Holiday Activity and Food Programme - Summer 2024

We are committed to providing a safe, fun & inclusive environment for children aged 5 - 12 in Essex through the HAF programme. We are OFSTED registered and only have the best, most qualified, and friendly staff, who are all DBS checked and fully trained, ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for your child. Our staff have a wealth of experience, working with various needs to ensure your child has the best experience possible. Every child will have a memorable break from school, gain new skills, socialise, and make friends! Our fun-filled days include sports, crafts, and daily special activities - providing a fantastic service for our parents and an experience.

Since Easter 2021, we have been supporting Southend Council in delivering the Holiday Activity and Food Programme, which provides school holiday spaces to eligible families.

We are preparing a fun-packed and engaging activity programme for all the children to attend. We will cover all the required aspects, including providing nutritious foods, plenty of physical activity, and elements of nutritional education, which may involve children preparing and making food, taking part in Craft projects, and attending Drama and music workshops.

There will be a daily craft project, including finger painting, recycling building, puppet & mask making, garden windmills, stained glass windows, jewellery making, animal feeders, and dream catchers, plus an overall focus on colouring, drawing, sticking & cutting. Included in the schedule will also be a selection of activities, which may be things like Football, Basketball, Dodgeball, Hockey, Tennis, Rounders, Kickball, Footgolf, Benchball, a 1-mile Challenge, and a strong focus on core skills like Catching, Throwing, and Dribbling. We also have a special activity every day; these may be things like Water Fun Days, Paintball Target Shooting, Nerf Wars, Science Workshops, Ezy Rollers and Trikes, Animal Encounters, Gymnastics, Kung-fu, Go-karts, Water Fun Days, Dance Workshops, Bubble Football, Soft Archery, Bouncy Castles, Music Workshops plus many more fantastic special activities.

We will have a catering team on-site to prepare, cook, and serve food to the children. Foods that may be included are jacket potatoes and fillings, macaroni cheese, wraps and pittas, hot dogs, curries, spaghetti bolognese, and burgers. All foods will be served with plenty of side salads, vegetables, and fruits for the children to enjoy through a self-service system, encouraging independence and choice.

To book onto our Southend HAF programme at Hamstel please follow the Book Here button below. If you wish to book our HAF programme at our Romford location please email us - [email protected] with your details and dates you wish to book and we will get back to you ASAP.

Please note that the HAF programme runs Easter, Summer and Christmas only.