Toongabbie West Vacation Care
- Early Bird Special Enrol by 9:00am Friday 28th June 2024 – to lock in the current Early Bird Rate.
- Bookings made after 9:00am on the 28.06.2024 are automatically charged at our standard daily rate.
- No Cancellations of any Bookings will be accepted after close of business on Wednesday 3rd July 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
Winter Vacation Care Program
Monday 8th July 2024 – Friday 19th July 2024
Pupil Free Day: Monday 22nd July 2024
Find a Summary of our Summer Program Here: TWAC July School Holiday program 2024
Wheeled Toy’s will be permitted to be brought to the service every day – Please see “Wheeled Toys” in the below “Important Information” section for all rules and requirements for bringing and riding wheeled Toys at TWAC, including our Risk Assessment and Policies.
Electronic Games will be permitted to be brought to the service every day – Please see “Electronic games” in the below “Important Information” section for all rules and requirements for bringing personal Electronic games to the service.
Throughout the holiday period we may visit Ambrose Hellan 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.
Permission for Regular Outing Park 2024
Ambrose Hallen Park RA
Reminder: please ensure children have healthy options for recess and lunch and have enough snacks for the whole day.
We Supply breakfast until 8.30am and serve a fruit and vegetable platter for afternoon tea.
Risk assessments for this Vacation care period:
Bike & Scooter
Quad Area
Library
School Hall
Grassed Area and Nature Area
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
Provider Name: Stufflers Bear building Activities
Time: 11am
Come in, in your comfy PJ’s and enjoy a day of games, and crafts. Plus Build your own Bear pillow to take home.
The children will be participating in:
–The build a bear pillow incursion
– Competitive group games (charades or Pictionary)
– Play board games such as monopoly and the game of life.
– enjoy some Karaoke fun
-watch a movie in the library
– participate in balloon games.
Children will need:
- To wear Pyjamas (please bring a jumper for warmth)
- Wear closed in shoes (no Slippers or Crocs)
- Can bring their pillow.
- Must bring a hat.
Cost: Early Bird: $80.00 Standard: $100.00
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It’s game show day! Come and test your knowledge in different game shows. The Children will participate in:
– Wheel of Fortun.,
– Celebrity Heads game.
– Family Feud game
– Plus, fun music trivia
Children will need:
- Enclosed sport shoes (no open toe sandals, crocs or thongs)
- Recess and lunch (please ensure that they have some healthy options, and enough for the day)
- Jumper or Jacket
- Hat
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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Dress up in cool 80’s look, with big hair bright colours, even in an 80’s TV/Movie character. The children will participate in:
– crafts based on 80’s movies
– an 80’s themed disco party
– a Pizza cooking experience. (Vegetarian option available), and children will receive a juice box.
Cooking Permission Note required, click here
All Cooking Activities Risk assessment
Children will need:
- Enclosed sport shoes (no open toe sandals, crocs or thongs)
- Recess and lunch (please ensure that they have some healthy options, and enough for the day)
- Jumper or Jacket
- Hat
Cost: Early Bird: $70.00 Standard: $90.00
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Bring your tablets, iPads or devices for a day filled with electronic fun. We will also have the Nintendo Switch available for use and have craft activities and games based on the children’s favourite video games.
- Use the centres Nintendo switch to play Mario Cart
- Use your own devices to play games.
- Video game craft and activities.
PLEASE NOTE:
- Children will not have access to the internet on their own devices so please have games downloaded.
Please have the devices fully charge as we do not charge any electronic.
Children will need:
- Enclosed sport shoes (no open toe sandals, crocs or thongs)
- Recess and lunch (please ensure that they have some healthy options, and enough for the day)
- Jumper or Jacket
- Hat
Cost: – Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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Provider: Explore and learn
Time of booking: 10:30am-2:30pm
The team from Explore and Learn will be bringing in some fun messy play trays and activities for some cool sensory play. Coinciding with NAIDOC week we be enjoying some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander themed activities.
They will participate in:
- Aboriginal group games such as Wana, Juluhya, Marngrook and Nanyima.
- And create a communal aboriginal style artwork.
Messy Play Incursion _ Risk Assessment
Children will need:
- Enclosed sport shoes (no open toe sandals, crocs or thongs)
- Recess and lunch (please ensure that they have some healthy options, and enough for the day)
- Jumper or Jacket
- Hat
Cost: Early Bird: $80.00 Standard: $100.00
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VACATION CARE WEEK TWO
Let’s get ready to explore the jungle in our African Safari Day.
Today the Children will:
-play jungle animals games, such as Jungle relays, animal trivia and jungle bean bag toss
– watch fascinating wildlife documentaries.
– make binoculars and safari vests
– and enjoy crafts, based on jungle animals
Children will need:
- Enclosed sport shoes (no open toe sandals, crocs or thongs)
- Recess and lunch (please ensure that they have some healthy options, and enough for the day)
- Jumper or Jacket
- Hat
Cost: Early Bird: $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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Provider:
Time:
Join us for a exciting day of Ninja fun. We will be having a Martial Arts Incursion
The children will participate in:
-basic kicks to jumping kicks and breaking boards to challenge how quick they can kick, plus various games.
– create ninja swords out of carboard
-make up their very own ninja name and headband
– and challenge themselves to the ninja obstacle course.
Children will need:
- Enclosed sport shoes (no open toe sandals, crocs or thongs)
- Recess and lunch (please ensure that they have some healthy options, and enough for the day)
- Jumper or Jacket
- Hat
Cost: Early Bird: $80.00 Standard: $100.00
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Provider Name: Australian Museum & Baxters Coaches
Children have to be at the centre by 8:00 am
Bus Departs : 08:30 AM Toongabbie West Public School
9:30 to 10:00 Recess at Hyde Park (Roll call and group allocation)
10:30 am Australian museum entry
Visiting
- First Nations Gallery
- Dinosaurs Gallery
- Surviving Australia Gallery
Approximate 45 mins each gallery
1:30 pm Exit from Australian museum
1:30 to 2:15 pm Lunch break at Hyde Park
2:30 Departure at Australian museum
Bus returns at 3:20pm
TWAC have an allocation of 18 children for this excursion, so spots are limited.
RA TWAC – Excursion to Australian Museum 20240607
Permission form is required for this excursion, click here
Cost: Excursion Level 2 Early Bird: $115.00 Standard: $135.00
Should we not reach capacity for this day, our alternate day is Space day!
Today the children will rocket into space, making rockets, learning about our solar system, become astronauts and participate in fun crafts and games
Cost: Early Bird $60.00 Standard: $80.00
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We are all excited about the upcoming Olympics and today the children will:
– be competing for gold in different events such as, relays, bin ball, discus, shot put, pool noodle duels, nose knockers and gymnastic floor events.
– making team posters
– making their own gold medals.
Today the children will need:
- Warm clothing, ensure they have a jumper or jacket.
- Wear closed in shoes (no Slippers or Crocs)
- Must bring a hat.
- Bike and scooter play (must have a helmet and enclosed shoes, elbow, and knee guards optional but recommended.)
Cost: Ealy Bird $60.00 Standard $80.00
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Today we will be exploring the art world and learning about different Artists and Art Movements.
The Children will:
– paint in the style of Van Gogh.
– creating artwork in the style of Keith Haring
-and drawing self-portraits. We will also use a variety of different medias such as oil pastels, water paints, and plastics, CD’s, and Cardboard to make sculptures
Today the children will need:
- Warm clothing, ensure they have a jumper or jacket.
- Wear closed in shoes (no Slippers or Crocs)
- Must bring a hat.
- Bike and scooter play (must have a helmet and enclosed shoes, elbow, and knee guards optional but recommended.)
Cost: Early bird $60.00 Standard $80.00
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VACATION CARE WEEK THREE
Enjoy a relaxing day of movies, crafts and games, as well as face painting for the last day of vacation care.
The Children will:
–Receive popcorn and a juice box on the day as part of the movie experience.
– Have their face painted in a design of their choosing.
– Participate in different crafts and games throughout the day.
– Have a mini excursion to Ambrose Park connected to the school.
Face Painting Risk assessment TWAC
Permission slip required, please click Here
Children will need:
- Enclosed sport shoes (no open toe sandals, crocs or thongs)
- Recess and lunch (please ensure that they have some healthy options, and enough for the day)
- Jumper or Jacket
- 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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- 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 Day
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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