School Age | Earthtime

school age childcare

What we do

We provide care for primary school age children (approx. age 5 – 12). Children can have breakfast with us and play in the outdoors before taking the bus to school. Children travel to and from Hopeman Primary School on the m:connect bus using the free bus pass travel scheme or by taxi.

Before school from 8 til 8.45 am

After school from 3 til 5 pm

£8.00 before school £16.00 after school

Holiday Care

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We can provide childcare for up to 25 children of primary school age. By primary school age, we mean age 5 – 12 (but including 4 year olds who are already at school and who will be 5 during the school year).

Holiday care is paid for by parents/carers. As a rough guide, holiday care is around £40 for a full day (6 hours) and £20 for half a day (3 hours). We accept childcare vouchers to pay for holiday care. Sometimes, other third sector organisations or a child’s school have supported a child to attend our holiday club by paying the cost.

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Term Dates 2025

We operate during school term time, following the dates set by Moray Council for the Lossiemouth area schools. The term dates for 2026 are provided below. Please go to the Moray Council website for future school term dates.

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Term	Term Starts	Term Ends
Spring Mid term closures on: Thursday 12 February Friday 13 February Monday 16 February Tuesday 17 February	Monday 5 January 2026	Friday 27 March 2026
Summer Mid term closure on: Monday 4 May	Monday `13 April 2026	Thursday 2 July 2026
Autumn Closed on: Monday 17 August Tuesday 18 August	Wednesday 19 August 2026	Friday 9 October 2026
Winter Mid term closures on: Monday 9 November Tuesday 10 November	Monday 26 October 2026	Tuesday 22 December 2026 (new term starts on Wednesday 6 January 2027)

Our Practitioners

All of our practitioners are in the PVG Scheme and must be a member of SSSC or GTCS within 3 months of starting work as a practitioner. Practitioners are bound by their relevant codes of practice as set by SSSC (Scottish Social Services Council) or GTCS (General Teaching Council Scotland). All practitioners are expected to follow the Health and Social Care Standards and the Policies and Procedures of Earthtime.

All of our practitioners have childcare qualifications or are working towards this. A number of our practitioners have a forest school qualification such as Level 3 Forest School Leadership or Level 8 Forest and Outdoor Learning Award, or are working towards this. All of our practitioners are trained in food hygiene and outdoor and paediatric first aid.