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If you need child care over the school holidays, for a day or two or all week, then we’ve got the details of lots of School Holiday Clubs, Camps, Activities and School Holiday Childcare in York.
From drama clubs to sporting activities like football and cricket, there are plenty of holiday clubs and school activities to choose from in York offering child care for when you need it.
Ninja Warrior Easter Combo
Combo meal deal for only £2 when you book our NW90 session, that’s 90 minutes of ninja fun plus our combo meal with drink all for only £15.95! Grab a bargain while you can limited time offer.
Family Ninja Warrior – Easter Weekend Games
Easter egg hunt, can you catch the bunny and give him his eggs back? Family Session with Easter games running Good Friday through to Easter Monday. Great value, 90 minute session for young families only £10.95. Any age welcome, 4 and under must have a paying adult on the session with them.
Agility Sports Camps
Easter camps are back! Full day of activities, studio games and of course ninja warrior time plus all food and refreshments from only £26.95! Running 25th March – 5th April 2024 (excluding the Easter weekend) Later collection available. More information here.
Ninja Warrior 60 – New Evening Sessions for Kids
Later sessions for kids and families until 7pm Wednesday to Saturday. Make a night of it a have diner in our restaurant now open until 9:30pm.
More info on all of the above can be found on the website below.
The Shack – New Restaurant Service
Chill and relax in our revamped restaurant space, new menu and seasonal specials. Happy Hour between 6-7pm. Open late Wednesday to Saturday. Book a table now. More info here.
Join us this Easter holidays and meet some of our EGG-cellent residents!!
Both weeks will be investigating and talking about all the ‘egg laying inhabitants’ at the park, from birds and fish to amphibians and reptiles.
The week includes egg-themed crafts, animal egg quizzes and finally some competitive games – challenge your family and friends with our games of ‘Whose Egg?’.
Our keeper talks will be on throughout the park for an array of different animals. Some behind the scenes areas will also be open, including ‘Reptile & Aquatic rooms’ – showing where students practice their skills for life in the animal industry. All talks will be with keepers happy to share their knowledge and answer all your weird and wonderful questions!
Wildlife Academies Holiday Clubs
Join us on the 4th/5th April for our ‘Wildlife Warriors’ (WW) for ages 7-10yrs and on the 6th/7th for the ‘Exotic Explorers’ EE for ages 11-14yrs. Come for just the one day or both!
Be ready for a taste of life as a keeper, cleaning out enclosures, getting messy making food and get some new friends whilst helping us behind the scenes feeding and enriching the animals at the Wildlife Park. Learn what life as a keeper is like and what it takes to look after our wildlife parks residents.
Award winning Camp QE offers competitively priced, action-packed programme for children. Every day at Camp QE is different and combines a great selection of outdoor sports, outdoor games, indoor sports, indoor activities and arts and crafts. Outdoor activities range from popular sports such as football, rugby and tennis right through to rock climbing, scavenger hunts and skating, whilst our indoor activities can include basketball, dodgeball, table tennis, baking, tie-dying t-shirts, and many more.
Suitable for children aged 5 – 11 years. Parents can rely on our state-of-the-art facilities and high-quality independent-school coaching staff to ensure that your child has a safe, enjoyable learning experience that they’ll always remember. The camp runs from 9:00 to 16:00 and free wraparound care is available from 8:00 to 17:30. Meals, snacks and drinks are provided.
We’re currently taking bookings for Easter holidays, May Half term and Summer holidays. For more information and to book, visit www.qe.org/campqe or email campqe@qe.org. Childcare Vouchers and the Government Tax-free Childcare scheme are accepted. 10% sibling discounts apply.
Creative Coliseum’s popular holiday workshops are back at St Peter’s School this Easter!
Join our uniquely themed workshops with a focus on acting and stagecraft. Jump head first into the world of theatre, using handcrafted set, props and costume, in a fun and age-friendly way.
Each day explores a new craft based on the theme of the day, and all our workshops include acting, movement, storytelling and clowning.
Designed to nurture creativity, collaboration and confidence on and off stage. Run by professional actors.
We welcome all imaginations from beginners to entertainers!
Venue: St Peter’s School
Ages: 5 – 8
Dates:2nd – 5th and 8th – 12th April 2024
Price: From £38 a day. Childcare vouchers accepted. Sibling discount available
Book now to be a part of Creative Coliseum!
25th – 29th March 2024
Easter Film School with industry professionals Frances Simon and Lee Salisbury (BAFTA nominated director) and Rick Dooley.
Then this TV and Film School could be for you!
More details on the posters below. Book now to secure your place (and by 22 March 2024).
Venue: Joseph Rowntree Theatre and Bootham School
Easter Holidays 2024 – camps across 4 venues!
We have holiday activities running in Acomb, Wilberfoss, St George’s (Central York) & Sheriff Hutton this Easter school holidays. ALL Ofsted registered!
We will have a huge mix of sports and games to get everyone active, go-karts, archery, dodgeball, hide and seek, team building, football, scooters, and dance. There is WAY too much to list, but you get the idea!
Limited number of spaces available. We accept ALL forms of childcare vouchers and tax-free childcare payment methods AND offer 25% off every additional sibling booked! Free HAF places available at Acomb, St George’s and Wilberfoss.
Children aged 5 – 12 years old (Year 1 – Year 7) are welcome! Our clubs are open to all abilities, with children split into age-appropriate groups. The inclusive environment we offer allows children to be active, make friends and most importantly, have loads of fun.
£28 per day | 25% Sibling Discount | 10% off block bookings
Contact James at info@ignitesportscoaching.co.uk with any questions.
Oxygen Easter Holiday Club
Monday 25th– Friday 29 March & Monday 1st – Friday 5th April 2024
Oxygen’s superstar Easter holiday club team is ready to go with a wide range of fun-packed activities for children aged 8 – 12 years old. All children have a chance to participate in something they will enjoy!
Delivered by fully trained team members and includes:
Plus if you’re booking more than one child there is a 10% sibling discount & 20% discount if you book a full week!
Early drop off (from 8am) including breakfast and late pick up (5pm) options also available!
Find more information on our website here.
Clifton Moor Centre, Hurricane Way, York, YO30 4XU
From 25th March -7th April we’re running our popular Ofsted registered camps (open to members and non-members), practice times, classes, and Easter Parties. Book online here.
Camp Pricing (ages 3-12 years)
Morning Camps: 9.00 am – 12.00 pm, Afternoon Camps 1.00 pm – 4.00 pm, Full day Camps 9.00 am – 4.00 pm* (*For ages 5 and up)
£30 per child, (Single 3 hour camp) – (members)
£35 per child, (Single 3 hour camp) – (non-members)
£50 per child, (Single Full day camp) – (members)
£55 per child, (Single Full day camp) – (non-members)
*Breakfast club 08.30 – 09.00 can be added for £5 (toast, jam & fruit provided). Lunch club 12.00-1.00 can be added to a morning or afternoon camp for £5 (packed lunch required).
Camp themes
Week 1: Super Heroes Unite (3-8 years). Cartwheels and handstands (5-12 years)
Week 2: Shipwrecked! A pirate party!. Back handsprings (5-12 years)
Easter Party – Ages 1-12 years
Open to members and non-members.
Wednesday 27th March or Thursday 28th March – 4.15 – 5.45 pm – £15 per child. Click here to book online!
Baby’s First Easter Party – Age 4-12 months
Monday 18th March. £10 per family. 10.30 am – 12.00 pm
Email to book: york@thelittlegym.co.uk
Thread and Press CIC are running some exciting creative workshops for children over Easter. Choose from:
Sew and Make a Tablet/Phone Stand
Ages 8 – 13 years
Allerthorpe, near Pocklington
Saturday 23rd March 9am – 12 noon
£25
Make a Pom-pom Garland
Ages 8 – 13 years
Cottingham
Tuesday 26th March 10am – 12.30pm
£20
Clay Animal Heads
Family session ages 5+
Melbourne, East Riding of Yorkshire
Thursday 4th April 10am – 12 noon
£7 per child (accompanying adults can make for free)
Thread and Press CIC are ERMOS registered. All materials and equipment provided. Booking required. 10% multiple session or sibling discounts (excludes family sessions).
More details on the poster below. Book your place either via the website below or email us at threadandpress@gmail.com.
The York RLFC Foundation is proud to announce another action-packed Easter Holiday programme for children across York with a planned 21 event schedule, visiting Acomb, Clifton, Heworth, Hull Road, Huntington, New Earswick, Strensall and Woodthorpe.
Join us for our free, turn up and play Easter holiday sessions which includes our popular mega inflatable arena as well as a selection of multi-sports sessions for children aged 5 and upwards.
The aim is not only to inspire the next generation of Knights & Valkyrie players, but also to play a vital role in helping to make the school holidays more enjoyable. All our sessions are non-contact based.
Our Easter holidays programme is made up of funded sessions thanks to the City of York Council HAF programme and Local Council Ward funding. Any child eligible for free school meals can book on to our sessions using the code they receive through school; however, please note that all our sessions are free open access to all. Fruit/snacks will be available to all who attend.
For more information on how to book and days, times and venues please visit our website www.yorkrlfc.com/schoolholidays or ring 01904 670880.
Holiday Swimming Courses 2024 – now open for booking!
Easter Holidays 2024
Week 1: 25th – 29th March
SMALL POOL STAGES: 1- 8am / 2 – 8.30 am / 3 – 9 am
Snorkel 2 day course Wed 27/3/24 & 29/3/24
Week 2: Monday 1st April – 5th April
MAIN POOL STAGES 3 – 8 am / 4 – 8.30 am / 5 – 9 am
SMALL POOL STAGES 1- 8am /2 – 8.30 am / 3 – 9 am
Further details of dates and timings for individual stages on the website here, where you can also book ahead for swimming courses at school holidays later in the year.
Multi Sport Holiday camps at York Sports Centre
Our super fun sports camps are packed with great activities – keeping children active and engaged through the holiday period. They will take part in a smorgasbord of sports, and games including; dodgeball, tennis, football and badminton to name just a few! Our activities are perfect for children aged between 6-14. Book your place here to avoid missing out.
For Easter 2024 we are offering 4 day week-long camps: (Monday 25th-28th March) & (Tuesday 2nd -Friday 5th April). For more details of these MultiSports Camps, contact us on activities@york-sport.com or call 01904 325770.
Easter Crash Course Available – A Perfect Opportunity to Brush Up Your Child’s Swimming Skills!
York Swimming Academy is one of York’s leading swimming lesson providers and is dedicated to delivering high quality swimming lessons for great value.
We are delighted to be holding another one of our extremely popular crash courses this Easter. The course offers beginners the perfect head start to lessons and allows children who are already swimming a great opportunity to brush up on some of those harder skills.
The lessons will be held at New Earswick pool, running Monday 25th March- Wednesday 27th March 16:00-17:00pm each day. The price for 3×30 minute lessons (same time each day) is just £19.50!
Our teachers are Swim England qualified, and classes are limited to 8 children per class. Our beginner classes have 2 teachers, teaching from inside the water.
Spaces are limited, book now!
2nd and 3rd April 2024
Come and join us for a 2-day Contemporary workshop over the Easter Holidays on the 2nd – 3rd April.
We have experienced teachers who will lead students through Contemporary dance technique, explore movement possibilities and learn / create a variety of routines. Day 2 will conclude with a mini performance for family and friends to watch.
This Workshop is for students who are in school years 1 upwards. Any student is welcome – from newbies to those who have been dancing for a long while. Students can also join us as an enrichment to their current dance training with other schools.
Times: 9.30am – 3.30pm
Venue: Scarcroft Primary School (Upper Hall), Nunthorpe Road,York, YO23 1BW
Cost: £85.00
Easter Holiday fun with IMPs Holiday Clubs!
On Safari – Sensory safari fun
Monday 25th March 10am-12pm (5-11 years) and 1.30pm-3.30pm (11+)
Let’s go travelling – musical movement all about transport
Friday 5th April 10am-12pm (5-11 years) and 1.30pm-3.30pm (11+)
Venue: New Earswick Folk Hall, Hawthorne Terrace, YO32
Cost: £10 per child
Call 01904 626569 to book
We are running 2 Holiday Camps this Easter:
Full day = £32.50; 1/2 day (am or pm) = £18.50
Early Drop Off and Late Pick Up available.
Visit our website for more information.
T: 01904 737563
Easter Holiday Cricket Camps
Age range: 5 – 14 boys and girls of all abilities welcome
Cost: £30 per day. Childcare vouchers also accepted.
Date/Venue: 08.30am – 4pm @ St Peters School 2nd-5th and 8-9th April 2024
Booking: via the All Out Cricket Coaching website.
T: 07540 189755
Door 84 is running a whole range of Easter holiday activities for 8 to 17 year olds, including drama, zorbing, youth clubs, sports, picnics, Speed Kix, cooking, archery and much more!
To find out more, visit the Door 84 website or find us on Instagram, Facebook or YouTube.
Door 84 Youth and Community Centre, Lowther Street, YO31 7LX
Flying Ducks are running some exciting Gymnastics camps this Easter holidays. Our camps are a great way for children to improve their skills, increase their strength and flexibility and most importantly have a great time.
Wednesday 27th March – General Gymnastics (Ages 6+)
Wednesday 3rd April – Handstands & Cartwheels (Ages 6+)
Visit our website to book!
T: 07530 365 327 (Joe)
Parents and children session: 29th March – 10am – 12pm
Includes geocaching and shelter building with tarps. Ages 5-8.
£12 (£5 per additional participating child).
Forest School special: 5th April – 10am–3pm
Forest adventures with lunch included. Ages 5 to 15. £25.
Busy Bugs: 6th April – 10am – 12pm
Activity stations for toddlers to 5 years old to explore with their parents.
£9 (£4.50 per additional child).
Text 07519 340220 .
Easter 2024
Come and join us for a fun filled week themed around Easter and Nature, interacting in many craft, physical and social activities. The children can bring their own bike or scooter to use. Places from 9months to 11years, prices include breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack.
Fishergate School, Fishergate, York YO10 4AP. T: 01904 677870
When? w/c 25th March 2024, Monday to Thursday and w/c 1st April, Tuesday to Thursday, 9am to 4pm.
Where? Bootham Senior School
Who? Ages 6-14
What? Lots of fun, including Football, Indoor Cricket, Tri-Golf, Dodgeball and more! NB. 26th March and 3rd April are Cricket-specific sessions.
Cost: £25 per day with a 10% sibling discount
T: 07734 710519 (Rich) or 07890 575577 (Mick)
Mini Athletics Easter Camp
Venue: Manor CE Academy
When: Wed 3rd – Fri 5th April 2024 – 8.30am-12.30pm
Who: Ages 4-8 years
Contact Rickie on 07890 115217 to book.
Easter 2024 tennis camps – various locations around York, including New Earswick (Wed 3rd April, p.m.) and Wheldrake (Friday 5th April, a.m.).
Half price early bird booking – £15 for 3 hour session if booked by 17th March!
All equipment provided. No tennis experience necessary. Suitable for age 4-16 years old.
T: 07540 062281 or find me on facebook.
Roko Health club York is offering extra swimming lesson during the Easter holidays. They are offering intensive group crash courses for complete beginners as well as 1-1 private lessons.
For more information, times, and prices, please call the club 01904 699740 to receive the relevant email address to contact.
Easter Holiday Swim/Fun Club
Mini water polo – mini water basketball – snorkelling – play floats
Venue: Archbishop Holgate’s School, York
25th – 28th March and 2nd – 5th April 2024; 9am – 12pm (3 hour sessions)
£35 per child per day OR £120 for the week (4 days). 20% sibling discount.
T: 07927 332576
Does your child love stories and dreams of writing? This is the perfect introduction to writing over the Easter Holidays! Booking via Eventbrite or the bookshop.
When: Monday 25th – Friday 29th March 2024, 1-3pm daily.
Price: £80 for all five sessions, or £20 per single session.
Venue: The Blue House Bookshop, 10 Bootham, York
We are now offering intensive revision courses over the holidays to help prepare students for their exams in English Language and Maths.
Sessions will take place on-line on a specially designed education platform, in groups of no more than 5. Sessions will be run by qualified, experienced and vetted teachers. £150 per course.
T: 01904 593577
Yorchestra courses are held three times a year, during the school holidays at Easter, Summer and Winter.
This Easter, there will be courses for Young Strings/Wind (for pre Grade 1); Primo (Grades 1-2); Mezzo (Grades 3-5).
Dates: 3rd – 5th April 2024
Venue: Archbishop Holgate’s School
Booking via the Yorchestra website. Deadline to apply: 8th March 2024.
Easter Holiday Camps 2024
Though our main emphasis will be on tennis, children coming for a full day camp can enjoy other multisport activities too in order to develop skills that will help so many different sports.
Half & Full Day Sessions. Member & Sibling Discounts. Ages 5-15!
T: 07791 842100 (Adam) or book via the website.