Wraparound childcare is childcare that is available before and after school and during school holidays. All schools need to ensure that they have information available to signpost parents and carers their local Families Information Service, who can help families to find local childcare that is right for them, whether that is a childminder, daycare of before and after school care.
In some schools there is enough demand for wraparound childcare and resources, such as staffing, funding or parental contributions, to run a school based breakfast clubs or after school childcare provision. However, in most cases, this is not possible and it is a more practical to signpost families to one of the other organisations in the area who provide out of out of school childcare clubs, some of which is which is based on school sites. In Bedlington, for example, Trinity Youth Association and the Sure Start Children's Centres provide these, with pick ups from all local schools.
For older children, after schools clubs and activities can provide "a safe place to be" when childcare is not appropriate.