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Curly Kids
  OOSH

               Vacation Care
                January 2020

curlykidsoosh.com.au
bookings@curlykidsoosh.com.au
t 0421 337 836
Vacation Care January 2020 - OOSH Curly Kids - curlykidsoosh.com.au t 0421 337 836 - Curly Kids OOSH
Curly Kids OOSH Vacation Care Junior group (Yrs. Kindy, 1 & 2) Summer 2020
  Vacation Care hours – 7:00am open 6:00pm close. $75 per child Excursions $67 In centre days

   Monday 13/01                    Tuesday 14/01                Wednesday 15/01                   Thursday 16/01                  Friday 17/01
  Crazy Science Day                Beach Day Fun               Splish, Splash Water               Ultimate Family              Hawaiian Hullaballoo
                                                                        Day                            Centre

BOOM, BANG, POP. Put               Eat, Beach, OOSH,                                                                              Alohaaaa. We will be
                                                                 “Cause a little bit of
your science hat on and         repeat. Come on down                                           Australia’s largest indoor      learning about all things
                                                                 summer is what the
show us your skills. We        as we head to our local                                           play centre. Dodgem            Hawaii. A lot of cultural
                                                               whole year is all about”.
  will be doing lots of        beach with lots of sandy                                        cars, slides, trampolines,      activities, good vibes and
                                                                  Come to OOSH and
experiments! But watch          games and water play.                                             dodgeball arenas!             yummy food. Come join
                                                                enjoy all things water.
out for that lava! It just        It’s not a beach day                                         Imagine having all this in      us on our Hawaiian Luau.
                                                                  Water slides, water
    might explode.                without chips & ice-                                         one place, today you do!          Dressing up is optional
                                                               fights, Water play. Cool
                                  cream, so they’ll be                                         Come and check out this              but encouraged.
                                                                 off with some fun at
                                plenty of that too. See                                          amazing centre for 2                   Mahalo!
                                                                        OOSH.
                                        you there!                                                    hours of fun!

   IMPORTANT INFO                 IMPORTANT INFO                  IMPORTANT INFO                  IMPORTANT INFO                  IMPORTANT INFO
 Bring morning tea, lunch,       Bring morning tea, lunch,       Bring morning tea, lunch,       Bring morning tea, lunch,       Bring morning tea, lunch,
afternoon tea, hat & a drink    afternoon tea, hat & a drink    afternoon tea, hat & a drink    afternoon tea, hat & a drink    afternoon tea, hat & a drink
          bottle.               bottle, swimmers & Towel.                 bottle.                          bottle.                        bottle.
                                     Walking: 10:00am                                              Bus leaving at: 8:30am
         Ratio 1:15                  Returning: 2:00pm                   Ratio 1:5               Bus returning at: 3:30pm               Ratio 1:15

                                         Ratio 1:5                                                       Ratio 1:8

  Monday 20/01                     Tuesday 21/01                Wednesday 22/01                   Thursday 23/01                   Friday 24/01
Manly Surf 'n Slide /                Aquatopia                  Wacky Wednesday                   Artistic Thursday              BBQ / Wheels Day
  Manly Wharf
    Swimming

                               Come and soak off with
                                water slides & an aqua
                                  tower with amazing                                                                             Get your helmet & put
                                                                 OOSH today will be all        “The job of an artist is to
Surf n slide is a summer       unique elements. There                                                                             your safety gear on.
                                                                things Wacky. Dress up            offer a sanctuary of
 dream located right in            is a 110cm height                                                                            Grab your scooters and
                                                                with a wacky hair do or            beauty to an ugly
our backyard. Today we          requirement for some                                                                            bikes, we’re going for a
                                                               even wacky socks. Come          world”. Today we will be
will be sliding down the       rides although there are                                                                         ride. Show us your skills
                                                                  and have some fun                 clay modelling,
water slides and having              plenty of other                                                                           and tricks, but only if you
                                                                 doing activities out of         sketching, painting &
   fun at Manly Cove           attractions to enjoy too!                                                                       have your licence. Finish
                                                                 the ordinary! Release         Paper Mache. Come and
Beach! Come and share           Fish pipe, Wave riders,                                                                         the day with a nice BBQ
                                                                      your wacky                  have some fun with
 some laughs and good           20m slides and a wave                                                                                 & Milkshakes.
                                                                    childhoodness!                      Marcela!
times. There is a 110cm        pool, just to name a few.
  height requirement.

   IMPORTANT INFO                 IMPORTANT INFO                  IMPORTANT INFO                  IMPORTANT INFO                  IMPORTANT INFO
 Bring morning tea, lunch,      Bring morning tea, lunch,        Bring morning tea, lunch,       Bring morning tea, lunch,       Bring morning tea, lunch,
 afternoon tea hat, a drink     afternoon tea, hat, a drink     afternoon tea, hat & a drink    afternoon tea, hat & a drink    afternoon tea, hat & a drink
 bottle, swimmers & towel.      bottle, swimmers & towel.                 bottle.                         bottle.                         bottle.

  Bus leaving at: 10:00am         Bus leaving at: 8:30am                Ratio 1:15                      Ratio 1:15                      Ratio 1:10
  Bus returning at: 3:00pm       Bus returning at: 2:00pm

         Ratio 1:5                       Ratio 1:5
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Curly Kids OOSH Vacation Care Senior group (Yrs. 3, 4, 5 & 6) Summer 2020
             Vacation Care hours – 7:00am open 6:00pm close. $75 per child Excursions $67 In centre days

   Monday 13/01                    Tuesday 14/01                 Wednesday 15/01                   Thursday 16/01                   Friday 17/01
Bushwalk – Swim Dee               All things Tropical           Amazing Race around              Jungle Float Clontarf            Gameshow Mania
  Why– Ice Cream                                                   the beaches!

                                  Tropical Vibes = good            We are bringing the                                          Family Feud, Millionaire
Why not explore nature’s          life. Today we will be          Amazing race to Curly.          The Jungle Float is a
                                                                                                                                Hotseat, Celebrity Name
   beauty in our local          doing all things Tropical.        Today the children will          mobile water park
                                                                                                                                game, the Price is Right
backyard? Today we are            Water slides, Tropical            be split into teams             that features six
                                                                                                                                and Deal or no Deal are
 walking the headlands               smoothies, and a             competing against one         awesome attractions to
                                                                                                                                  all games we will be
  Curl Curl – Dee Why.          Hawaiian Luau. Come &           another. You will have to           suit all ages and
                                                                                                                                 playing today. We are
After that we are cooling        have some fun at Curly         complete challenges and          preferences… and it’s
                                                                                                                                 turning TV into CURLY
 off with a swim at Dee                  Kids OOSH.             find certain totems to get        currently at Clontarf
                                                                                                                                      KIDS REALITY.
 Why pools & a yummy                                             to the next challenge, all     Beach, ready to provide
        ice-cream!                                                        locally!               some serious summer
                                                                                                           fun!
   IMPORTANT INFO                  IMPORTANT INFO                  IMPORTANT INFO                  IMPORTANT INFO                  IMPORTANT INFO
  Bring morning tea, lunch,       Bring morning tea, lunch,       Bring morning tea, lunch,       Bring morning tea, lunch,       Bring morning tea, lunch,
  afternoon tea, hat, a drink    afternoon tea, hat & a drink    afternoon tea, hat & a drink    afternoon tea, hat, a drink     afternoon tea, hat & a drink
  bottle, swimmers & towel.                bottle.                         bottle.               bottle, swimmers & Towel.                 bottle.

 Walking to venue: 10:00am               Ratio 1:15                Bus leaving at: 9:30am          Bus leaving at: 8:30am                Ratio 1:15
Returning to venue at: 2:00pm                                     Bus returning at: 2:00pm        Bus returning at: 2:00pm

          Ratio 1:5                                                       Ratio 1:8                       Ratio 1:5

   Monday 20/01                     Tuesday 21/01                 Wednesday 22/01                   Thursday 23/01                   Friday 24/01
   Minute to win it                   Aquatopia                     MasterChef                    Ice Zoo Alexandria               Spa & Relaxation

      60 seconds,               Aquatopia Water Park, at        Channel your inner
                                                                                                                                  Put your feet up, close
      1 challenge.                Prairiewood Leisure         Master Chef. Can you                Take off your summer
                                                                                                                                   your eyes, take a big
 Can you beat the clock         Centre, has a huge range make a meal out of basic               shoes and replace them
                                                                                                                                  deep breath and relax.
   and find your inner             of attractions and          ingredients? Entrée,                 with winter skates.
                                                                                                                                   A day of pampering,
 champion to Win it in a         facilities that will thrill Lunch and Desert. Today            Today we are heading to
                                                                                                                                   massage and facials.
  Minute? GOOD LUCK.            people of all ages. There       you will be creating            Alexandria Ice Zoo where
                                                                                                                                 Think about luxury. The
  Come down to Curly             are 10m and 20m high        masterpieces with food.              will be skating on ice.
                                                                                                                                image of kicking back at a
  OOSH and try and be               giant slides, the           You will be vs other            Show us your skills as we
                                                                                                                                  day spa and having all
  crowned a WINNER!              adventure aqua tower           teams and creating               slide across the ice with
                                                                                                                                 the time in the world to
                                   with 79 unique and             yummy dishes.                    laughter and smiles.
                                                                                                                                      enjoy yourself.
                                  amazing elements, a
                                toddler’s pool, Fish pipe
                                 *PLEASE      COMPLETE
                                  and the Wave Rider.
   IMPORTANT INFO               WAIVER
                                   IMPORTANT ON PAGE
                                                  INFO 7 *       IMPORTANT INFO                    IMPORTANT INFO                  IMPORTANT INFO
  Bring morning tea, lunch,       Bring morning tea, lunch,       Bring morning tea, lunch,       Bring morning tea, lunch,       Bring morning tea, lunch,
 afternoon tea, hat & a drink    afternoon tea, hat, a drink     afternoon tea, hat & a drink    afternoon tea, hat & a drink    afternoon tea, hat & a drink
           bottle.               bottle, swimmers & Towel.                 bottle.                         bottle.                         bottle.

          Ratio 1:15               Bus leaving at: 8:30am                Ratio 1:15                Bus leaving at: 8:30am                Ratio 1:15
                                  Bus returning at: 2:00pm                                        Bus returning at: 2:00pm

                                          Ratio 1:5                                                       Ratio 1:8
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Information
                                           Prescription medication can only be
Standard of Care                                                                      What to Wear
                                           administered by staff with written
Curly Kids OOSH Vacation Care              permission from parents/guardians          Please clearly label all items!
operates in accordance with the
                                           and be in the original packaging. Non-
requirements set forth by the              prescription medication is not             Parents – please apply sunscreen to
Australian Children's Education &          permitted at Vacation Care. See            your child every day before dropping
Care Quality Authority (ACECQA)            centre staff for further details.          them to Vacation Care. Sunscreen will
including the National Quality                                                        be available at the centre for children
Framework (NQF) and the framework          PG rated movies may be shown at the        to reapply throughout the day.
for school age care in Australia, My       centre, please see staff if you have
Time Our Place (MTOP).                     any concerns about this.                   Clothing should be practical and sun
                                                                                      smart. Singlet tops are not
                                                                                      appropriate as exposed shoulders are
General Information                        Every effort is made to provide the
                                           activities exactly as advertised in this   prone to sunburn.
The vacation program is split into a
Junior (K-2) program and a Senior (3-      brochure, however sometimes, due to
                                           circumstances out of our control, this     Please note that centres often do
6) program. Each program will have a                                                  messy activities so be prepared for
capacity of 40 children. The               is not possible. If an activity is
                                           cancelled, we will try to provide          dirty clothes at the end of the day!!
incursions and excursions have been                                                   The Centre does not provide
planned to be age appropriate for          another activity and inform families
                                           as early as possible, usually on the       protective shirts for arts and crafts.
each program. We do understand
that you may want an older sibling to      morning of the scheduled activity via
attend a junior program with your          signage at the centre.                     Food
child, please request this on your                                                    Help us be allergy friendly! Many
online application. NOTE: The              Centre rules are established for the       children have allergies to various
children in the Junior and Senior          safety and well-being of all children.     foods.
program will spend time together at        Consistent disregard of rules may
both the beginning and end of each         result in exclusion from the program       Nut allergies are especially common.
day.                                       following consultation with staff and
                                           Parents/Guardians.                         Please help us by not providing any
Vacation Care is for children up to 12                                                nuts or nut products (including
years old attending a NSW public           What to Bring                              peanut butter and hazelnut spread) in
primary school.                            Children need to bring a hat, lunch,       your children’s lunches and snacks.
                                           snacks and a refillable drink bottle.
Children must have completed their         We suggest you pack a frozen ice           Hours of Operation
first term of school to attend Vacation
                                           brick with your child’s lunch to help      The program runs from 7.00am to
Care unless they are attending our
                                           prevent the growth of bacteria and         6.00pm each day.
January program just prior to their        keep it cool until lunch time. Cooking
first term in Kindy.
                                           activities may be part of the day’s
                                           program but they are not meal              In Centre Days
Staff are employed from 7:00am to                                                     Activities vary throughout the day and
                                           substitutes.
6:00pm and children are to be signed                                                  allow for sessions of high and low
in and out by a parent/guardian                                                       activities.
                                           Children should not bring any toys
between these times.
                                           (including mobile phones and MP3
                                           players) or expensive jewellery to         Incursions scheduled for certain days
Children will only be allowed to leave                                                will usually run for a one to two hour
                                           Vacation Care as they may be lost.
the Centre accompanied by an adult                                                    period. The remainder of the day will
nominated in your KidsXap                  Curly Kids OOSH will not be                include activities organised by the
registration. Notice in writing is         responsible for lost valuable items.       Centre staff. Each day will have a
required if the child is to be collected                                              theme that will be incorporated into
by anyone not nominated in your                                                       some of the activities during the
KidsXap registration.                                                                 program for the day.
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Excursion Days                            Child Care Subsidy (CCS)                  Children with Additional
On excursion days, all children           If you wish to claim Child Care Subsidy   Needs
booked in must attend the excursion.      (CCS) you will need to complete an
                                                                                    Curly Kids OOSH Vacation Care
Children and staff will travel by         online Child Care Subsidy assessment
                                                                                    Programs are additional needs and
charter bus to each excursion venue.      using your Centrelink online account
                                                                                    disability friendly. However, before
The bus will usually leave the centre     through my.gov.au.
                                                                                    enrolment we do require detailed
at 9.30am and return to the centre by
                                                                                    information about your child’s
4.00pm.                                   You will also need to provide us with
                                                                                    individual needs. If your child has high
                                          the date of birth of the parent
                                                                                    support needs, additional support
Please ensure children are dropped        /guardian claiming the CCS, the date
                                                                                    may need to be accessed via the
off by 9.00am on excursion days.          of birth of the child being enrolled
                                                                                    Federal Government’s Inclusion
                                          and the Family Assistance Office
                                                                                    Support Subsidy (ISS).
There will be up to 40 children           Customer Reference Number (CRN)
attending each excursion, with one        for both the parent/guardian and the
                                                                                    The application process can take
educator for every eight children,        child.
                                                                                    some time as we consult with schools
except when they are going on a
                                                                                    and complete an assessment to
swimming excursion when there will        Once your booking has been entered
                                                                                    determine how to best meet your
be one educator for every five            into our system you will receive an
                                                                                    child’s needs at Vacation Care.
children attending.                       email from MyGov asking you to
                                                                                    Contact the Vacation Care Services
                                          confirm your enrolment. You will then
                                                                                    Coordinator on
A risk assessment with more details       need to login to your MyGov account
about each excursion can be viewed        and confirm your enrolment/s for our
                                                                                    0421 337 836 as early as possible to
on the Curly Kids OOSH website prior      Vacation Care service/s. CCS will then
                                                                                    ensure that your child can access all
to booking.                               be applied to the fee charged for your
                                                                                    aspects of the program.
                                          booking.
Information on time of departure for
excursions, special requirements for      We will charge you the gap between        Immunisation
the day, or late changes to the           our daily fee and your CCS                Children who are not immunised will
program, are displayed at the centre      entitlement.                              be excluded for the duration of an
or are available by phoning the centre                                              outbreak of an immunisation
during opening hours.                     Centrelink will withhold 5% of all        preventable disease.
                                          subsidy payments which is reconciled
Parents/guardians are responsible for     with families at the end of the
ensuring they have all information        financial year.
required. Children will not be
permitted to purchase food on             If you have any questions with regard
excursions, please do not send money      to your eligibility for Child Care
with your child to Vacation Care.         Subsidy please call the Family
                                          Assistance Office on 13 61 50.
Fees & Payments
The daily fee is $75 per child for an
excursion day and $67 for an
incursion day.

Children who are collected after
6.00pm will incur a Late Pick Up Fee
of $10.00 per five minutes late or part
thereof.

There is a strict 2 week cancellation
policy once your booking has been
processed unless a medical certificate
is supplied for the day/s missed
within one week of the missed day/s.
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Vacation Care Booking Terms & Conditions
Registration                                                        Medical Treatment Consent
All children must be enrolled in KidsXap to complete a              By booking my child into Curly Kids OOSH Vacation Care
booking.                                                            program I give consent for the service to seek (i) medical
(https://curlykidsoosh.kidsxap.com.au/enrolmentform)                treatment for my child from a registered medical practitioner,
This enrolment process only needs to occur the first time the       hospital or ambulance service (ii) transportation of the child
child uses our service. Once you enrol your child in KidsXap        by an ambulance service. I understand that I am responsible
you will receive an email with your logon id and password.          for any costs incurred.
                                                                    In the event of an emergency, Curly Kids OOSH will make all
                                                                    reasonable attempts to contact the enrolling parent, and any
Bookings                                                            other emergency contact nominated. Should attempts to
Bookings for our vacation care program will open five weeks         reach emergency contacts fail, parents are advised that under
prior to the start of the school holiday period. All expressions    Clause 174 of the Children’s and Young Persons (Care and
of interest of bookings are made using electronically via our       Protection) Act 1998, a medical practitioner or dentist is
website - https://curlykidsoosh.com.au/vacapplication.html          empowered to carry out treatment on my child in order to
                                                                    save his or her life or to prevent serious damage to his or her
Curly Kids OOSH Vacation Care follow the Federal
                                                                    health. This authority granted by legislation does not relieve a
Government’s ‘enrolment priority of access’ guidelines.
                                                                    medical practitioner or registered dentist from liability in
Priority of access will be given in the following order:
                                                                    respect of the carrying out of medical or dental treatment on
1. A child at risk of serious abuse or neglect.
                                                                    a child or young person, being a liability to which the medical
2. A child of a single parent who satisfies, or of parents who
                                                                    practitioner or dentist would have been subject had the
both satisfy the work/training/study test under section 14 of
                                                                    treatment been carried out without my consent.
the Family Assistance Act.
3. Any other child.
Bookings can be made up to 24 hours prior to the
                                                                    General Consent
commencement of the daily program and are subject to                By booking my child into Curly Kids OOSH Vacation Care
resourcing availability.                                            program I hereby give consent for the child/ren booked into
                                                                    the Vacation Care program to attend the prescribed activities
There is a 2 week cancellation policy once your booking has         on the days they have been booked in. I give permission for
been processed, unless a medical certificate is supplied for the    my child/ren to attend the excursions programmed on the
day/s missed within one week of the missed day/s.                   days I have selected and have read the risk assessment on
Children must have started their first year of primary school at    Curly Kids OOSH’s website and the excursion information
a NSW public school in the year of the vacation care program        contained in the School Holiday Activities brochure. I give
unless they are attending Vacation Care program during the          permission for Curly Kids OOSH Vacation Care staff to apply or
January school holidays.                                            direct my child to apply the centre’s sunscreen unless I
Curly Kids OOSH reserves the right to review bookings               provide my own sunscreen.
received and to withdraw bookings where families have               I acknowledge that during my child/ren’s participation in the
monies owing or where we are unable to meet                         prescribed activities my child/ren will be exposed to the
the needs of all children booked in on a particular day within      obvious risks associated with such activities. I indemnify Curly
the resources available.                                            Kids OOSH, it’s officers and agents and keep them indemnified
                                                                    against all claims, demands, actions and liabilities of any kind
                                                                    (other than due to wilful negligence) arising from my child’s
Fees                                                                participation in the activity.
The Vacation Care daily fee is $75.00 per child for an excursion
and $67.00 for an incursion.                                        I understand that there is a strict 2 week cancellation policy in
                                                                    place once my booking has been processed, unless a medical
Child Care Subsidy (CCS) will be applied to this fee for families   certificate is supplied within one week of the day missed.
who have completed their Activity Test via the myGov
website, and then confirmed their enrolment via myGov.              I acknowledge that G and PG rated movies may be shown at
Centrelink withhold 5% of all subsidy payments which is             the centre.
reconciled with families at the end of the financial year.          I declare that the information I have provided online and in my
Late Pick Up Fee                                                    KidsXap enrolment is correct to the best of my knowledge.
Children who are collected after 6.00pm from the Vacation
Care centre will be charged a late pick-up fee of $10.00 per
five minutes late, or part thereof.
Curly Kids OOSH

         Curl Curl North Public School Playfair RD, North Curl Curl NSW 2099
                Ph: 0421 337 836 Email: bookings@curlykidsoosh.com.au
                                 ABN: 39 699 133 800

       PERMISSION WAIVER FOR SWIMMING EXCURSIONS IN 2020

Dear Parents / Guardians,

This permission note will allow students to take part in a swimming excursion during
the vacation care program at Curly Kids OOSH.

Please note we will only accept strong swimmers on the excursions. There will be a
1:5 ratio, with staff being in the water with the children. (Maximum 30 children).

The Swimming Excursion will be outlined in the released program advertised for the
seasonal vacation care. Structure around the activity displayed and communicated via
email prior to the event.

Andrew Whitaker
Centre Director / P&C President
………………………………………………………………………………………

                      Curly Kids OOSH Vacation Care
               PERMISSION NOTE – WATER EXCURSIONS 2020

I give permission for my child/ren _________________________________

   •     To attend excursions which involve water activities under Curly Kids OOSH
         staff supervision.
   •     I take sole responsibility and can confirm my child CAN swim 25m unaided.
   •     I have spoken to my child/ren about water safety and abiding by pool rules.
   •     My child is at least 110cm tall

I understand that the staff will inform me before the event as to the nature of the
excursion, structure and display needed information at the service.

Signed Parent/Guardian: __________________________________

Dated:          /      /
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