Surveys were sent out via Survey Monkey a couple of weeks ago to gain your feedback on how your child/ren enjoyed their time at the Dec/Jan Vacation Care, as well as to gauge your interest and feedback on what you would like to see in our upcoming program for April 2019.

Thank you to all of those families who have already returned their Survey to us.  If you haven’t already though it would be great to make the decisions of planning based on general consensus from our Community.

April Vc program is on our website www.ktoosh.com.au  Early bird bookings close next Wednesday 3rd April 2019.  Email in your requested days to irps@ktoosh.com.au by the close off date stated on the program.

All children have the opportunity to complete their homework at After School Care if required.

Time is set aside in our programming to cater for children to compete their homework at the centre.  There is no one on one tutoring however, the children are responsible to complete their homework independently.

Please ask to be added onto the homework list and state which afternoons you would like your child to complete this.  The children will be called in to complete their homework but it will remain their responsibility to ensure they come in when called.

Attending Vacation Care is now easier!!!!!!

We have a NEW and faster BOOKING PROCESS and it is now live via our website www.ktoosh.com.au.  Simply click on the My Family Lounge logo on the home page and book from their.  If you do not already have a registration for My Family Lounge then click on register now to create one.

No more emails and no waiting confirmations.  It will be instant if there is availability, simple and easy just visiting www.ktoosh.com.au

If you are a currently enrolled KT OOSH family make sure you book in prior to the closure dates listed on each program to gain the Early Bird Rates.  Click here to view Oct 2019 Vacation Care Programs:

Rouse Hill Anglican College:  

RHAC Oct 2019 VC Program

Ironbark Ridge Public School:  

IRPS Oct 2019 VC Program

Vacation Care Hours: Strictly 7:00am – 6:00pm with late fees accruing after 6:00pm.  If you are running late then please have the courtesy to contact the centre directly to ensure a staff member is able to stay after 6:00pm as this is not always possible.  Late fees apply at a rate of $15/five minute increments/child + a $7.50 non notification fee if the centre is not advised if your child/ren are absent for a confirmed/booked day.

RHAC: 0434 584 881 OR IRPS: 0428 021 652

Electronic Devises: Due to responses from our recent survey, privacy concerns and the concerns of children’s channels being hacked, all electronic devices including DS, smart phones, iPads etc will not be allowed at the centre for Vacation Care with the exception of Bike/Device Day Wed 2nd October.

Bookings:

There is no changing, swapping or cancelling of days once booked so please make sure you check your dates.

In addition a lot of time and planning goes into Vacation Care and therefore last minute requests cannot always be accommodated due to mandatory staffing ratios, logistics or supply issues.

Breakfast: During Staff Development/Vacation Care Periods Breakfast is from 7:00am – 8:00am with morning tea at approximately 9:30am.

Children’s Daily Requirements: HATS, CLOSED in SHOES & Socks, JUMPER, DRINK BOTTLE & a Back Pack/Bag.  During the Holiday Period Electronics WILL NOT be allowed except for Wed 2nd October 2019.

If you missed our Kindy/New Students Orientation at the beginning of term, here is a copy of what was discussed:

OLA Kindy/New Students Orientation Information

Your Family Handbook can also be referred to for more detailed and important information on our website www.ktoosh.com.au under the parent information tab

If you missed our Kindy/New Students Orientation at the beginning of term, here is a copy of what was discussed:

IRPS Kindy/New Students Orientation Information

Your Family Handbook can also be referred to for more detailed and important information on our website www.ktoosh.com.au under the parent information tab

We have been advised that over the coming weeks that we will be receiving a visit from our Regulatory Authority who will be conducting an Assessment & Rating.

The assessment and rating process allows us the chance to show how well we compare to the benchmarks set by the National Quality Standard.

During the visit they will get all the evidence needed to assess and rate our centre.

This includes:

• observing – what children, families, educators, co-ordinators are doing
• discussing – why and how certain practices happen at the service with educators and staff
• sighting – the documents that are in place to support the practices at your service required by the National Law and National Regulations

After the visit we will receive a draft assessment and rating report. This includes:

• an overall rating
• ratings for each individual quality area
• information about any elements of the NQS that were not met
• any non-compliances with the National Law or National Regulations
• improvement notes

You can find our current Assessment and Rating in our Sign in Area.  We are really looking forward to this process which will give us some valuable feedback of where we can improve our service for the community.

If you have any questions, please feel free to speak with any of the Educators at the centre or email them to feedback@ktoosh.com.au.

For those families that missed this it is attached below for your convenience.  The Family Handbook can also be located on our website www.ktoosh.com.au under the parent information tab.

OLA 2019 Family Handbook

For those families that missed this it is attached below for your convenience.  The Family Handbook can also be located on our website www.ktoosh.com.au under the parent information tab.

IRPS 2019 Family Handbook

Surveys were sent out via Survey Monkey at the beginning of the year to gain your feedback on how your child/ren enjoyed their time at the Dec/Jan Vacation Care, as well as to gauge your interest and feedback on what you would like to see in our upcoming program for April 2019.

Thank you to all of those families who returned their Survey to us.  If you haven’t already though it would be great to make the decisions of planning based on general consensus from our Community for future Vacation Cares.

Our Vacation Care program is on our website www.ktoosh.com.au for the April 2019 VC period. Email in your requested days to irps@ktoosh.com.au by the close off date stated on the program to gain the cheaper Early Bird Rate which is only 1 week away.

Quality Improvement Plan (QIP)

A Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) is a document that identifies the service’s goals for quality improvement and notes some strategies for achieving those goals. It helps everyone at the service to stay focused on the improvements and on implementing the strategies needed to achieve the goals.

It is important that we all have an active role in setting the goals and improvements to ensure that we continue to run a quality service that meets the needs of our Community.

Our Quality & Improvement Plan is located next to the sign in and out iPad in all centres.

Policy & Procedures

We are currently in the processes of reviewing our policy document and will be looking to simplify our review process by the end of Term 1.

Under the current review process, our current policies are not due for review until April 2019, however we believe it is a great time to implement this review change into our QIP.

We would love for any suggestions that you may have to be added into the Progress Notes part of the QIP.

Please note that for the purpose of this change that the policy document has been marked “UNDER REVIEW”.  We will give all stakeholders till 1^st April, 2019 to send through their comments which will also align with the review date.  Please send all feedback to feedback@ktoosh.com.au

The Policy & Procedures document is located next to the sign in and out iPads in all centres.

If you have any problems accessing our Policy & Procedures or the Quality Improvement Plan, please ask any of the Educators who will guide you to them.