YOSHC

Yankalilla Out of School Hours Care
And Vacation Care
For Primary School Aged Children

Yankalilla Area School Community Annexe

Session Times are:

Contact

Director: 0401 717 021 or (8558 0830 during session time only)
Or Yankalilla Area School: 8558 0888

About the Program

Activities offered are mainly recreational and with maximum input by the children themselves. Examples of what we do include:

We are involved in the Active After School Communities Program twice a week and run a variety of physical activities.

Children's cultural, social, developmental and individual needs will be respected and supported wherever possible.

Food and Drink

Before school children are provided with breakfast, if required. After school children are given nutritious snacks and the opportunity to eat their own cooking. Children attending on pupil free days and vacation care days will be required to bring a packed lunch and recess from home. Rainwater is provided, however drink bottles from home are recommended.

Enrolling your child

Care is available to all families on a permanent or casual basis for whatever reason, including: work, study, appointments, shopping, time out or companionship for children.

Child Care Benefit (CCB)

CCB will be available to all families through the Family Assistance Office. The percentage of benefit families will receive ranges from a maximum of 100% to a minimum of 16.8%, depending on level of income and number of children enrolled in the family. Please ring the CCB telephone number and quote our service provider numbers before making a booking.

Please ring the Childcare Benefit Telephone No: 136150 and Quote the following Provider No’s: 4060 16544K and 4069 47158T when registering your child/childr

Please consider how many allowable hours you have been granted (either 20 or 50 per week) when making bookings for Vacation Care.

Cost of care (before CCB is deducted)

Cancellations and late pickup

Cancellations for before school, after school and vacation care must be made by 3pm the night before the booking otherwise an Allowable Absence will be recorded. A penalty of $1 per minute will apply after 6.00pm for late pickup if this occurs after three consecutive occasions.

Induction for new children

Staff will introduce new children to the rest of the group and attempt to link them up with a buddy. They will be taken on a tour around the service and the YOSHC boundaries, rules and behaviour guidelines will be explained. They will be supported to become involved in an activity.

Behaviour Management

Behaviour rules for the program are in line with the school policy and are designed to encourage children to be responsible for their own behaviour and to behave in a way that is sociable, peaceful and safe towards others. For behaviour that is considered unacceptable, the child is given a warning. If indicated, a second warning is given and on the third occurrence 'time out is given'. The objective of this is to remove the child from the stimulus and have the opportunity to calm down before discussion with staff about the issue and possible ways to resolve it.

Child Safety

Children will only be handed over to those authorised on the enrolment form, unless written permission is given from the parent/guardian. No child will be permitted to leave the program unless this permission is given.

In the event of an accident/emergency, normal school policy will be followed and an accident report completed.

YOSHC Policies

Please feel free to look through our Policies Folder which is kept in the bookcase opposite the YOSHC desk. We welcome you to our service and trust you will be happy with all aspects of our program. However, should there be a grievance the school policy will be followed which is in the Policies Folder.