Occasional Care
Occasional care is for children under kindy age who are not enrolled in any other early childhood education and care programs, such as preschool, childcare or family day care.
About Occasional Care
Occasional care is for children under school age who aren’t in any other early childhood education and care programs, such as preschool, childcare or family day care. It promotes young children’s development by giving them access to high-quality early childhood education.
It may help parents to take part in a range of activities including non-work and casual work commitments.
Priority of access
The education department has a priority of access policy to decide who can get into occasional care. This might mean that some families get more sessions than others.
Talk to us about enrolling in occasional care.
Occasional care session times
Children generally can go to 1 session a week.
Monday
8.45am to 11.45am
12.15pm to 3.15pm
Thursday
8.45am to 11.45am
12.15pm to 3.15pm
Cost
This program costs $5 per session and $2.50 for siblings.
If you have an Australian Government Pensioner Concession or Health Care Card, the cost is $1.50 per session and 75 cents for siblings.
Disability support
There is support available for children with disability. Talk to us for more information.
What to bring
Children need to bring these items:
- bag
- broad-brimmed, legionnaire or sun-safe hat (without chin straps)
- change of clothes, especially spare underwear and pants or shorts
- nappies if required
- drink bottle containing water
- healthy snack
- packed lunch.
Please write your child’s name on their belongings.