Barton Primary YMCA Before and After School Program

Our programs are here to support busy Cranbourne families before and after school. Suitable for children between five and 12 years old, our programs are a great way for your child to socialise and make new friends.

We have a range of fun activities for your child to get involved in – from arts and crafts to sport and ball games. We can even help your child get ahead with their homework. Whatever sparks their interest, our qualified and friendly Educators will make sure they have an amazing start and end to their day.

We provide a healthy and delicious breakfast in the morning and nutritious snacks after school, so you have one less thing to worry about!

We also offer additional programs including Early Finish Wednesday and Pupil Free Day activities, depending on booking numbers.

How to enrol Prices

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School Holiday Program

Our Cranbourne 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 unleashing your imagination during our dress up day, learning all about the amazing world of creepy creatures, or joining our very own circus. We've even taken children on fun excursions to Chesterfield Farm and Bounce Keysborough.

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	Friends with Honey Join us for a buzzing day of fun with a special visit from a beekeeper. Learn what beekeepers do and why bees are so important to our planet. Explore how a honeybee colony works with a live observation hive, enjoy hands-on activities like honey tasting, planting for pollinators and a waggle dance party. Category: Incursion Cost: $113.00
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	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
Thursday 25 September	Gaming Bus - pending vendor confirmation Ultimate Games is bringing their Gaming Bus to us! Work together or compete in their custom built video gaming theatre. You'll have endless fun racing, crashing and dancing to your favourite games such as Minecraft, Skylanders, LEGO. Category: Supreme Incursion Cost: $118.00
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	Tesselaar Tulip Festival We're off to the Tesselaar Tulip Festival for some colourful Spring Flower fun! Enjoy the rows of beautiful Tulip flowers and take part in the festivities with interactive storytelling, treasure hunts and more! Category: Excursion Cost: $129.00
Tuesday 30 September	Koala Crew Join us for a day dedicated to Australia’s cuddliest conservation stars, koalas! Make your own playdough koala, build a miniature habitat, and join our “Did You Know?” group quiz to uncover amazing koala facts (like their unique fingerprints!). With creative crafts, games that support teamwork and care for nature, and a focus on protecting wildlife, we’ll learn how little actions can help make a big difference for our furry friends. Category: Inhouse Cost: $92.00
Wednesday 01 October	Planet Peace Let’s take care of ourselves and our world with a day that blends mindfulness and environmental action! Through calming exercises that strengthen inner peace, creative recycled art projects, and our full body twist on Rock-Paper-Scissors, we’ll explore how small actions can lead to big change. Dive into a gooey “clean the ocean” slime activity, fold peaceful dove origami, and discover how teamwork and kindness can help both people and the planet. Category: Inhouse Cost: $92.00
Thursday 02 October	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 03 October	Reptile Petting Zoo WildlifeXposure is visiting us to showcase a unique and diverse range of native Australian wildlife! Delivered by experienced, qualified wildlife handlers and educators, you will have the opportunity to hold, touch, learn and experience Australia's coolest reptiles first hand. 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)	$30.30
Before School Care (casual booking)	$35.80
After School Care (permanent booking)	$37.60
After School Care (casual booking)	$43.10
Early Finish Wednesday (permanent booking)	$48.70
Pupil Free Day (dependent on numbers)	$94.10

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.

Prices

The table below lists the current daily fee for our in house school holiday program activity days at Barton Primary. This price came into effect from Monday 7 August 2023. Prices for the excursions will be available for each school holiday program when it is released approximately 4 weeks prior to the start of the holidays.

Each activity day incurs a separate cost that is confirmed prior to each holidays when bookings are opened.

Program tables are available to view under the ‘Next program’ section, prior to the start of each school holiday. These detail the daily activities types and associated fees.

Fees listed on program tables are not inclusive of any Child Care Subsidy (CCS) entitlements, which may reduce your out-of-pocket expense.

Our holiday programs qualify for the Child Care Subsidy.

Program	Fee	You pay as little as
Holiday Program - In house activity	$90.40	$13.56
Holiday Program - Excursion activity	Price available when each holiday program is released.
Holiday Program - Excursion activity	Price available when each holiday program is released.

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.

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New families: Register

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

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