Out of School Hours Care
Wangaratta West Primary School is committed to providing outside school hours care (OSHC) including Before School Care, After School Care and Vacation Care to families within the school community.
The OSHC program provides a wide variety of supervised high quality play, recreational activities, and learning and life experiences which assist school age children in all areas of development. The OSHC program is appropriate to a child’s age, stage of development, family and cultural background.
A main objective of the program is to support child initiated/spontaneous play, ensuring that the child’s right to play and the value of the child-initiated/spontaneous play is structured within the service. To do this the children are provided with a safe and stimulating environment, offering them the time to explore, create, experiment and express themselves as they choose.
Wangaratta West Primary School OSHC service abides by legislative requirements to meet the vision for children’s development through play-based learning and leisure. We hold in the forefront of all our practices, the 5 outcomes for children as outlined in the “My Time, Our Place” Early Years Learning and Development Framework. These five outcomes ensure we aim for our children to have a strong sense of identity, for our children to feel connected with and contribute to their world, for our children to have a strong sense of wellbeing, for our children to be confident and involved learners and for our children to be effective communicators.
This program operates during hours which will allow for families to pursue employment and/or training.
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Before School Care
Monday through Friday (excluding public holidays) Wangaratta West OSHC offers care from 3.20pm – 6:00pm, with afternoon tea provided at 3.30pm. Our afternoon tea generally consists of fruit, veg, cheese and biscuits followed by a mini meal such as; Pasta, Fried Rice, Yoghurt and much more To view our weekly menu please see our OSHC notice board or Seesaw app. Children are welcome to bring their lunch boxes to care. For the health and safety of the children in our care, we ask that no junk food or foods containing nuts be brought into the service Our After Care Program consists of activities based on community events, celebrations, children’s interests, suggestions and The Early Years Learning and Development Framework. We focus strongly on child initiated play and encourage this by setting up our OSHC environment to include the following play spaces. · Quiet/Calm Area · Dramatic Play · Creative Inspiration · Music and Motion · Construction · Physical
Monday through Friday (excluding public holidays) Wangaratta West OSHC offers care from 6.30am, with a breakfast served until 8:15am, children will walk to their class at 8:45am to begin their school day. Prep children will be accompanied to class by one of our educators for the first 6 weeks of their enrolment or until they feel confident to go on their own Breakfast options will include; - Fresh seasonal fruits and/or yoghurt - Cereal - Wholemeal toast with a variety of spreads - Water and milk to drink Educators encourage and assist children to make their own breakfast. On occasion children help educators make a home cooked breakfast. The Before School Care space is set up to encourage play and investigation and offers a wide variety of play resources and spaces to engage children.
After School Care
Holiday Care
Throughout the school holidays from Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays and the period of time between the end of term four and New Year’s Day, Wangaratta West OSHC offers care from 6.30am - 6pm. The holiday care program allows for a far greater range of activities to be enjoyed as the session is much longer. Children engage in a variety of indoor and outdoor planned and spontaneous activities as well as weekly excursions and incursions. The program specifies the planned activities for each day and is available a fortnight before each holiday care session begins. There is no food provided throughout the holiday care program unless the program specifies a cooking activity. Children must bring along their lunchbox with enough food and drink to last them for the amount of time they will be participating in the program each day. Although children can wear casual clothing (not their school uniform) it is important while attending the holiday care program that children adhere to the other specifications of the uniform policy. Specifically points of; jewellery, footwear, sun smart guidelines and naming children's clothing.
OSHC Enrolment
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1. Complete the Enrolment Form
Fill out and submit the online enrolment form using the link provided.
Please ensure. all required details are completed accurately to avoid any delays in processing your enrolment. -
2. Wait for Confirmation Email
Once your enrolment id reviewed, you will receive a welcome email from Xplor.
Please allow up to 3 days for your. enrolment to be reviewed. -
3. Create Your Xplor Account
Click the ‘Create Account’ link in the email to - Set your password, Create a pin & Enter your mobile number.
Check your junk folder or search ‘Xplor’ if you don’t see the email, alternatively follow the link below and select Forgot Password. -
4. Download the Xplor Home App
Search for and install the Xplor Home app from your App Store.
The app allows you to:
- Sign your child in and out. using the HUB
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5. Add Additional Contacts
Go to the Account tab > Contacts > tap the + icon to invite family or friends.
They will receive an email to set up their own account and PIN. -
6. Access the Family Handbook
For more information about our service operations, please select the Family Handbook tab below.
This handbook provides important details about policies, procedures and daily routines.
Cost & Childcare Benefit.
As an Out of School Hours Care service we are registered for you to claim a child care subsidy. If you are eligible for CCS the session fee is minus the allocated CCS percentage.
Before School Care is $20 per session.
After School Care is $25 per session.
Holiday Care program is $55 per session
It is important you read the holiday care program as there may be additional charges on some days to cover incursions, excursions or special activities. These additional charges are not subject to any child care benefit.
Accounts are issued weekly with five working days to make payment. Accounts are distributed via Xplor Hub App. Late collection fees will be applied to your account should you collect your child after the designated closing time. These are $15 per child, per half hour over the closing time.
Should you have any questions regarding the Out of School Care Service, please contact the coordinator between 2pm & 6pm Monday - Friday on 0407 004 059.