After School

Manor Minors Out Of School Club provides quality childcare for children aged 4 to 13 years old, predominantly but not exclusively from Manor Park First School and St Osmunds Middle School (9 – 13 year olds attend our other club “Ossie’sAllstars” based at St Osmund’s Middle School).  The club is run on a ‘not for profit’ basis by a voluntary management committee, the parents/guardians of all registered children being members of the club.  The daily running of the club is the responsibility of the supervisor, Tracy Stringer.

We are open in term-time from 7.45 – 8.50 am, 12.10 – 3.15pm (Autumn half term only for Reception children) and 3.15 – 6 pm and 7.45 – 5.45pm during the school holidays and all inset days.  We are open all year round except for one week at Christmas when we close and give the staff a well earned break!

Manor Minors is based in the bungalow next to Manor Park First School, Dorchester, which we share with First Steps Pre School.  We aim to provide a reliable quality of childcare which will benefit both parents and children.  We welcome parental involvement and hope that they feel comfortable about approaching us with problems, ideas, information etc.

We aim to encourage group and individual activities.  These include stories, board games, puzzles, role play, building toys and craft and sports activities.  We promote “free play” which means that the children are allowed to access any toys and games that they want to, whenever they want.