If your child needs quality care outside school hours, is between five and 12 years old, and enrolled in primary school – they will love YMCA Outside School Hours Care.

About us

We're proud to be part of the Buln Buln Primary School community in Buln Buln, Victoria – where we offer a YMCA Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) program. This service is run by YMCA Children's Programs – part of YMCA Victoria.

We offer te following OSHC services at Buln Buln Primary School:

  • Before School Care
  • After School Care
  • Pupil Free Days (aka Curriculum Days)

In addition, BBPS students are invited to attend our local YMCA School Holiday Program at Bellbird Park Indoor Centre.

Our OSHC program complements your child’s school experience with engaging activities and opportunities to socialise with peers. We perform a variety of planned and spontaneous activities that help children develop life skills and enhance their autonomy.

Activities

We perform a variety of planned and spontaneous activities that are tailored to support each child’s individual interests and ideas. These activities  help children develop life skills and enhance their autonomy.

Commonly run activities include:

  • arts and crafts;
  • board games and puzzles;
  • cooking;
  • creative and expressive arts such as drama, singing and dancing;
  • homework time;
  • gardening and recycling;
  • sports, ball games and team games.

We also provide healthy and delicious snacks, with breakfast being served in the morning, and afternoon tea after school.

Inclusion

We believe in an inclusive society for all children and families. Children with additional needs are welcome to attend our program. Families should contact the OSHC Coordinator beforehand to discuss your child's needs. Find out more about inclusion at YMCA Children's Programs.

Session times

To accommodate our families, we offer the following care on school days:

  • Before School Care: 7:00am - 9:00am
  • After School Care: 3:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Pupil Free Day: 7:00am - 6:00pm

Safeguarding and quality standards

At the Y, our highest priority is the safety and wellbeing of your child. We are an accredited child-safe organisation with safeguarding and quality standards embedded across all our services.

Child safety remains our highest priority during the coronavirus (COVID-19) period. Our services have implemented a range of additional hygiene measures to ensure the health and safety of children, families and staff. Learn more about these measures on our COVID-19 updates page.

Our team

We recruit, train and support our staff and volunteers to care for the children and young people in our programs and services.

Find out more about the team roles for our Before and After School Programs.

Prices and subsidies

To support our families, we offer permanent and casual booking options. Casual bookings do incur an additional cost.

The table below lists the current daily fees for our OSHC services at Buln Buln Primary School. The fees come into effect from Monday 2 January 2023

Session

Fee

Fee after MAX CCS+

Before School Care (permanent booking) $20.00 $4.00
Before School Care (casual booking) $25.00 $5.00
After School Care (permanent booking) $28.00 $5.60
After School Care (casual booking) $33.00 $6.60
Pupil Free Day (numbers pending) $90.90 $18.18

Our programs qualify for the Federal Government's Child Care Subsidy. The Child Care Subsidy helps eligible families access approved and registered child care providers, by partially subsidising the cost of daily fees. Please note, the prices above do not include any child care subsidy you may be entitled to, which could significantly reduce your out-of-pocket expense.

Bookings and enquiries

Enrolments and bookings are managed through an online system called My Family Lounge.

To enrol your child in our Before and After School Programs or submit a booking request go to the Before and After School Programs how to enrol page for step-by-step instructions on how to to get started.

Already have a My Family Lounge account with YMCA Children's Programs? Sign in here.

If you're not quite ready to book and have a few more questions, our team will be happy to help - simply fill in our enquiry form and someone will get back to you.

Contact details

If you have any questions at all, please submit an OSHC / BASP contact enquiry.

Location

Buln Buln Primary YMCA OSHC is located at:

Buln Buln Street Primary School
15 Old Sale Rd
Buln Buln
VIC 3821

Find out more about our programs