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Introduction

Extended Schools Services for children over five are provided through groups of local schools. These groups are called "clusters". The schools in the Maldens and Coombe Cluster are as follows:

• Burlington Nursery and Infant School
• Burlington Junior School
• Christ Church Primary (New Malden) School
• Coombe Hill Infant School
• Coombe Hill Junior School
• Coombe Boys' School
• Coombe Girls' School
• Corpus Christi Primary School
• Green Lane Primary School
• Holy Cross School
• Malden Manor Primary and Nursery School
• Malden Parochial Primary School
• Richard Challoner School
• Robin Hood Primary School
• The Mount Primary School
  

Contact Details

Contact the Extended Schools Manager for Maldens and Coombe Cluster

Telephone: 020 8547 6774

Email: maldensandcoombecluster@rbk.kingston.gov.uk

Services Provided in Maldens and Coombe Cluster

Childcare

Kingston's Families Information Service has a full list of registered childcare providers, including childminders. They can also provide advice on choosing childcare before and after school and in the school holidays for your nursery and school age child.

Contact Kingston's Families Information Service

Telephone: 020 8547 6582
Email: fis@rbk.kingston.gov.uk

Your school office has contact details and information on all aspects of extended services including: play schemes, toddler groups, child minders, nurseries and much more. Please ask at the school office to have a look at this information.

The Malden Centre also offers breakfast club and after school and drop off and pick up from local schools in the area.

The following are local holiday play schemes:

Malden Centre, Blagdon Road, New Malden        Telephone:  020 8336 7770

Fun Plus Ltd at Green Lane Primary School         Telephone:  020 8337 6078

Malden Manor Holiday Playscheme                        Telephone:  07815 102 363

Rm1 at Coombe Boys Secondary School.  Rm1 provides a fun, engaging, safe place for young people in years 7 and 8 of Coombe Boys to go up to five nights a week.  They are given a place to relax, undertake their homework as well as engage in create and participative activities, such as drama, craft workshops, video making and art around a range of themes and topics.

Anyone interested in finding out about Rm1 should contact Kate Davies on 020 8547 0566, 07846 215 289 or email kate.davies@oxygen-online.org.

Activities

For details of activities and a wide range of information for children and parents contact Kingston's Families Information Service, on 020 8547 6582. The information service will also provide lists of free and low cost activities for the weekends and holidays.

Schools also offer a range of activities after school and further details can be obtained from school offices.

New Malden and Old Malden Libraries also offer homework clubs at the libraries after school and the Malden Centre also offers a range of activities from trampolining to swimming lessons.

Saturday Dads Group at Norbiton Children's Centre

A range of activities, plus breakfast and refreshments are available at a monthly Dads' session, every 3rd Saturday of the month at Norbiton Children's Centre, Dickerage Lane. The session is open to babies and children under ten years and their dads. For more information please contact Nikki Gray on 020 8942 6065

Family Support

Family Liaison Workers are based within clusters to support local children and their families and carers. If you would like extra support or would like to speak to someone for advice please call Advancing Services for Kingston Kids (ASKK).

The introduction of children's centres through the borough will allow enhanced provision of parenting support and an increase in the range of support and activities for Kingston residents.

Contact ASKK

Telephone: 020 8547 5888
Email: askk@rbk.kingston.gov.uk

There are a three Children’s Centres within the neighbourhood:  New Malden, Norbiton and Old Malden. They provide services for families with children under 5 years.

New Malden Children's Centre

Telephone: 020 8336 1561
Email:  newmaldencc@rbksch.org

Norbiton Children's Centre

Telephone: 020 8949 6065
Email: norbitoncc@rbksch.org

Old Malden Children's Centre

Telephone:  020 8337 9620 or 020 8241 0837
Email:  oldmaldencc@rbksch.org

Family Learning

Family Learning operates in most schools, and all primary schools participate in the borough’s Family Fortnight.

Family learning courses also operate within the Children’s Centre. Telephone 020 8547 6720 for courses in the Kingston Borough. See the Children's Centre links above for more information

Community Access

Adult Learning

A wide range of courses are offered at the following locations:

• New Malden Library
• Old Malden Library
• The Malden Centre
• Coombe Hill Infant and Junior Schools also offer adult courses throughout the year.  For more information please contact Linda Dowds on 020 8942 9481.
• Kingston Adult Education Centre Telephone: 020 8547 6700
• Kingston College Telephone: 020 8546 2151

School Facilities

School facilities are available to hire and information can be obtained from school offices. Facilities range from Halls to sports fields.

Access to Specialist Services

If your child or a child you know would benefit from additional help and support please contact Advancing Services for Kingston Kids (ASKK)

Telephone: 020 8547 5888