We offer families the following sessions:

  • Before School Care – 7.30am to 8.30am
  • After School Care – 3.05pm to 6pm
  • Vacation Care (Holiday Program) – 8am to 6pm

PLEASE NOTE: Care may also be provided on days where Blackfriars is due to finish early. Care is not provided on public holidays.

A late collection fee of $20 plus $1 per minute per child is charged if collecting your child/children after 6pm.

Before School Care Sessions
  • All children must be booked into the OSHC Service if they wish to attend Before School Care (refer to the Access to the Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) Service Policy).
  • On arrival, all children must be signed in by a parent / guardian.
  • At 8.30am, children attending Blackfriars will be signed out by the OSHC Staff member and handed over to the teacher on yard duty.
  • When children first begin school, parents/guardians may arrange for the OSHC Staff member to take the child to their classroom.
After School Care and Early Finish Sessions
  • All children and families requiring care for their children in the After School Care program must book their child into the OSHC Service (refer to the Access to the Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) Service Policy).
  • All children will be signed in by an OSHC Staff member.
  • All children will be collected and signed out by a parent / guardian or approved person.
Vacation Care and School Closure Day Sessions
  • All children must be booked into the OSHC Service if they wish to attend (refer to the Access to the Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) Service Policy).
  • On arrival, all children must be signed in by a parent / guardian.
  • All children will be collected and signed out by a parent / guardian or approved person.

Holiday Program (Vacation Care)

Let us take the stress out of organising fun and adventurous activities in the school holidays.

Our holiday program is designed to ensure your child has the best time through our range of incursions and excursions he / she won’t want to miss.

Excursions

We organise off-site excursions once per week during holiday breaks. Prior to excursions, parents/guardians are provided with all details and relevant information.

Food

Children are provided with healthy snacks during all vacation care days.

Bookings and Cancellations

Parents/guardians must complete a ‘Booking Sheet’ at the start of each term to confirm that their booking is still required. Casual bookings for OSHC can be made by contacting the OSHC Director either by phone or email.

When a booking for Before School Care is no longer required, cancellation must be made by 4pm the day before or the session fee will be charged.

When a booking for After School Care or Partial Closure Days is no longer required, notification must be made in writing (either by text or email) by noon on the day before care is required or the session fee will be charged. This includes cancellation due to illness.

Vacation Care – In case of cancellation, full fee will be charged.

The Child Care Subsidy

The Child Care Subsidy enables the OSHC Service to offer reduced fees to families. Families must have a MyGov account.

Please contact Centrelink for more information.

Transport in OSHC

If your child attends St Dominic’s Priory College, we are able to provide one location for morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up.

Afternoon Pick-up Service

St Dominic’s Priory College @ 3.30pm

If you are using this service, it is important to notify the Director of OSHC by noon on the day your child needs to be collected from school.

Parents/guardians need to provide permission for transportation to and from the OSHC Service when enrolling their child