About the Club

Our staff team are highly qualified, knowledgeable and are able to offer and encourage excellent play and learning opportunities allowing the children to be independent, to take risks and also have the choice to rest and have quiet time.

Outdoor play is promoted in all weathers as this is beneficial for children’s health and wellbeing and develops children’s social and cognitive skills.

Trips and outings are planned regularly and risk assessed in advance taking into account the children’s ideas as they help to plan all activities and outings.

A variety of healthy and nutritious snacks are offered daily along with available fresh drinking water. The children take great pride in developing and choosing snack menus.

Placements offered

We offer the following placements depending on your requirements:

Term Time is for 38 weeks of the year after school hours Mon – Thursday 2.30pm – 5.45pm and Friday 11.45am – 5.45pm. Parents/carers can choose which days they require term time only.

Children will be collected from their school by a member of staff who will either walk the children to the centre or travel on our people carrier or minibus depending on the distance to the centre or the weather conditions.  Risk assessments are reviewed and updated regularly.

Full year is for 50 weeks of the year, during term time 38 weeks of the year Mon – Thursday 2.30pm – 5.45pm and Friday 11.45am – 5.45pm your child will be collected from their school by a member of staff who will either walk the children to the centre or travel on our people carrier or minibus depending on the distance to the centre or the weather conditions.  Risk assessments are reviewed and updated regularly.

During the holiday periods you can access our holiday club Monday – Friday 8am to 5.45pm on the days that you are booked into term time during the City of Edinburgh school calendar dates. (smilechildcare is closed on all City of Edinburgh public holidays and in between Christmas and New Year).

During the holiday periods you can access our fun filled holiday club Monday – Friday 8am to 5.45pm during the City of Edinburgh school calendar dates. Full Year placements have priority and any additional spaces will be allocated on a first come first served basis. A waiting list is in place throughout the year for holiday requirements.