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OSHC Open Monday 29th November

We welcome back everyone safe and healthy from Monday the 29th of November for normal operation.

BSC 7.15am -8.45am

ASC 3.30-6pm

New COVID practices for January Holiday Program

The Victorian Government has announced important changes to the management of COVID-19 cases and close contacts in Holiday Care and other settings as we reach the 90% double dose milestone for eligible people in the coming days.

This means that children who are exposed persons (previously identified as close contacts in education settings) from an exposure at an OSHC service, no longer have to quarantine for between 7 and 14 days. They can instead return immediately to the program after providing evidence of a negative result from a standard PCR test to our service.

In exceptional circumstances the Department of Health may determine that close contacts in significant OSHC outbreaks are still required to quarantine for seven days. In this scenario, children will be notified directly of any additional quarantine arrangements.

If your child is currently in quarantine as a contact, you are now able to send your child back to our service if you follow these steps:

your child isn’t a household contact and is instead in quarantine due to a COVID-19 exposure at a OSHC setting
your child must get a standard PCR test at your local COVID-19 testing site. If the PCR test is negative, please provide the results to our service
your child can then return to service
your child will be strongly recommended to take a rapid antigen test at home on the morning of each day they attend ECEC or until you run out of tests. These testing kits will be available from testing centres from Monday 22 November.

Rapid antigen tests are strongly recommended for those children who have returned a negative PCR result and return to service.

They are a great tool for families to use to keep our OSHC service safe and ensure that positive cases are identified at the earliest possible time. You will get a pack of five tests and you should use them each day before your child attends the service until you run out.

Families should also use a rapid antigen test whenever their child is visiting a high-risk location or setting during this period. This includes visiting elderly or immunocompromised relatives or friends.

Thank you for supporting this important approach, which will help keep our OSHC service safe and reduce the disruption to the entire service community.

OSHC fees for 2022

Reduce the cost of care with the Child Care Subsidy (CCS)

Eligible families can receive subsidies of up to 85% on OSHC fees with the Child Care Subsidy (CCS). We strongly recommend families apply for the CCS to determine eligibility.

Eligibility for the subsidy is determined by a family’s annual adjusted taxable income, an activity test and the type of childcare service you are using.

To find out if you are eligible, simply log into MyGov and complete your Child Care Subsidy Assessment. You will receive a notification from Centrelink if your claim has been assessed and/or approved.

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Holiday Program

Dear families,

The holiday program is now out and full of fun and interesting activities.

A copy of the full version is located on the front page of the school website. (Scroll down to the Holiday Program Icon)

In order to secure your attendance, payment must be received upon booking.

An invoice will be issued with transfer details and CCS which must be finalised immediately.

Thank you for your understanding during these very difficult times.

FEE INCREASE 2022: Please note the increase in base-rate per child. A new CWA must be signed by all families and returned to the service via email along with the intended bookings. See page 2 of the full version of the holiday program, located on the front page of the school website.

CANCELLATION FEES

All fees must be paid upon booking. Excursions and incursion costs DO NOT attract CCS)

Please note that if families cancel after Friday 7/1/2022, the base rate will be refunded, however the excursion/incursion fees are non-refundable as payment would have already been made to the external providers to support the initial booking.

EXCURSION FORMS

Related excursion forms must be completed and returned via email when a booking is confirmed and fully paid.

PLEASE NOTE:

DUE TO COVID, providers may cancel excursions and incursions. These fees will be refunded. The base rate will remain as the service will continue to operate an in-house program.

If the onsite service program is closed due to COVID then fees related to these days will be refunded.

Important dates to remember

Last Day of School -15th Dec-OSHC OPEN 1.45pm-6pm

School Closure – 16th Dec –OSHC OPEN 8-6

School Closure-17th Dec –OSHC OPEN 8-6