Biz - E - Kidz Update
2024 Before and After school care bookings
Bookings are still being accepted for the 2024 school year.
FOR CURRENT FAMILIES: You will have received an email Thursday 16/11 with a re-enrolment link. Follow this link, check the information, enter your booking and submit. Please contact us if you did not receive this.
FOR NEW FAMILIES: Booking requests can be made online through ‘Smartcentral’ by following the links below.
Enrol at Biz – E – Kidz Molesworth Street (Juniors after school care)
It is recommended that you enrol in both campus services, and only make a booking for the programs you require.
Biz-E-Kidz offers permanent (ongoing, same sessions each week) bookings as well as casual (one-off, ad-hoc) bookings, subject to availability and Priority of Access guidelines.
Permanent booking requests can be made in your enrollment application. Information about booking holiday programs including program plans is published via COMPASS in the weeks prior to the school holidays each term.
Booking Confirmation - Week beginning 4th December:
Enrolments and bookings will be confirmed via Smartcentral email. New families will receive an email invitation to access their Smartcentral account. Please follow the instructions to access this, as it will provide you with sign-in/out PINs. Due to holiday season closure, any bookings made after the 20th of December will be confirmed after 8th of January 2024
Please note: New families do not owe any fees until after the commencement of care in 2024. They will receive a direct debit invitation with your confirmation. Current families should ensure all fees are up to date before December 15th 2023 to secure a 2024 before and after school care booking. Biz - E - Kidz may refuse a booking due to unpaid fees. See below for a schedule of fees
Child Care Subsidy:
Child Care Subsidy changed in July 2023 to include a wider range of families. We highly recommend looking at the following websites to check what subsidy amount your family could receive and to learn more about the subsidy: Services Australia Child care subsidy websiteChild Care subsidy fee estimator .
To receive child care subsidy, be sure to include the parent and the child's customer reference numbers in your enrolment application.
Please ensure ‘Parent 1’ is the parent eligible for CCS in your enrolment application.
Biz - E - Kidz Summer Holiday program bookings are now open
The Biz - E Kidz Summer 2024 Holiday program Bookings are now open. To make a booking, log into your Smartcentral account and follow the instructions below.
HOW TO MAKE A BOOKING:
● Follow the link https://www.smartcentral.net/v2/service_profile/show/353 or the bookings page of the Biz – E – Kidz section of the NMPS website
● Click the ‘Apply’ button.
● Log into your Smartcentral account using your email address or sign up for a new account if you are a first time Biz – E – Kidz user.
● Click ‘Copy’ to begin your holiday program application.
● Check all the information is correct and completed.
● In the bookings section, select ‘vacation care’ from the drop-down menu and select your required days. Review your application and click submit.
● Confirmations will be sent via email on the week beginning 4/12/23
● Bookings close 1/12/23. Any applications made after this date will be confirmed within 3 working days and are subject to availability.
Deposits of $10 per child per day are due by Friday 15/12/23. Any changes, cancellations and no shows after this date will incur a $30 per child per day fee.
Holiday program fee increase
Beginning the 2024 Summer holiday program, some fees will increase to the following:
Inhouse days:
$70 per child per child per day (before child care subsidy)
Incursion days:
$80 per child per day (before child care subsidy)
Optional Excursion days:
$90 per child per day. (Excursions will be optional: families can opt out of the excursion and pay the inhouse rate of $70 per child per day. Excursions will still be divided by year levels. Before child care subsidy)
Holiday Program Deposits:
A deposit of $10 per child per day will be charged before 15 December 2024. This deposit will be applied as a credit against the total amount owing, which will occur after the holiday program has completed.
Change of booking/cancelation/no-show fee:
Any cancellations, changes or non-attendance after 15/12/23 will be subject to a $30 per child per day administration fee.
Please get in touch if you have any questions
oshc.north.melbourne.ps@education.vic.gov.au
Biz - E - Kidz Errol Street North Melbourne Primary OSHC