Monday November 14, 2016

Dear Parent/Guardian

Kingston’s School Holiday Program – December/January 2016/17

The December/January school holidays are fast approaching;; it’s time to enroll your children in Kingston’s Epic School Holiday Program! The children and educators have put together some wonderful experiences for this holiday period program.

Enrolment We commenced annual enrolment in the September 2015 program. If you did not use the September 2015 program or any consecutive programs you will need to complete a full enrolment form. Forms A, B & C are now available on Kingston’s website as an editable PDF. If your child has attended a School Holiday Program since September 2015, you only need to fill out Forms B & C and sign. www.kingston.vic.gov.au/schoolholidayprogram

Reminder Please ensure you provide any additional information (eg medical plans, action plans, risk minimisation etc) to support your child’s application for enrolment. If you have provided this information previously and it has been signed by a doctor in the past two years, it is still current;; you do not have to supply it again.

Fees Daily Fee $60.80, Workshops/Excursions –dependent on the activity Late Collection Fee $18 per 15 minutes or part hereof. Late Enrolment Fee $38 Fee Calculator: For families eligible for Child Care Benefit (CCB) and / or Child Care Rebate (CCR ) the calculator is now on our website to assist you to estimate the out of pocket expense.

Applications for enrolment open 9am Monday November 21, 2016 and close 5pm Friday December 9, 2016. It is requested that the enrolment form for a child who requires support for inclusion in a program be submitted by Friday November 25, 2016 to allow time to apply for support funding. Children cannot attend the program until an enrolment form is complete and payment has been made. Enrolments can be submitted by post, email or fax. For details refer to the back page of the brochure. Applications for enrolment at Mill Street, Aspendale close 5pm Wednesday, November 30, 2016. (Please note: the enrolment period for Mill St has been shortened to expediate the allocation of places, which will enable families to source alternative care if required. Due to the strong demand for this program a Priority Allocation Policy is applied to determine the allocation of places. One consideration within the policy criteria is based on the date of the application received (for more details, please refer to our Website to view a copy of the policy)

If you have any questions after reading the information enclosed, please feel free to contact the Holiday program team: Julie Hasselby, Holiday Program Coordinator on 9581 4846 or Kim Chadwick, Holiday Program Administration on 9581 4875.

Kind Regards

Julie Hasselby

Full days from just $60.80

% CCB / CCR applicable

Bonbeach, Dingley, Moorabbin 7am to 6pm

Mill St 7.30am to 6pm% Great for working parents

4 convenient locations

% All over Kingston

Join the epic fun these school holidays!

How to book

more informationw kingston.vic.gov.au/schoolholidayprogramt 9581 4846 or 9581 4875 e schoolholidayprogram@kingston.vic.gov.au

1. Read through this brochure2. Pick the sessions for your child3. Fill out A

form

Application for enrolment (if you did not enrol in the September program in 2015)

4. Fill out Bform

Excursion Permission5. Fill out C

form

Booking + Payment

~ everyone is welcome ~

Holiday Programsee youthere!

Aspendale

Bonbeach

Dingley

Moorabbinprogram fees

In-house $60.80

Workshop and Excursion fees are dependent on the particular activity.CCB/CCR applicable

locationsMill St Aspendale Yarrabah School

Bonbeach Primary School

Dingley Primary School

Moorabbin Primary School

key datesEnrolments open: 9am Monday 21 November

Enrolments close: 5pm Friday 9 December

Mill St Aspendale enrolments close 5pm Wednesday 30 November

note

21 December – 27 January 2016-17Holiday Program

download forms online!

save 50%or more!

Moorabbin Offer Activities

for 10-14 year olds

Activities are summary only and are subject to change Excursion days: children must be at venues by 8.15am sharp.

please note

Children MUST wear a hat and sun

smart clothing to play outdoors

Bonbeach places

available

60Mill St Aspendale places

available

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WED 21 DEC

THUR 22 DEC

FRI 30 DEC

WED 28 DECTHUR

29 DEC

TUE 3 JAN

FRI 23 DEC

WED 4 JAN

FRI 6 JAN

TUE 10 JAN

THUR 12 JAN

MON 16 JAN

WED 18 JAN

FRI 20 JAN

TUES 24 JAN

FRI 27 JAN

THUR 5 JAN

MON 9 JAN

WED 11 JAN

FRI 13 JAN

TUE 17 JAN

THUR 19 JAN

MON 23 JAN

WED 25 JAN

NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY In House Day: Program rules, all about me wall,

Santa beards, Santa sack races, Christmas tree decoration – DIY decorations, making snow balls (milo & coconut balls)

NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY Excursion – Basterfield Park: Wreath making, elf yourself, popcorn chains, finger painting, making gingerbread men

NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY In House Day: Reindeer feet, shaving santa, snowman relays, slip & slide, movie and popcorn afternoon

Happy holidays: movies & popcorn, games and fun, come join in the sun.

NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY

Water play day: Let’s cool off with some water play (BYO spare clothes).

NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY

Happy new year party: music and celebrations for the new year.

NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY

Come dressed as your favourite idol day: Singer, celebrity, sports person or superhero.

In House Day: Bonbeach rules, make flubber and take some home, make and ice cupcakes, coloured corners, water balloon target, scream and run game

NO PROGRAM TODAY In House Day: Cooking drop scones, balloon volleyball, pot

planting, nature scavenger hunt, play dough creations, capture the flag

Excursion – Jump Central $77.80Time: 10am – 3pm. Jump into the new year with Jump Central.

Excursion – Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm $83.80Time: 8.15am– 4pm. Dream catchers, bubbles, musical statues

NO PROGRAM TODAY Excursion – Gould League $89.80

Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Discover what’s under the sea, bocce tournaments, clay magnets

Workshop – Wild Action $76.80Come and see the animals from Wild Action.

Excursion – The Big Goose Farm $91.80Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Fruit kebabs, poison ball, wool bracelets

NO PROGRAM TODAY Excursion – Werribee Zoo $86.80Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Sleeping lions, animal masks

Baking up a storm day: sweets for you to take home and give to mum and dad of course ;)

Workshop – Hot Paint Airbrush $79.80Hot paint airbrush art, make sherbet, water marble race, make a bouncy ball, movie afternoon

NO PROGRAM TODAY Workshop – Wild Action $79.80 + Excursion for 10-14 year olds – Waves $5 extra charge

Time: 1pm – 3pm. Cricket match, Wii sports, make your own smoothies

Workshop – Ultimate RC Events with Katandra $76.80Time: 9.30am – 3pm. We have remote control cars to play with, as well as flying demonstrations with drones! And... 1 of only 2 in the southern hemisphere rocket powered car!

In House Day: Make a tropical drink, Hawaiian leis, limbo, Hawaiian dancing, beach ball volley ball, fruit kebabs

In House Day: Getting to know you games, pancake breakfast, all about me, sand pit castle competition, Pac-Man

In House Day: Water fun – bring a spare change of clothes, pom pom making, sack races, create your own pinata, octopus, make your own rice paper roll

Arts, craft and creation day: please come and join us for a messy creative day of arts and crafts. Please collect and bring in boxes, containers, milk bottles, etc & let’s get crafty. Note: please bring a change of clothes

Excursion – Rush HQ & Churchill National Park $88.80Time: 8.30am – 1.30pm. Dodge ball, make a pom pom, Scooby-do afternoon

Excursion – Frankston Sand Sculptures & Frankston Waterfront Reserve $90.80Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Chalk drawings, celebrity heads

Excursion – Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm & Seawinds Gardens $83.80Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Fruit salad, spoons competition

Fun and games day: skipping, downball, dodgeball, board games and card games. Are you ready for a challenge?

Excursion – Up unlimited $86.80Time: 8.30am – 4pm. Water balloon fight, string art, parachute games

Workshop – Water fun day $80.80Massive water slide, farewell party, pizza and milkshakes, water fights (bring a change of clothes and bathers)

Excursion – AMF Bowling (for 9 and under) $81.80 Melbourne Art Centre Movie Workshop (for 10-14 year olds) $81.80Time: 8.15am – 1.30pm. Origami creations, ship-shark-shore, shaving foam art

Excursion – Gymnastics $77.80Time: 9am – 3pm. Come and have a ball of a time at an excursion everyone will be begging to go back to!

Excursion – Werribee Zoo $80.50Time: 8.30am – 3.30pm. Painting, bocce game, make a kite

Excursion – Gingerbread Factory & Braeside Park $79.80Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Hama beads, ship-shark-shore

Excursion – Wassup Boarding & Bicentennial Park $84.80 Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Parachute games, paper plane competition

Workshop – Carnival Day $76.80Time: 10am – 3pm. Come and have a bouncing good time with a jumping castle, face painting and festival activities.

Workshop – Silent Disco $77.80Silent disco, bubble fun, make chocolate balls, juggling balls, daisy chains

Workshop – Silent Disco $77.80Silent disco, fluro party (wear something fluro), balloon games, bubble blowing fun

Workshop – Bush Dance $70.80(10-14 year olds at Basterfield Park in the afternoon) Tie-dying (BYO t-shirt), coloured corners, kick ball

Excursion – Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm $77.80Time: 9am – 3pm. Come and pick your own punnet of strawberries followed by (BYO) lunch at the Arthurs Seat look-out

In House Day: Make an icy pole, make moon sand, slip and slide, 10 pin bowling, water pistol beach ball races, water cup and bucket relay, make pizza (bring spare clothes)

In House Day: Scavenger hunt, foam pictures, make slushees, frozen ice play

In House Day: Water games (bring a spare change of clothes), water balloon baseball, pass the water, string painting, graffiti wall, jewellery creations

Summertime is calling: Let us bring the beach to you with water and sand play. Sand castles, rivers, fun!

Excursion – Frankston Sand Sculptures & Frankston Waterfront Reserve $90.80Time: 8.30am – 4pm. Chalk drawing, fruit kebabs, ping pong ball and spoon race

Excursion – Up unlimited & Karkarook Park $86.80 Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Around the world, cloud dough

Excursion – Ian Potter Children’s Garden $90.80 Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Limbo, balloon animals

Ball game day: What is your favourite ball game? Basketballs, tennis balls, table tennis balls, and many other games!

Excursion – Village Movies Southland $79.80Time: 8.30am – 1.30pm. Water cup and bucket relay, glow in the dark jars, nail painting

Workshop – Bush dance $70.80Make glow jars, space art, ping pong

Excursion – Village Movies Southland $79.80Time: 8.15am – 1pm. (10-14 year olds: Youth services 1pm - 2.30pm). Hama beading, colourful salt pictures, tunnel ball

Workshop – Supreme Incursions $76.80Supreme Incursions are coming out for a day of toys, toys, toys! Come along to see all the new and old school games they have.

Excursion – The enchanted maze $92.80Time: 8.30am – 4pm. Chill out story time, paddle pop stick puzzles, friendship bands

Excursion – Ian Potter Children’s Garden $90.80 Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Coloured corners + limbo

Excursion – Cardinia Park Orienteering $76.80 Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Loom knitting, line tiggy

Excursion – AMF Bowling $77.80Time: 10am – 3pm. Get your bowling shoes on and show everyone those turkey dances.

Workshop – Wild Action $79.80Wild action endangered species, water baseball, fruit kebabs, make sherbet, movie afternoon

Workshop – Flying Doctors $74.80Salt dough fossils, movie & popcorn afternoon

Workshop – Laser Tag (for all ages) $78.80 + Excursion for 10-14 year olds – Bowling $6 extra charge

Time: 1.30pm – 3.30pm. Scream run, kite making, charades

NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY In House Day: Cooking – fortune cookies, paper lanterns,

make your own bookmarks, paper plate craft, obstacle relays, scarecrow tiggy

NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY Excursion – Up unlimited & Karkarook Park $86.80 Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Friendship bands, handball competition

NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY Excursion – Ice Skating $85.80

Time: 8.15am – 1pm. Throw the thong (do not wear thongs to the program), make a cork hat, cooking lamingtons

NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY Workshop – Hot Paint Airbrush Art $79.80 + Excursion for 10-14 year olds – Waves $5 extra charge

Time: 1pm – 3pm. Crazy hair day, face painting, movie afternoon

0418 437 832 0439 868 716

Bonbeach Primary Breeze Street MELWAYS: 97 D5

Yarrabah School 23 Mill St MELWAYS: 92 H3

All Bonbeach parents are required to sign the excursion

permission form to have regular access to the

playground.

Dingleyplaces

available55

WED 21 DEC

THUR 22 DEC

FRI 30 DEC

WED 28 DECTHUR

29 DEC

TUE 3 JAN

FRI 23 DEC

WED 4 JAN

FRI 6 JAN

TUE 10 JAN

THUR 12 JAN

MON 16 JAN

WED 18 JAN

FRI 20 JAN

TUES 24 JAN

FRI 27 JAN

THUR 5 JAN

MON 9 JAN

WED 11 JAN

FRI 13 JAN

TUE 17 JAN

THUR 19 JAN

MON 23 JAN

WED 25 JAN

Moorabbinplaces

available

60

NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY In House Day: Program rules, all about me wall,

Santa beards, Santa sack races, Christmas tree decoration – DIY decorations, making snow balls (milo & coconut balls)

NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY Excursion – Basterfield Park: Wreath making, elf yourself, popcorn chains, finger painting, making gingerbread men

NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY In House Day: Reindeer feet, shaving santa, snowman relays, slip & slide, movie and popcorn afternoon

Happy holidays: movies & popcorn, games and fun, come join in the sun.

NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY

Water play day: Let’s cool off with some water play (BYO spare clothes).

NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY

Happy new year party: music and celebrations for the new year.

NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY

Come dressed as your favourite idol day: Singer, celebrity, sports person or superhero.

In House Day: Bonbeach rules, make flubber and take some home, make and ice cupcakes, coloured corners, water balloon target, scream and run game

NO PROGRAM TODAY In House Day: Cooking drop scones, balloon volleyball, pot

planting, nature scavenger hunt, play dough creations, capture the flag

Excursion – Jump Central $77.80Time: 10am – 3pm. Jump into the new year with Jump Central.

Excursion – Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm $83.80Time: 8.15am– 4pm. Dream catchers, bubbles, musical statues

NO PROGRAM TODAY Excursion – Gould League $89.80

Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Discover what’s under the sea, bocce tournaments, clay magnets

Workshop – Wild Action $76.80Come and see the animals from Wild Action.

Excursion – The Big Goose Farm $91.80Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Fruit kebabs, poison ball, wool bracelets

NO PROGRAM TODAY Excursion – Werribee Zoo $86.80Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Sleeping lions, animal masks

Baking up a storm day: sweets for you to take home and give to mum and dad of course ;)

Workshop – Hot Paint Airbrush $79.80Hot paint airbrush art, make sherbet, water marble race, make a bouncy ball, movie afternoon

NO PROGRAM TODAY Workshop – Wild Action $79.80 + Excursion for 10-14 year olds – Waves $5 extra charge

Time: 1pm – 3pm. Cricket match, Wii sports, make your own smoothies

Workshop – Ultimate RC Events with Katandra $76.80Time: 9.30am – 3pm. We have remote control cars to play with, as well as flying demonstrations with drones! And... 1 of only 2 in the southern hemisphere rocket powered car!

In House Day: Make a tropical drink, Hawaiian leis, limbo, Hawaiian dancing, beach ball volley ball, fruit kebabs

In House Day: Getting to know you games, pancake breakfast, all about me, sand pit castle competition, Pac-Man

In House Day: Water fun – bring a spare change of clothes, pom pom making, sack races, create your own pinata, octopus, make your own rice paper roll

Arts, craft and creation day: please come and join us for a messy creative day of arts and crafts. Please collect and bring in boxes, containers, milk bottles, etc & let’s get crafty. Note: please bring a change of clothes

Excursion – Rush HQ & Churchill National Park $88.80Time: 8.30am – 1.30pm. Dodge ball, make a pom pom, Scooby-do afternoon

Excursion – Frankston Sand Sculptures & Frankston Waterfront Reserve $90.80Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Chalk drawings, celebrity heads

Excursion – Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm & Seawinds Gardens $83.80Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Fruit salad, spoons competition

Fun and games day: skipping, downball, dodgeball, board games and card games. Are you ready for a challenge?

Excursion – Up unlimited $86.80Time: 8.30am – 4pm. Water balloon fight, string art, parachute games

Workshop – Water fun day $80.80Massive water slide, farewell party, pizza and milkshakes, water fights (bring a change of clothes and bathers)

Excursion – AMF Bowling (for 9 and under) $81.80 Melbourne Art Centre Movie Workshop (for 10-14 year olds) $81.80Time: 8.15am – 1.30pm. Origami creations, ship-shark-shore, shaving foam art

Excursion – Gymnastics $77.80Time: 9am – 3pm. Come and have a ball of a time at an excursion everyone will be begging to go back to!

Excursion – Werribee Zoo $80.50Time: 8.30am – 3.30pm. Painting, bocce game, make a kite

Excursion – Gingerbread Factory & Braeside Park $79.80Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Hama beads, ship-shark-shore

Excursion – Wassup Boarding & Bicentennial Park $84.80 Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Parachute games, paper plane competition

Workshop – Carnival Day $76.80Time: 10am – 3pm. Come and have a bouncing good time with a jumping castle, face painting and festival activities.

Workshop – Silent Disco $77.80Silent disco, bubble fun, make chocolate balls, juggling balls, daisy chains

Workshop – Silent Disco $77.80Silent disco, fluro party (wear something fluro), balloon games, bubble blowing fun

Workshop – Bush Dance $70.80(10-14 year olds at Basterfield Park in the afternoon) Tie-dying (BYO t-shirt), coloured corners, kick ball

Excursion – Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm $77.80Time: 9am – 3pm. Come and pick your own punnet of strawberries followed by (BYO) lunch at the Arthurs Seat look-out

In House Day: Make an icy pole, make moon sand, slip and slide, 10 pin bowling, water pistol beach ball races, water cup and bucket relay, make pizza (bring spare clothes)

In House Day: Scavenger hunt, foam pictures, make slushees, frozen ice play

In House Day: Water games (bring a spare change of clothes), water balloon baseball, pass the water, string painting, graffiti wall, jewellery creations

Summertime is calling: Let us bring the beach to you with water and sand play. Sand castles, rivers, fun!

Excursion – Frankston Sand Sculptures & Frankston Waterfront Reserve $90.80Time: 8.30am – 4pm. Chalk drawing, fruit kebabs, ping pong ball and spoon race

Excursion – Up unlimited & Karkarook Park $86.80 Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Around the world, cloud dough

Excursion – Ian Potter Children’s Garden $90.80 Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Limbo, balloon animals

Ball game day: What is your favourite ball game? Basketballs, tennis balls, table tennis balls, and many other games!

Excursion – Village Movies Southland $79.80Time: 8.30am – 1.30pm. Water cup and bucket relay, glow in the dark jars, nail painting

Workshop – Bush dance $70.80Make glow jars, space art, ping pong

Excursion – Village Movies Southland $79.80Time: 8.15am – 1pm. (10-14 year olds: Youth services 1pm - 2.30pm). Hama beading, colourful salt pictures, tunnel ball

Workshop – Supreme Incursions $76.80Supreme Incursions are coming out for a day of toys, toys, toys! Come along to see all the new and old school games they have.

Excursion – The enchanted maze $92.80Time: 8.30am – 4pm. Chill out story time, paddle pop stick puzzles, friendship bands

Excursion – Ian Potter Children’s Garden $90.80 Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Coloured corners + limbo

Excursion – Cardinia Park Orienteering $76.80 Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Loom knitting, line tiggy

Excursion – AMF Bowling $77.80Time: 10am – 3pm. Get your bowling shoes on and show everyone those turkey dances.

Workshop – Wild Action $79.80Wild action endangered species, water baseball, fruit kebabs, make sherbet, movie afternoon

Workshop – Flying Doctors $74.80Salt dough fossils, movie & popcorn afternoon

Workshop – Laser Tag (for all ages) $78.80 + Excursion for 10-14 year olds – Bowling $6 extra charge

Time: 1.30pm – 3.30pm. Scream run, kite making, charades

NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY In House Day: Cooking – fortune cookies, paper lanterns,

make your own bookmarks, paper plate craft, obstacle relays, scarecrow tiggy

NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY Excursion – Up unlimited & Karkarook Park $86.80 Time: 8.15am – 4pm. Friendship bands, handball competition

NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY Excursion – Ice Skating $85.80

Time: 8.15am – 1pm. Throw the thong (do not wear thongs to the program), make a cork hat, cooking lamingtons

NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY NO PROGRAM TODAY Workshop – Hot Paint Airbrush Art $79.80 + Excursion for 10-14 year olds – Waves $5 extra charge

Time: 1pm – 3pm. Crazy hair day, face painting, movie afternoon

Extra Fun Activities for

10-14 years olds

0439 868 714 0439 868 713

Dingley Primary Centre Dandenong Rd MELWAYS: 88 F6

Moorabbin Primary Worthing Road MELWAYS: 77 E7

Parent information and booking detailsFEESIn-house $60.80 Workshop and Excursion fees are dependent on the particular activity and will be advertised for each School Holiday Program period.

LATE BOOKINGSAll enrolments received after 5pm Friday 9 December will be classified as a Late Enrolment and will incur an administration fee of $38.00.

Late pick up fees are $18.00 per 15 minutes or part thereof.

Commonwealth Child Care Benefit (CCB) and the Child Care Rebate (CCR) are available to eligible families.

HOW TO BOOKEnrolments open: 9am Monday 21 November Enrolments close: 5pm Friday 9 December

Submit your completed forms to the School Holiday Program Office via one of the following options:

By post: Include full payment by cheque or money order to: School Holiday Program City of Kingston PO Box 1000 Mentone VIC 3194

By email: send your completed forms to: schoolholidayprogram@kingston.vic.gov.au

By fax: to 9581 4848

Bookings are not accepted at any City of Kingston office or School Holiday Program venue.

ONCE PROCESSED, ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND NO CREDIT DAYS GRANTED. Children will not be accepted into any of the Kingston School Holiday Programs unless a booking has been made and fully paid with the School Holiday Program Team. All outstanding fees/amounts owed to any of the City of Kingston Children’s Services programs must be paid in full to eligible to attend the School Holiday Program.

CHILD CARE BENEFIT / REBATE

Register with the Family Assistance Office (FAO), 13 61 50, to determine eligibility to receive Child Care Benefit (CCB) and/or the 50% Child Care Rebate (CCR).

SUPPORT FUNDING

For a child who requires support for inclusion in a program we ask that forms are submitted by 25 November to allow time to apply for support funding.

Children with additional needs attending Aspendale (Mill Street) are required to submit forms by 5pm Wednesday 30 November. Due to the strong demand for this program a Priority Allocation Policy is applied to determine the allocation of places.

ABSENCES

If your child is sick or not attending a booked session, please call and notify the program supervisor before 8.30am. Refund/credit will not be granted for absences.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• Children must be at the venue by 8.15am on excursion days, unless instructed otherwise by educators to ensure they are accounted for, prepared and ready to go by the departure time.

• Children must bring their own lunch, morning and afternoon tea and a drink bottle. Send your children with a healthy lunch and snacks. We encourage children to lead a healthy, active life styles supported by healthy eating. We seek your support in this endeavour. A fresh fruit and vegetable platter will be available as an additional snack in the afternoon.

• Please ensure children are dressed appropriately for the weather and ensure suitable shoes are worn for playing outside, on play equipment and for walking distances when on excursions. No thongs or open toe shoes.

WORKSHOPS & EXCURSIONS

If attending an excursion, participation is compulsory.

Children must be dropped off before 8.15am to ensure bus departure is on time.

WHAT TO BRING

• Lunch, drink, snacks (in line with anaphylaxis and heallthy eating policies)

• Appropriate clothing and footwear for seasonal change and excursions

MEDICATION

Children cannot attend the program unless medication has been provided. Please provide all necessary medications, asthma inhalers, spacers, epipens/anapens, etc. Speak to educators and complete necessary paperwork on arrival.

Action plans are to be completed and submitted with enrolment forms.

AGE REQUIREMENT

To qualify for enrollment in the Kingston School Holiday Program children must be attending school from prep to 14 years of age.

BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT POLICY

Kingston School Holiday Program has the right to remove or refuse further participation of any child whose behaviour is deemed to be inappropriate. Bullying, bad language, and harassment of other children or educators will not be tolerated under any circumstances. For further information see our Policy and Procedures Manual.

CHILDREN WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS

In accordance with the Application for Enrolment procedure we may be able to provide additional educator support to include children with additional needs and children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Prior to booking, phone Kingston School Holiday Program team on 9581 4846 or 9581 4875 to discuss your specific circumstances.

ANAPHYLAXIS POLICY

Parents and/or carers of a child/children diagnosed with anaphylaxis please note:

• it is conditional of your application for enrolment into the Kingston School Holiday Program that you agree to your child/children’s anaphylaxis action plan being displayed in the main room of the venue they are attending. This is to ensure the safest possible environment for the child, and that relevant information is readily available to the community at all times.

All parents are to be aware that children with anaphylaxis will be attending the School Holiday Program. When providing food for your children please do not send food containing specified allergens or ingredients as identified on the children’s displayed Action Plans.

Please note: A risk minimisation plan is required to be developed for all children who have been diagnosed with anaphylaxis, asthma, diabetes or any other medical condition in consultation with educators upon enrolment.

PRIORITY OF ACCESS

Kingston’s School Holiday Program is offered to the general community.

Priority of Access will be given to:

1. Children at risk of abuse or neglect and families in crisis.

2. Children with parents who are working, seeking employment, studying or training.

3. Children not identified in any of the above priority care groups.

ENQUIRIES

If you have any questions regarding the School Holiday Program please contact Council’s School Holiday Program team:

Julie Hasselby School Holiday Program Coordinator t 9581 4846

or

Kim Chadwick School Holiday Program Administration t 9581 4875

CENTRE CONTACT DETAILS (DURING HOLIDAY PERIOD ONLY)

Aspendale

23 Mill Street / Melways ref 92 H3m 0418 437 832

Bonbeach

Breeze Street / Melways ref 97 D5m 0439 868 716

Dingley

Centre Dandenong Road / Melways ref 88 F6m 0439 868 714

Moorabbin

Worthing Road / Melways ref 77 E7m 0439 868 713

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