Renfrewshire Council

You can use out of school care services if you need childcare support around the school day and during school holidays.

Out of school care services are available for children in primary school.

You can apply for a place for your child at our out of school care services if you are in employment, further education, or training.

Private and voluntary organisations may have different conditions to use their service.

Where to find out of school care services

We run two out of school care services in Renfrewshire.

Shortroods O.S.C (Out of School Care) service is located in Mossvale Primary School and St James Primary School, Paisley. This service can accommodate children who attend either of these primary schools.

Ferguslie After School Care is located in Glencoats Primary School, Paisley. This service can accommodate children who attend Glencoats Primary School and St Fergus Primary School.

They are open from 3pm to 5:45pm during school term and offer a variety of indoor and outdoor activities.

During school holidays, both services are open from 8am until 5:45pm but operate from the Shortroods campus in Mossvale Primary School and St James Primary School.

There are also 36 out of school care services operated by private or voluntary organisations. These are registered with the Care Inspectorate to deliver childcare for school age children.

You can see registered out of school care services at the Care Inspectorate website. Type in your town or village and select 'daycare of children' to see the list of services in your area.

The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) also provides a list of childcare services for school age children provided by childminders.

You can use the Find a Childminder page to see the list of SCMA registered childminders in Renfrewshire.

Find out more information on childminders, after school, holiday and activity clubs for school age children on the Parent Club website.

Costs for out of school care may vary between service or organisation.

How to apply for out of school care

Apply for out of school care at Shortroods O.S.C or Ferguslie After School Care.

If you're looking to use a private or voluntary out of school care service, you should contact them directly to discuss getting a place for your child.

What happens after you have applied

We will contact you by phone and email to let you know if your child has got an out of school care place at Shortroods O.S.C or Ferguslie After School Care.

You will need to complete enrolment paperwork for your child before they start with the service.

We will email this paperwork to you, and you can return it to us by email. You can also complete this in person at the service.

How the out of school care service works

After you have completed the enrolment paperwork for Shortroods O.S.C or Ferguslie After School Care, your child can start going to the service.

During term time, children who attend St James' Primary or Mossvale Primary will go to Shortroods O.S.C service. Children who attend Glencoats Primary or St Fergus Primary will go to Ferguslie After School Care.

Staff from our out of school care service will pick your child up from their school at 3pm and take them to the service.

You should collect your child from the service by 5:45pm.

During school holiday periods, children at both services will go to the Shortroods campus in Mossvale and St James Primary School. You should drop your child off at this campus at 8am and pick them up again by 5:45pm.

Snacks will be provided at the service during term time and school holidays, but your child will need to bring their own packed lunch during school holidays and in-service days.

If you have registered your child with a private or voluntary out of school care service, you should contact them directly to find out drop off and pick up arrangements.

More information

For more information on out of school care services in Renfrewshire, email outofschoolcareenquiries@renfrewshire.gov.uk.