Lapstone Vacation Care
- Early Bird Special Enrol by 9:00am Friday 06th December 2024 – to lock in the current Early Bird Rate.
- Bookings made after 9:00am on Friday 06th December 2024 are automatically charged at our standard daily rate.
- No Cancellations of any Bookings will be accepted after close of business on Friday 13th December 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
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Summer Vacation Care Program
Find a Summary of our Program Here: Summer Vacation Care Program
Click on each day to see all the details of the exciting things we have happening each day these school holidays.
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DECEMBER 2024
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PUPIL FREE DAYS
Thursday 19th December 2024 - Pupil Free Day - In Service Day w/t extra activity - Christmas PartyJoin us for Christmas Cooking activities, Christmas arts & craft, Christmas games & SO much more!
Cost: Early Bird: $70.00 Standard: $90.00
LAC – Christmas cooking activities
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Friday 20th December 2024 - Pupil Free Day - In-Service day- End of Year PartyIts time to celebrate the end of year! We’ll play fun party games, have an abundance of children’s choice activities, enjoy a disco party and let loose on the last day of OOSH!
Cost: Early Bird $60 Standard $80
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We are Closed for the Christmas New Year Period for 3 weeks, from 6:30pm Friday 20th December 2024. We will reopen for Care on Monday 13th January 2025 at 6:30am.
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JANUARY 2025
VACATION CARE WEEK ONE
Welcome back! What better way to enjoy the first day of the year at OOSH then having fun in the sun. Bring along your swimmers for a water play day. Note: Please pack a towel, swimmers, change of clothing, a Rashi or extra t-shirt, hat and a bag to store wet items in.
Summer fun day Risk Assessment
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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Dress up in your favourite Disney gear! Lets play some Disney themed games, make some amazing Disney themed scrapbooks, be challenged by Disney quizzes and perhaps watch our favourite Disney movie.
Cost: Early Bird $60 Standard $80
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Lets get sticky with some SLIME! Make some big batches of slime, learn some slime tricks and take home what you make.
Cost: Early Bird: $70.00 Standard: $90.00
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Lets head to our Sister service at Beresford road public school and explore a new OOSH location and play some retro ARCADE games, including mortal kombat, twin gun simulator, marvel superhero’s & MORE!
Permission slip required – located here
Children must be at the centre by 9:00 am
- Bus Departs LAC : 9:30am
- We will arrive back at LAC by approx 2:30pm
- In the event we have to cancel the excursion due to any reason we will be having and in service Minute to win it day!We all love being challenged at OOSH & minute to win it games have proven to be so much FUN! Can you top the leader board?
- Retro Arcade Games at BRAC excursion risk assessment
- Cost: Early Bird: $130.00 Standard: $160.00
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The kids have been loving music at OOSH and we are lucky enough that Sean-our great educator- is in a band and can support the children’s interests. We’ll have group jamming sessions, write songs to perform, create band posters & explore some new instruments!
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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VACATION CARE WEEK TWO
- What’s bust a balloon you say? Every hour we’ll BUST a balloon and be surprised by an activity/ game/ experience we’ll get to complete! Who knows what each balloon will surprise us with!
- Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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As requested by our active kids we’ll do a variety of different sports games/ activities throughout the day…. soccer, capture the flag, Aus tag, obstacle courses & more!
Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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- Lets head out in the community and explore the new recreation precinct on Gipps street. We’ll have fun at the water park, play some games on the oval & courts, have a picnic lunch and maybe even a scoot on the pump track- kids can bring a scooter/skateboard.
- Permission slip required – Located Here
- Children Must be at the service by 9am.
- Children will be taking their bags with them so please ensure you pack a bag that is easy for them to transport. Children can bring a fold up scooter or skateboard, safety gear MUST be brought, or children will not be able to participate. Spare clothes or swimmers to be brought in case children would like to play in the water park area.
- In the event we have to cancel the excursion due to any reason we will be having and in service Lego day!Click em, snap em, pop em into place. Come along today as we build, create and have lots of fun with lego.
- Gipps street park Excursion RA
- Cost: Early Bird: $115.00 Standard: $135.00
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Who doesn’t love a good game? We have so many new boardgames we want to explore, so come along for a day of fun. We’ll play other group games, complete challenges and even make our own OOSH boardgame.
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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What better way to spend the day by exploring the magic of science. We’ll make some homemade sherbet, homemade ziplock ice cream and explore some other fun experiments. Edible Science day recipes
Cost: Early Bird $60 Standard $80
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VACATION CARE WEEK THREE
Public Holiday – Australia Day Observance
Cost: Early Bird: $0.00 Standard: $0.00
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As requested by the children! We’ll have nintendo comps with new games, race car games, RC car races & children are encouraged to bring their tech from home! As per our policies, children’s cameras will need to be covered and they will not be able have access to the internet on their personal devices.
Cost: Early Bird $60 Standard $80
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Lets make a beautiful art piece in a paint & sip class, design clay ornaments & take part in risky art activities, like balloon dart pop! Take home ever beautiful creation you make today!
Art attack (Balloon darts) RACost: Early Bird: $70.00 Standard: $90.00.
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Our kids love all things DIY. Today you’ll get to make & take-home jewelry, resin creations, soap & some other amazing handmade items.
Candle soap and resin RA
Cost:Early Bird: $70.00 Standard: $90.00
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Its so important to care for ourselves, so what better way to do it then by being amongst friends. Help set up the day spa and relax with face masks and massages, take part in yoga and make your own stress ball.
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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VACATION CARE WEEK FOUR
Back by popular demand! The children at Lapstone have made it known that they need another adopt a pet day. So, what will today bring? You get to adopt and take home a pet plushie, design a crate, accessories & care for it in our pet clinic.
Early Bird: $70.00 Standard: $90.00
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- The Inflatable whack a mole game is on the way and so are some visitors from our sister service! Meet new friends, join in on some group games on the oval, enjoy a nice cold iceblock & share in lots of arts, crafts and the LOOSH nail salon.Inflatable whack a mole incursion RA
- Early Bird: $80.00 Standard: $100.00
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For the last day of Vacation care we’re going to make our very own fidget toys! Anything you make, you’ll get to take home! Lots of other arts, crafts, outdoor activities on offer all day.
Cost: Early Bird: $70.00 Standard: $90.00
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Back to Before and After School Care from Thursday 06th February 2025 for the start of Term 1!
Important Information
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.
- 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)
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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 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 your 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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