Newcastle and North Staffordshire Play Council (NNSPC) ran ten breakfast, after-school and holiday clubs across Staffordshire and Newcastle-under-Lyme and 16 junior youth clubs.
Schools were told on Friday 7 November that out-of-school clubs would no longer be provided from the following Monday. The schools were forced to make alternative arrangements at no notice.
Staffordshire County Council has stepped in to advise the four primary schools affected in its area.
One school is using a neighbouring school's club, while another is continuing to run provision with two staff members previously employed by the NNSPC. Two schools have taken on the running of the breakfast and after-school club.
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