Programs

Care for every part of the school year

Four connected programs wrap around the school day and the school year - all delivered by the same warm, consistent team of educators.

Before School Care

Before School Care

7:30am - 9:00am

A calm, unhurried start to the day. Children arrive to a quiet, welcoming space with breakfast options, gentle activities and time to ease into the morning before being walked to their school lines.

Permanent $26.45 / Casual $28.55 per session (before CCS).

After School Care

After School Care

3:15pm - 6:00pm

The afternoon belongs to the children: afternoon tea, outdoor play, sport, craft, construction, homework support and plenty of time with friends. Educators plan from children's interests using the My Time, Our Place framework.

Permanent $37.85 / Casual $40.20 per session (before CCS).

School Vacation Care

School Vacation Care

8:00am - 6:00pm

Full-day holiday programs blending excursions around Canberra with engaging in-house activity days - cooking, art, science, sport and themed days. A detailed program is published to enrolled families before each holiday period.

Excursions (a $10 excursion levy applies on excursion days) In-house activity days

$103.35 per session (before CCS).

A $10 excursion levy fee will apply on days of the excursion.

Upcoming Vacation Care dates

  • July School Holidays 2026

    6 July 2026 to 17 July 2026

    Program of excursions and in-house activities released to enrolled families two weeks prior.

  • September / October School Holidays 2026

    28 September 2026 to 9 October 2026

    Excursions may attract a $10 excursion levy per session.

  • Summer School Holidays 2026-27

    21 December 2026 to 29 January 2027

    Closed on public holidays and during the Christmas-New Year closure period.

Telopea Activities Program (TAP)

Telopea Activities Program (TAP)

During After School Care

The Telopea Activities Program (TAP) offers paid extracurricular activities run on-site during After School Care - from languages and music to sport, dance and coding. Children are escorted to and from their activity by our educators, so families get one simple pick-up.

Current TAP program - Term 3 2026

Download schedule (PDF)

Monday

  • Dance

    Years 1-6 - $110 per term

    Confidence, rhythm, coordination, creativity and self-expression through group routines and performance-based activities.

  • Senior Cooking

    Years 4-6 - $110 per term

    Desserts while building independence, safe food preparation, measuring, teamwork and kitchen confidence.

Tuesday

  • Rhee Taekwondo

    Years K-6 - $200 per term

    Discipline, respect, focus, fitness, confidence and resilience in a structured environment led by Rhee TKD professionals.

  • Ceramics

    Years 1-6 - $150 per term

    Creativity, patience, fine motor skills and self-expression through hands-on clay techniques with a ceramics specialist from Strathnairn Arts Centre.

Wednesday

  • Junior Cooking

    Years 1-3 - $110 per term

    Desserts while supporting safe food preparation, mixing, measuring, decorating and following kitchen routines.

  • Lego Masters

    Years 2-6 - $160 per term

    Problem-solving, creativity, teamwork and construction skills through building challenges and take-home Lego opportunities.

Thursday

  • French Homework

    Years K-6 - $110 per term

    A calm, supported space for children to complete homework, practise language skills and build confidence.

  • Coerver Soccer

    Years K-6 - $205 per term

    Skill development, teamwork, coordination, confidence and game play. Children are split into K-2 and Years 3-6 groups.

Friday

  • Chess and Checkers

    Years 1-6 - $60 per term

    Strategic thinking, patience, concentration, problem-solving, turn-taking and respectful competition.

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Telopea Park OSHC acknowledges the Ngunnawal people as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which our service learns and plays, and pays respect to Elders past and present.

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Located on the grounds of Telopea Park School, New South Wales Crescent, Barton ACT 2600.

Telopea Park Out of School Hours Care, Barton, Canberra.

Rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard (assessed 27 May 2025).