Epping North Outside School Hours Care Program
Our Centre
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We are a not for profit, community based centre that provides Before and After School Care for the children of Epping North Public School and Vacation Care for the wider community. Our centre is managed and run by a voluntary parent committee. We are an approved centre, which gives parents the ability to access Child Care Subsidy (CCS) as a fee reduction.
We constantly strive to provide the best quality of care for the children who attend our centre by providing a fun and interactive weekly program in a caring and nurturing environment. We have a team of dedicated staff who are both experienced and passionate about working with children.
Our service meet National Quality Standards. The NQS sets a high national benchmark for early childhood education and care in Australia. It includes 7 quality areas that are important outcomes for the children.
ENOSHCP acknowledge and pay respect the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land where we live, learn and work.”
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At Epping North OSHCP we pride ourselves on providing an integral service to the North Epping and surrounding Community. We welcome all students and their families, striving to create a positive and respectful environment for those at our centre. We celebrate our cultural diversity and the value it brings to our centre and community.
ENOSHCP is dedicated to teaching key social skills through a play-based curriculum that responds to all children’s needs and interests. We encourage our Educators to share their unique personal skills and interests with the centre to engage with and guide the children’s development. The children are free to explore the environment and engage in activities that they find meaningful to them in order to develop a sense of autonomy and ownership as well as promote confidence in themselves and their abilities.
We are strong advocates for the rights and safety of our children and aim to provide an enriching environment which fosters curiosity and diverse playing experiences. We pride ourselves on being a team of professional educators that act as positive role models to nurture the children into becoming valued members of our community. We uphold and support our school’s values of Respect, Responsibility and Resilience and endeavour to instil these values into the program and centre.
As educators, our focus is on inclusivity, ensuring all children’s needs are met while supporting them in creating a program that aligns with the My Time Our Place learning framework. We aim to build genuine and collaborative relationships with the children and their families to ensure all voices are heard and contribute to the centre in meaningful ways.
Last reviewed by educators and committee March 2025
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Our team of staff at Epping North OSHCP are highly dedicated, enthusiastic and passionate about working with children. The staff aim to create a fun, nurturing and safe environment for the children at the centre and each have various qualifications in the Childcare field.
Centre Director & Nominated Supervisor - Kareena Simpson
Assistant Director - Jake Marsden
Educational Leader - Megan Brook
Our Team of Casual Educators
Penny Mercier (Responsible Person)
Anthony Galluzzo (Responsible Person)
Bianca Schmidt
Bronte Dahlen
Asher Sutton
Hannah O’Donoghue
Luca De Gioia
Eleanor Ticehurst
Sofia Neil
Eliza Michie
Vanessa Cheung
Lila Watson
Denis Bannyan
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Please read through our Parent Handbook prior to enrolling in the centre - 2026 Parent Handbook
For new enrolments, please contact the centre for an enrolment link to complete an enrolment.
E: enoshcp@bigpond.com.au
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FEE SCHEDULE
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES: $ 20 per Family
ATTENDANCE FEES PER CHILD:
PERMANENT:
Morning Session - $14.13
Afternoon Session -$27.19
CASUAL:
Morning Session - $17.40
Afternoon Session - $30.45
VACATION CARE
Prices start from $66.82 per day
LATE PICKUP FEE:
$10.00 for the first 5 minutes $20 per 5 minutes following
NON-NOTIFICATION FEE - $15 per event per family
You will be charged a Non-Notification Fee if you:
• Fail to contact the centre in your child’s absence,
• Fail to make a booking for your child or
• Fail to notify the Centre of a change of booking
Please note following the Term 4 budget meeting, prices may vary. Parents will be notified via email and given 4 weeks’ notice prior to any changes taking place.
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Before & After School Care
Epping North OSHCP is a well establish centre we have been running since 1989. Epping North OSHCP is located on the school ground of Epping North Public School, we are open for Before School Care, After School Care and Vacation Care. We have been assessed as Meeting in Quality Standards and are licensed for 110 children each day. We are guided by the My Time Our Place learning framework, this allows us to provide an enriching program completed weekly off the children’s interests, strengths and needs. We also get input from children of what activities, games and resources they want to see at the centre. We provide a range of heathy meals based on information from the Australian Dietary Guidelines 2013. We cater to children with special dietary requirements and additional needs.
Vacation Care
Our Vacation Care Program runs 40 weeks of the School year we are closed two weeks over the Christmas and New year period. In the lead up to planning our Vacation Care bookings we ask children and families for suggestions for what what they would like on the program, this helps us maintain children and family input to ensure we are providing a fun engaging program based off the interest. We do a variety of excursion and incursions and theme days throughout our Vacation Care program.
Epping North OSHCP
Operating Times:
Before School Care - 7:00am - 9:00am
After School Care - 3:10pm - 6:30pm
Vacation Care - 7:00am - 6:30pm
CLOSED Public Holidays
Service Contact Details:
Director: Kareena Simpson
Assistant Director: Jake Marsden
Location:
Epping North Public School
We are located on the grounds of Epping North Public School at Gate 2 and we are the second set of stairs closest to the school oval.
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