Procedures
Booking your child into the program
1. Bookings may be made by telephoning the Out of School Hours Care Program on 0400 028 043 in the mornings between 7:00 and 8:50 and in the afternoons between 3:15 and 6:00.
2. Occasional bookings may be made by telephoning the school office on 9735 4670 should you require care for the afternoon of the same day.
3. Only 20 places are available for Before School Care and 40 places for After School Care. Permanent bookings have precedence over other bookings. Once all places are filled, no further places are available.
Notifying Absences:
Please notify us as soon as possible if your child will not be attending a session for which they have been booked. This means the staff will not spend unnecessary time looking for a child who is not there and it also means we may be able to offer your place for that session to a child who needs care in an emergency or is on the waiting list. All permanent bookings that have been made and cancelled still have to pay for that session, if a child is absent for an extended period and we are notified of a contagious disease then the family will be asked to pay for the first absent day and the following booked days will be waived a the discression of the co-ordinator.
Enrolment:
The
program provides year round quality care for children attending
Lilydale West Primary School. Before children shall be accepted into
the program, they must have one Enrolment Form per family and one
Medical Information Form per child, completed in full and lodged with
the program by a parent/guardian. All forms are available at the School
Office.
Please ensure that you complete all the telephone contact
numbers and any allergies your child might have. Your privacy is
important to us. The information collected may be required to allow the
Program to meet some of it's legal obligations, provide care for the
child while under supervision and discharge of it's duty of care. A
REGISTRATION FEE of $5.00 per family is payable on enrolment. If
registration occurs later in the year the registration fee will be
charged pro rata for that year.
Before School, After School, Pupil Free Day and Early Finish Day Care Programs:
Children may be enrolled in care, either on a permanent full time,
permanent part-time or casual basis. Enrolments shall be accepted
throughout the school year where vacancies exist.
End of Term Early Finish:
The school finishes early on the last day of term and our program will
offer care for this. If you are normally booked in on this day we will
assume you would still require this unless we are notified otherwise.
If your children are not normally booked in on this day you will need
to make a booking. Remember, places are limited.
Arrival and Departure Procedures:
When leaving your child in the mornings you must sign your child into the program and when collecting them in the afternoons you must sign them out. The attendance roll is located on the table just inside the entrance door of Room 7, please enter the time you are leaving (collecting) your child and sign in the appropriate section. This is a security process which clearly identifies if a child is still present at the end of the session or in case of an emergency evacuation. Child care staff need to be notified of children's arrival and departure from the Program. Children must not arrive or depart the program unaccompanied by a parent/guardian. Only authorised persons may collect the child.
Staffing:
There is always at least two staff in attendance at both Before and After School Hours Care. Supervision is provided at all times.
| Wendy Gilbert | Co-ordinator | Diploma in Child Care, Food Safety Level 1&2, First Aid Level 2 |
| Pauline Ferguson | Assistant 1 | Food Safety Level 1, 13 years experience in working in our OSHC program. |
| Alison Warren | Assistant 2 | Food safety level 1 and 2. 5 years experience in working in our OSHC program |
Food:
Before School Hours Care provides breakfast for all children, consisting of milk, (with or without Milo), orange juice, cereals, and toast with spreads. After School Hours Care provides both hot and cold snacks including sandwiches, dim sims, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, noodles, savory biscuits, dip with vegetables, plenty of fruit, water and cordial drinks and a variety of other treats. Menus for the program are displayed each week. Children with food allergies and special dietary requirements are also catered for. A copy of our OSHC Nutrition policy is available by clicking here.
Activities:
The children participate in art and craft activities in both Before and After School Care, including work with paper, paints, glitter, glue and other mediums. The children also have their own garden area that is constantly being improved and maintained by them. Other activities include games, construction sets, dress-ups and cooking activities. After School Hours Care gives an opportunity for the children to go outdoors for ball games and time on the climbing equipment and the adventure playground.
Immunisation:
To be eligible for Child Care Benefit, children must have received all up-to-date age appropriate vaccinations, or exemptions.
Behavioural expectations for Children attending OSHC:
It is expected that all children attending the OSHC program will behave in an appropriate way to ensure a safe and happy environment.
Unacceptable behaviours are:
1. A blatant disregard or failure to obey the instructions of the OSHC Staff.
2. Swearing.
3. Bullying, fighting with or hurting another child.
4. Endangering the safety of other children.
Children who continually erode the quality of the program by displaying the above behaviours may be excluded from attending the program after consultation with the School Principal, the co-ordinator and the School Council.
Please refer to the Behaviour Management Policy and Contract for further information, available at the School Office.
Sun Smart Policy:
In conjunction with the School's Sun Smart Policy all children who attend in Terms One and Four need to wear a hat if going outdoors. In some cases the class teachers have requested that children leave their school hats in their classrooms or on their pegs therefore, it would be a good idea if all children could bring a spare hat to school to be left on their hook at the OSHC program, so they will not be disappointed if they cannot participate in activities outside because they have no hat.
