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 Before and After School Programs.

About us

We're proud to be part of the Cobram Primary School community in Cobram, Victoria – where we offer an YMCA Before and After School Program (also known as Outside School Hours Care). This service is run by YMCA Children's Programs – part of YMCA Victoria.

Our After School Programs are designed to complement your child’s school learning through activities and socialising. Your child and family can experience the following benefits from being enrolled in our Before and After School Programs:

  • flexibility and support for families
  • enhanced emotional intelligence
  • improved cognitive development through activities.

We look forward to working with the children, parents and staff of Cobram Primary School to deliver a high-quality program that your children love as much as we do.

Activities

Our After School Programs offer:

  • 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 afternoon tea after school.

 

Co-located programs

 

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: 6:30am to 9:00am
  • After School Care: 3:20pm to 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 After School Programs.

 

Prices and subsidies

To support our families, we offer two types of bookings:

  • permanent bookings
  • casual bookings

The table below lists the 2022 daily programming costs for Cobram Primary School YMCA Before After School Program.

These costs come into effect on Monday 03 January 2022

Session

Permanent booking

Casual booking

Before school program $18.00 $20.50

After school program

$23.00

$25.50

Pupil free day N/A $80.00

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 After School Program or submit a booking request go to the bookings 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, contact us:

 

Location

Cobram YMCA After School Program is located at:

Cobram Primary School
79-98 William Street
Cobram
VIC 3644

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