Before school care services opening term 1 2025
St Patrick's Primary Wangaratta
Location
40-52 Ovens Street
Wangaratta
VIC 3677
Programs offered
Before School Care opening hours
Monday to Friday
7:00am – 8:30am
After School Care opening hours
Monday to Friday
3:20pm – 6:00pm
School Holiday Program opening hours
Monday to Friday
7:00am – 6:00pm
Contact us in centre
Before and School Program
We support busy Wangaratta families with high quality care before and after school hours. Suitable for children from five to 12 years old, our Before and After School Care program is a great way for children to socialise and make new friends.
We offer a mix of activities from arts and crafts, board games and puzzles, to dance and drama, and sport and ball games.
Our friendly Educators can even tailor activities to support your child's individual interests and ideas, as well as help your child with their homework.
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 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 painting a masterpiece for our art gallery, becoming a scientist for the day, or learning about gardening during a visit from our friends at Bunnings. We've even taken children trampolining at Bounce Wodonga and to see a movie at Village Cinemas Shepparton.
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 Adventures Holiday Program
Bookings are now open for our Autumn 2025 School Holiday Program! The program runs on weekdays from Monday 7 April to Thursday 17 April 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
- Towel and change of clothes as required (for any activities involving water or messy play)
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 07 April |
Hoops n Swoops Our friends at Cube Sports are coming to visit and run their basketball workshop today. Learn how to work as a team, dribble, shoot, pass, catch and move around the court. Category: Incursion Cost: $107.00 |
| Tuesday 08 April |
Healthy Beginnings We're celebrating World Health Day with group games and fruit snacks to enhance your physical health. Learn mindful activities to improve your mental wellbeing. Category: Inhouse Cost: $86.00 |
| Wednesday 09 April |
Dog Man We're off to the cinemas today to watch Dog Man in action as he pursues the feline supervillan Petey the Cat! Come along and enjoy a tasty popcorn treat. Category: Excursion Cost: $123.00 |
| Thursday 10 April |
Blast Off It's International Day of Human Space Flight! Learn all about the moon landing, how a rocket works and see how you can contribute to space science and technology. Category: Inhouse Cost: $86.00 |
| Friday 11 April |
Wanyara Paint The team at Wanyara are visiting us for a paint workshop. Use Traditional Aboriginal artwork to connect with creativity, symbology and cultural history. Category: Incursion Cost: $107.00 |
| Week 2 | |
| Monday 14 April |
A Garden of Expression We're celebrating World Art Day! Cultivate community through art today as we explore local artists and create our own art both visually and through performance pieces. Category: Inhouse Cost: $86.00 |
| Tuesday 15 April |
Messy Play It's time to get messy! Using water colour paint, glue and salt, create your masterpiece. Then, splat cotton balls into paint and blow bubbles for more for a sensory fun filled day. Category: Inhouse Cost: $86.00 |
| Wednesday 16 April |
Bring the Talent What's your hidden talent? We want to see just how gifted and unique you are in todays Talent Show! Category: Inhouse Cost: $86.00 |
| Thursday 17 April |
Rock Climbing & Arcades Climb up to 12.5 metres high at Fun Planet. Conquer your fears and scale to new heights. Then, enjoy unlimited arcade games today. Please wear closed-toe shoes. Category: Excursion Cost: $123.00 |
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) | $25.80 | |
| Before School Care (casual booking) | $31.00 | |
| After School Care (permanent booking) | $28.10 | $4.80 |
| After School Care (casual booking) | $33.30 | $5.80 |
| Pupil Free Day (dependent on numbers) | $87.80 | $15.00 |
| School Holiday Program (in-house) | $87.80 | |
| 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 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.