Peck Rye One O Clock club - new sessions in 2013?

[pilsbury]

I think Ivydale were due to expand their kids activities at the one o clock club this year... does anyone know any details? searched around online but couldn't find anything...

[gebbjane]

just back from the one o'clock club at the moment stay and play is running on Tuesday and Friday mornings and Thursday afternoons. i think they do hope to do more activities in the future.

[jollymummy]

Is it open today? Times?

[gebbjane]

yes 10-12 today.

[casey]

Yes the old One O Clock club new time table as follows: 10am-12pm Tuesday & Friday and Thursday 1.30-3.3pm term time.

[pilsbury]

Thank you v much casey

[Natalie Doula]

Hi all,

I just wanted to update you all with the new timetable (just updated today) for

the stay and play sessions at the old One o clock club, (now Peckham rye playrooms:)) are:

Tue and Fri : 10am-12pm

Thur: 1.30pm-3.30pm

And if for any mums-to-be I am running a pregnancy group there, with the childrens centre midwife. We will be there on Mondays 11.30am-1pm term time only.

hope to see you around

Thanks

Natalie

[jollymummy]

What is the cost?

[jollymummy]

What is the cost to use the One O'clock Club?

[sunbob]

The sessions are free. Tea/coffee 50p.

[antantant]

Why are they never run on weekends? How are working parents meant to utilise these council facilities?

[LauraHW]

antantant Wrote:

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> Why are they never run on weekends? How are

> working parents meant to utilise these council

> facilities?

I guess because there's only so much council resources to go round and council workers need time off too. You need to pay overtime to staff if they work weekends which may compromise the viability of the free centre. Plus some of these facilities (certainly at Peckham) are part staffed by volunteers and it's more difficult to get people to give up their time at weekends. That said I think some Children's Centres so run sessions on saturday mornings. I just feel so lucky that we're in an area that has so many free activities available!

[Natalie Doula]

Hi all,

I am the baby worker at the children's centre . It is harder for the centre to provide sessions on a weekend, but I'll pass on the comments and maybe weekend sessions could happen later in the year.

Enjoy the snow all.

Natalie

[antantant]

Thanks Natalie, and sorry if I sounded snotty!

I just find sometimes that it's hard for working parents or partners to get involved in these initatives. I have taken my little man to story time at Peckham Library on weekends (run by volunteers) but that is all I seem to be able to do. Rhyme-time, baby-swim, One-O'clock club all seem to be during the week only.

Anyway, maybe it's because the demand isn't there! I don't know, but I would like to be involved, and I'm sure there are others, along with the week-working partners of families already involved who would like to join in too!?

[Fuschia]

There are activities at the albrighton on a Saturday

[Natalie Doula]

Hi antantant,

You didn't come across snotty at all, you were just asking a very valid question :) I shall mention the suggestions at the next parent forum.

Thanks Fushia for the albrighton info.

Have a lovely snowy weekend all.

Thanks

Natalie