To advance the education of children through the provision of educational play and recreational activities. Especially to support the development of their social, emotional, physical and creative capabilities so that they will grow to full maturity as individual members of society.
To support parents and carers of children, who are in work or education by providing high quality, affordable education and childcare out of school hours. To support the development of children with special educational needs by providing support in an inclusive setting at low or no cost to their families.
WCC was founded in 2003 by parents of children from Walker Primary School to address the need for reliable, affordable high quality childcare in the local area to allow parents to work or continue in education. The main focus of our activities continues to be to meet this need and our oversubscription criteria give preference to children with parents in full time work or education. We continue to keep our fees low.
In planning our activities, we follow the guidelines in Early Years Foundation Stage with special emphasis on social and emotional development.
We know our children individually and support several children who have additional needs for various reasons such as difficult home environment or identified Special Educational Needs (SEN). We continue to seek grant funding to provide subsidised places for children from families in need and in 2019 made grant applications for special resources such as the provision of a sensory room for children with SEN. We were successful in obtaining two such awards and hope to be providing a service for children with additional needs in 2020
We provide volunteering opportunities for teenagers, often linked to the Duke of Edinburgh scheme, and have been pleased to welcome back several of our ‘old children’ as volunteer helpers in the club.
