Vacation Care

Next VAC CARE Dates:
Monday, 8th - Friday 12th July 2024
Staff Development Day is Monday 22nd July

Vacation care is held during the first week of every school holidays and the two weeks prior to the start of term 1 each year. And the Staff Development Days (SDD), which are the first day of Terms 1,2 and 3 and others as determined by the Dept of Education. Our operating hours are 8am-6pm. Children are expected to bring their own recess, snacks and lunch, unless it is provided as part of a programmed activity. Fruit and veg snack in the afternoon will be provided. Please do not send any nuts or nut products eg health bars.

Hats, water bottles and lunch are essential every day. Closed in shoes are preferred for safety reasons.

Carefully note excursion times on the program and arrive at least 20 mins before that time to enable a briefing to the children, toileting and organisation into groups. If you are running late, please ring us on 0429 547 265 as we may be able to wait if we know you are not far away.

Remember to ring/ mark absent as early as possible if your child is not coming. We sometimes have a waitlist and if we can replace your child, you will not be charged.

2024 Vac Care Booking Dates:

Term 1

  • School Term 1 1/2/2024- 12/4/24

  • VC: Monday, 15/4/23-Friday, 19/4/24

    NNOOSH Closed: 22/4/24-26/4/24

    Staff Development Day - Monday 29/4/24.

    Term 2

  • School Term 2 - Tuesday 30/4/24 - Friday 5/7/24

  • VC: Monday 8/7/24- Friday 12/7/24

    NNOOSH Closed: 15/7/24-19/7/24

    Staff Development Day - 22/7/24

    Term 3

  • School term :23/7/24- Fri 27/9/ 24

  • VC: Monday 30/9/24- Friday 4/10/24

    NNOOSH Closed: 7/10/24-11/10/24

    No Staff Development day at the start of Term 4

Term 4

  • School Term 4 : Monday 14/10/24-Friday, 20/12/24 TBC

End of Term 4 (December 2023):

  • VC: Staff Development Day - 23/12/24 (TBC)

  • NNOOSH Closed: 24/12/24
    2025 January Vacation care to be advised

VACATION CARE DOCUMENTS:

  • Vac Care April 2024 Program

STEPS ON HOW TO BOOK ARE BELOW

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Vacation Care provides our children the opportunity to explore interests and environments beyond the school gate and engage in leisure and learning that is active, social and engaging

Vacation Care Fees:

Base Fee of $60 + variable activity costs. You will receive CCS on the base fee of $60 but not the additional charges.

A large part of the excursion cost is the bus. Activity cost are charged at the base rate, we do not make any profit.

How to book vacation care

STEP 1

Opening and closing dates (and the program) for the upcoming vacation care booking period are published on the website noticeboard and parents are notified via email.

STEP 2

Access the booking calendar via the Xplor Home App. For each child you wish to make a booking for - select the day, select ‘‘anytime” and write in the comments section “vacation care”. We will know you are booking for Vacation Care anyway because of the dates you have selected. When making a booking, do not forget the last step of going to the little basket in the top right of your screen and confirming. We will then go in and confirm your booking or reject it (if we have hit capacity for that day) in the case that we have hit capacity and have to reject your booking, your child/ren will be put on a waitlist and we will inform you of this and what number they are on the waitlist.

Ensure you book/cancel bookings in the indicated time frame. Cancellations made after the booking closing date may incur charges up to the full fee for the booked session.

You can find further help on how to make a booking/cancel a booking on the “FAQ Xplor Home” tab.

STEP 3

Make sure your childcare subsidy and payment details are up to date. If you CCS enrolment has ceased (cessation is automatic after 13 weeks non-attendance), please notify the service prior to the vacation care period to ensure subsidies apply for vacation care attendances.

Booking Timeline

The Vacation care program is made available in time for bookings to open in Week 6 or 7 of any 10 week term. You will be notified via email when the program is released and when bookings commence. NNPS students have preference for bookings in the designated booking period. However if places remain after the booking period has closed, places may be offered to non NNPS students on a first in first served basis.

Bookings can still be made, if space is available, after the booking period has ended. To make a last minute booking you must contact the service directly (via email) .

Vacation Care bookings will be made via the 'Xplor Home’ App. New users may wish to take a look at the Xplor Home tutorials for assistance. 

July Vacation Care Program 2024

 

Monday 8th

Incursion

Funtime Kids Entertainment

Game show
The kids are split into 2 even teams. Those teams then go head to head in games such as "Snot Catcher", "When Ninjas Attack", "Jelly in the Belly" and "No News is Good News" to name a few. Some games allow for one member of each team to compete in front of their friends, others are for several kids and yet others have the whole group competeing in some of the silliest games you've seen. This is not 'Minute to win it'...this is BETTER

1pm-2:15pm

Tuesday 9th

Excursion

Ice Zoo Alexandria

Ice skating!

Excursion Time:

Extra Cost (activity + bus): $TBC

Wednesday 10th

Extra Cost:

Thursday 11th

Friday 12th

Riverside Theatre

Show we are watching: Children are stinky

Excursion Time:

Extra Cost (activity + bus):

Staff development Day Monday 22nd

Extra Cost:

Download the full Vacation Care Program here