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Harvest Home Primary School
Location
365 Harvest Home Road
Epping North
VIC 3076
Programs offered
Before School Care opening hours
Monday to Friday
6:30am – 8:45am
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
Harvest Home Primary
Before and After School Care
Every day should start and end with a smile! That's why we support busy Epping North families with high quality care before and after school hours.
Our programs include a range of exciting and educational activities suitable for children between five and 12 years old. Activities could include arts and crafts, board games and puzzles, cooking and expressive arts, sport and ball games and much more. Your child will also be able to socialise with other children and make new friends.
We even 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 a Pupil Free Day program throughout the school year, depending on booking numbers.
Epping North
School Holiday Program
Our Epping 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 learning to roller skate, trying out the latest video games during a visit from expert gamers, or winning gold at our very own Olympics! We've even taken children on fun excursions to play mini golf and laser tag.
Keep an eye out for our upcoming program – we'll share the schedule on this page about four weeks before the school holidays start.
Splash into Summer Holiday Program
Bookings are now open for our Summer 2025-2026 School Holiday Program! The program runs on weekdays from the end of term 4 to Tuesday 23 December and Monday 5 January to term 1 2026 (excluding public holidays).
We've planned a bumper 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 (incursion activities run by our Educator team)
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.
December program
Date |
Activity Details |
| Week 1 | |
| Friday 19 December (Pupil Free Day) |
Santa's Workshop Step into Santa’s magical North Pole workshop and transform into a busy little elf for the day. Design toys, build crafts, decorate cookies, and help Santa get ready for Christmas Eve. Enjoy a fun relay game inspired by the factory toy assembly line and show off your talents in the Elf Talent Show. Category: Inhouse Cost: $96.00 |
| Monday 22 December |
Aussie Summer Christmas Celebrate Christmas the Aussie way! Think beach games, backyard cricket, water play, and Santa in boardies. This sun-soaked day brings all the fun of an Aussie summer with a festive twist, including cool treats and Aussie carol karaoke. Category: Inhouse Cost: $92.00 |
| Tuesday 23 December |
Christmas around the World Travel the globe in one festive day! Explore how Christmas is celebrated across the world with cultural crafts, international games, music, and food tastings. From Mexico to Japan to Italy, it’s a fun and educational global celebration. Category: Inhouse Cost: $92.00 |
January program
Date |
Activity Details |
| Week 1 | |
| Monday 05 January |
Y2K New Years Bash Flashback to the iconic 2000s for a party full of sparkle and fun! Create kaleidoscope sponge paintings, and bedazzle art with rhinestones. Craft your own disco mirror ball, play a butterfly-themed group game, and get grooving with a DIY lava lamp STEM experiment. Top it off with building your own cardboard video game for the ultimate throwback celebration! Category: Inhouse Cost: $92.00 |
| Tuesday 06 January |
3D Lab Today, Seesaw STEAM are bringing their 3D printing Lab to us! Imagine a world where ideas leap off the page and into your hands, where you become a 3D inventor, bringing your wildest creations to life one layer at a time! Enhance your understanding of technology with an introduction to how 3D printers work and hands-on experience with 3D printing pens. Category: Incursion Cost: $113.00 |
| Wednesday 07 January |
Colour Splash Money Box Create a Colour Splash Dinosaur Money Box and unleash your creativity and build great saving habits! Watch as vibrant paints flow down your Dino, creating mesmerising, one-of-a-kind patterns. Explore colour combinations and bring this prehistoric pal to life in your own unique way. Once dry you can use it as a money box at home - saving will feel like an adventure through time! Category: Self-guided incursion Cost: $103.00 |
| Thursday 08 January |
The Pout Pout Fish We're off to the cinemas today to watch The Pout Pout Fish. When catastrophe strikes Mr Fish a prickly recluse and Pip a hyperactive sea dragon embark together on a daunting undersea quest in search of a fabled mythical fish to grant their wish to save their homes. Come along and enjoy a tasty popcorn treat. Category: Excursion Cost: $129.00 |
| Friday 09 January |
Hello Yellow Celebrate all things bright, cheerful, and sunny! Dive into a day of golden fun with gooey yellow slime, refreshing smoothie treats from your very own smoothie stand, and sparkling sunflower and yellow submarine crafts. Brighten someone’s day by making “You Are My Sunshine” compliment cards and buzz around in a busy bee group game. Category: Inhouse Cost: $92.00 |
| Week 2 | |
| Monday 12 January |
Seaside Explorers Dive into waves of fun with a Seaside adventure! Create kinetic sand and slime clean-up sensory stations, sculpt sea creatures from recycled materials, dodge the sharks and seaweed in our group game, and play under-the-sea charades. Explore water science with a salt vs fresh water float experiment and build a coral reef mural that reveals messages about caring for our oceans. Category: Inhouse Cost: $92.00 |
| Tuesday 13 January |
Yakult Factory Tour We're off to the Yakult Factory for a special tour! The hi-tech facility incorporates food processing equipment designed specifically for manufacturing Yakult, including Yakult’s distinctively-shaped bottles, filling and packaging lines, culture and quality control rooms. Everyone has the opportunity to taste the deliciously refreshing Yakult. Category: Excursion Cost: $129.00 |
| Wednesday 14 January |
Kingswim Dive into fun today as we visit our friends at Kingswim. Learn all about water safety in a learn to swim session guided by Kingswim instructors. Please remember to bring a towel, togs and googles. Category: Excursion Cost: $129.00 |
| Thursday 15 January |
Water mania Splish, splash, it's time to cool off! Who will duck the lowest, jump the highest, react the quickest, run or dodge the fastest to avoid the SPLAT of a water bomb, ball or giant sponge? Come and join the wet and wild activities and games, it will be the most epic fun ever! Please remember to bring a towel and change of clothes. Category: Incursion Cost: $113.00 |
| Friday 16 January |
Fire & Water Safety Squad Step into the world of firefighters and lifeguards today and learn how to stay safe! Dodge jellyfish in a fast-paced tag game, experiment with colours to design the perfect bathing suit, and get moving with a Stop, Drop, and Roll dance party. Test your speed and reaction times in an obstacle course and smoke alarm game. Create fiery red playdough to complete your training! Category: Inhouse Cost: $92.00 |
| Week 3 | |
| Monday 19 January |
Earth Heroes Become an Earth Hero by turning waste into wonder! Create a miniature compost stew in a jar, paint with string that wriggles like worms, and create awesome art from recycled treasures. Take the stage with DIY puppets where your team writes and performs a skit all about saving the planet. It’s a day packed with hands-on learning and eco-friendly magic! Category: Inhouse Cost: $92.00 |
| Tuesday 20 January |
Discovery Camps - Lake Dewar We're off to Lake Dewar Discovery Camp to explore the great outdoors. Fill the day with team work as you compete in our amazing race! Passionate experts guide activities created to challenge you to step outside of your comfort zone and connect with nature. Category: Excursion Cost: $129.00 |
| Wednesday 21 January |
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 |
| Thursday 22 January |
Ninja Warriors We're off to Lyons Sports Academy for some Ninja Warrior training. Explore exciting obstacles such as the 14m Flying Fox, Junior Warped Wall, and Olympic Trampoline, plus circuits that focus on ninja staples like balancing, swinging, and grip strength. Category: Excursion Cost: $129.00 |
| Friday 23 January |
Aussie Animals Adventure Hop, crawl, and roar through a day with Australia’s iconic creatures! Play “Who Am I?” with your favourite Aussie animals, craft a 3D koala from newspaper, and bounce through a kangaroo STEM challenge. Stretch out with animal yoga, make Aboriginal-inspired animal track art, and dive into sensory play with platypus water foam. Explore emu art and play a thrilling shark group game. Category: Inhouse Cost: $92.00 |
| Week 4 | |
| Monday 26 January |
Public Holiday We are closed today for the Public Holiday. We can't wait to continue on the Splash into Summer Holiday fun tomorrow! |
| Tuesday 27 January (Pupil Free Day) |
Magic & Mystery Quest Unlock Magic and Mystery today. Brew fizzing wizard potions, write spells in your very own spell book, and craft magical wands from sticks. Mix up potions in jars, solve secret codes, and face the mystery box challenge to test your detective skills. Magic awaits those brave enough to take the quest! Category: Inhouse Cost: $96.00 |
| Wednesday 28 January (Pupil Free Day) |
Rainbow Ruckus Get ready to splash, squish, and swirl in a day full of colourful chaos! Paint with fluffy shaving cream, stretch and squelch with slime, and create walking rainbows with science experiments. Join group games that celebrate colour and mess, and let your imagination run wild in this sensory explosion of creativity! Category: Inhouse Cost: $96.00 |
| Thursday 29 January |
No program See you at OSHC for some Term 1 fun! |
| Friday 30 January |
No program See you at OSHC for some Term 1 fun! |
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) | $31.20 | |
| Before School Care (casual booking) | $36.75 | |
| After School Care (permanent booking) | $37.60 | |
| After School Care (casual booking) | $43.10 | |
| 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. |
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.