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    Cowes Primary

    Phillip Island Leisure Centre

    Location

    177 Settlement Road
    Cowes
    VIC 3922

    Program offered

    Before and After School Care

    Before School Care opening hours

    Monday to Friday
    7:00am – 8:45am

    After School Care opening hours

    Monday to Friday
    3:30pm – 6:00pm

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    Before and After School Care

    If you're looking for high quality care for your child before and after school hours, we're here to support you. Suitable for children from five to 12 years of age, our programs are led by experienced Educators and are a great way to complement your child's learning.

    Your child will get the opportunity to socialise with other children and make new friends. Plus, we can tailor our activities to support their individual interests and ideas. So whether your child enjoys arts and crafts, dance and drama, or sports and ball games, we'll make sure they have an amazing start and end to their day!

    We'll even provide a nutritious breakfast to set your child up for the day ahead, as well as healthy and delicious afternoon snacks.

    We also offer a Pupil Free Day program throughout the school year, depending on booking numbers.

    How to enol  Prices

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    Prices

    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 Outside School Hours Care services at Cowes Primary School.

    Program

    Fee

    You pay as little as*
    Before School Care (permanent booking) $20.30 $3.05
    Before School Care (casual booking) $25.30 $3.80
    After School Care (permanent booking) $25.90 $3.89
    After School Care (casual booking) $30.90 $4.64

    Child Care Subsidy (CCS)

    Our Before and After School Care programs qualify for the Federal Government's Child Care Subsidy (CCS). CCS helps eligible families access approved and registered child care providers by partially subsidising the cost of daily fees.

    The 'Fee' price listed in the table above is the full permanent or casual daily fee for each program without any CCS entitlements.

    *The 'You pay as little as' price is an example of how little you could pay if you qualify for the maximum CCS percentage (90%) as provided by the Federal Government. We've calculated this price to allow for the 5% withheld by Services Australia to reduce the chances of an overpayment.

    Learn more about Child Care Subsidy or visit the Services Australia website for more information. We also recommend using this CCS calculator to estimate your new subsidy payments.

    Book your place

    You can book into Before and After School Care through My Family Lounge (our online booking system).

    Read our 'How to enrol' guide and FAQs to make sure you've got everything you need to book.

    Returning families:   Sign in

    New families:            Register 

    Got a question?        Enquire              
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    Get creative with arts and crafts! We’ll support your child as they try out new materials and techniques.

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    Play, run and jump during fun outdoor activities designed to get kids active.

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    Think creatively and let your imagination soar with the encouragement of our Educators.

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    Explore our awesome outdoor play areas either in a group or in self-directed play.

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    Develop your problem solving and memory skills while playing board games and puzzles with friends.

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    Take part in a variety of sport and ball games suitable for all abilities. Learn to work as a team while having lots of fun!

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    Focus on your homework with fewer distractions during quiet time. Our friendly Educators will be on hand if your child needs support.

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    Discover all things art and practise your drawing, painting, colouring and craft skills.

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    Build new friendships with lots of opportunities to chat and play with other children.

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    Enjoy free time to explore your creativity, play with friends or do your homework – whatever sparks your interest!