Marley Woods
For all general enquiries about outside school hours care (OSHC) in the city.
Apply for after school or vacation care
We run 6 after-school and vacation care programs for primary school children aged 5 to 12 years in Pyrmont, Surry Hills, Redfern, The Rocks (KGV), Ultimo and Woolloomooloo.
Project Status: When you need to do this
If you’re looking to place your child in after-school or vacation care, we have 6 facilities.
We run programs for primary school children aged 5 to 12 years in Pyrmont, Surry Hills, Redfern, The Rocks (KGV), Ultimo and Woolloomooloo.
If your children are 13 to 18 years old or attending high school, see our youth programs instead.
If you’re already enrolled
Please note, we’ve moved to a new system called Xplor. You should have received an email to register on Xplor. If you’ve registered, go to login.myxplor.com to log in. If you didn’t receive the email, please contact your centre for further assistance.
What you need to do
Talk to the leader at your chosen centre
If you’re considering enrolling your child into a program for the first time, we recommend contacting the team leader first.
Pyrmont OSHC team leader
Redfern OSHC team leader
KGV OSHC team leader
After-school care: Monday to Friday 3pm to 6pm. Vacation care: Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm
Ultimo OSHC team leader
Woolloomooloo OSHC team leader
After-school care: Monday to Friday 3pm to 6pm. Vacation care: Monday to Friday 10am to 6pm.
Surry Hills OSHC team leader
After school care: Monday to Friday, 3pm to 6pm
Before you start
Programs include:
- arts and crafts
- games
- gardening and cooking
- homework groups
- music and dance
- sport and fitness.
The programs don’t operate on public holidays and close for a short break over the Christmas and New Year period.
The Surry Hills vacation care program is run by the Girls and Boys Brigade.
Fees
For our programs at Pyrmont, Ultimo, The Rocks (KGV) and Woolloomooloo, after-school care costs $26 a session and holiday care is $60 a day, which includes excursion or activity costs.
Fees generally do not apply at Woolloomooloo, Surry Hills or Redfern, except for some activities and excursions during school holidays. Please note, certain access criteria need to be met before your child's enrolment can be confirmed. To find out more, contact the team leader directly. At Woolloomooloo, fees only apply to families who do not meet the criteria for free access to the services.
The child care subsidy is available to help with the cost of fees for children using the programs at Pyrmont, Ultimo and The Rocks. A discount off the standard fee is also available for eligible families using these 3 centres.
Late pick-up penalty fees apply.
For more information about fees and availability for your child, please call 02 9298 3104.
