"> Spring VC Day 4 · Ranger Jamie at Clifton Gardens | WAYS OOSH
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🗓️ Spring holidays 28 September to 9 October • All days booked out — enrolments closed for this period • $115/day · from $11.50 with maximum CCS
Thu 1 Oct · Day 4 of 9

They’ll catch something, and they’ll want to tell you about it.

A ranger-led day on the harbour at Clifton Gardens Reserve, Mosman. Four hands-on activities: catching bugs with their faces camouflaged, hand-reel fishing off the beach, building animal homes out of sticks and bark, and a properly messy session on keeping our waterways clean.

  • 📅 Thu 1 Oct, 8am to 6pm
  • 🧒 Ages 7 to 12
  • 🎟️ Transport + entry included
  • 🥗 Morning + afternoon tea provided
This day is booked out
Spring Vacation Care is closed and we are not taking new enrolments for this holiday period. Summer dates will be announced soon.
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Children spread along the sand at Clifton Gardens, jars and hand-reels in hand
DAY 4 · THU 1 OCT
$11.50/ DAY WITH MAX CCS

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16+ yrsOur OOSH Manager’s experience with children
8am–6pmFull day, drop-off and pickup at the centre
What today actually delivers

Four things they get. Four reasons you’ll be glad.

Every WAYS Vacation Care day pairs a real activity with a real outcome for you. Here’s both for this day.

The ranger
Someone who actually knows the bush.
Ranger Jamie Tours run the day and supply the risk assessment. It opens with a talk about why places matter and how we protect them, then the children get straight into it, asking questions the whole way.
The rotation
Four hands-on activities, not one.
Bug catching with camouflage face paint and identification sheets. Hand-reel fishing, taking samples and using scientific tools to work out whether the water is healthy. Building animal habitats from sticks and bark. And a waterways activity that gets everyone thoroughly slimy.
The logistics
Harbour bushland and beach, all in one place.
Educators with them the whole way, transport and entry included. Pack a change of clothes.
The support
Every child gets a real go.
The children work in small teams, so the quiet one gets a jar and a hand-reel as often as the loud one.
Two children with faces camouflaged, looking into a jar they have just filled
A child on a hand-reel at the water's edge while another checks a sample jar
Children building an animal habitat from sticks and bark under the trees
The Day

A ranger, a harbour beach, and four things they’ve never done.

Daily Run-Sheet

  • 8:00am
    Drop-off opens at North BondiThe Russell King Building, 63a Wairoa Ave.
  • 9:30am
    Children’s meetingThe day gets planned together, so every child knows what’s on.
  • 9:45am
    Head to Clifton GardensEducators with them the whole way.
  • 10:30am
    Arrive, recess, then the ranger’s introductionWhy places matter, and how we protect them.
  • 11:30am
    Bug catching, then hand-reel fishingFaces camouflaged in face paint, a clear jar each, and identification sheets to work out what they caught. Spiders not allowed. Then hand-reels and bait off the beach.
  • 1:00pm
    Lunch on the grassPacked lunch from home.
  • 1:30pm
    Animal habitats on the beachSmall teams building homes for possums, wombats, wallabies and penguins out of sticks, bark, leaves and branches.
  • 2:00pm
    WaterworksHands properly slimy with paint, shampoo, oil and talcum powder, working out how we keep rivers, creeks and beaches clean.
  • 3:30pm
    Back at North BondiAfternoon tea, free play, and a wind-down.
  • 6:00pm
    Pick-up closesAny time from arrival back until 6pm.

Times are approximate and may shift on the day at venue and group discretion.

What’s included today

  • All transport with educators, there and back
  • Ranger-led program and all equipment
  • Bug catching, hand-reel fishing, animal habitat building and a waterways activity
  • Morning + afternoon tea provided
  • Qualified educators, First Aid, CPR, asthma + anaphylaxis trained
  • Updates to parents via the OWNA app
Real cost

What you actually pay.

Most families get the Child Care Subsidy. Slide to your family income for a quick estimate of what a day really costs you.

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Standard daily fee$115.00
You pay from$11.50 / day
Estimated CCS 84% about $15.20 / day
Quick estimate only, based on 2025-26 CCS settings. Rates index up slightly from 1 July 2026, so your real rate may be a touch better. Excursions, food and entry fees all included, no on-the-day costs. Your exact rate is confirmed by Services Australia at enrolment using your CRN.
Parents

Real stories from the WAYS family.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

We’ve tried a few holiday programs around the east. This is the first one where my son asks if he can go back the next day. The excursions are the difference.

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Vacation Care parent
Eastern Suburbs
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Drop off at 8, pick up by 6, and everything in between is handled. As a working parent that’s exactly what I need. Booking was easy too.

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Working parent
North Bondi
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

My daughter is on the shy side and I was nervous about the big days out. The educators kept me in the loop, and by the end of the week she didn’t want to leave.

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WAYS OOSH parent
Bondi
Questions

What parents ask before booking.

If yours isn’t here, message Sarah, our enrolments officer. She’ll text you back the same business day.

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What if my child has allergies or dietary needs?
Every enrolment captures allergies and dietary needs in advance, and meals are labelled. Our educators are First Aid, CPR, asthma and anaphylaxis trained.
How do they get there, and what about food?
Drop-off and pickup is always at the centre: The Russell King Building, 63a Wairoa Ave, North Bondi, from 8am until 6pm. We travel to venues together with our educators, using the best option for each day (city venues are usually public transport). Morning and afternoon tea are provided. Pack a lunchbox and water bottle each day, and on some days a treat is part of the program.
My child is 6, or 13. Can they still come?
Vacation Care is designed for children aged 7 to 12, and places are offered to that age group first.

If your child is 6, get in touch before you book. Whether it works depends on the day, the venue and the group, and some excursions set their own age or height minimums, so we look at each child individually rather than giving a blanket answer.

Message Sarah on 0433 245 322 or email [email protected] and she will give you a straight answer the same business day.
What if I need to cancel?
Plans change. Give Sarah at least 7 days’ notice and we can move or credit your booking, no drama. Inside 7 days the day is charged as booked, and government CCS rules apply to late cancellations.
Can I just book one day, or all 9?
Book any combination. One day, all 9, or just the days you need. Each day stands alone with its own program.
How do you handle safety on excursions?
Small groups with qualified educators. Every team member is Working with Children verified, and educators are First Aid, CPR, asthma and anaphylaxis trained. Headcount at every transition point, and updates go to parents through the OWNA app.
Spring holidays 28 September to 9 October · Booked out

This day is booked out.

Spring Vacation Care is closed and we are not taking new enrolments for this holiday period. Summer dates will be announced soon.

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This day is booked out
Spring Vacation Care is closed and we are not taking new enrolments for this holiday period. Summer dates will be announced soon.
Call Olive · 0433 245 322

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Thu 1 Oct · Clifton Gardens $115/day · 8am–6pm
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