Providing quality out of school hours care to school aged children in the local community.
The out of school hours (OOSH) service we provide offers centre based care for primary school age children for before and after school during the term and all day during school holidays. Our purpose is to create a safe and caring environment where children can freely choose amongst the program of activities on offer. We recognise the importance of play in children’s social and emotional developmen
05/02/2023
We’re making changes to the way we work out your Child Care Subsidy (CCS) entitlement from July 2023. Child care will be cheaper for most families.
If you already get CCS, you don’t need to do anything. We’ll apply changes to your CCS automatically.
Learn more about the changes on our website: servicesaustralia.gov.au/changes-if-you-get-family-payments
22/07/2021
Such a great video that shows how much play is important to child development!
How every child can thrive by five "What if I was to tell you that a game of peek-a-boo could change the world?" asks seven-year-old Molly Wright, one of the youngest-ever TED speakers. Breaking down the research-backed ways parents and caregivers can support children's healthy brain development, Wright highlights the benefits of pla...
09/03/2021
08/02/2021
03/02/2021
Our 2021 Weekly Themes that have been picked by the children and educators.
The other weeks with do themes are kids choice where they develop their own activities and facilitate them too.
02/02/2021
Current times = different type of play
Child's play in the time of COVID: screen games are still 'real' play Digital play can be a great substitute for play in the physical world. Research shows playing on a screen builds many of the same skills.
31/01/2021
Great little read from Maggie Dent, commonly known as the “queen of common sense”, and is one of Australia's favourite parenting authors and educators, with a particular interest in the early years, adolescence and resilience.
The real value in pretend play | Maggie Dent “Babies create hypotheses, test them and then relentlessly appraise their findings with the vigour of a seasoned scientist. This means that infants are extraordinarily delightful, surprisingly aggressive learners. They pick up everything.” — John Medina, Brain Rules for Baby (2014) www.brainru...