while walking in pairs to our centre. Children who attend Comber Grove, St Joseph’s RC Primary and Infant Schools, St John the Divine and John Ruskin Schools are brought to our Badsworth Road centre. Whilst at the centre children are provided with light refreshments and a variety of structured, recreational, educational and play activities. We can accommodate up to 40 children at our Badsworth Road site.
For more information contact helpdesk on +44 (0)20 7708 2711 or email enq@caspuk.org
School Holiday Playscheme
We are open from 8.00am – 6.30pm throughout the school holidays (except week 6 in August and two weeks at Christmas). We provide this service to all children during the school holidays at our Badsworth Road site. During this period we offer a wide programme of activities including creative arts and crafts, sports, drama, games and regular outings. We provide an educational and stimulating environment for children, which enhances their development of social skills. Provisions have been made for up to 40 children during the school holidays at Badsworth Road.
CASP HOLIDAY PLAYSCHEME DATES 2021-2022
Summer Half-Term Tuesday 1 June – Friday 4 June 2021 (Late May Bank Holiday Monday 31 May 2021) Closed Summer Holiday Playscheme 2021 Wednesday 28 July – Friday 27 August 2021 (Five weeks of summer fun)
Autumn Half-Term October 2021 Monday 25 October – Friday 29 October 2021 December 2021 Winter Holiday (Closed) Monday 27 th December 2021 – Tuesday 3 rd January 2022 (Centre Closed)
Spring Half Term Holiday February 2021 Monday 14 th February – Friday 18 th February 2022
Spring Holiday April 2022 Easter Holiday Monday 4 th April – Friday 15 th April 2022 (Closed Good Friday 1 st April 2021 and Easter Monday 4 th April 2022)
Summer Half Term Holidays Monday 30 th May – Friday 3 rd June 2022
Summer Holidays Monday 25 th July – Friday 25 th August 2022
For more information contact helpdesk on +44 (0)20 7708 2711 or email enq@caspuk.org
Beanstalk Climbers’ Early Years’ Service (offering Free 15 hours childcare to eligible 2, 3 & 4 year olds)
Launched in April 2016 we open from 8.30am – 2.30pm ( morning session 8.30am – 11.30am & afternoon session 11.30am – 2.30pm) term time, providing up to 20 flexible and extended early education childcare places for 2, 3 & 4 years old who are eligible for 15 hours free. We offer up to 8, free 30 hour places for eligible 3 & 4 year olds. The children will be given the opportunity to develop their communication and language skills, gross and fine motor skills as well as their social and emotional skills in our Beanstalk Climbers Early Years provision.
