Communities at Work

A New Adventure Every Day at our 11 School Holiday Program locations across Canberra.

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS DATES:

Monday 6 July to Friday 17 July

Enrolments open now

Existing Families:

Follow the link below to login to your Kidsoft Parent Portal account. Once logged in and registered for the SHP, you can choose an enrolment prefill to quickly review and submit your details.

New Families:

ENROL NOW

If you have any questions or wish to speak to our enrolments team, call 1300 212 273 or email enrolments@commsatwork.org.

OUR PROGRAMS:

Communities at Work offers School Holiday Programs across Canberra. Our programs focus on fun and delivering a new adventure every day for your child. They include:

Excursions (visits to fun locations)
In-Service Event (visits from external activity providers to the schools)
SHP Day activities (a diverse range of flexible and adaptable activities run by our educators, and based on children’s choice).

To learn more, check our calendars by clicking on your preferred school location below.

The programs run from 7:30 am to 6 pm on weekdays during the school holidays (except for Emmaus, which opens from 8 am). All locations cater to children in preschool to Year 6 (except for Amaroo and Emmaus School Holiday Program, which are unable to accept preschool-aged children, and Isabella Plains, which caters to children from preschool to Year 2).

Some of the great activities we offer:

✅ Questacon: Children will explore a world of interactive science, packed with exciting exhibits and jaw-dropping discoveries.

✅ Gecko: Jump into Gecko’s First Nations Games and explore traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander games inspired by the Yulunga resource.

✅ Limelight – Toy Story 5 (PG): Buzz, Woody, Jessie, and the whole gang are back for their biggest adventure yet as they face off against Lilypad, a brand-new tablet with plans of her own for Bonnie’s playtime.

✅ Mini Music: A NAIDOC-theme music session. Children will explore song, movement, and percussion, and be introduced to live orchestral instruments.

✅ Ninja Parc:  Unleash your inner ninja at Ninja Parc, the ultimate adventure zone for movement and high-energy fun.

✅ Child Players ACT: Cat in the Hat: Children will enjoy a hilarious production filled with fun, laughter, and plenty of mischievous surprises.

✅ Integrity Taekwon-Do: Children will build on their Taekwon-Do skills through discipline, respect, and self-defence.

✅ Chemical Rocket & Magnetic Cars: Get ready for an action-packed adventure featuring chemical rockets and magnetic car races, where children will explore forces, motion and states of matter.

… and lots more!

School Holiday Program Fees

(effective 29 June 2026)

• $98.90 for SHP days (days on which educators at the service run activities for the children).
• $116.30 for In-Service Event (days on which external providers bring in special activities to the school holiday program service).
• $138.50 for excursion days (days on which educators and children visit an external location from the school holiday program location for fun activities).

More Information

Our qualified and reliable educators provide more than just vacation care – they collaborate with children to ensure play, leisure and recreational activities are safe and meaningful. We place each child at the centre of our practice and build respectful and positive relationships with children, families and the community to develop connectedness, confidence and wellbeing.

• • For answers to our Frequently Asked Questions, please visit our FAQs page. 
  • For enrolment enquiries, please contact our Children’s Services Enrolments Team (CSET) by email enrolments@commsatwork.org or call 1300 212 273 (Monday-Friday 8 am to 5 pm).

  What does my child need to bring?

  Your child will need to bring a healthy morning tea, lunch, a hat and a drink bottle. Please note that, unfortunately, we cannot cook or reheat lunches.

  What should my child wear?

  Anything that is comfortable and easy to move in. For activities that involve water (specified in the program calendars), we also recommend the child bring a change of clothes.

  Are the activities the same for all age groups?

  Each program is different, but we always ensure that all activities are age-appropriate. All our locations are able to cater for children from pre-school to Year 6, except for Amaroo and Emmaus, which are unable to care for preschool-aged children and Isabella Plains, which caters to children from preschool to Year 2.

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