Fortnightly Billing Cycle for Fee payment
Activity Centres charge all fees in arrears, this is done to ensure statements received reflect accurate CCS payments. Statements are sent via OWNA every second Wednesday, and direct debit occurs on the Friday of the same week. All payments must be made by Direct Debit or EFT.
Fee Structure for OOSH & Long daycare from 6th February 2025
| OOSH Service | Session Type | Fee from 23rd August 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Beresford Road, Pendle Hill, Toongabbie West & Toongabbie East | Before School Care | $27.50 |
| Beresford Road, Pendle Hill, Toongabbie West & Toongabbie East | After School Care | $38.50 |
| Lapstone | Before School Care | $26.50 |
| Lapstone | After School Care | $36.75 |
| Lapstone | After School Care (BEPS Bus) | $42.00 |
| Darlington | Before School Care | $24.00 |
| Darlington | After School Care (OOSH) | $35.00 |
| Darlington | After School Care (Pre-School) | $44.00 |
**Casual care is $10 on top of standard fee for Before and After School care**
| Long Day Care Room | Fee from 23rd August 2026 |
|---|---|
| 0–2 Years | $140.00 |
| 2 Years | $135.00 |
| 3–5 Years | $130.00 |
| Pre-School (9:00am–3:00pm) | $105.00 |
Vacation Care Fees
| Service | Session Type | Fee from 23rd August 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Beresford Road, Lapstone & Toongabbie West | Vacation Care In-House Day | $85.00 |
| Vacation Care Extra Activity | $95.00 | |
| Vacation Care Incursion | $100.00 | |
| Vacation Care Excursion Level 1 | $110.00 | |
| Vacation Care Excursion Level 2 | $125.00 | |
| Vacation Care Excursion Level 3 | $140.00 | |
| Darlington | Vacation Care In-House Day | $75.00 |
| Pre-School In-House Day | $88.00 | |
| Vacation Care Extra Activity | $85.00 | |
| Pre-School Extra Activity | $98.00 |
Other OOSH & LDC Fees & charges
| Fee Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Enrolment Fee (non-refundable), per child | $50.00 |
| Bond on Enrolment, per child | $200.00 |
| Non-Notification Fee (After School Care), per day | $10.00 |
| Monthly Resource Levy (applied at the end of each month, per child) | $5.00 |
| Overdue Account Fee (charged per fortnight if fees are not paid on time) | $25.00 |
| Late Collection Fee (pick-up after closing), per minute | $5.00 |
| Vacation Care Booking Fee, per family, per vacation care period | $20.00 |
| Debt Collection Fee (applies to overdue accounts referred to a debt collection agency) | $250.00 |
| Lunch (Vacation Care only, if a child has no lunch) | $2.50 |
The Management Committee has the right to increase the fees at anytime to ensure we are meeting our financial obligations.
Methods of Payment
Method of payment is via direct debit.
Upon enrolment, you will be required to fill in a Direct debit request form.
All payments are completed fortnightly on Friday.
Please log into your My Gov Account and complete the activity test for access to Child Care Subsidy. https://www.education.gov.au/ChildCarePackage
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We adhere to the Department of Education and Training (DET) priority of access guidelines as set out in section 6.3 of the Child Care Services Handbook.
- Priority 1. A child at risk of serious abuse or neglect.
- Priority 2. A child of a single parent who satisfies, or of parents who both satisfy the work, training, study test under section 14 of the A New Tax system (Family Assistance) Act.1999
- Priority 3. Any other child.
We will be giving priority to children attending our onsite schools.
If no vacancy exists, a waiting list operates.
Within these main categories, priority should be given to the following Children;
- Children in Aboriginal or Torres Straight Islander families.
- Children in families which include a disabled person.
- Children in families on a low income.
- Children in families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
- Children in socially isolated families.
- Children of single parents.
There are some circumstances in which a child who is already in a child care service may be required to leave the service.
Where a service has no vacant places and is providing child care for a child who is a priority 3 under the priority of access guidelines, the service may require that child to leave the child care service in order for the service to provide a place for a higher priority child, but only if:
- The person who is liable to pay child care fees in respect of the child was notified when the child first occupied the child care place that the service followed this policy
and - The service gives that person at least 14 days notice of the requirement for the child to leave the child care service.
When filling vacancies, outside school hours care services must give primary school children priority over children who have not yet started school. When an outside school hour’s care service has no vacant places and is providing care for a child who has not yet started school, the service may require that child to leave the service so that the service can provide a place for a primary school child
Changing a Permanent booking
- Cancelling or changing permanent bookings will require 2 weeks written notice.
- Changes to bookings can be done via your OWNA app or by emailing your Service
Casual Bookings
- Casual bookings will be considered in accordance with the current waiting list.
- Bookings can be made via your OWNA app
- Once casual bookings have been confirmed fees will be charged even if your child is absent.
- Cancellations to casual booking will require 48hrs written notice.
- Vacation care bookings have a one week cancellation Policy, excluding Incursion & Excursions.
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