Month: March 2023

We are almost there!!!!

First term is nearly over, the Easter Bunny is getting all chocolatty, the camping gear is being checked, and Easter Vacation Care is ready to go. The program and the link to the booking form are on the website. You will receive a confirmation email when it’s received.

We hope that your children have all enjoyed their first term, loved their teachers and had a great time at OOSH. Our kindy children have settled in incredibly well. Most of them crying because they need to go home, not when they are being dropped off. They have proved to be a very independent and confident group.

Your current booking schedule for Before & After School Care will roll over for term two. If you wish to cancel any permanent bookings next term, please email us to let us know. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer permanent spots from Mon – Thursday afternoons for term two. If the situation changes due to Winter activities commencing we will contact families on our waitlist to offer requested spots.

Please don’t hesitate to give us a call or send an email if you have any questions at all regarding vacation care or before and after school care.

We are pleased to announce that our Easter holiday program is up on our website today.  Please book your days early as we have a limit on the number of children we are able to accept into the program.   Don’t forget to check your account is up to date as we are unable to accept a request for care if there are any outstanding fees. Please use the following link
https://avalonoosh.com.au/vacation-care/

At Avalon OOSH we believe that children today lead very structured lives. After a full day of school, some starting quite early, they have music, choir, sports training etc. in the afternoons.  Then of course there’s weekend activities.  We feel that our service should offer the kids as much free play as possible and the freedom to choose what activities they wish to participate in, especially after school.  We encourage the children to take part in craft activities but appreciate that not all kids are crafty.  Some would rather sit and read or do a puzzle, play sport and games and prefer to play in the dirt, make forts and generally do their own thing.  Some days they are just tired and want to chill out in front of a movie.  We want them to have freedom of choice as we believe that childhood is a very short time in life and a time to be treasured.  Our program is very loosely structured to allow children to have this freedom.

Each year we complete a Quality Improvement Plan – QIP.  This is done in conjunction with our families, children and staff.  Since  Avalon OOSH is a service run by our parents your input is always needed if we are to continue to provide your children with their best OOSH experiences.  We will be sending a link to a short survey before the end of term. We hope you will take the time to complete it.

As always, thank you all for your continued support, have a great weekend and stay cool.

This week at OOSH we have been continuing our Australia theme. Selena’s tree has grown bigger and bigger over the last week. The kids are coming up with a new idea each day to add to our wall. We have made Koalas, Echidnas and origami snakes to add to our OOSH display.

As we move into cooler weather our tree will change with the season, the kids wanting to add more Autumn tones.

Our Vacation care program is well under way, the kids have had a huge input in what will be happening over the Autumn break. The program and the link to book any days you require will be on our website in week eight.

Please don’t forget to email us if your child will not be attending the centre. This is especially important for an after school session. When your child does not show up the staff go to great lengths to find them. We search the school grounds and the surrounding area including the outside perimeter of the school. This happens before you have your text message. If we are unable to contact you or any of those nominated as your emergency contact by the end of the session, our policy states that the police will be contacted and a missing child report will be made. Our policy is available for viewing on our website. A quick email to our service if your child is home sick, has a playdate or other after school activity will eliminate this issue.

Thank you for your support,