Out of School Hours Care
Bellaire Primary School provides quality child care at the Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) program.
Before School Care: 7:30-8:45am
After School Care: 3:30-6:00pm
Co-ordinator Kirsty Walker and a highly qualified team of educators organise a variety of both enjoyable and educational activities catering for all age groups within the safety of the school premises.
Healthy snacks and delicious fruit platters are provided daily.
The Bellaire Primary School OSHC program is accredited by the Australian Children’s Education Quality and Care Authority and works hard to maintain high standards in all aspects of child care. To ensure that adequate supervision is provided, only children who are booked into the program will be accepted.
Enrolments and Booking Requests for 2022 accepted from 12th November 2021 via My Family Lounge
Families without an existing My Family Lounge account please use the link below to create a new account (register)
Families with an existing My Family Lounge account at another centre, day-care or kindergarten please use the link below to update your details and connect to the Bellaire OSHC system.
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- $11.00 per session for Before School Care (7:30-8:45am)
- $16.00 per sessions for After School Care (3:30-6:00pm)
- $50.00 per day for designated Curriculum (Pupil Free) Days (7:30am-6:00pm)
- Late pick up fee- a late fee of $1.00 per minute applies if children are picked up after 6:00pm
Statements are issued weekly via email. All fees must be paid weekly to retain your child’s place in the OSHC program via QKR!
Hours of Operation: Children may access the program during each school term. Children can commence the program at any stage through the school year.
Before School Care: Monday to Friday 7:30am to 8:50am
After School Care: Monday to Friday 3:30pm to 6:00pm
Curriculum Days: 7:30am ‐ 6:00pm
End of Term early finish: 1.30 / 2:30pm ‐ 6:00pm
We also cater to Prep early finish times at the beginning of the school year to those enrolled. (unfortunately, we do not offer care on the Wednesday prep free days)
During Term 1 preps will be walked from the OSHC room to their classroom before school and picked up from their classroom and walked to the OSHC room after school. On early finish days, OSHC will commence at the earlier time of 2pm for enrolled prep students only.
- As a NEW family you can easily register your child’s details and manage your account information.
- You can submit a waitlist request for your child to secure a permanent spot
- Request change of the days your child is currently booked in for when placed
- You can easily provide detailed information about your child to our service such as medical information, diet requirements, emergency contact details and more! All this information is simply added into the online enrolment form and submitted to the service.
The ‘My Family Lounge’ App can be downloaded from Google Play or Apple App store. Enter your email address and password, then you will have access to:
- Book in casual days for your child straight from your phone
- Access an online calendar where you can see live availability within our center
- Manage bookings for one or more children from a single log in
- Record your child as ‘absent’ in advance for a permanent session
- Cancel a ‘casual day’ where the session is no longer required
- A cancellation Fee will apply if cancelled within a NO REFUND period
- Activate notification alerts!
Bellaire Primary School OSHC uses an online booking and waitlist management program called QK Enrol. This program will give you access to manage your own account information, where you will have the ability to make booking requests and allow you to complete and submit an online enrolment form for your child. You can do this and much, much more all within a parent portal called ‘My Family Lounge’.
You will also have the flexibility of booking in casual days and report absences for your child straight from your phone with just a few taps by downloading the My Family Lounge APP.
To REGISTER a My Family Lounge account simply click here to register.
Families without an existing My Family Lounge account please use the link below to create a new account (register)
Families with an existing My Family Lounge account at another centre, day-care or kindergarten please use the link below to update your details and connect to the Bellaire OSHC system.
Update Enrolment DetailsOnce your details have been registered with the My Family Lounge, you will receive a welcome email where you will be promoted to complete your registration and set up a password.
If you are experiencing issues accessing your My Family Lounge account please contact the Bellaire PS Office for assistance.
Families new to the Bellaire PS OSHC service will be charged a $5.00 enrolment fee per family which is payable once the first family statement is sent out for payment.
We aim to:
- Provide all children with a safe, secure and inclusive environment that caters to the needs of individual children
- Strive to maintain a high-quality service in compliance with the National Quality Standard and the Early Years Learning Framework.
- Promote the value of play and recreational activities which meet the developmental needs and interests of all children
- Promote healthy choices in relation to nutrition and active lifestyles
- Promote positive relationships between children and staff, and families and educators
- Plan the program effectively to offer a wide variety of activities including arts & crafts, cooking, reading, indoor and outdoor games that enhance children’s life skills
- Create a program that encourages participation and cooperation, assisting children to develop social skills and an appreciation of diversity
- For Educators to communicate effectively with each other and display professionalism, teamwork and mutual respect
- To respect the diversity of children’s backgrounds and abilities and to equitably accommodate the individual needs of each child
- To maintain a positive discipline policy that is followed by educators and students accessing the program