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LADY GOWRIE TASMANIA
Lansdowne Crescent Vacation Care Program
LADY GOWRIE TASMANIA Lansdowne Crescent Vacation Care Program - Lady Gowrie ...
Lansdowne Crescent

APRIL 2021
Please note that the closing date for all bookings is 24 March 2021. To secure your child/ren’s place in the program, particularly
on excursion days, please complete your online registration as soon as possible.

    MONDAY 05/04               TUESDAY 06/04           WEDNESDAY 07/04             THURSDAY 08/04                FRIDAY 09/04
 PUBLIC HOLIDAY             EASTER CELEBRATIONS       CAMP LANSDOWNE             DND – AREA 52               VILLAGE CINEMA
                                                                                                             EXCURSION

 Lady Gowrie                Today we are going to     Today we are going to      The amazing Area 52         We are off to the
 Tasmania Vacation          be enjoying an Easter     enjoy a camping            team are back again by      cinema in the city
 Care Programs are          egg hunt. I wonder if     experience right here      popular demand              today to enjoy a new
 closed today.              the Easter Bunny will     at our service!            guiding us through a        release movie.
                            visit?                                               DND adventure.
                                                      We will be building                                    Movie and exact session
                            We will also enjoy        shelters, cooking          $10 incursion fee will      time to be confirmed.
                            creating some Easter      damper and making          be added to your
                            cards to show our         friendship bracelets       account.                    Departing at 10:00am
                            appreciation for our      together.                                              and returning at
                            loved ones.                                                                      1:00pm.

                                                                                                             $15.00 excursion fee
                                                                                                             will be added to your
                                                                                                             account. This includes
                                                                                                             movie ticket, small
                                                                                                             popcorn and water.

    MONDAY 12/04               TUESDAY 13/04           WEDNESDAY 14/04             THURSDAY 15/04                FRIDAY 16/04
 TERRIFIC                   HOBART AQUATIC            GECKO SPORTS DAY           PAINTING & CLAY DAY         ROCK IT CLIMBING
 TERRARIUMS DAY             CENTRE EXCURSION                                                                 EXCURSION

 We are going to be         We will be going to the   Today we will be           Enjoy creating clay         We will be
 exercising our             Hobart Aquatic Centre     enjoying a session         sculptures and              adventuring out on an
 gardening skills by        for a swim and then       with the coaches from      decorating your own         indoor rock climbing
 making our own             heading back to the       Gecko Sport.               canvas to take home.        excursion at Rock It in
 terrariums using rocks,    program for a relaxing                                                           the city.
 soil and                   afternoon.                We will be given the       This session is all about
 succulents.                                          opportunity to try         exercising our              Please ensure you wear
                            Departing at 9:45am       different sports           creativity, across          comfortable clothing
 Please bring along a       and returning by          suitable to all            mediums.                    for being active as well
 suitable jar to use as a   3:00pm.                   abilities.                                             as socks and runners.
 vessel so you can take                                                          Please feel free to
 your creation home.        $10 excursion fee         Please ensure you wear     share any ideas or          Departing at 10:00am
                            will be added to your     comfortable clothing       requests you might          and returning at
                            account.                  for being active as well   have! We will have a        1:00pm.
                                                      as socks and runners.      range of art resources
                                                                                 to explore.                 $15 excursion fee
                                                      $10 incursion fee will                                 will be added to your
                                                      be added to your                                       account.
                                                      account.
LADY GOWRIE TASMANIA Lansdowne Crescent Vacation Care Program - Lady Gowrie ...
Lansdowne Crescent

   MONDAY 19/04              TUESDAY 20/04         WEDNESDAY 21/04   THURSDAY 22/04   FRIDAY 23/04
DISCO DANCE PARTY         YOGA & RELAXATION        SCHOOL RESUMES
DAY                       DAY

We are going to be        Let’s get ourselves
dancing up a storm        relaxed and ready to
here at Lansdowne!        learn.

Wear your funky           We will begin with a
disco gear and get        gentle yoga session in
ready for some            the morning. The
glowsticks, balloons      afternoon will
and bubbles.              involve creating
                          calming concoctions
Feel free to share your   (like scented
favourite songs for us    playdough!) and
to groove to!             enjoying mindfulness
                          colouring.

                          $10 incursion fee will
                          be added to your
                          account.
Lansdowne Crescent

Vacation Care Program Non-Routine Excursion
Consent Form
I give permission for my child/ren                                                                              (child/ren names)
to participate in the excursions detailed below and consent to my child/ren travelling by bus or walking to the excursion. I
understand that a risk assessment has been conducted and written policies and procedures for transporting children are available
at the Service upon request. Expected number of children 45 (maximum). Ratios of 1:15 will be maintained at all times. Where risk
has been identified in the risk assessment, ratios will be increased to manage the safety and wellbeing of the children. This is the
case for our swimming excursion where ratios will be 1:10 to support safety and wellbeing.

PLEASE PROVIDE CONSENT BELOW FOR YOUR CHILD/REN’S ATTENDANCE AT NON-ROUTINE EXCURSIONS:

DATE           TIMES        DESTINATION                                                                       TRANSPORT

09/04/2021     Depart:      VILLAGE CINEMAS - 181 Collins Street, Hobart                                   BUS
               10:00am      Travelling by bus, not fitted with seatbelts. We will board the bus on         (NOT FITTED WITH
                            Lansdowne Crescent or on Gourlay Street (depending on parking                  SEATBELTS)
               Return:      availability). We will then follow Lansdowne Crescent to Hill Street,
               1:00pm       continue on Hill Street and take Bathurst Street and Barrack Street to Collins
                            Street.
13/04/2021     Depart:      HOBART AQUATIC CENTRE - 1 Davies Ave, Queens Domain                               BUS
               9:45am       Travelling by bus, not fitted with seatbelts. We will board the bus on            (NOT FITTED WITH
                            Lansdowne Crescent or on Gourlay Street (depending on parking                     SEATBELTS)
               Return:      availability). We will then follow Lansdowne Crescent to Hill Street, turn left
               3:00pm       onto Warwick Street, then turn right onto the Brooker Highway. We will
                            then take Davenport Street to Queens Domain.
16/04/2021     Depart:      ROCKIT CLIMBING CENTRE - 54 Bathurst St, Hobart                                   BUS/ WALK
               10:00am      Travelling by bus, not fitted with seatbelts. We will board the bus on            (NOT FITTED WITH
                            Lansdowne Crescent or on Gourlay Street (depending on parking                     SEATBELTS)
               Return:      availability). We will then follow Lansdowne Crescent to Patrick Street, turn
               1:00pm       right onto Murray Street, and turn left onto Bathurst Street.

Parent/Guardian Name:

Signed:                                                                                             Date:       /     /
Lansdowne Crescent

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
BOOKINGS
                                                                   from the program. A late collection fee of $20 per 10 minutes
Please note that this Vacation Care Program can fill up quickly,
                                                                   or part thereof will be charged for children who are not
especially on excursion days, so we recommend booking as
                                                                   collected by close of the service.
soon as possible. Lady Gowrie Tasmania online Vacation Care
Program enrolments and bookings must now be made using
                                                                   CANCELLATIONS AND BOOKINGS
the casual bookings section of My Family Lounge. To sign in or
                                                                   Bookings made online are immediately confirmed but may
register to My Family Lounge, please follow this link https://
                                                                   be cancelled by the service manager at their discretion if the
gowrie-tas.com.au/outside-school-hours-care/
                                                                   day is oversubscribed or your account is in arrears. In this case
                                                                   you will be advised as soon as practical. If your child is absent
If you require assistance with your My Family Lounge
                                                                   on their booked day, please inform the OSHC Managers by
registration please contact Kathy Ortmann, Program
                                                                   phoning 6230 6806 or by using the My Family Lounge app.
Leader - Operations, by email csoperations@gowrie-tas.com.au
                                                                   An absence will be charged unless 7 days notice is provided as
or phone 6230 6818.
                                                                   described in the Contract of Care. Under national law, if your
                                                                   child is absent on the first or last day of a booking Child Care
For further information about the program, please email
                                                                   Subsidy cannot be provided and therefore full fees will apply.
clusteradmin@gowrie-tas.com.au or phone the Outside School
Hours Care office on 6230 6806 or 6230 6805.
                                                                   SIGNING CHILDREN IN AND OUT
                                                                   Children must be signed in and out each day by a parent/
LOCATION
                                                                   guardian or authorised person over the age of 18. If your
Lady Gowrie Tasmania’s Lansdowne Vacation Care is locat-
                                                                   child/ren are absent you will be asked to sign for that day to
ed at Lansdowne Crescent Primary School in Gourlay Street,
                                                                   acknowledge they were absent. This is a legal requirement
West Hobart. The program operates from the school’s General
                                                                   and stipulation for you to receive your Child Care Subsidy
Purpose room. The best entrance to use is from Gourlay Street
                                                                   entitlements.
- enter through the lower gate and head up the hill until you
see some double glass doors.
                                                                   WHAT TO BRING
                                                                   We provide nutritious snacks for morning tea and afternoon
OPENING HOURS AND AGE RANGE
                                                                   tea and the daily menu is on display at the service. Families
The program is open from 7.30am to 6.00pm. We cater for
                                                                   will need to provide a healthy lunch and drink bottle (water
children from 4 to 12 years of age. 4 year old children must be
                                                                   only) for their children. Please do not send any food which
enrolled in Kindergarten in 2021 to use this program.
                                                                   requires reheating or refrigeration. We are an allergy aware
                                                                   service so please ensure your child/ren do not bring any foods
FEES AND CHARGING PRACTICES
                                                                   containing nuts. Please cater for all weather possibilities and
For daily fee please refer to the current Fee Schedule displayed
                                                                   provide sensible footwear and clothing. Lady Gowrie
at the service. The Child Care Subsidy is available for all
                                                                   Tasmania’s Sun Safe Policy applies from September to April
eligible families by contacting the Department of Human
                                                                   each year so during these months please provide sun safe
Services on 136 150. Families will be emailed an invoice from
                                                                   clothing including a broad brimmed or legionnaire style hat
Lady Gowrie Tasmania each fortnight. Payments can only be
                                                                   for your child/ren. Please note that we do not accept any
made by using the Debit Success system which
                                                                   responsibility for personal belongings children might bring
automatically deducts all monies owing on a set Friday on
                                                                   to the service, including electronic devices. We limit the use
a fortnightly basis from your nominated bank account or
                                                                   of electronic items to one hour per day and children must
credit card. Debit Success charges a $14.95 overdue fee for all
                                                                   not have internet access on these devices. Excursion costs are
overdue accounts. The daily session fee may vary as indicated
                                                                   covered by the excursion fees (listed in the attached program)
on the program and will still be charged if your child is absent
                                                                   so we ask that children do not bring any additional money to
from the program. A late collection fee of $20 per 10 minutes
                                                                   the service on excursion days
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