Beresford Road Vacation Care
- Early Bird Special Enrol by 9:00am Friday 05th April 2024 – to lock in the current Early Bird Rate.
- Bookings made after 9:00am on the 05.04.2024 are automatically charged at our standard daily rate.
- No Cancellations of any Bookings will be accepted after close of business on Wednesday 10th April 2024.
- 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
Monday 15th April 2024 – Friday 26th April 2024
Pupil Free Day: Monday 29th April 2024
Find a Summary of our Summer Program Here: Autumn Summary Program
Throughout the holiday period we may visit Darling Street Park – which is just a short walk from the service. If you are happy for your child to attend these excursions to the park, please ensure you return the Permission form below and read the attached Risk Assessment to know what children will be doing at the park.
The Permission form also includes our regular excursion to the school computer room throughout the holidays, face and nail painting (29.04.204) and cooking authorisation (for 19.04.2024)
Permission form Autumn 2024
Darling Street Park Risk Assessment
Computer Room Risk Assessment
Click on each day to see all the details of the exciting things we have happening each day these school holidays.
VACATION CARE WEEK ONE
Travel back to the land before time to discover real dinosaurs learning about the world of palaeontology and embarking on an adventure to discover dinosaurs as a palaeontologist using our sensory skills
The children will :
- Learn about what is Palaeontology and get to be a Palaeontologist discovering dinosaur fossils
- Create a sensory play prehistoric Dinosaur land using recycled material
Benefits of Sensory Play
- Promotes independent thinking.
- Helps kids understand cause and effect.
- Encourages the development of fine motor skills.
- Enhances recollection, observation, and memory skills.
- Boosts cognitive skills.
- Promotes language development.
- Encourages creativity and exploration.
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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Incursion Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Please make sure your child is at the service on time so they don’t miss out on this exciting Incursion.
Activities:
- Games bus (xbox games, just dance, mario)
- Outdoor laser tag
- Yard Games / Virtual Car Racing / Giant Hamster Ball (activity will be chosen on the day depending on weather).
Throughout the day Children will also get to be involved in craft and games
All day Electronics. Bring your electronics and enjoy a day filled with Electronics – children will be able to play their own electronic devices throughout the day at allocated times. Devices must have cameras covered, internet turned off and G or PG games only.
Cost: Early Bird: $80.00 Standard: $100.00
Minimum of 30 children is needed for this incursion to go ahead. If numbers are low, the incursion will be cancelled and replaced by In Service Challenge day for the 2 hours duration which will include various STEM Challenge games
Gamerz and Games2U Incursion Risk Assessment
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Come dressed up in your favourite Disney Character or Superhero.
The children will get creative with their costumes and enter a Disney world and Superhero universe.
The children will participate in Disney and Superhero movie themed games and craft with activities that are interactive, colourful and fun:
- UP! Movie Collaborative craft
- Spiderman Mask and Princess Crown Craft to encourage Character Role-play
- Protect Olaf’s Nose!! Game, Captain America Game and other Disney inspired Games
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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Today we will spend our day traveling back in time, playing music from the 50s through to the 80s, and emulating old-school games from past generations, cultural trends and icons of previous decades!
We will play the popular games of jacks, kick the can, seven stones and pacman, and create our own boomboxes and lava lamps.
Have fun exploring the ‘oldies but goodies’ that children from older generations enjoyed before electronics existed!
You are invited to dress up in theme if you wish!
Electronics – children will be able to play their own electronic devices throughout the day at allocated times, due to today’s theme it may be less frequent! Devices must have cameras covered, internet turned off and G or PG games only.
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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From pretend play to real experience, today children will get an opportunity to participate in cooking for themselves.
While having fun cooking Fried rice and French onion dip with some veggies valuable skills will be learnt such as measuring quantities, time management, hygiene practice for food prep, teamwork etc….
There will be some games and activities which will help them to make good choices regarding eating healthy food.
Cooking Activities Risk Assessment
Fried Rice Recipe
French Onion Dip with Veggies Platter
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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VACATION CARE WEEK TWO
Today we will Learn about how to look after our environment through:
- A fun Earth Day scavenger hunt experience
- making salt dough animals using some sculpting techniques
- Learning about plant life cycle and importance of trees
Sculpting gives children an opportunity to take part in 3D art.
Exploring three-dimensional art creates new opportunities to plan, problem-solve, create, and imagine for young children.
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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Today we will have a very special visitor who will teach us some basics about First Aid
It is an interactive and fun day where the children will learn key set of skills that will empower them with the confidence and ability to act in an emergency.
- Learn how to wrap bandages
- Learn who to call in an emergency
- How to keep safe in different scenarios through roll plays
After the visit children will be involved in craft and games related to their learning where we will make an ambulance out of junk craft and use this an hospital role-play.
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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Join us to commemorate ANZAC day as we pay respect to our Heroes followed by a Sports Day practicing a myriad of motor skills such as throwing, catching, and running.
While learning the values of ANZAC day children will be involved in making traditional ANZAC biscuits.
The Sport day includes relay races, Obstacle courses challenging their ball ability and agility. The children will have the opportunity challenge themselves in fun competitions.
Cooking Activities Risk Assessment
ANZAC biscuits
Cost: Extra Activity Day – Early Bird: $70.00 Standard: $90.00
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Service Closed – ANZAC DAY – Public Holiday!
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We are closed today!
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VACATION CARE WEEK THREE
Come on y’all, let’s stay up all day and celebrate with fun activities
- Get into those PJs and join us for a Pyjama-tastic day.
- Bring in your favourite squishies, pillows and blankets.
- Get you Nails and Face painted
Fill out permission slips for nail and face painting included in the Authorisation Form Link for Throughout Holidays.
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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Important Information
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- Once the enrolment form is complete, the service coordinator will confirm your start date with you.
- Then you can download the Kangaroo Time App (KT Connect)
Used us before
- PLEASE DO NOT register a new account.
- Download the Kangaroo Time App (KT Connect) and use your Log in email address your statement is sent to log on.
- Use the casual calendar in the app to make a booking for vacation care.
New to our Organisation
- Click on the below link and follow the prompts to create a booking request.
- Once the service coordinator has confirmed we have a place available you will be required to complete an enrolment form.
https://enrol.kangarootime.com.au/inquiry/10C7DE6AA3EBE113
PLEASE NOTE: Not supplying all the mandatory information will slow down your enrolment process and push back your start date.
the Family Handbook tab, as well as other pages on this website, will answer most of the questions you may have about our Organisation
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- If you have not used the service in 12 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 Girraween Activity Centre.
- 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. Your booked days are correct as of this confirmation letter.
- 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.
Pick Up and Drop Off 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 - 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 Policy
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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 and Polices has been carried out and is available here:
Wheeled Toy Policy
Wheeled Toys Risk Assessment
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 I do not wish for this to occur then you need to inform the service is writing and update your enrolment form in My Family Lounge.
- 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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