Playschemes look after you child whilst you are at work. You pay between £5 and £33 per day. There is usually at least one scheme every holiday (except the Christmas holidays). Please click here for the most up-to-date list.

Things to do
There are lots of FREE and cheap activities for your child or children to do in the holidays. Do find out about your local adventure playground. Remember there’s free swimming for children at Hackney pools (not the Lido).  Also parks, libraries, and museums all have free activities during the holidays. To find out more:

• Pop into your local library
• Click onto  Hackney council’s what’s on page
• Or visit Young Hackney website

Childminder
Another alternative is a childminder.  Childminders are registered to look after children in the childminders’ own home. They can cost between £4 and £9 an hour for each child. Please click here for an up to date list of childminders.