Manchester House Social Services Society
ASAP - After School Activity Programme
Welcome to ASAP
ASAP was formed in 2004 and from small beginnings of only 12 children, and afternoon sessions. We now offer morning, afternoon and holiday programmes with over 160 families accessing our service.
Our dedicated and experienced staff love their jobs and treat the children in our care as family. Staff have extensive experience in different child related fields of employment and volunteering as well as raising their own families.
We encourage any families considering ASAP as their before, after or holiday care facilitators to come to our centre during programme hours to have a look at what we have to offer and to meet our team.
Morning Programme Information
What we offer:
Morning sessions start from 6:30 am. Parents can bring in cereal or bread and we will supply milk, sugar and spreads for breakfasts. We also supply Milo to warm kids up if needed.
We do understand that children are sometimes just waking up when they come to us and as a result provide low key morning activities such as crafts, a comfortable DVD room, computer games, lego and of course outside play weather permitting. We also have a wonderful hall so we can burn off some excess energy when the weather is not so good.
The mornings are also a great time to do homework and our supervisors are ready and willing to help with this.
Times and transport:
We have ASAP vans for those who need to be transported to schools and we start getting the children ready to go to at 8:15 am. We have two vans running in the morning that service the following schools:
- North Street
- Lytton Street
- St Josephs
- Intermediate
- Taonui
- Manchester Street (Walking school bus)
Fees
The cost for care in the morning programme is as follows. N.B the following are charges for families that are NOT receiving an OSCAR subsidy.
Hourly rate is $12.50 for the first hour, $9.00 second hour and $8.00 for the third hour.
The first hour is always the full charge of $12.50 whether you use the full hour or not. For example, if you drop your child off at 8:00 am, you will be charged from 7:30 to 8:30 am.
All charges after the first hour of care are charged out in half hour increments regardless of booking time. We only charge for the time you use.
If your child is away on any given day, there is a minimum one hour charge of $12.50 for the booking. The exception to this rule is if your child is going to be away for a length of time, and you have given us advance notification of this, you will not incur a charge.
Afternoon Programme Information
What we offer:
The afternoon programme runs every school day.Our closing time for this programme is 5:30 pm Monday to Friday.
When the children arrive at the centre, they are given a healthy afternoon tea of sandwiches, fruit, a biscuit and a drink. Filtered water is always available for everyone. If your child has allergies or special dietary needs, we will endeavour to accommodate them. This needs to be discussed with the supervisor at time of registering.
When afternoon tea is over, the children can choose from several different activities such as, outside play/sport, play in the hall, watching a DVD, doing an art/craft activity that is chosen for the day, or playing on the computers.
ASAP has an extensive range of resources for our kids. We are always looking to the needs of our different age groups and supplying age appropriate play/activities.
Times and transport
We start collecting children in our ASAP vans from 2:30pm. We have three vans and a car running in the afternoon that service the following schools:
- North Street
- Lytton Street
- St Josephs
- Intermediate
- Taonui
- Manchester Street (Walking School Bus)
Fees
The cost for care in the afternoon programme is as follows. N.B the following are charges for families that are NOT receiving an OSCAR subsidy.
Hourly rate is $12.50 for the first hour, $9.00 and $8.00 for the third hour.
The first hour is always the full charge of $12.50 whether you use the full hour or not.
All charges after the first hour of care are charged out in half hour increments regardless of booking time. We only charge for the time you use.
If your child is away on any given day, there is a minimum one hour charge of $12.50 for the booking. The exception to this rule is if your child is going to be away for a week or more, and you have given us advance notification of this, you will not incur a charge.
Register and Book with Enrolmy
Holiday Programme Information
What we offer:
Our holiday programme runs for both weeks of the term break and two weeks in the January holiday break. We also run a holiday programme just before Christmas to accommodate the different times that schools finish.
Our programmes are jam packed with stuff to do and we promise to send them home tired and ready for a quiet night.
We offer a varied programme that accommodates all ages.
The programme opens at 6:30 am and closing at 5:30 pm.
Please check out the latest itinerary below.
Fees
The cost for care in the Holiday Programme is a flat rate as follows:
Daily rate $65.00
Half Day Rate $35.00
Additional activity charges may apply, depending on the activity, for any trips away from the Centre, however these are advised in advance.
Our Team
Neville Lambert
Neville has worked for ASAP for almost 15 years whilst also being employed at Feilding Intermediate as a teacher aide.
Neville has an amazing amount of patience and is respected for his wisdom dealing with children who are facing challenges. He is also very involved in the community delivering bread and food items from Manchester House to those in need. Neville is passionate about his own mokopuna and spends a lot of time involved in their extra curricula activities. He’s always ready with a story and a laugh.
Vicki Hetterscheid
Vicki has been with ASAP since 2004 and took over the management of ASAP around 2011. Vicki is passionate about ASAP and its relevance in this community and believes that we are far more than just an afterschool care programme. She in intensely interested in growing our children socially and believes that all children have value and deserve to grow to be all that they can be. Vicki loves to talk with the parents and caregivers about their challenges and successes and show support in whatever way we can.
Vicky Forbes
Vicky has been with ASAP for some time now and we just love her bright bubbly personality with both the kids and parents. Vicky runs ASAP’s famous cupcake day and throws the bestest kids parties. Vicky is also a bit of a gym fan and loves to spend time with her own lovely kids. She is always ready with a listening ear for those who need to talk.
Center Manager:
Vicki Hetterscheid.
Address:
9 Grey Street, Feilding
Hours of operation:
Monday- Friday
6:30am-5:30pm
Phone: 021 1062937
General Enquiries:
Please contact asap@mhss.org.nz
Oscar Subsidies.
You may be eligible for an Oscar Subsidy through Work and Income. This means that part of your fee would be subsidised depending on your household income. To find out if you are eligible and how to apply please follow this link.
https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/products/a-z-benefits/oscar-subsidy.html