Before & after school care
You’ll find sKids at over 100+ schools across New Zealand. Before and after school each term, you can be sure they’re safe and secure, enjoying activities like arts and crafts, music and drama, sports and games, and teamwork challenges!
Where play meets potential
At sKids, before and after school care is more than a service — it’s a springboard. A place where kids thrive, friendships grow, and curiosity is always encouraged.
sKids is proud to run the ‘Adventure Programme’ at their before and after school care services. The Adventure Programme is an industry leading framework designed to nurture children’s potential through play.
Play-based learning fosters children’s growth and wellbeing and is a fundamental right of a child. Through play, children can learn to express themselves, learn how to interact with others and reach key developmental milestones, all whilst playing and having fun with friends!
Creating the best start to the school day
Our before school care programme is now called ‘Rise Then Shine’, the perfect start to your child’s school day! We set the tone for a great day at school through an array of energising activities and some delicious and nutritious food.
Where friendships are made!
The fun continues after school at our ‘Stay and Play’ afternoon programmes. Kids can dive into more fun activities, building lasting friendships and creating memories beyond the classroom, all before heading home for quality family time.
Creating the best start to the school day
Our before school care programme ‘Rise Then Shine’, is the perfect start to your child’s school day! We set the tone for a great day at school through an array of energising activities and some delicious and nutritious food.
Where friendships are made!
The fun continues after school at our ‘Stay and Play’ afternoon programmes. Kids can dive into more fun activities, building lasting friendships and creating memories beyond the classroom, all before heading home for quality family time.
What a term of after school care looks like
We want all kids to feel AWESOME about who they are, so our programmes have been designed to grow core capabilities in kids, so they flourish in life. Each activity in the week approaches one of the five selves of development which includes emotional, social, cognitive, creative & physical development. Our passionate teams plan activities for each school week and cater activities and afternoon tea for the kids in their sKids community.
Frequently asked questions
Our programme teams will send someone out to pick up new children from their classrooms until they are confident to do it on their own. We recommend you text our onsite teams to let them know your child is new and what their room number is before their first day.
Each programme is qualified to receive an OSCAR Subsidy. Qualifying families can apply through Work and Income New Zealand. To find out more on the OSCAR Subsidy and to check if you might qualify, visit our OSCAR Subsidy page.
Our teams are trained in behaviour guidance training to ensure they are well equipped to help a child in this situation. We have Supporting Positive Behaviour Plans in place, which will involve the child, parent/caregiver, and sKids Programme Manager. This requires a team effort by everyone involved to ensure the child is prepared for the development and improvement in behaviour.
If your child requires medication or has allergies our teams should be aware of, please ensure you add all the necessary details on the safety form when you make a booking. Any medication you give permission for our teams to administer or your child to self-administer will be logged and tracked for you.
After a 5 minute grace period, we charge $1 per minute for late pick ups.
Short sessions will be automatically charged at the longer session if the time exceeds 15 minutes.
- We will never leave a child alone and unattended. If your child is not picked up within 15 minutes of the programme closing, we will call parents/caregivers and emergency contacts. If we cannot reach any contacts within an hour of the programme closing, the Programme Manager/Franchise Owner will call the police and Oranga Tamariki for advice.
During the school term, we have different requirements depending on the school. Some sites may offer pickups/drop-offs for nearby schools. Please contact your local sKids team to find out more.
