At Camp Australia: Drysdale Primary School OSHC, we are very proud to announce that School Holiday Care is coming to Drysdale Primary School for the first time this coming set of holidays. This is an exciting time for everyone involved, and we look forward to providing the convenience of a School Holiday Club at your home school. More information will be forthcoming in future newsletters.
On the 2nd of July, the Australian Government will transition to a new Child Care Subsidy (CCS). This will replace the existing Child Care Rebate (CCR) and Child Care Benefit (CCB). There are a number of key changes that families who rely on childcare before and/or after school need to know, including:
• Any benefit will be paid directly to child care providers (like Camp Australia), who will then only bill the ‘gap’ amount to families.
• There will continue to be hardship relief.
• For families earning less than $186,958, there will no longer be an annual cap on the amount of subsidy you can receive. For families earning between $186,958 and $351,248, an increased annual subsidy cap of $10,000 per child will apply each year.
If you’d like to know what percentage of your child care costs you can claim back through the Child Care Subsidy, check out the simple Family Childcare Subsidy Estimator at https://www.education.gov.au/sites/education/files/chcare/est/index.html
We have had another fun filled week at Camp Australia Drysdale Primary School OSHC. Popular games and activities have included Shuffleboard, construction with the straws and connectors, trouble, making domino runs, duck duck goose, skipping, downball, basketball, getting homework done, and experimenting with magnets.
A friendly reminder for parents that for staffing and catering purposes children should be booked into OSHC through the Camp Australia head office, or if it is impractical to do so, through a staff member at OSHC. Where possible bookings and cancellations should be made through the Camp Australia Head Office website https://www.campaustralia.com.au/ or phone number, which is 1300 105 343. This is to ensure that we have adequate numbers of staff present to care for your children and ensure their safety, and that we have prepared enough food to go around at snack time.