Outside School Hours Care

Change of OSHC Provider Notification

At the last School Council meeting of Term 1, School Council accepted the proposal of Community OSHC to take over the provision of the school's Before and After School Care program. This change will take place commencing on May 24th.

Before and After School Care have traditionally been run and managed by School Council at Teesdale. However, as regulatory demands increase in the Early Childhood sector, the cost and logistics of a school running it's own service become more difficult. Before and After School Care is a vital service in a school, but not to the detriment of Teaching and Learning. The opportunity to have expert support from Community OSHC is an excellent result for our school.

I have attached a welcome message from Bella Cooke, Director of Operations at Community OSHC who will have direct involvement in the program. Over the first few weeks of Term 2 Bella will provide further advice regarding what the program will look like including bookings and enrolment. I have also attached a Key Information Sheet for interested families too. 

Whilst the move to a service provider does involve a fee increase Council expect this to be outweighed by the benefit of extended hours, the provision of care on curriculum days, the future possibility of a holiday program and the impressive and engaging program Community OSHC provide before and after school. Fees currently charged by our current OSHC program are not sustainable into the future regardless of whether the school continued to run the program or engaged an external service provider.

Enrolment and Booking Procedure (up to 21 May)

Please continue to contact the OSHC team as per the contact details below.

Kim Barker and the OSHC Team.