Creating a Regular After School/ Before School Care Booking for Smart Central

• Select ‘Applications’ 
• Select ‘New Application’ 
• Select ‘Copy’ (this will copy over all your details so you do not have to actually re-do the application) 
• Select ‘Booking’ 
• Set the Booking Type to ‘Regular booking’
• Select ‘Start date’ and ‘End date’ 
• Tick the days you require for either before- or after-school care, or both. 
• Press ‘save and continue’ 
• Select ‘Review & Submit’ 
  

Note: If there is anything with a question mark fill that in/ press save and continue at the bottom so it ticks. 

Note: We will receive your booking and ‘approve.’ You will receive an email from Smart Central Fees that shows you we have Approved your booking and application. If you have not received an email we have not approved your booking – If we are full that day we may reject that booking so please call to ask for last minute bookings. 

Note: This is per child so please repeat if you have another child.

Creating a Vacation Care Booking for Smart Central

1. Select ‘Applications’
2. Select ‘New Application’
3. Select ‘Copy’ (this will copy over all your details so you do not have to actually re-do the application)
4. Select ‘Booking’
5. Set the Booking Type to ‘Vacation Care Program.’
6. Tick the days you would like to book.
7. Press ‘save and continue’
8. Select ‘Review & Submit’ 
   

Creating a ‘Casual Booking’ for After School/ Before School Care Smart Central

1. Select ‘Bookings’
2. Select ‘New booking’
3. Select ‘ASC, BSC or VAC’
4. Select the date you would like to book.
5. Select the session you would like to book.
6. Select ‘request’

Note: We will receive your booking and ‘approve.’

You will receive an email from Smart Central Fees that shows you we have Approved your booking and application.

If you have not received an email we have not approved your booking – If we are full that day we may reject that booking so please call to ask for last minute bookings.

• Hours: 6:30 am to 8:30 am
• Cost: $17 for a regular booking, $20 for a casual booking
• Meals: Breakfast is provided
• Location: College Hall

Before School Care is located in rooms E4 and E5 of the College Hall from 6:30 am – 8:30 am. Students will walk down to their classrooms around 8:20 am and proceed to line up in preparation for the beginning of the school day, with the exception of Prep’s, who will be accompanied by OSHC educators.

Parents/Guardians must drop off their children at Before School Care and sign them in upon arrival; the OSHC educators will sign out students as they leave for class. 

• Hours: 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
• Cost:  $27 for a regular booking, and $30 for a casual booking. Fees will apply for term-time incursions (Kumon/Sports/Dance, etc.)
• Meals: Afternoon snack provided
• Location: College Hall

Children walk from their classrooms to the College Hall after school and are signed in by an OSHC educator upon arrival. 

Prep students will be collected from their classroom, walked to College Hall and signed in by the OSHC educators. 

Year 1 students will be collected from their classroom during Term 1, 2 and 3 and then transitioned to walk to the College Hall themselves by Term 4.

Parents/Guardian’s are to pick up their child prior to 6:00 pm or will be charged payment of $1 per child per 1 minute.

Northside Christian College offers Vacation Care during school holidays and student free days. 

Vacation Care is available during each school holidays and Student Free Days (excluding 3 weeks over Christmas and public holidays).

Children are to be signed in by their Parents/ Guardian’s on arrival and on departure. Vacation Care provides a nutritious and healthy snack for morning and afternoon tea, however we ask that families provide lunch for their child.

• Hours: 7:30 am - 6:00 pm 
• Cost: Early bird rate is $55. Regular booking price is $60.
• Location: College Hall

Costs, provided services and additional information are dependent on the days, so please check these details during booking process.

Vacation Care Cancellations Friendly reminder: The cancellation of bookings in vacation care is a week notice to avoid charges. If you cancel bookings under a week notice you will be charged.

Booking casually the day before/ day of
Our service is to follow the required ratios of 1 staff: 15 children, with this in mind we can not guarantee we have the correct ratios to have children booked in the day before/ day of during vacation care. 

If you require care for your child the day before/ day of, please call OSHC on 3353 7340 between the hours 7:30 am – 6:00 pm to see if we have space for your child. If you turn up on the day we can not guarantee a space and this puts pressure on the team.

Late fees will be charged if children are collected after 6pm, at the rate of $1 per child per 1 minute. Parents must inform the OSHC Coordinator via phone 3353 7340 or mobile 0456 722 893 if they are going to be late in collecting their children.

Cancellation Fees: Full fees apply without prior notification (48 hours for Before and After School Care and 7 days for Vacation Care).

‘Last minute’ attendances or absences: As a courtesy to our staff and also a legal requirement of the staff to child ratio, we must know of changes in attendance or absence ASAP. Please do not email in these circumstances. Call the Main Reception on Ph: 3353 1266.