After school childcare (FOI)

Request

Based on the most recent update of the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment for your local authority area, and any other relevant data available, please indicate whether there is sufficient childcare for school aged children, after school.

A

How many after school clubs / programmes were operating across the area?

B

How many places in total were offered across these after school clubs?

C

In your local authority how many after school clubs are run by:

• local authorities

• schools

• the private, voluntary and independent (PVI) sector

• others

D

How many of the primary schools in your local authority are served by an after school club that picks up from the school or is based there? If possible, please express this as a fraction of the total number of primary schools in your local authority, for example 25 / 30

Response

A

16 after school clubs are in operation in Jersey.

B

827 places are offered across these after school clubs.

C

All after school clubs are privately owned and managed.

D

12 of the 16 after school clubs are based in either States of Jersey maintained, or private, primary schools.

Please note that data includes only that which is current and relevant to the 2016 / 2017 academic year. Please also note that the States of Jersey Education Department is not obligated to carry out a Childcare Sufficiency Assessment, which is a requirement under the UK Childcare Act 2006.