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.
Brian Anderson, head of Springhead Primary School in Stoke-on-Trent, said he only found out at 2pm on the Friday that the NNSPC would be closing the club that day.
Mr Anderson said the school governors have since voted unanimously for the on-site nursery, which is run as a not-for-profit organisation by the governors, to take over the club permanently.
A committee has been set up to review the fees structure for parents and ensure the club is viable.
Mr Anderson said the school had already been planning on taking over the provision in the next year. 'Because it's on the school premises parents associate it with the school and it's important that the club fits with the school's ethos. Running the club we can be involved in the quality of the activities, hands-on,' he said.
Nursery manager Rose King will be running the out-of-school club with teaching assistant Amanda Hine, and other staff have expressed an interest in becoming involved.
The school is in discussions with the council and the Community Learning Partnership about interim funding.
A Staffordshire County Council spokesperson said, 'This situation put the schools in a difficult position, due to obvious childcare issues for parents. However, staff were quickly able to ensure adequate measures were put in place so disruption for the childcare was kept to a minimum on Monday morning.'
