General Information

School Times and Term Dates

Morning 

- 9.00 a.m. – 12.00am (KS1)

- 9.00 a.m. - 12.15pm (KS2)

Afternoon

- Early Years Foundation Phase – 1.00 p.m. – 3.15 p.m.

- Key Stage 2 – 1.00 p.m. – 3.20 p.m.

Teaching staff are on duty from 8.50 a.m. Children should, therefore, not be on the school premises before this time.

Rec - Year 6 At the start of the school day the bell will ring at 9.00 a.m. On fine days children in Foundation Stage and Key Stage 2 should line up in the school playground in their class groups and wait for their teacher to come and lead them into school.

If it is raining heavily the doors will open at 8.50 a.m. and children will be allowed to wait quietly in their classrooms with the teacher until the bell goes at 9 a.m.

30 Hours of Free Childcare

Parents and guardians can apply for childcare and early education for up to 30 hours a week. Foster carers and kinship carers (relative or friend who is not a child’s parent) can also apply.

30 hours a week is made up of:

• at least 10 hours of early education
• up to 20 hours of childcare

The amount you will get depends on how many hours of early education your local authority offers.

You can use funded childcare hours at any time during holiday weeks, night or day, including at weekends.

You can choose how much of the 30 hours you use for up to 48 weeks of the year. If you do not use all 30 hours in one week, you cannot use them in another week.

Breakfast Club

There is a free Breakfast Club operating from the school from 8.00 a.m. The last entry to Breakfast Club is at 8.20 a.m.

The Breakfast will consist of:

❖A bowl of cereal

❖A piece of buttered toast & jam/marmalade

❖A glass of fruit juice

After they have eaten their breakfast, which the children do all together with a huge emphasis on developing the skills necessary to do this, older children go out into the playground at 8.50 am to play with their friends and younger children have supervised activities, either outside or indoors until the bell goes at 9.00 am.

The Welsh Assembly Government established the Free Breakfast scheme primarily for children in more disadvantaged areas who did not receive a nutritious breakfast before starting school. Even though we have very few children, if any, in this category in Cwmlai, it was decided that we would establish a Breakfast Club as an additional service to our parent community. However, we do have limited space and it is for that reason that we have to limit the numbers to around 80.

We have 3 criteria:

●Children who are in receipt of Free School Meals;

●Children who have Special needs;

●Children who have working parents.

Once these criteria have been applied places are allocated on a ‘first come first served’ basis. Please let us know if you would like his/her name to be put on our waiting list.

Auntie Mair’s Pre-School facility.

If you have children of pre-school age Cwmlai Primary hosts a private registered play facility. This is housed in a separate part of the building at the end of the Junior department.  It is run by Auntie Mair and her team of Pre School play professionals. Children are accepted here from the age of 2years 6 months and can remain until they start school at Cwmlai. There are strong links between this group and our Nursery classes as we feel it aids transition to full time school.

Costs are as follows:

3 hours   (9.00 – 12.00) £11

4 hours   (9.00 – 01.00) £12

Cwmlai After School Club 

Cwmlai after-school club, is extremely successful. Any child aged between 5 and 11 can attend the club. The children in the Foundation Phase are collected from their classes by the After School Club staff and the older children find their own way to the club. It is then open until 5.50pm. Mon Thurs, 5:30pm Friday.  The children are provided with a healthy snack on arrival, such as crumpets, flavoured bread and bagels, toast with various toppings, e.g. baked beans, cheese, small sandwiches/wraps/baguettes with a variety of non-mayonnaise based fillings, fruit and yoghurt as per the Healthy Eating in Maintained Schools Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities and Governing Bodies 2014. The cost from Sept 2022 will be £11.50 per child and £11.00 for a second child. It is possible to book for a whole week or just the odd day. It is not a homework club but a place where children can socialise and play in safety for a few hours after school. A wide range of activities is available for the children and a great deal of time and money has been invested in resources to make this a valuable experience for your children. They include, Art & Craft, Cookery, Construction toys, Computer and Hand - Held Computer Games, Board Games, Role Play and other Imaginative Games, a Football table, Play Station 2 Television and books for those children who just want to relax, Outdoor Activities This is an independent club that is housed on our site.

To find out more about the club telephone Leanne Smith who is the Senior Play Leader on: 07833914276.