Torquay Coast Primary School
Location
25 Stretton Drive
Torquay
VIC 3228
Programs offered
Before School Care opening hours
Monday to Friday
6:30am – 8:50am
After School Care opening hours
Monday to Friday
3:10pm – 6:30pm
School Holiday Program opening hours
Monday to Friday
6:30am – 6:30pm
Contact us in centre
Before and After School Care
If you're looking for high quality care for your child before and after school, we're here to support you. Our programs are suitable for children from five to 12 years of age and are a great way to complement your child's learning.
We offer a range of fun and educational activities, including arts and crafts, dancing and drama, gardening and cooking, and sport and ball games. Our friendly Educators will make sure your child feels welcome and supported, so that they have a great start and end to their day.
We provide a healthy and delicious breakfast too, as well as nutritious after school snacks.
We also offer a Pupil Free Day program throughout the school year, depending on booking numbers.
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 friends along the way.
We offer a mix 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 anything from learning karate to celebrating the holidays at our silent disco. We run regular excursions too. In the past, we've embarked on rock climbing adventures and visited museums. We've even had a circus visit us!
Keep an eye out for our upcoming program – we'll share the schedule on this page about four weeks before the school holidays start.
Summer Holiday Program
Bookings are now open for our Summer 2025 School Holiday Program! The program runs on weekdays from Monday 6 January to Tuesday 28 January 2025 (excluding public holidays).
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 |
Activity Details |
| Week 1 | |
| Monday 06 January |
Self discovery Day Explore what makes you uniquely great and set goals for the new year! Engage in activities that encourage social and emotional intelligence today. Category: In House Cost: $92.00 |
| Tuesday 07 January |
Werribee Open Range Zoo Explore Werribee Open Range Zoo today and take a ride on the Safari Bus! Learn all about the animals of Australia and more. Category: Excursion Cost: $127.00 |
| Wednesday 08 January |
Action Sports Learn how to shred it up! Action sports are bringing all the Skateboarding fun to you today. Just remember to bring your helmet. Category: Incursion Cost: $112.00 |
| Thursday 09 January |
Walk in the park Let's take a walk to the local playground and oval today. We've got plenty of group games planned and you can enjoy your lunch as a picnic in the park! Category: In House Cost: $92.00 |
| Friday 10 January |
Master Chef Today the children are the Chefs! Come along and make fruit skewers, banana bread, rice paper rolls and more! Category: In House Cost: $92.00 |
| Week 2 | |
| Monday 13 January |
Urban Upcycle Use clean and repurposed craft items to produce your very own masterpiece! The team from Urban Upcycle visit us today for a lesson on sustainability. Category: Incursion Cost: $112.00 |
| Tuesday 14 January |
Water Safety Day Learn all about water safety whether you're at home, the pool or beach! Have fun with water based experiments and marine life crafts. Category: In House Cost: $92.00 |
| Wednesday 15 January |
Billycarts Work in teams to build and design your billycart before putting them to the test in our championship race! Bring your own wheels and helmets to race along with too. Category: Self-guided incursion Cost: $112.00 |
| Thursday 16 January |
Child Inventors Inspired by Benjamin Franklin's birthday, today you can invent something new, engage in STEM activities and teamwork challenges. Category: In House Cost: $92.00 |
| Friday 17 January |
National wool museum Discover how wool fibres bind together to make your own yarns and felts using raw wool tops. Try your hand at a spinning wheel or drop spindle then make a felted bookmark, wall hanging or necklace to take home. Category: Excursion Cost: $127.00 |
| Week 3 | |
| Monday 20 January |
PJ Party Roll out of bed and come straight to the YMCA in your pyjamas! We will be doing baking and food decorating, designing pyjamas and building mazes in the community hub! Category: In House Cost: $92.00 |
| Tuesday 21 January |
Kindness Day Create friendship bracelets, play group games and engage in activities that encourage kindness, sharing and teamwork today. Category: In House Cost: $92.00 |
| Wednesday 22 January |
Barwon Grange Step back into the 1800's with an archaeological dig, house tour and old fashioned games at Baron Grange. Can you uncover artefacts and use their clues to figure out how people lived in the past? Category: Excursion Cost: $127.00 |
| Thursday 23 January |
Colour fun Come along for a colour filled sports day! We will be getting messy with coloured powder so bring along a spare change of clothes. Category: In House Cost: $92.00 |
| Friday 24 January |
Movies: Paddington Get cosy and munch on some popcorn as we watch Paddington in Peru at the cinemas today! Category: Excursion Cost: $127.00 |
| Week 4 | |
| Tuesday 28 January |
International LEGO Day Compete in a state wide building challenge as we celebrate International LEGO Day! We'll make block inspired arts and crafts and play lots of fun group games today. Category: In House Cost: $92.00 |
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 |
You pay as little as* |
| Before School Care (permanent booking) | $27.70 | $4.16 |
| Before School Care (casual booking) | $32.90 | $6.82 |
| After School Care (permanent booking) | $33.00 | $4.95 |
| After School Care (casual booking) | $38.20 | $5.51 |
| Pupil Free Day (dependent on numbers) | $94.10 |
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 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
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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' 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 |
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.