Closure Policy
Purpose of this Policy
The purpose of this policy is to inform parents of the likely dates when Scamps Out of School Clubs Ltd will be closed. Scamps understands that parents and carers require childcare, but members of staff are entitled to holidays and time must be allocated each year where the setting will close in order to carry out essential maintenance of the building.
Who is responsible?
It is the responsibility of the Manager to ensure that parents and carers are issued with a list of closure dates at the beginning of the school year and to ensure that this information is issued to new admissions to the setting.
The Manager also has a responsibility to ensure that if these dates change for any reason that all parents and carers are informed in good time to allow them to arrange alternative childcare.
The Manager is responsible for devising staff rotas and ensuring that there is enough staff on duty to allow for the care of the children, the Manager must ensure that staff holidays do not interfere with the running of the setting.
How will the policy be implemented?
At the beginning of each new school year, the Manager will check with Aberdeen City Council for the dates for the school holidays, it is the policy of Scamps Out of School Clubs Ltd to operate for a minimum of 4weeks during the summer Holidays and both weekduring the Easter holidays and the October holidays; Dates will be confirmed and circulated before start of the new school year.
Scamps will also close on localAberdeen holidays and for the 2 weeks of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
The closure dates for the new school year will be issued to all parents and carers at the end of the previous year.
- Please note that we are still waiting for confirmation for 4 In Service Days for 2018/18
Scamps Out of School Clubs Ltd
Session Dates2018 - 2019
For information purposes to all parents and carers of children attending Scamps Out of School Clubs Ltd; these are the closure dates for the school term 2018 – 2019
*Please note there are 4 In-Service days still to be determined*
Term 3 StartsMonday 8th January 2017(Normal BSC & ASC)
Mid Term HPS - OpenMonday 12th February 2018
In Service Day - OpenTuesday 13th February 2018
In Service Day - OpenWednesday 14th February 2018
Easter Holidays
Term EndsThursday 29th March 2018
Easter HPS - OpenMonday 2nd– Friday 13th April 2018 incl.
Scamps ClosedFriday 30th March 2018 – In lieu of Good Friday
Term 4 StartsMonday 16th April 2018(Normal BSC & ASC)
Scamps ClosedMonday 7thMay 2018 – May Day Holiday
In Service Day - OpenTuesday 8th May 2018
Term 4 EndsFriday 6th July 2018
Summer HPS – OpenTuesday 10thJuly – Friday 3rd August 2018
Scamps ClosedMonday 9th July 2018- Aberdeen Holiday
Scamps ClosedMonday 6thAugust – Friday 17thAugust 2018
In Service Day - OpenMonday 20th August 2018
Term 1 StartsTuesday 21st August 2018(Normal BSC & ASC)
September Holiday HPS - OpenFriday 21st 2018
Scamps ClosedMonday 24th 2018 - Aberdeen Holiday
Term 1 EndsFriday 12th October 2018
October HPS - OpenMonday 15th to Friday 26th October 2018 Incl.
Term 2 StartsMonday 29th October 2018(Normal BSC & ASC)
Term 2 EndsFriday 21stDecember 2018
Scamps ClosedChristmas Holidays 2018/2019
Monday 24thDecember 2018
To Friday4th January 2019 inclusive
New Term 3 StartsMonday 7th January 2019
Reviewed & Revised December 2017