Before school
A calm start involving breakfast, quiet activities, preparation and transition into the school day.
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Monday–Friday
9:00 am–5:00 pm
9:00 am–5:00 pm
Call
(07) 3633 0813
Opening Hours
Monday–Friday
9:00 am–5:00 pm
9:00 am–5:00 pm
Before and After School Care
A familiar place before and after the school day
Selected educators may provide care for school-aged children before school, after school or both. This can offer families a practical arrangement and give children a calm, familiar home-based environment outside school hours.
How School-Age Care May Work
The care arrangement depends on educator location, operating hours, nearby schools and whether suitable transport arrangements are available.
Illustrative family scenario
Daniel, Priya and Maya
A calm beginning before school
Daniel and Priya both begin work before 8:00 am. Their seven-year-old daughter, Maya, attends a nearby primary school and needs care on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
They choose an educator who operates close to Maya’s school and can provide morning care. Maya arrives, has breakfast, completes a quiet activity and prepares for school within a familiar routine.
Transport and school attendance arrangements must be specifically agreed. They are not automatically available with every educator.
What the Routine Could Include
School-age care should complement the school day rather than simply extend its structure.
Morning preparation
Breakfast, personal organisation, conversation and quiet play before school.
Afternoon transition
A chance to reconnect, eat, rest and talk about the day before beginning other activities.
Choice and recreation
Reading, creative activities, outdoor play, games and age-appropriate independent interests.
School and Transport Arrangements
Families should not assume that an educator can collect or deliver a child to school. Every transport arrangement requires specific confirmation.
What must be confirmed
- The school attended by the child
- Distance from the educator’s home
- How the child will travel
- Authorisations required from the family
- Collection and handover arrangements
What may affect availability
- The educator’s operating schedule
- Other children attending care
- School start and finishing times
- Vehicle or walking arrangements
- Safety and supervision considerations
Transport arrangements must be appropriate, authorised and confirmed
before care commences.
What Families Should Consider
School-age care should be practical for the family while also giving the child sufficient time to rest, play and participate.
Timing
Confirm the educator’s opening and closing hours against the family’s actual work and travel requirements.
Location
Consider the relationship between home, the educator’s location, school and the parent’s workplace.
The child’s needs
Consider whether the child needs rest, food, quiet time, active play or assistance with personal organisation.
School-Age Care Questions
Specific arrangements vary between educators and must be confirmed before enrolment.
Does every educator provide school transport?
No. Transport depends on the educator’s location, availability, operating arrangements and the relevant school.
Can my child attend only after school?
Yes, an after-school-only arrangement may be possible where an educator has a suitable vacancy.
Is food provided?
Food arrangements vary. Families should confirm whether breakfast or afternoon snacks are provided.
Is homework support included?
An educator may provide a suitable space or encouragement, but the care arrangement should not be assumed to provide formal tutoring.
Does an enquiry guarantee a placement?
No. Availability depends on the educator’s location, vacancies, school arrangements and the child’s care requirements.
Need care around the school day?
Tell us your child’s school, suburb, required days and whether you need morning care, afternoon care or both.
Before and After School Care
A familiar place before and after the school day
Selected educators may provide care for school-aged children before school, after school or both. This can offer families a practical arrangement and give children a calm, familiar home-based environment outside school hours.
How School-Age Care May Work
The care arrangement depends on educator location, operating hours, nearby schools and whether suitable transport arrangements are available.
Illustrative family scenario
Daniel, Priya and Maya
A calm beginning before school
Daniel and Priya both begin work before 8:00 am. Their seven-year-old daughter, Maya, attends a nearby primary school and needs care on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings.
They choose an educator who operates close to Maya’s school and can provide morning care. Maya arrives, has breakfast, completes a quiet activity and prepares for school within a familiar routine.
Transport and school attendance arrangements must be specifically agreed. They are not automatically available with every educator.
What the Routine Could Include
School-age care should complement the school day rather than simply extend its structure.
Morning preparation
Breakfast, personal organisation, conversation and quiet play before school.
Afternoon transition
A chance to reconnect, eat, rest and talk about the day before beginning other activities.
Choice and recreation
Reading, creative activities, outdoor play, games and age-appropriate independent interests.
School and Transport Arrangements
Families should not assume that an educator can collect or deliver a child to school. Every transport arrangement requires specific confirmation.
What must be confirmed
- The school attended by the child
- Distance from the educator’s home
- How the child will travel
- Authorisations required from the family
- Collection and handover arrangements
What may affect availability
- The educator’s operating schedule
- Other children attending care
- School start and finishing times
- Vehicle or walking arrangements
- Safety and supervision considerations
Transport arrangements must be appropriate, authorised and confirmed
before care commences.
What Families Should Consider
School-age care should be practical for the family while also giving the child sufficient time to rest, play and participate.
Timing
Confirm the educator’s opening and closing hours against the family’s actual work and travel requirements.
Location
Consider the relationship between home, the educator’s location, school and the parent’s workplace.
The child’s needs
Consider whether the child needs rest, food, quiet time, active play or assistance with personal organisation.
School-Age Care Questions
Specific arrangements vary between educators and must be confirmed before enrolment.
Does every educator provide school transport?
No. Transport depends on the educator’s location, availability, operating arrangements and the relevant school.
Can my child attend only after school?
Yes, an after-school-only arrangement may be possible where an educator has a suitable vacancy.
Is food provided?
Food arrangements vary. Families should confirm whether breakfast or afternoon snacks are provided.
Is homework support included?
An educator may provide a suitable space or encouragement, but the care arrangement should not be assumed to provide formal tutoring.
Does an enquiry guarantee a placement?
No. Availability depends on the educator’s location, vacancies, school arrangements and the child’s care requirements.
Need care around the school day?
Tell us your child’s school, suburb, required days and whether you need morning care, afternoon care or both.