Located within Kensington Public School grounds, KPSOOSH Care is a safe, familiar, purpose-built child-friendly environment for children to relax and have fun before the school day begins. Children can be signed into before school care any time from 7:15 am. Educators sign children out of before school care from 8:30 am when teachers come on duty, to 9:00 am when classes start, as children desire. In term 1 kindergarten children stay in the OOSH room until 9 am and are then accompanied by an educator to their class lines. We do this to ensure that they are comfortable in their new environment. During term two, we encourage them to make the choice of staying in the OOSH room or playing outside at 8:30 am. Breakfast is available to children from 7:15 – 8:45 am. Daily breakfast options include a selection of cereal, toast, fruit, yoghurt, and eggs. A few times a week, in addition to these options, breakfast specials such as smoothies and banana bread are available. Breakfast specials change weekly, and our menu is displayed on the family notice boards both inside and outside the centre. Each morning at before school care children are provided with the opportunity to participate in a stimulating planned experience that aligns with My Time Our Place Learning Outcomes. Additionally, children are supported to engage in freely chosen to play and leisure activities. For more information about our weekly program and menu and to see the current and previous weeks program and menu go to the “Program” section of this website.
Before School Care
After School Care
Located within Kensington Public School grounds, KPSOOSH Care provides a safe, familiar, purpose-built child-friendly environment within Kensington Public School grounds in which children can both planned and spontaneously enjoy play and leisure at the end of the school day. After school care runs from 3:00 pm when school finishes, to 6:15 pm. Children can be collected at any time within this period. Children in kindergarten will be collected by KPS OOSH educators at their class pick up area for term 1. All kindergarten children will be given a yellow wristband by their teachers saying, “I am going to KPS OOSH today!”. In the first term of school, kindergarten students will be signed-in and enjoy afternoon teatime together indoors until they feel comfortable enough to join the other OOSH kids outside for the remainder of the afternoon. All the kindergarten children are shown the routine, rules, boundaries, and programmed activities at aftercare, and educators are constantly checking on them in-case there is any confusion or uncertainty. All other new children will be shown around during the afternoon and given an educator or student buddy to show them the afternoon routine, rules, boundaries, and activities until they are settled in. Afternoon tea is served at 3:15 pm following roll call each afternoon. The afternoon tea menu changes weekly and is displayed on the family notice boards both inside and outside the centre. Examples of food served for afternoon tea include tacos, salad rolls and pasta. Fruit and vegetables are also served with afternoon tea. At 5:30 pm following a second roll call children are offered a snack of seasonal fruit and vegetables. At after school care children are provided with a range of stimulating planned experiences that align with My Time Our Place Learning Outcomes, including art and craft, cooking, sport and gross motor activities, drama and music, multicultural and community experiences. Children are additionally supported to engage in freely chosen to play and leisure activities. For more information about our weekly program and menu and to see the current and previous weeks program and menu go to the “Program” section of this website.
Safety and Supervision
Kensington Public school OOSH care incorporated runs a minimum 1:15 (Educator: Child) ratio at all times during Before and After School Care. A first aid qualified Educator will be present at all times. We conduct risk assessments for higher-risk activities to determine if a higher ratio is required for planned activities. Risk assessments determine increased ratios as follows:
- 1:5 (Educator: Child) ratios for High-risk activities
- 1:8 (Educator: Child) ratios for Medium risk activities
- 1:10 (Educator: Child) ratios for Low-risk activities
