Where Care Feels Like Home

Our service (which includes Before & After School Care and Vacation Care) aims to provide a fun and stimulating environment that guarantees children are supervised and guided by trained staff.

Children have the opportunity to choose from a variety of activities suited to their age, ability and interest.

We encourage them to:

  • Children Form Friendships

    Form new friendships with children from different schools and backgrounds

  • Children Get Creative

    Be creative and artistic

  • Children Problem Solve

    Problem solve

  • Children learn new skills and have fun

    Learn new skills and have fun!

All families are welcome to use the service, although bookings are essential as places are limited.
Children with additional needs are also welcome, and wheelchair access is available.

Key Information

    • Daily, weekly, fortnightly or monthly depending on your schedule

    • On a casual basis (i.e. as needed on one-off occasions or otherwise)

    • In emergency situations (e.g. when a parent is in hospital, has a doctor’s appointment, family funeral, illness, or needs respite etc)

    • During school holidays (Vacation Care)

  • Fees are charged at a flat per-session rate for

    • Before School Care

    • After School Care,

    • On a daily rate for Vacation Care.

    A fee reduction may be available through Centrelink’s Child Care Benefit (CCB) scheme.

    To claim, quote:

    • 1-17N3UQ (Before School Care),

    • 1-17N3TL (After School Care), or

    • 1-631-6010 (Vacation Care).

    Excursions are an additional cost and not subject to reduction by the CCB scheme.

    For more information, please call 02 4936 2030.

    • Before School Care - 6:30am – 9.00am

    • Aftter School Care - 3.00pm – 6:30pm

    • Vacation Care (during school holidays) - 6:30am-6:30pm

  • Kurri Kurri: 251 Lang St, Kurri Kurri NSW 2327

    Lochinvar: 95 New England Highway Lochinvar NSW 2321

  • Before school, breakfast is available for children between 6:30am and 8:00am. After school, a healthy afternoon tea is provided. The cost of the above is included in the standard session fee. (Please note: it is important to advise both verbally and in writing of any food allergies your child might have.)

  • It is recommended that all belongings are labelled to allow for the easy return of any lost property.

  • We arrange transport to and from school. This service is available to children from the following schools:

    • Abermain (Catholic and Public)

    • Kurri Kurri (Catholic and Public)

    • Pelaw Main Public

    • Stanford Merthyr Public

    • Gillieston Heights Public

    • Weston Public (afternoon only)

  • A variety of excursions (e.g. ice skating, ten-pin bowling, movies etc) are offered during school holidays. Attending children must wear closed-in shoes, shirts with sleeves and a hat.Item description

Schools We Partner With