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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
Wed 30 Sept · Day 3 of 9

A pirate circus before lunch. Scooter tricks after it.

SwashBuckling Circus at the Sydney Fringe — a pirate circus of acrobatics and slapstick, rated G and made for this age group. The children get pulled into it: deciphering a treasure map, hunting a missing key. Then, in the afternoon, a scooter trick workshop run by the 2023 NSW Professional Men’s Champion — because the children asked for it, for a month, until we booked one.

  • 📅 Wed 30 Sept, 8am to 6pm
  • 🧒 Ages 7 to 12
  • 🎟️ Transport + entry included
  • 🛴 Scooter workshop included
  • 🥗 Afternoon snack 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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The circus tent stage set before the show, with aerial silk, treasure chest and ship's wheel
DAY 3 · WED 30 SEPT
$11.50/ DAY WITH MAX CCS

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Since 1981WAYS Youth & Family, North Bondi
CCSApproved Child Care Subsidy provider
16+ yrsOur OOSH Manager’s experience with children
8am–6pmFull day, drop-off and pickup at the centre
What today actually delivers

Two activities in a day. 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 show
Pirates, acrobats and a treasure map.
SwashBuckling Circus is a one-hour pirate circus of acrobatics and physical comedy, nominated for best kids and family show at Melbourne Fringe 2024. Interactive throughout, so the children are part of it rather than just watching.
The room
A real venue and a real audience.
The Bunker at Fool’s Paradise, Entertainment Quarter. A live audience, lights down, and an hour-long show, which is short enough to hold a seven-year-old to the end.
The workshop
They come home able to do something they couldn’t.
A scooter trick workshop with Mason D’Costa of MD Scootering, 2023 NSW Professional Men’s Champion. Safety briefing and helmets first, then foundations for the first-timers and tricks for the ones who already ride.
The support
Every child gets a real go.
The show is made by neurodivergent performers and built with sensory needs in mind. Educators are seated through the group, and there are quieter seats for children who want them. The performance uses theatrical haze. At the workshop, nobody rides before the safety briefing, and no child is made to do a trick they do not want to do.
Children laughing in the audience during the show
Three pirate performers pointing off stage during the show
A child mid-air on a stunt scooter above a skate park ramp, wearing a helmet
The Day

A real theatre in the morning. A scooter workshop in the afternoon.

Daily Run-Sheet

  • 8:00am
    Drop-off opens at North BondiThe Russell King Building, 63a Wairoa Ave.
  • 9:30am
    Drop-off closes · safety briefingEveryone needs to be at the centre by 9:30am so we can brief the group before we leave.
  • 10:30am
    Head to Moore ParkEducators with them the whole way.
  • 11:30am
    SwashBuckling CircusA one-hour pirate circus at Fool’s Paradise, part of the Sydney Fringe Kids Festival.
  • 1:00pm
    LunchPacked lunch from home — nut and sesame free, please.
  • 2:00pm
    Scooter trick workshopRun by Mason D’Costa of MD Scootering — 2023 NSW Professional Men’s Scooter Champion. Safety briefing and helmets first, then foundations and tricks. Complete beginners welcome.
  • 3:30pm
    Playground free playTime to run, climb and muck about with friends.
  • 4:30pm
    Back at North BondiAfternoon snack, 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
  • Festival entry and the SwashBuckling Circus show
  • A scooter trick workshop with MD Scootering — all levels, beginners included
  • Playground free play in the afternoon
  • Afternoon snack provided at the centre
  • Qualified educators, First Aid, CPR, asthma + anaphylaxis trained
  • Updates to parents via the OWNA app
New this block

The scooter workshop was not our idea.

It was about nine children’s idea. Repeatedly. For a month. So we booked one.

Mason D’Costa runs MD Scootering. He has been competing through the Australian Scooter Association since he was eleven, and in 2023 he was crowned NSW Professional Men’s Champion. Eight years in the industry, and he spends most of it teaching kids and teens.

He starts with a safety briefing and the foundations — stance, balance, stopping — then builds toward tricks at whatever level each rider is at. A child who has never ridden before is not going to be left behind, and a child who already rides is not going to be bored.

A child mid-air on a stunt scooter above a skate park ramp, wearing a helmet

The short version

  • 2023 NSW Professional Men’s Scooter Champion
  • Eight years in the industry, teaching kids and teens
  • Working With Children Check certified
  • Safety briefing and helmets before anyone rides
  • Beginners through to experienced riders
  • Runs community programs with Central Coast Council

Wednesday 30 September, in the afternoon, after the Sydney Fringe show.

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 nut-free and sesame-free lunchbox and a 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

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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

Or text Sarah on 0433 245 322 if you’d rather just talk to a human.

Wed 30 Sept · Sydney Fringe $115/day · 8am–6pm
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