Beresford Road Vacation Care
Enrolments Opening Soon!
- No Cancellations of any Bookings will be accepted after close of business on Friday 27th March 2026.
- Excursions and Incursion Days incur an additional charge, please see each day’s description for any additional charges on specific days.
- Please see our Fees Page for a complete list of all our Fees and Charges for Vacation care here
Autumn Vacation Care Program
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Click on each day to see all the details of the exciting things we have happening each day these school holidays.
Please see “What to Pack” tab below to ensure your child has everything they need each day.
Each daily tab will provide you with all the details of the exciting things we have happening and what additional things may be needed each day these school holidays.
Throughout Vacation care, children have the opportunity to bring their own digital technology devices or access service issued devices such as iPad or Nintendo Switches. In line with NSW Regulations, Activity Centre’s has implemented strict guidelines on the use of digital devices.
Please complete the, 2026 Digital Technology Permission form – Vacation Care & BRAC Digital Permission slip for 2026, found in your OWNA app.
This permission form covers information regarding children’s use of digital devices during the Vacation Care Period. If you do not sign the attached form your child will be unable to use any digital devices at the service during the holidays.
Technology usage Risk Assessment
VACATION CARE WEEK ONE
Service Closed – Easter Monday
Cost: $00.00
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Hop into a day of organized chaos and chocolate-fuelled fun!
This Easter-themed day will include making egg baskets, woven paper egg artworks, painting easter chicks and bouncing bunnies. We will have a Spoon Sprint Race and play Bunny Trail Tag and a Carrot Toss, along with some easter themed minute to win it group games. Get ready for a “cracking” good time!
Cost: $80.00
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The Wild Awaits! Pack your bags for the wild safari adventure!! Join our crew of young explorers, “ its going to be a roaring good time!
Will take our young explorers on a quest by crafting safari animal cone characters, hand puppets and some group games. It’s going to be a day of discovery, teamwork and wild fun!
Cost: $80.00
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Today we are exploring the world of first responders and being junior fire fighters for the day!
The day will empower children with fire safety knowledge through a mix of craft: Diy Fire Chief Helmets, Fire Hydrant Artworks and making Fire trucks. We will play Stop, Drop, and Roll Relay, The Bucket Brigade and Pass the Water down, but the most exciting part of the day will be a Fire Brigade Visit!
Meet some real-life firefighters from a local fire brigade! During their visit we explore a fire truck, learn about the role firefighters and maybe even get a go at using the fire hoses!
Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
In addition – Children are invited to bring their wheeled toys, bikes and scooters and we will have the opportunity to ride throughout the day. Please see Wheeled Toy section in the ‘Important Information” below to see rules and conditions of Wheeled Toys. Any one not following the outlined rules will be unable to ride.
Fire Brigade Incursion Risk Assessment
Cost: $80.00
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Does your child love to splash colour, experiment with brushes, and create something unique?
Join us for a full day of artistic discovery!
From “Art Students” in the morning to “Professional Gallery Artists” by the afternoon, we will create some step by step artworks and look at some different painting techniques. We will get our wiggles out in-between focusing on painting and play some fun group games: Musical Canvases, Relay Race Sketching, Colour Match Freeze and Parachute play.
Cost $80.00
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VACATION CARE WEEK TWO
Start the week off with a day of wellness, self-care, mindfulness, and gentle sensory experiences, perfect for those who need a break from high-energy!
We will create some take home Sugar Scrubs, make Eye Masks, relax with Cucumber Cooling, make a Zen Garden and a spa party isn’t complete without a mini-manicure Nail Painting Station. Stay calm and play Sleeping Lions, try some Yoga and Balloon Float.
Permission Note to be completed in OWNA on Enrolment.
Nail polish and Remover Risk Assessment
Cost: $90.00
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Come and join us for some Cinema fun, and watch one of the latest children’s movies out for the holidays. The children will also enjoy a small popcorn!
While at the service we will participate in some crafts based on their favourite movies.
The cost includes popcorn as well as movie admission and bus hire cost. This is a COMPULSORY excursion.
Children will not be permitted to buy anything from the candy bar so please do not send children with any money. Children may bring snacks packed from home, no nuts please.
Children will be travelling to and from the venue by chartered bus, Baxters Bus Lines, the bus will be driven and insured by the hire company.
Departure and arrival times will depend on movie times, we are aiming for a morning movie session.
Bus times and Movie will be advised closer to the date as they will greatly depend on the movie session times.
Time: Approx 9:00am – 2:00pm
This Excursion is capped; a waiting list will operate if needed. See Coordinator to add your child on waitlist if unable to book.
All children must be at the service by 8.30am to ensure that they do not miss out on the Excursion and to ensure that they have been provided with an Excursion shirt, have had their name marked off the roll, and to provide staff with time to finalise numbers and do final preparation for the excursion.
Permission Note to be completed in OWNA on Enrolment.
Risk Assessment Available in OWNA.
Cost: $140.00
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Hey, future world changers!
Did you know that the one person’s trash is another person’s rocket ship!
We’re calling on all makers, tinkerers and dreamers to join us for Recycle Invention Day! Children will transition from being consumers to creators! They will be applying three R’s reduce, reuse and re-invent in creating Monsters using cereal boxes, mini lid Banjos and much more!!
Cost: $80.00
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Join us for another Messy Makers Incursion, back by popular demand, for a take-some slime making session!
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am
Along with this we will have a day filled with hands-on activities and games: Make Moon Sand, Pipe Cleaner Bubble Wands and your own Stamps. Play a mix of fun group game challenges using Pool Noodles, Parachute play and Paper Plate Skiing!
Messy Play Incursion Risk Assessment
Cost: $100.00
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Aprons on and spoons at the ready—it’s time to be a Chef for the Day!
Young chefs will get hands-on in the kitchen, whipping up tasty treats and learning fun cooking skills along the way.
We will be making Brownie Balls, Muffins and Healthy Dips along with foodie crafts like Mini Chefs, Fruit Baskets and Decorating Aprons and play some fun games including Pancake Flip and Fruit Salad.
Permission Note to be completed in OWNA on Enrolment.
Recipes can be found on OWNA.
Cooking Activities Risk Assessment
Cost: $90.00
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VACATION CARE WEEK THREE
Mexican Monday is all about vibrant colours, festive music, and high-energy celebration of culture!
The day’s craft will include Mini Pinatas, Sombrero making, Paper Tacos and Fun Cacti, along with games including Mexican Hat Dance, El Reloj ‘The Clock’ game and Mexican kickball.
Cost: $80.00
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When I Grow Up day gives kids a chance to explore different identities and we invite you to dress up in your profession of choice!
Throughout the day we will explore a mix of occupations in our community focusing on imaginative play, dressing up, and interactive activities. We will create a group Vision Board of our dream jobs, Paper Job Hats and Roll Play stations within the hub. Play Career Charades and a mix of Group Games to finish of the April School Holidays!
Here are some ideas of Occupations to Dress up as:
- Healthcare Heroes: Doctor, Nurse, Surgeon, Dentist, Veterinarian.
- Emergency & Safety: Firefighter, Police Officer, SWAT Officer, Security Guard.
- Transportation & Adventure: Astronaut, Pilot, Flight Attendant (Air Hostess), Sailor.
- Construction & Skilled Trades: Builder, Engineer, Mechanic, Carpenter.
- Creative & Professional: Artist, Chef, Photographer, Teacher, Scientist, Musician, Fashion Designer.
- Unique/Retro: Mime, Ringmaster, Archaeologist, Librarian, Farmer, Postal Worker
Cost: $80.00
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Back to Before and After School Care from Wednesday 22nd April 2026.
Important Information
- Once the enrolment form is complete, the service coordinator will confirm your start date with you.
- You can then download the OWNA Parent app.
Used us before
- PLEASE DO NOT register a new account.
- Use the casual calendar in the OWNA app to make a booking for vacation care.
New to our Organisation
- Click on the below link to see how to enrol in to the organisation
- How to Enrol – Activity Centres Inc
PLEASE NOTE: Not supplying all the mandatory information will slow down your enrolment process and push back your start date.
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- If you have not used the service in 14 weeks your CCS will automatically drop off and will show up as ‘Ceased’.
- To ensure that you receive CCS for Vacation Care, you need to confirm your enrolment with CCS.
- To confirm your CCS you need to go on your My Gov account and go to your tasks and confirm your booking at Activity Centres.
- It is your responsibility to ensure you confirm your bookings, without completing this step you will pay full fees for the vacation care period.
When Logging into My Gov to confirm CCS enrolment.
- Centrelink have their own weeks (that apply to their CCS fortnights), these do not always match our week one and two of vacation care, so this can be confusing when you go into confirm.
- CCS fortnights are sometimes different to Vacation Care Weeks, please don’t just “dispute” the booking as this can take some time to rectify.
- As per Centrelink guidelines, there may be some days during this vacation care period where you will be charged full fees, due to you capping out your approved hours in the CCS fortnight.
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- An authorised person must sign children into care and out of care each day. The service cannot be held liable for any child not signed in care.
- Children must be collected before 6:30pm.
- If a child is to be absent, parents/ guardians must contact the service before 8:30am and inform Educators of my child’s absence. You will be charged for absent days.
Delivery & Collection of Children Policy
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- A Hat – No Visors
- Closed in sturdy shoes, sturdy sandals with back straps (no thongs).
- Children must be dressed appropriately for the weather conditions.
- All t-shirts/tops dresses must cover shoulders. No singlet tops.
- Packed healthy recess and lunch – please include an ice brick to keep lunch fresh and refillable drink bottle. Please ensure you pack enough food to last the day.
- Ideas for packing a healthy lunch can be found at:
– Healthy Lunch Box | Cancer Council NSW
– Easy And Healthy Lunch Box Ideas For School | Best Recipes For Packed Lunches – Food.com
– Healthy lunchboxes | Healthy Eating Advisory Service
– Lunchbox Nutrition | Healthy Lunch Box Week - In summer Months: A change of clothing, a towel, sun shirt or t-shirt (for covering their shoulders while engaging in water play), as well as shoes that can get wet (no thongs), costume, hat and sunscreen.
Please Note:
- We would prefer you leave toys and personal items at home. The service takes no responsibility for items that are lost, broken or stolen.
- Please ensure that all items are labeled with your child’s name.
- Children are NOT to bring mobile phones or devices capable of making phone calls (e.g. smart watches) to the Service.
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- Families must inform the service of any behavioural, medical or additional needs that a child may have to ensure the service is adequately staffed to cater for all children’s needs at the Service.
- It is the parent/guardians responsibility to:
– inform the service of any medical conditions your child may have
– supply the service with medical management plans from a medical practitioner and all medications needed.Note: This must be done at least 5 working days prior to the child’s 1st day of care to ensure the Educators have sufficient time to complete a Risk Minimaisation plan. - As per Regulation 90 and our Medical Conditions Policy, without the correct medications and paperwork children will be unable to attend the service.
Medical Conditions Policy 2022
- As per Regulation 95, medication must be supplied in the original container.
- Medication cannot be administered if there is not a completed Medication Form or it is not in its original container. Medication Administration 160822
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Throughout the holiday period we have nominated days that children will be permitted to bring their wheeled toys, such as bikes and scooters – see above.
A detailed Risk Assessment (found above in program information) has been carried out and Policy developed.
Please Note: In wet weather bike and scooter day will not go ahead.
WHEELED TOY RULES – Read these rules with your child prior to attendance:
- All children must follow directions of Educators and ride within the designated riding area.
- All children must have a helmet and closed in shoes. If children do not have a correctly fitted helmet or suitable shoes, they will not be allowed to ride. Knee, wrist and elbow pads are required if bringing skateboards, roller blades, roller-skates etc.
- Children will not be allowed to ride another child’s Wheeled Toy, only owners permitted to ride.
- Children will not be able to do any tricks on their Wheeled Toys.
- Wheeled Toys must be walked into school grounds so that children playing are not injured.
- All Wheeled Toys must be taken home at the end of the day.
- Wheeled Toys need to be well-maintained, If staff deem any as unsafe, children will not be permitted to ride.
- Children must be able to ride wheeled toy competently and safely, it is not a learn to ride day.
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- Children can bring along their electronic gaming device to be played with during the allocated times only – when not being played children can lock games up and sign them into our register.
- All devices must have internet, calling and messaging capabilities shut off prior to them being brought into the service.
- If these features can’t be deactivated then children will not be able to play on then, we will lock them up in a secure location and hand back to the parent at the end of the day.
- We ask that no child bring phones or devices capable of making phone calls and messages, including smart watches – if families wish to contact their child while they are in care, you are welcome to do so via calling the service directly.
- All gaming device cameras must be covered at all times.
- One device per child is to be brought in.
- Games and Apps used need to be rated G or PG only. Educators will not allow children to play games they deem as inappropriate.
- Social Media applications and sites will not be able to be used while at the service.
- Please label all devices with names.
- We WILL NOT charge game devices at the service – they must come fully charged.
- Children are only permitted to play their own device.
- Anyone not following the rules will not be permitted to play.
- We take no responsibility for lost or broken electronic devices. If you are concerned about this please leave them at home.
- We ask parents ensure they discuss these rules with your child prior to allowing them to bring their devices to the service.
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- Emergency drills are practiced randomly throughout the holidays. The evacuation plan is in place and located at the exit of each room.
- First aid kits are easily accessible and well stocked at all times.
- At all times we will have educators on shift who hold a current first aid certificate, as well as asthma and anaphylaxis training.
- Sunscreen is available at the service and will be applied to the children when required.
- While at the service children may be photographed and appear in photo books, organisation videos, class dojo, social media or our website. If you do not wish for this to occur then you need to inform the service is writing and update your enrolment form in you Kangaroo Time app (KT connect).
- All children are expected to follow the Service rules and Educator instructions. If a child fails to do so, a parent/guardian or (if they are unavailable) an authorised contact will be called to collect.
- Families and Children must abide by all Activity Centres Inc., Policies and Procedures. These can be viewed on request at the service or here
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