Horsham Community Centre
Location
59 Dimboola Road
Horsham
VIC 3400
Programs offered
Creche opening hours
Monday to Friday
9:00am – 12:00pm
After School Care opening hours
Monday to Friday
3:15pm – 6:00pm
School Holiday Program opening hours
Monday to Friday
8:00am – 4:00pm
Contact us in centre
After School Care
We support busy Horsham families with high quality care, after school hours. Our programs take place at Horsham Community Centre and are suitable for children between five and 12 years old.
We'll support your child's learning through a mix of fun and social activities. Activities could include arts and crafts, board games and puzzles, drama and dancing, and sport and ball games.
We provide healthy and nutritious afternoon snacks for your child to enjoy after the school day.
We also run a Creche program Monday to Friday from 9:00am-12:00pm. Plus, we offer a Pupil Free Day program throughout the school year, depending on booking numbers.
School Holiday Program
Our Horsham holiday program provides an opportunity for your child to learn from new experiences through fun activities, while making 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 putting on your detective hat to solve a puzzling mystery, learning all about animals and gardening, or getting crafty and creating an artistic masterpiece!
Keep an eye out for our upcoming program – we'll share the schedule on this page about four weeks before the school holidays start.
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 Horsham Community Centre.
|
Program |
Fee |
You pay as little as* |
| After School Care (permanent booking) | $40.00 | $6.00 |
| After School Care (casual booking) | $45.00 | $6.75 |
| Pupil Free Day (dependent on numbers) | $92.30 | $9.23 |
| School Holiday Program (in-house) | $92.30 | $9.23 |
| School Holiday Program (incursion) |
Price available when each holiday program is released. | |
| School Holiday Program (excursion) |
Price available when each holiday program is released. | |
Child Care Subsidy (CCS)
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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 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. 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. Learn more about Child Care Subsidy or visit the Service Australia website for more information. We also recommend using this CCS calculator to estimate your new subsidy payments. |
Summer Holiday Program
Bookings are now open for our Summer 2023-2024 School Holiday Program! The program runs on weekdays from Wednesday 20 December 2023 to Thursday 25 January 2024, The Horsham School Holiday Program will run at reduced hours from 8:00am - 4:00pm. Please speak to the centre team if you have any questions
We've planned a bumper program of school holiday activities that will interest your child over the holidays. There are three different types of activity days.
Activity days
- In-house (activities run by our Educator team)
- Incursion (activities run by visitors to our service)
- Excursion (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 |
Holiday activity details |
| Week 1 18 - 22 December 2023 | |
| Monday 18 December |
Closed - not operating |
| Tuesday 19 December |
Closed - not operating |
| Wednesday 20 December |
Christimas Baking We're creating a gingerbread house from scratch and then decorating it! Plus we'll bark other Christmas treats to take home. Category: In-House Day Cost: $91.70 |
| Thursday 21 December |
Christmas Bonanza Welcome to the holidays! We'll be preparing for Christmas by creating decorations and handmade gifts. Category: In-House Day Cost: $91.70 |
| Friday 22 December |
Christmas Celebrations It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! We'll be making tree decorations, stockings and eating yummy Christmas goodies. Category: In-House Day Cost: $91.70 |
Date |
Holiday activity details |
| Week 2 25 - 29 December 2023 - Closed | |
Date |
Holiday activity details |
| Week 3 1 - 5 January 2024 | |
| Monday 1 January |
Closed due to public holiday |
| Tuesday 2 January |
Party Time! Today will be filled with party games, food and a silent disco. Show off your cool dance moves to some of your favourite songs. Category: In-House Day Cost: $91.70 |
| Wednesday 3 January |
Petting Zoo We are getting a visit from a Petting Zoo. You'll get to learn all about, pat and feed different farm animals. Category: Incursion Cost: $106.70 |
| Thursday 4 January |
Back to Nature Calling all green thumbs! We're decorating pots and then getting our hands dirty when we fill them with a plant for you to take home. Category: In-House Day Cost: $91.70 |
| Friday 5 January |
Everyone's an Artist A local artist will be sharing the secrets of art with us. Bring your imagination and leave with your very own piece of art. Category: Incursion Cost: $106.70 |
Date |
Holiday activity details |
| Week 4 8 - 12 January 2024 | |
| Monday 8 January |
Alien Invasion If we can't go to space, then we'll bring it to us! We will investigate and explore life in space as aliens! Category: In-House Day Cost: $91.70 |
| Tuesday 9 January |
Game On Fun and Games! We’ll be playing a variety of board games, party games and participating in construction challenges. Category: In-House Day Cost: $91.70 |
| Wednesday 10 January |
Colourful Fun Prepare to get colourful! it's a day filled with colourful fun including our very own colour run. Wear clothes you can get dirty. Category: In-House Day Cost: $91.70 |
| Thursday 11 January |
OSHC Chefs Create your own chef hats, roll up your sleeves and lets embark on a culinary adventure all together. We will explore the wonderful word of cooking and discover new flavours! Category: In-House Day Cost: $91.70 |
| Friday 12 January |
Everyone's an Artist A local artist will be sharing the secrets of art with us. Bring your imagination and leave with your very own piece of art. Category: Incursion Cost: $106.70 |
Date |
Holiday activity details |
| Week 5 15 - 19 January 2024 | |
| Monday 15 January |
Art Studio and Water Play Get creative then cool off! We'll be creating masterpieces for our art gallery, then cooling off with an afternoon of water play. Category: In-House Day Cost: $91.70 |
| Tuesday 16 January |
Everyone's an Artist A local artist will be sharing the secrets of art with us. Bring your imagination and leave with your very own piece of art. Category: Incursion Cost: $106.70 |
| Wednesday 17 January |
Let's Dance Get your dancing shoes on as we’ve got a huge day of hip hop dancing, dance jam and karaoke planned. Category: In-House Day Cost: $91.70 |
| Thursday 18 January |
Scientists for a Day Have your safety goggles and white coats ready! We will be scientists for the day! We will be doing experiments, and researching all day long! Category: In-House Day Cost: $91.70 |
| Friday 19 January |
Monster Madness Calling all little monsters! Let your inner monster run wild with a day packed with monster inspired activities. Category: In-House Day Cost: $91.70 |
Date |
Holiday activity details |
| Week 6 22 - 26 January 2024 | |
| Monday 22 January |
Super Mario Character Day Come dressed up in your favourite Super Mario Character outfits for a day of Mario based activity fun! Category: In-House Day Cost: $91.70 |
| Tuesday 23 January |
Make It Day and Disco We're turning recycled goods into amazing creations. Then in the afternoon it's time to show us your best moves at our disco. Category: In-House Day Cost: $91.70 |
| Wednesday 24 January |
Everyone's an Artist A local artist will be sharing the secrets of art with us. Bring your imagination and leave with your very own piece of art. Category: Incursion Cost: $106.70 |
| Thursday 25 January |
Sandtastic Art Get creative with heaps of sand-inspired activities. Use your imagination to make kinetic sand sculptures and sand art masterpieces. Category: In-House Day Cost: $91.70 |
| Friday 26 January |
Closed due to public holiday |
Date |
Holiday activity details |
| Week 7 29 January - 1 February 2024 - Closed | |
Book your place
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You can book into our Outside School Hours Care programs through My Family Lounge (our online booking system). Read our 'How to enrol in Before and After School Care' and 'How to enrol in School Holiday Programs' guides 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 |
Take part in awesome art and craft activities – we encourage all children to express their creativity.
Let your imagination run wild and try something new with the support of our Educators.
Try out a range of exciting sport and ball games and learn new skills along the way.
Find out how to build new things, create experiments, and test your inventions!
Play outdoors and enjoy a range of physical activities suitable for all abilities.
Discover the magic of science during cool experiments and other STEM activities.
Develop your artistic skills through drawing, colouring, painting and more.
Relax and unwind with quiet time activities – perfect for reflecting on a busy day or recharging for activities to come.
Challenge your friends and work together as a team! Our sport activities are designed to be inclusive and lots of fun.
Play quietly or with friends – our toys, board games and puzzles will engage your child and provide opportunities to socialise.