Darlington 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: April Vac – DAC 2024
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
Today we will discover just what we can make out of paper!
Can you make a boat that floats in water? Can you make a bouquet of flowers or even a house?
Children must have:
- Morning tea & lunch
- Water bottle
- Hat
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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Bring your bike or scooter and your helmet today, we will set up a riding course on the basketball court and will have an obstacle course for everyone to compete in!
Please see “Wheeled Toys” in the “Important information” below for all the rules surrounding wheeled toys at the service.
Children must have:
- Helmet
- Knee or elbow pads if they wear them
- Closed in shoes, no thongs, sandals or Crocs
- Morning tea & lunch
- Water bottle
- Hat
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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Join us for a day where we learn about different artists and get to create our own art pieces. We will all contribute to a recreation of a famous painting!
Children must have:
- Morning tea & lunch
- Water bottle
- Hat
Please wear old clothes that you won’t mind getting paint on.
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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Learn about dinosaurs and prehistoric life today.
We will make dinosaur fossils, do dinosaur craft and have a dinosaur treasure hunt in the playground.
Children must have:
- Morning tea & lunch
- Water bottle
- Hat
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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Wear your favourite pjs, bring a pillow and get comfy, relax and watch some movies today. There will be movie themed craft and popcorn for afternoon tea!
Children must have:
- Morning tea & lunch
- Water bottle
- Hat
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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VACATION CARE WEEK TWO
Travel back in time, listen to music from the 50s through to the 80s, play old-school games from past generations, learn about the trends and icons of previous decades!
Children must have:
- Morning tea & lunch
- Water bottle
- Hat
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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Bring your teddy or favourite stuffed toy today! In the morning we’ll make some cute teddy bear biscuits to enjoy with our picnic lunch out in the playground. Teddy themed craft activities and a movie will round out our day.
Children must have:
- Morning tea & lunch
- Water bottle
- Hat
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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You can bring your own device today, throughout the day we will have dedicated electronics time as well as some group Nintendo challenges. Video game themed craft and games will also be on offer.
Children must have:
- Morning tea & lunch
- Water bottle
- Hat
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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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
Today we will learn how to make bubbles in different ways and experiment with balloons to make flowers, animals and play balloon games.
Children must have:
- Morning tea & lunch
- Water bottle
- Hat
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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Important Information
- 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.
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- Daily Fees and charges for Vacation Care can be found here.
- There is an additional charge applied for any incursions and excursions – these are outlined above in the Holiday Program
- Fees will apply to all bookings, unless you have cancelled your booking in writing by the cut-off date for the holiday period. No Cancellations will be accepted after this date.
Fee Policy
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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 Toys Risk Assessment
Wheeled Toy Policy
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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