3.1 Before School Care Arrangements
3.2 After School Care Arrangements
3.3 Fees for Before, After School Care and Vacation Care
3.4 Bookings for Vacation Care
3.5 Account Payments
3.6 Childcare Subsidy
3.7 Physical Activity Policy
All parents who wish to use Before and After School Care or Vacation Care must register for the Xplor App and book their required OSHC hours/days through the online platform.
Bookings and cancellations for Before School Care, After School Care and Vacation Care are managed by families through the Xplor App.
If you have any queries, please call 07 3826 3361.
Booking Options
Families will have two types of bookings available through Xplor:
- Permanent Bookings – recurring scheduled days at OSHC.
- Casual Bookings – occasional days booked on a casual basis.
Please note: if your child is using the swimming pick-up service, they must have a confirmed booking at OSHC on that day.
3.1 Before School Care Arrangements
Before School Care is held in the OSHC Rooms, Lower Drake Building, from 7.00am.
Kindergarten - OSHC educators will escort children from Kindergarten to their classrooms at 8.10am.
School Age - Prep and Year 1 children are escorted to class at 8.15am, and all other year levels are dismissed at appropriate times.
3.2 After School Care Arrangements (Closes at 6.00pm)
Kindergarten - Children are taken to the Kindy C/D veranda at 3.15pm.
School Age - Prep children attending After School Care are collected from their classroom at 3.00pm.
- All other students will arrive at OSHC when their classes are dismissed.
- Please inform the teachers of the younger children (Years 2 - 3) if your child requires After School Care.
OSH C staff are not responsible for ensuring older children arrive at After School Care.
The Head of OSHC must be informed if anyone other than a parent, or a person nominated on the Enrolment Form, is collecting the child from care.
Please note: Children can be delivered to OSHC and signed out of OSHC by an older sibling from Year Seven and above with parent authorisation.
3.3 Fees for Before, After School Care and Vacation Care
Please visit our website for our fee schedule.
Please note: The session hours written on your statement are a reporting tool for Centrelink only and do not affect the time your child spends with us.
Casual Bookings OSHC:
- Can be made six weeks into the future.
- Bookings for Before School Care can be made up until 10:00pm the night prior to the booking.
- Bookings for After School Care can be taken up to 2.00pm on the day of the booking. Please note: bookings may not be accepted if numbers have reached capacity.
- Bookings for Vacation Care can be taken up to 3pm the day before attendance is required.
Cancellation Deadlines: - Before and After School Care: Two (2) days' notice is required for cancellation with no charge incurred.
- Vacation Care: Two (2) days' notice required for cancellation with no charge incurred.
A $10.00 administrative fee applies when cancellations are not notified within the above time frames, and the student is a 'no-show' on the day of the booking.
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3.4 Bookings for Vacation Care
OSHC is available during all JPC school holidays except for public holidays, the Logan and Brisbane City Exhibition holidays and a section of the Christmas/New Year holiday period (dates will always be advised). Vacation Care is available between 7.00am and 6.00pm each day. The Vacation Care program is available three weeks before the start of the holidays.
Please complete the online enrolment form via MyXplor. Online Bookings using the MyXplor platform are essential.
Please
note that the MyXplor App will allow families to join a
waitlist once bookings reach capacity on any given day. We will contact families on the waitlist if a spot becomes available due to cancellations. To uphold our commitment to student
safety and ensure appropriate staffing ratios, all bookings must be made
through the MyXplor App. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate 'walk-ins'. For assistance, please email [email protected].
3.5 Account Payments
Accounts are issued weekly via email and payable within seven days. Please contact JPC Childcare/Accounts - 07 3826 3444 if the email is not received. BPAY or Ezidebit are the preferred payment options. For parents' convenience, payments may be made at the Reception Desk at the Child Care Centre or Accounts at Main Administration.
3.6 Childcare Subsidy
Outside School Hours Care is an Approved Child Care Provider. As such, you MAY be eligible to receive some
Child Care Subsidy. Please see below:
Parents will need to contact the Family Assistance Office to register for any entitlements - Telephone 136 150.
To claim reimbursement, families must be assessed for Childcare Subsidy at Centrelink/Family Assistance Office.
As well as writing this information on the OSHC Enrolment Form, it is ESSENTIAL that parents email: [email protected] or telephone Jane on 38263444 with the following details: parents' CRN Number and their date of birth and the child's CRN Number (these are separate numbers) or their Childcare Benefit Assessment Letter, for this to be processed.
If your child does not attend OSHC for a 14-week period, please email Jane Burns so we can reactivate your enrolment in our system. Please go to your MyGov Account and confirm your enrolment so you can continue to receive CCS payments.
3.7 Physical Activity Policy (OSHC)
The service aims to provide all children with appropriate, frequent, and varied physical activity opportunities, focusing on enjoyment and participation, to encourage positive physical activity habits.
OSHC contributes to the recommended daily physical activity for children, following the physical activity recommendations for children as published by the Australian Government Department of Health.
Children are actively encouraged to participate in a mix of moderate and vigorous physical activities every day through games.
To encourage children to play outdoors, television, computer and/or game consoles will be restricted to certain times of the day.
The service will vary activity sessions to give children opportunities to participate in fun activities that suit their interests, skills, and abilities, and help build their confidence.
Educators may incorporate water-based play activities into the outdoor environment, ensuring risk assessments have been conducted before implementation.
