Philosophy & Goals

OSHCare 4 KIDS strives to build on high quality care practices for families and children that utilise our Before School Care, After School Care, Pupil free days and Vacation care programs. OSHCare 4 KIDS is a supportive and inclusive community providing care for school age children. We aim to provide families and the school and wider community with an affordable, quality children’s service.

Our programs are inclusive of all children and families including cultural, linguistically diverse and various socio-economic backgrounds. We value the importance of play by providing creative and stimulating experiences in a well-supervised and caring environment. We support the growth and development through middle childhood in this environment by creating a culture where children feel safe and respected. We value this stage of growth and development as an opportunity to further explore and develop life skills where children can reach their own individual potential.

OSHCare 4 KIDS acknowledge that children’s learning and development are significant within their school environment, which also transitions to Outside School Hours Care. OSHCare 4 KIDS encompasses “7 Key Areas of Learning and Development”, which has been devised through our OSHCare 4 KIDS Learning and Development Program.

Our professional educators at OSHCare 4 KIDS ensure that quality care is maintained through open communication, building of relationships between families, children, educators, schools and the local and wider community; as well as meeting all government requirements.

We respect the diversity of our families and the wider community, and strive to work in partnership to create a responsive service. Feedback is encouraged to support children, families and educators involved within OSHCare 4 KIDS services.

Goals:

OSHCare 4 KIDS will:

  • Ensure  children, families, educators and visitors feel welcome, relaxed and secure in the each services environment
  • Ensure educators are respectful, professional, approachable and friendly towards all families and children, management and to each other
  • Provide a range of experiences that meet the various and individual developmental needs and interests of all children
  • Ensure each child develops and progresses at their individual pace;  bearing in mind the general milestone range within their age group and current understanding of the importance of middle years and the value of play
  • Provide a clean, secure indoor and outdoor environment that enhances the value of play
  • Ensure all educators are trained in areas of food handling, first aid, general health care and child development
  • Provide a safe environment which allows opportunities for exploration and self discovery
  • Foster a sense of importance of self and peers, and to have respect for self and peers
  • Enable children to foster an interest in books, music and the world around them with emphasis on language and self-expression
  • Enable children to seek out and explore all avenues of creativity. e.g., art, drama, sensory play and problem solving
  • Enable children to gain an appreciation of social expectations in a positive, sensitive and caring manner
  • Enable children, family and educators to develop strong trusting bonds based on open communication
  • Ensure children, families and educators develop and promote a firm and sensitive commitment to the protection and enhancement of our environment through the conservation and recycling of our resources
  • Provide an environment and program that reflects, incorporates and respects the diverse multi-cultural make up of our community
  • Provide a program that gives all children equal opportunities