Heya Bina Holiday Club, Cardiff - Supporting the development of a new Out of School Childcare Club in Cardiff
Heya Bina Holiday Club is a fully inclusive holiday club which seeks to provide childcare for families within the Cathays area in Cardiff with a focus on Islamic themed play activities. The service is open to all children. Faith play based activities are provided alongside a wide range of other activities which children have free choice to access.
After the initial discussion between the founder of Heya Bina Holiday Club, Amy, and Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids’ Clubs Childcare Business Development Officer, Becky, it was decided that the first step was to try to find a venue. Becky suggested that Amy reach out to the local Mosque. This proved positive as not only was there an appropriate room they could provide but the management were more than happy to support the provision. Becky supported Amy in preparing the policies and completing the application to Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW).
One area that Amy was very keen to pursue was being a paperless business. This meant that all policies and forms would be online using “the cloud”. We discussed procedures for how the Club could retrieve information they would need during Club hours with backups if they struggled with internet access. Becky then supported Amy to write the policy for the paperless system, looking into the research and ensuring the policy included important procedures on protecting the data while using the cloud.
The application was submitted to CIW who came back with minimum amendments. They informed Amy that her application and policies were so thorough that there wasn’t much to discuss.
Amy and Becky have worked closely together to ensure setting up the new business has gone smoothly particularly during these unprecedented times. The final step is waiting for CIW to remotely inspect the building. We are all confident that, Covid restrictions allowing, the Club will be up and running within the next few months.
Speaking about the support received from Becky, Amy has stated:
The support I have received from Rebecca has been wonderful. Covid threw a spanner in the works but Rebecca worked tirelessly especially in the weeks before submitting documentation to CIW. Numerous phone and Zoom meetings took place even though she battled working from home plus home schooling! I enjoyed it on one occasion when her son popped in to say hi. I was really appreciative about how quickly Rebecca responded with amendments for cloud storage. Looking forward to continuing membership with Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids’ Clubs and opening my setting in the very near future when safe to do so.