Permanent Full Week (In-Term)

• Afternoon sessions: $60 per week

• Morning sessions: $35 per week

• Both sessions: $85 per week

Permanent Part-Time (per day)

• Afternoon: $12

• Morning: $7

• Both sessions: $17

Casual Care (per session)

• Afternoon: $14.00

• Morning: $9.00

Holiday Programme

• $5.00 per hour

Late Collection

A penalty of $10 per 5 minutes per child, or part thereof, will be charged for delays in collection after 5:45pm.

All fees are to be paid in advance of the programme beginning. You must pay for the days that your child is booked in, whether they attend or not — this includes public holidays.

Payment in cash/eftpos can be made at the school office, by automatic payment or a WINZ payment.

Any charges incurred in recovering outstanding fees will be passed on to the parent/caregiver.

We are Child, Youth and Family Service approved, which means that families that qualify will be able to get a subsidy from WINZ to help with their fees.

If there is a shortfall between the funding available and our fees, you must meet this shortfall yourself. Once you apply for and receive a WINZ subsidy, it is your responsibility to let WINZ know of any change in your circumstances, including cancelling your funding if you no longer require care.

Parents can obtain an enrolment form from the school office or the care centre during work hours, or may request that a form be sent home.

Download the enrolment form. An online version is also available.

An enrolment form must be completed and signed by parents/caregivers before a child can participate in the programme.

Should there be no place available on receipt of application, the family will be placed on a waiting list.

The waiting list will give priority to children who already have siblings attending the centre. For new families, the waiting list is strictly in order of receipt of the signed application. The only exception is where facilities/staffing or combination of children may affect enrolment of a child with significant special needs, which will need to be planned on a case-by-case basis.

Parents are responsible to inform the KCC supervisor or co-ordinator directly, verbally or in writing of:

• Changes to information given on the enrolment form

• Any custody or access arrangements or protection orders that relate to the child

• Changes to attendance arrangements (e.g. the child attending an extra session or not attending as expected)

KCC will display a notice reminding parents that they must advise the co-ordinator or the supervisor of any changes to enrolment information and any other information which may affect KCC's role in providing care for their child(ren).

Parents must provide two weeks' notice of withdrawal from the centre.

Please do not drop your children off before 7am. You will NOT be permitted entry to the Care Centre before this time.

In the mornings, all children are to be delivered to the centre and signed in by their parent.

Parents must ensure that the names of all adults (over 14 years) authorised to deliver and collect children are named on the enrolment form. KCC staff will not release children to any person who is not identified on the enrolment form as an authorised person.

Parents (or the designated caregiver) must sign their children out when collecting them.

Unexpected Non-Arrival

Parents of all known unaccompanied children will be contacted if their child does not arrive by their specified arrival time as recorded on their enrolment form.

Non-Collection

If a child is not collected by 5:45pm, staff members must remain with the child while an attempt to locate the parent is made. If unsuccessful by 6:45pm, the supervisor can leave the child with school senior management (if still on site) or take the child to the Lower Hutt Police Station, leaving a note at the care centre explaining where the child has been taken.

Please let the supervisor know as soon as possible if your child is going to be absent from the programme. This can be done by ringing or texting the centre's mobile: 027 241 3028.

Please provide your child with their own healthy morning tea, lunch and a drink for school, as the remainder is sometimes eaten after school. Afternoon tea will be provided.

If your child has any food allergies, please ensure this is clearly stated on the enrolment form.

Please DO NOT send children who are sick, as we do not have the facilities to care for them.

If a child becomes ill during programme hours, parents/caregivers will be called and asked to collect their child immediately.

If at any time you wish your child to be released from Care to walk/ride home on their own, you must sign the release form and phone on the day this is to occur.

The term "identified needs" includes, but is not limited to, children with physical, emotional and mental disabilities that may require specialist intervention.

• Wheelchair access is available

• Disability facilities are available in the Kauri Block

• Staffing can be adjusted to 1:1 if necessary

• Specific training is provided for medical and care procedures

Children will experience positive, consistent, caring and firm relationships from all KCC staff. In alignment with Koraunui School procedures, staff will endeavour to use KORAU Values and apply CHOICE Theory principles at all times.

Expected Behaviours

• Care for self and others

• Speaking courteously and positively

• Looking after property

• Taking responsibility for actions

• Playing fairly and safely

• Staying within designated boundaries

Responses to Inappropriate Behaviour

• Solving circles

• Diversion or removal from activity

• Direct supervision

• Reduced physical boundaries

• For serious incidents: separation, removal to school office, immediate parent pickup

• Potential temporary or permanent removal from programme