OSHC Sessions

We offer families the following sessions:

• Before School Care – 7.30am to 8.30am
• After School Care – 3.05pm to 6pm
• Vacation Care (Holiday Program) – 8am to 6pm

PLEASE NOTE: Care may also be provided on days where Blackfriars is due to finish early or has a pupil-free day. Care is not provided on public holidays.

A late collection fee of $20 plus $1 per minute per child is charged if collecting your child/children after 6pm.

Attendance

Before School Care Sessions

• All children must be booked into the OSHC Service if they wish to attend Before School Care (refer to the Access to the Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) Service Policy).
• On arrival, all children must be signed in by a parent / guardian.
• At 8.30am, children attending Blackfriars will be signed out by the OSHC Staff member and handed over to the teacher on yard duty.
• When children first begin school, parents/guardians may arrange for the OSHC Staff member to take the child to their classroom.

After School Care and Early Finish Sessions

• All children and families requiring care for their children in the After School Care program must book their child into the OSHC Service (refer to the Access to the Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) Service Policy).
• All children will be signed in by an OSHC Staff member.
• All children will be collected and signed out by a parent / guardian or approved person.

Vacation Care and School Closure Day Sessions

• All children must be booked into the OSHC Service if they wish to attend (refer to the Access to the Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) Service Policy).
• On arrival, all children must be signed in by a parent / guardian.
• All children will be collected and signed out by a parent / guardian or approved person.

Bookings and Cancellations

Parents/guardians must complete a ‘Booking Sheet’ at the start of each term to confirm that their booking is still required. Casual bookings for OSHC can be made by contacting the OSHC Director either by phone or email.

When a booking for Before School Care is no longer required, cancellation must be made by 4pm the day before or the session fee will be charged.

When a booking for After School Care or Partial Closure Days is no longer required, notification must be made in writing (either by text or email) by noon on the day before care is required or the session fee will be charged. This includes cancellation due to illness.

Vacation Care bookings require a 50% booking fee. In case of cancellation, the full fee will be charged.

Fees and Account Payments

All parents/guardians must sign the Fees Payment Agreement form. Accounts are sent out weekly. Details of an individual’s account will be confidential and stored appropriately. Individual families may access their own records at any time. Particulars of fees will be made available in writing upon request.

Casual bookings will be charged on the day.

Non payment of fees will result in the cancellation of your child/ren’s enrolment in OSHC, until the account is paid in full.

Once an enrolment form been received, parents/guardians will receive an activation email from XAP. Parents/guardians must complete the online account activation and the payment agreement must be completed for bookings to be accepted.

The Child Care Subsidy

The Child Care Subsidy enables the OSHC Service to offer reduced fees to families. Families must have a MyGov account.

Please contact Centrelink for more information.