OSHC - Payne Road P&C

Payne Road State School P&C Association is the Approved Provider of the Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) program. The service is located in the Activity Building on the school grounds. Our service is currently approved for 105 school aged children. Our staff hold a wide range of qualifications related to the care of children.

Our aim is to provide a program that complements rather than duplicates your child’s day. We work collaboratively with the children to provide play, life skill and leisure activities and experiences that are meaningful to them and support their well-being, learning and development in an environment that allows them ‘time’ and ‘space’ to explore, discover, build relationships, solve problems, create, construct, improvise and imagine.

The program is well resourced with plenty of board games, art and craft materials, sports equipment, books, indoor and outdoor toys. OSHC also has access to the school facilities including the playground, tennis courts, oval and cricket nets.

In Queensland, the Department of Education, Training and Employment is the regulatory authority responsible for administering the National Quality Framework. The service must meet the legislative requirements of the:

Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) Act 2011
Education and Care Services National Regulations
National Quality Standard (Schedule 1 of the National Regulations)

Our service has been assessed under this framework and has achieved exceeding the National Quality Standard.

Services Available & Hours of Operation

Before School Care: 6.45am–9.00am
After School Care: 2.30pm–6.00pm
Vacation Care: 7.45am–6.00pm
Pupil Free Days Care: 6.45am–6.00pm
Public Holidays: closed

Contact: Mobile: 0421 761 741.

Children arriving at the service prior to 8.00am are offered a balanced breakfast with a choice of cereal, toast, fruit, juice and milk drinks.

Afternoon tea is also provided (morning tea during vacation and pupil free day care) consisting of a choice of fresh fruit and vegetables, assorted sandwiches, crackers and water.

During Vacation and Pupil Free Days children must have their own lunch provided (unless stated otherwise on the program).

Extra-curricular Activities

There are a number of extra-curricular activities within the school grounds that are accessible whilst attending OSHC. This includes dance, tennis, chess, and more. With permission from parents, children are escorted to and from these activities.

Parent Participation

Parents have the opportunity to have input into the program planning and service delivery through communication with the coordinator or educators or by attending the monthly P&C meetings.

For enrolment details or any further information, please contact the service to make an appointment or come in during the hours of operation.

OSHC Fees & Charges

Before Commonwealth Child Care Subsidy reductions:

Before School Care Long Session (includes breakfast): $20.60
Before School Care Short Session (Excludes breakfast): $8.60
After School Care Long Session (Pickup after 4pm): $30.90
After School Care Short Session (Pickup before 4pm): $15.60
Vacation Care and Pupil Free Day (includes breakfast, morning and afternoon tea): $69.90

Excursion and Special Events costs are additional to fees. These are kept to a minimal cost and cover expenses
only.

Late Fees

Closing time of this service is 6.00pm. Parents who collect their child/ren after this time will incur a late fee of
$20 for the first 15 minutes or part thereof and $1 per minute thereafter.

Cancellations

Before School Care: All fees associated with routine bookings, should the child not attend care due to any reason
(including illness), shall be required to be paid in full if the service is not notified by 6:00pm on the working day
prior to the booking. CCS will apply in accordance with allowable and approved absence provisions.
After School Care: All fees associated with bookings, should the child not attend care due to any reason (including
illness), shall be required to be paid in full if the service is not notified by 9:00am on the day of the booking. CCS
will apply in accordance with allowable and approved absence provisions.
Vacation Care: All fees associated with bookings, should the child not attend care due to any reason (including
illness), shall be required to be paid in full if the service is not notified by giving 3 working days’ notice. (eg Cancel
Monday for Thursday; Tuesday for Friday; Wednesday for Monday etc).
CCS will apply in accordance with allowable and approved absence provision.

Please refer to the PRSS OSHC documents for all other details