About our Vacation Care

We provide Vacation Care during the school holidays, which caters for the children of Epping Heights Public School and the wider community. Vacation Care is packed with exciting activities that take place both in and out of the centre. Our program aims to keep your children entertained during the holidays and ensure that they having lots of fun with their friends.

Vacation Care Opening Hours

7:00am – 6:00pm

New children attending Vac Care

If you have never attended Epping Heights OSHC before, you will need to enrol in the centre by completing the enrolment process online. (This is in addition to the Vacation Care permission forms.) Please follow the link to view instructions on how to enrol. Enrolments

Vacation Care Program

Our  Summer 2024-25 Care Program and Flyer are now available for viewing!

Bookings open Thursday, 28th November 2024 at 10am and can be made via the Portal.

Click here if you wish to view our risk assessments.

To Book Vacation Care 

Once Vacation Care is open, bookings can be made by following the below steps:

1. Log in to the Portal using your previously supplied username and password.
2. Click on “Parents”, “Bookings” and then “Add/Edit Bookings”.
3. Navigate to the week you are wanting to make bookings for. This can be done by selecting the calendar or by utilising the arrows to move one week forward/back.
4. Select the bubble on the day you are wishing to book.
5. Select from the available activities and then click “Add”.
6.  Accept any permissions on the confirmation screen and then click “Book Activity”.
7. This will take you back to the daily view. You can navigate to a different day by utilising the arrows or by clicking done to return you back to the calendar.
8. Repeat the above steps to book into all the required days. (Please note: The Pupil Free Day can often be found in Week 1 of the following term)
9. The system will generate a booking confirmation email it will be sent to your nominated email address within 15 minutes. Review your booking confirmation email to ensure the days booked are correct.
10. Sign and return any waivers, if required.

Please find the below video explaining the process:

*If you wish to resend the Vacation Booking Summary, this can be done via the Parents Menu> Bookings> Vacation Care Resend Email option.

Payment:

• Families on Direct Debit will not need to make this payment – this will be automatically debited at the end of Vacation Care.