Professional After School Club
Based at Harrietsham & Lenham primary school
Breakfast club Harrietsham - After school club Harrietsham - After school club Lenham
About Us
Safe Hands After school Club
Harrietsham Primary School & Lenham Primary School
We care for all our children and want them to have the best time whilst with us. We like to have fun in the kitchen area, encouraging children to make their own healthy snacks. We offer lots of super fun activities to meet the children's needs and interests. At both settings we have a great outside area, that you will find us always exploring. We also like to take the inside out, and the outside in.
At safe hands clubs; we offer and play games, painting, role play and many more activities.
We have our own woods that we love to venture to and build camps and cook our own lunch!
Safe hands also offer a holiday club - that runs all day on selected dates. Here we create even more fun and lots of mess! Holiday club runs from 9am-3pm or stay till 5pm!
To find out more please contact your local team, either Harrietsham or Lenham :)
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Breakfast club is available only at Harrietsham Primary school. Drop offs start from 7.30am, to find out more please contact the Harrietsham team.
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Price List
Breakfast club - 7.30 am = £7.50
8am = £5.00
After School club - till 5pm = £12.50
till 5:30pm = £15.00
These prices include breakfast and snacks
We accept all gov tax free vouchers
Meet Our Staff
Mel Lawlee
Founder, Owner & Manager of Harrietsham & Lenham Club
Hi I'm Mel, the owner and manager of Safe Hands After School Club, Holiday Club & Breakfast Club.
I have been very lucky and have been caring for children for the last 10 years. I have made lot's of friends, had loads of adventures and supported children and families on their journeys. I have 5 children of my own, 2 whom have now left home and 3 currently in school. I love building dens, arts and crafts, oh and eating chocolate !
Rhian Lacey
Assistant manager for After School Club Harreitsham KS2 and Breakfast Club at Harrietsham
Hello my name is Rhian Lacey and I have worked for the lovely Mel Lawlee for many years.
I am a happy, energetic and caring person. I love interacting with the children and helping them create or hear their imagination flow. At home I like baking and eating biscuits.
I also enjoy going out on adventures exploring new things.
Ellis Worthy
Assistant manger for after school club Lenham & Holiday Club Leader
SENCO & Family Liason Officer
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Hi, my name is Ellis. I recently joined Safe Hands October 2021. I'am based at Lenham after school club, but you will also see me at holiday club! I have worked in childcare for over 10 years and have been local, so you may have seen me before.
I love being a Mummy too my two children, and having lots of fun. I like exploring the outside and anything Disney!
Jo Ward
Play worker
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Hi I'm Jo. I joined safe hands in January 2022 as a play worker. I'am a trained hairdresser but have worked with children for the last 6 years, after becoming a mum. I've been lucky to have been a poolside assistant for a swimming school, to working in a local nursery. I've also worked as a teaching assistant at an Autistic school, which I loved.
I enjoy hearing all of the children's stories and discovering where their imagination will take them each day.
Paulene
Play worker
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Hi, I'm Paulene, a mother of three grown up children and a grandmother to one, soon to be two! I have worked in many child care settings for over 30 years and have enjoyed them all. I really love working as a play worker at safe hands after school club helping children to play and do many varied activities.
Rose
Play worker
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Hi, my name is Rose and I have lived in Harrietsham all my life. I also attended Harrietsham Primary school. It's been so nice to come back and see how much the school has changed. I really enjoy working with safe hands in such a lovely environment, and seeing the children so happy and relaxed having fun!
Steph
Play worker / Bank Staff
Hi! I'm Steph and I'm new to the Safe Hands team at Lenham. I have lots of experience working with children of all different ages - I run various children's groups/parties locally. I was a teaching assistant in early years and key stage 1 until recently. I'am currently training to be a Forest school practitioner.
I have a 12 year old daughter, 2 cats and a bunny. I love being outdoors, creative and having fun!
Jackie
Play worker
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Hi, my name is Jackie. I am a play worker at Safe Hands. I have a daughter that attends Harrietsham School and she is in her last year :(.
I have been a Youth Club Leader and previously been very involved with young people through being a Girls Brigade officer. I most recently helped with the Summer Fun Club here in the village hall. My hobbies are dog walking and horse riding. I have recently got married and had great fun riding a horse to the church !
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Helen
KS1 Assistant manager of Harrietsham After School Club
Hi, my name is Helen. I have worked with children for over 25 years in nurseries & schools; supporting them with their complex learning difficulties and disabilities. I have three children aged 22, 18 and 13. I enjoy long walks on the downs with my two dogs, baking brownies and eating pizza!
Alyshia
Play worker / Bank Staff
Hi, my name is Alyshia and I joined Safe Hands recently at Lenham. I feel very lucky to be part of the team. One of the best parts of working here is seeing the children having fun and enjoying themselves. I like the outside, horses and anything crafty with art.
