John Henry Primary School
Location
141 Henry Road
Pakenham
VIC 3810
Programs offered
Before School Care opening hours
Monday to Friday
6:30am – 8:55am
After School Care opening hours
Monday to Friday
3:15pm – 6:30pm
School Holiday Program opening hours
Monday to Friday
6:30am – 6:30pm
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John Henry Primary
Before and After School Care
Every school day should start and end with a smile! That's why we support busy Pakenham families with high quality care before and after school hours.
Our programs are suitable for children between five and 12 years old, so your child will be able to socialise with children of different ages and make new friends. We also offer a range of fun activities to support their learning. So whether your child enjoys arts and crafts or sport and ball games – they'll have a great time at our programs.
We'll even provide a nutritious breakfast to set your child up for the day ahead, as well as healthy and delicious afternoon snacks.
We also offer additional programs including Early finish Wednesday and Pupil Free Day activities, depending on booking numbers.
Pakenham
School Holiday Program
Our Pakenham 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 getting creating yummy smoothies, learning gymnastics, or laughing yourselves silly at a comedy show! We've even taken children on exciting adventures to A Maze N Things and Village Cinemas Fountain Gate.
Keep an eye out for our upcoming program – we'll share the schedule on this page about four weeks before the school holidays start.
Autumn Holiday Program
Bookings are now open for our Autumn 2024 School Holiday Program! The program runs on weekdays from Tuesday 2 April to Friday 12 April 2024.
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 1 - 5 April 2024 | |
Monday 1 April |
Closed due to public holiday |
Tuesday 2 April |
Mad Science 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: $92.30 You pay as little as*: $9.23 |
Wednesday 3 April |
STEM Zone's Its Electrifying Children are guided through the process of making a card to take home that includes an electrical circuit and a button battery that makes an LED globe light up. Category: Incursion Cost: $107.30 You pay as little as*: $10.73 |
Thursday 4 April |
Action Sports Enjoy an action packed session where we will learn scooter and skateboarding skills. Category: Incursion Cost: $107.30 You pay as little as*: $10.73 Note: Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing. |
Friday 5 April |
Bunnings Gardening Day 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: $92.30 You pay as little as*: $9.23 |
Date |
Holiday activity details |
Week 2 8 - 12 April 2024 | |
Monday 8 April |
Cartooning Sharpen those pencils and fire up your artistic minds! Get ready to be creative and learn how to draw cartoons! Category: Incursion Cost: $107.30 You pay as little as*: $10.73 |
Tuesday 9 April |
AFL & Coles Healthy Kicks Coles Healthy Kicks is a fun and entertaining health and fitness program designed specifically to encourage Australian children aged 6 to 12 years old to embrace healthy cooking, mindfulness and exercise. Category: Excursion Cost: $132.30 You pay as little as*: $13.23 |
Wednesday 10 April |
Movies Lights, camera, action! Sit back and relax, because we’re heading cinema to watch the latest new release KUNG FU PANDA 4. Category: Excursion Cost: $132.30 You pay as little as*: $13.23 |
Thursday 11 April |
Modelmaking Fire up your fingers! Create an amazing creature of your own with model making. Category: Incursion Cost: $107.30 You pay as little as*: $10.73 |
Friday 12 April |
Artmania Using recycled and natural materials, clay, paint, paper and more, we're creating masterpieces for our art gallery. Category: In-House Day Cost: $92.30 You pay as little as*: $9.23 |
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 John Henry Primary School.
Program |
Fee |
You pay as little as* |
Before School Care (permanent booking) | $27.80 | $4.17 |
Before School Care (casual booking) | $32.80 | $4.92 |
After School Care (permanent booking) | $34.60 | $5.19 |
After School Care (casual booking) | $39.60 | $5.94 |
Early finish Wednesday (permanent booking) | $44.90 | $6.74 |
Early finish Wednesday (casual booking) | $49.90 | $7.49 |
Pupil Free Day (dependent on numbers) | $92.30 | $13.85 |
School Holiday Program (in-house) | $92.30 | $13.85 |
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)
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. |
Prices
The table below lists the current daily fee for our in house school holiday program activity days at John Henry 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 | $92.30 | $13.85 |
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 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.