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School Holiday Programs
Bookings for April School Holiday Programs Now Open
Communities@Work offers School Holiday Programs throughout the year during all ACT School Holidays. Our programs focus on fun and delivering a new adventure every day for your child.
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 community to develop connectedness, confidence and wellbeing.
Our school holiday programs generally include a variety of excursions to fun locations as well as incursions (external entertainment and activity providers conducting activities in-service). We run our holiday programs in several locations across Canberra and the ACT region.
For answers to Frequently Asked Questions, please visit our FAQs page.
Please download program calendars (daily highlights) for your preferred school holiday program location below for a list of activities for April School Holiday Programs.
School Holiday Program Locations
Our School Holiday Programs run at the following locations across Canberra. All locations are able to care for children in preschool to year 6, except for Amaroo which does not take preschool.
- Amaroo School
- Charles Weston School
- Fadden Primary School
- Maribyrnong Primary School
- Monash Primary School
- Mount Rogers Primary School (open second week only, 12-19 April) *
- Neville Bonner Primary School
- Palmerston District Primary School
- Wanniassa Hills Primary School
- Isabella Plains Early Childhood Service
- Narrabundah Early Childhood School (only available to in-service families)
- Ngunnawal Child Care and Education Centre (only available to in-service families)
*Please note that our school holiday program at Mount Rogers Primary School will not be running in the first week of the April School Holidays (Tuesday 6 April to Friday 9 April inclusive) due to maintenance at the school. The school holiday program will re-open for the second week of the holidays (Monday 12 April to Friday 19 April). Meanwhile, you are welcome to book into any of our other school holiday program locations during this period.
School Holiday Program Activities
This April, we have a range of exciting excursions, in-service activities, as well as incursions (visits from activity providers to the schools) planned to ensure your children have a fun-filled time. Popular activities include:
- A Trip to the Yarralumla Play Station
- A Trip to a massive Inflatable Obstacle Course (Tuff Nutterz)
- A Visit from Delta Therapy Trained Horses (Horsing Around)
- Several trips to HOYTS Movies
- Visits from Profesor Bubbles, Wasabi Kids, Macrame Magic and other incursions
- Fun with pyjama day, cooking, yoga workshop, tons of games and more!
Please note that all activities may not be available at all locations. Activities are subject to change owing to COVID-19 restrictions and advice from ACT Health. We’ll strive to keep families informed directly via email.
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.
Communities@Work’s Response to COVID-19
Communities@Work is working to ensure that we are in the best position to support children, families, clients and our community during the COVID-19 crisis. We will continue to be guided by the latest regulatory advice from the ACT Government and ACT Health, ensuring the safety of your child is paramount. We have implemented hygiene, increased cleaning and other measures across all of our services to reduce the risk of infection and spread of COVID-19. Communities@Work has a commitment to the Canberra community, and we aim to ensure that we can continue to provide our essential community services in the face of this crisis.
The government is also offering support for families experiencing hardship, including Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS). Please visit our children’s services page for more information.
More information about this can be found on the dedicated COVID-19 page on our website.
For a list of activities for each school holiday program, please download the respective location's program highlights below
