Bookings are now open for our 2025 spring holiday program!

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Aitken Creek Primary School

Location

265 Waterview Boulevard
Craigieburn
VIC 3064

Programs offered

Before and After School Care

School Holiday Program

Before School Care opening hours

Monday to Friday
6:30am – 8:45am

After School Care opening hours

Monday to Friday
3:20pm – 6:30pm

School Holiday Program opening hours

Monday to Friday
6:30am – 6:30pm

Contact us in centre

Phone   Email

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Aitken Creek Primary

Before and After School Care

Our Before School Care and After School Care programs are here to support busy families outside of school hours. Suitable for children between five and 12 years old, our programs include a variety of fun activities to support your child's learning.

Your child could get involved in arts and crafts, board games and puzzles, cooking and expressive arts, or sport and ball games. We'll make your child feel welcome and supported so that they can have a great start and end to their day.

We provide a healthy and delicious breakfast to set your child up for the day ahead, as well as nutritious snacks after school.

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

How to enrol   Prices

 

 

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School Holiday Program

Our holiday program provides an opportunity for your child to learn from new experiences through a fun mix of activities, while making new friends along the way.

We offer a wide variety of interest-based in-house activities, themed incursions and exciting excursions. Our holiday programs are run by experienced Educators who help your child become more confident and independent.

Activities could include a visit from a petting zoo or partying in your pyjamas! In the past, we've even run exciting excursions to places like Twisted Science in Moorabin and Funtopia in Maribyrnong.

Keep an eye out for our upcoming program – we'll share the schedule on this page about four weeks before the school holidays start.

How to enrol  Prices

 
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Spring it On Holiday Program

Bookings are now open for our Spring 2025 School Holiday Program! The program runs on weekdays from Monday 22 September to Friday 3 October 2025 (excluding public holidays).

We've planned an exciting program of school holiday activities that will interest your child over the holidays.

Activity days can include:

  • In-house (activities run by our Educator team)
  • Incursion (activities run by visitors to our service)
  • Excursion (activities run at an off-site location)
  • Self-guided incursion (premium activities run by our educator team, available at select centres)
  • Supreme incursion (supreme activities run by visitors to our service)
  • Supreme excursion (supreme activities run at an off-site location)

What to bring

  • Lunch and snack (nutritious and nut free)
  • SunSmart hat and sunscreen
  • Water bottle
  • Weather appropriate clothing and shoes
  • Swimwear, towel and change of clothes as required (if an activity involves water)

You can also read our School Holiday Program FAQs.

The prices listed in the table below are the full fee for each day. If you're entitled to Child Care Subsidy, what you actually pay could be significantly reduced. 

Date

Activity Details

Week 1
Monday 22 September Spring into fun
Welcome the season of growth and new beginnings with a celebration full of colour and curiosity! Craft rainbow suncatchers, create bugs and butterflies using nature, and discover the magic of pollination in a fun STEM activity. We’ll learn how flowers bloom, how bees help, and how change can be beautiful, all while buzzing through active games, joyful creativity, and springtime smiles.
Category: Inhouse
Cost: $92.00
Tuesday 23 September AFL Carnival
Get ready for the AFL Grand Final in style with an action-packed day at the Oval! Enjoy an exciting and engaging health and wellbeing program run by AFL MAX in collaboration with Coles Healthy Kicks. With guest appearances and prizes to be won, it’s the ultimate AFL day out! And if footy isn't your thing, we have inflatable arenas, giant games and a face painting station too!
Category: Excursion
Cost: $129.00
Wednesday 24 September Reptile Petting Zoo
Wild Action are visiting us for an unforgettable reptile encounter! Touch, hold and learn all about the some of Australia's coolest species. This hands on experience will turn you into a master of biological classifications, habitats, and the importance of conservation.
Category: Incursion
Cost: $113.00
Thursday 25 September Bad Guys 2
Join us for a trip to the cinemas to watch Bad Guys 2. Reformed criminals Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark and Ms. Tarantula are trying very hard to be good. However, they soon find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes heist that's masterminded by a new team of delinquents they never saw coming - the Bad Girls. Popcorn included.
Category: Excursion
Cost: $129.00
Friday 26 September See you next week!
We are closed today for the Grand Final AFL Public Holiday. We hope you enjoy the game this weekend and we can't wait to continue on the Spring Holiday fun next week.
Week 2
Monday 29 September Inflatable World
We're taking a trip to the biggest inflatable playground in Australia today so, get ready for a high-energy adventure! Bounce, jump, climb and flip your way through a world of inflatable fun that’s perfect for all ages. Don't forget to bring your socks.
Category: Excursion
Cost: $129.00
Tuesday 30 September Butterfly House
The mobile Butterfly House is visiting us! This enchanting experience allows you to interact gently with beautiful live butterflies in a serene, magical setting. Learn about the butterfly life cycle, enjoy close-up encounters, and leave with a deeper appreciation for these delicate creatures and their role in nature.
Category: Incursion
Cost: $113.00
Wednesday 01 October Discover our World
Explore the people, places, traditions, and wonders of different countries and cultures around the globe today. Through interactive activities, games, crafts, food experiences, and stories, you will “travel” the world without even leaving the OSHC room.
Category: Inhouse
Cost: $92.00
Thursday 02 October Clip N' Play
Get ready to climb and explore at Clip N' Play – the ultimate indoor adventure playground! Tackle towering rock climbing walls and race through giant playgrounds packed with fun.
Category: Excursion
Cost: $129.00
Friday 03 October Rhythms of the World
Have a go at drumming today as our guest musicians guide you through the Rhythms of the World. You’ll explore a variety of percussion instruments, try out body and vocal percussion, and even get moving with some rhythm-based dance. It's a fun, high-energy experience that celebrates music, movement, and culture!
Category: Incursion
Cost: $113.00

Prices

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

Please contact your local centre for advice on any questions you have regarding pricing.

Program

Fee

Before School Care (permanent booking) $31.30
Before School Care (casual booking) $36.70
After School Care (permanent booking) $36.00
After School Care (casual booking) $41.40
Pupil Free Day (dependent on numbers) $96.00

Child Care Subsidy (CCS)

Our 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 the out of pocket fee paid by families who qualify for the maximum CCS percentage (90%). The fees above are calculated at 85% subsidy to allow for the 5% withheld by Services Australia to reduce the chances of an overpayment.

When our holiday programs are open for bookings, you'll be able to see the prices for each activity on this page. These prices are the daily price and do not include any CCS you may be entitled to, which could significantly reduce your out of pocket expense.

Refer to the Government website for more information about CCS funding and your eligibility. We also recommend using this CCS calculator to estimate your new subsidy payments.

Our customer service and onsite teams are happy to assist you with any queries you have regarding this funding and to help you navigate the system.

Book your place

You can book into our Outside School Hours Care programs through My Family Lounge (our online booking system).

Read our 'How to enrol' guide to make sure you've got everything you need to book. You can also read our FAQs about Before and After School Care and School Holiday Programs.

Returning families:    Sign in

New families:             Register

Got a question? Feel free to submit an enquiry and we'll be in touch.

Holiday Program:      Enquire  Before and After School Care:  Enquire

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