Out of School Hours Care

OSHC Program

Our Out of School Hours Care is a program which caters for children attending Norton Summit school offering care for after school and pupil free days. After School and Pupil Free Days are offered at Norton Summit Primary School.

We provide a range of activities: cooking, painting, pasting, drawing, colouring, construction, creative making, group activities, sport activities, free play, quiet activities and books to read, TV/Video, – just to name a few.
We also run the Active After School Program for two nights a week.

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Philosophy

The Norton Summit Primary School Out of School Hours Care Program aims to provide quality care for school children from 5 to 13 years.

We believe:

That the program should meet the needs of our children, parents, staff and community.
In providing a variety of learning and recreational experiences to complement and extend the children’s physical, intellectual, social and emotional development.
In respecting each person as an individual.

We aim to:

Provide a happy, safe, clean, comfortable and secure environment.
Be warm, caring and sensitive to the individual beliefs, backgrounds, personalities and abilities of each child.

Management Committee

The Management Committee consists of the principal, a parent representative, a Governing Council representative, finance officer and OSHC staff representative.

More Information

Operation Hours

After School Care operates from 3:20pm to 6:00pm each school day. Pupil Free days will operate from 8: 00am to 6:00pm.

Before School Care opportunities available.

Fees

Session fee is $26.00. A late fee applies. The service qualifies for the Child Care Benefit. Further information on fee relief is available from the Director. Payment of fees is weekly, unless otherwise negotiated with the Director. Please let OSHC staff know if difficulties regarding payments should arise. An administration fee will apply if accounts are more than 1 month in arrears.

Nutrition

After School Care will supply drinks and afternoon tea, it is recognised that these will be of as high a nutritional value as possible. If there is a specific dietary requirement (eg allergies) please notify the staff.

Viability

A drop in numbers could jeopardise the viability of an OSHC site. Refer to broader policies for more details.

Medication

Prescribed and non-prescribed medicines (eg Panadol) will be administered only if requested in writing by the Parent / Caregiver. The medication to be administered must be in the original container bearing the child’s name, instructions and description of the medication. Please supply your own medicine measuring instrument.

Supervision

Children are supervised at all times. Children will be supervised with the highest degree of care possible, while recognising that it is impossible to supervise every child for every moment.

Enrolment

Care is provided for school age children from Foundation to Year 6. An enrolment form must be completed prior to use of the service. Care is available as:

Regular – care required on a regular full time or part time basis
Casual- care not required on a regular basis (24 hours notice).

Bookings and Cancellations
Please contact the school of all bookings and cancellations, by 11:00am on the day and where possible 24 hours notice would be appreciated. The Director is constantly aware of staff/ child ratios and to continually offer quality care we need to have knowledge of all bookings and cancellations that happen daily. Failure to notify will incur the Cancellation Fee, except in the case of unexpected illness.

Authority for the Collection of Children

No child will be allowed to leave the program without prior permission from the parents. Any adult who collects your child must notify the staff member and sign the attendance sheet. Please notify staff if someone other than the usual person is to collect your child. If circumstances change, staff must be notified verbally or by phone prior to the child’s collection.

Illness

We regret that children suffering from contagious infections cannot be cared for. If a child arrives unwell, or becomes unwell during the course of the program, the child will be comforted and cared for until the parents or emergency contact can be notified to collect the child as soon as possible.

Behaviour Management Policy

All children are expected to follow the rules of the program as detailed in the Behaviour Management Policy.

Parents / Caregivers have a responsibility to:

Collect children on time
Pay fees on time
Take an active interest in the program

Parents / Caregivers are encouraged to:

Contribute ideas
Serve on the Management Committee
Provide advice, information and feedback

Contact

Crescent Drive
Norton Summit SA 5136

Principal: Shaun Barber
Phone: 08 8390 1771
Fax: 08 8390 1063
Region: Adelaide Hills

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