If you have a primary school aged child (Year R to Year 6) and need childcare, often known as wraparound childcare, there are various options available to you:
- Many schools run their own ‘breakfast clubs’ before school starts, and ‘after school’ childcare which runs from the end of the school day until between 5pm and 6pm depending on the school.
- Across the city there are also some privately run clubs that either operate on school sites or in community spaces. If they do not operate on a school site, they will operate a walking bus to collect your child from the school and take them to their local base.
Most schools will advertise their clubs via their school website. But if your school doesn’t, search out of school clubs using our ‘find childcare‘ directory.
There are also several childminders in Portsmouth who will drop your child off at school or collect them from school. Childminders may be able to offer more flexible timings to fit in with your work schedule. To search for a childminder, join the Find a Childminder in Portsmouth Facebook group
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If you have any questions about wraparound childcare please contact: Vicky.Taylor@Portsmouthcc.gov.uk