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 A Letter from our Board of Trustees Dear parents and carers, Here is a reminder of the planned increases to the Towerbank Afterschool and Holiday Club fees. From the start of the new term in January 2023, our new fee structure will be as follows:- Current cost p/session – Cost p/session from Jan 23 Breakfast Club £4.00 – £4.40 Afterschool Club (Mon – Thurs) £9.00 – £9.40 Afterschool Club (Friday) £14.00 – £14.40 Holiday Club* £30.00 – £31.00 One off Registration Fee p/child £15.00 – £15.00 *Please note, depending on the activities planned on the day your child is booked in, there may be an additional surcharge of no more than £5.00 to pay. This will be advised when the Holiday Club schedule is published. Why are we increasing our fees? We appreciate that this rise is coming at a time when we are experiencing price increases in all areas of our lives and it is important to let you know that this decision has been carefully considered. TASC has not implemented a fee increase for over two years and indeed in this case has postponed the planned increase by a few months in recognition of the Cost of Living Crisis. We must however honour our commitment to be a Living Wage employer. This ensures yearly increases for all staff, and reflects our wishes to support colleagues as much as we can throughout the Cost of Living Crisis (and beyond!), to retain the best people, and to make any future recruitment as attractive as possible. In addition, this rise will also help to offset some of the increased costs TASC is now seeing in relation to fresh produce and resources. Finally, it will support us to reinvest in the club by purchasing new equipment, play materials and technology. We will be in touch soon with more details on that. Going forward, we will be reviewing the TASC fees on a yearly basis. This is not necessarily with a view to increasing fees but to ensure they are fair and sustainable – for our users and our staff – and in line with other similar child care providers. Your feedback, as always, is very welcome and should you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to send them to becky.tasc@gmail.com who will in turn share them with the TASC Board of Trustees. Best wishes, The TASC Board of Trustees Carla Bichan, Matthew Gilbert-Straw, Fiona Oberheim and Nic Roberts. |