Daily program
We aim to provide daily routines that meet the needs of individual children and to implement a balanced program that is both stimulating, interesting and exciting. This allows opportunities for children to play, explore and develop new skills and is appropriate to the developmental and leisure needs of the children. Children are encouraged to participate in this process by placing activity suggestions in the “Suggestion Box” at the centre. Below is a typical day at the centres. This current weeks program can be viewed on the noticeboard at the centres.
An example is as follows:
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Welcome | Welcome | Welcome | Welcome | Welcome | |
| 3:00pm | Roll Call and Group meeting | Roll Call and Group meeting | Roll Call and Group meeting | Roll Call and Group meeting | Roll Call and Group meeting |
| 3:15 | Announcements / Children suggestions | Rules reminder / Homework, Quiet time | Rules reminder / Homework, Quiet time | Homework, Quiet time | Review children’s ideas, Quiet time |
| 3:45 | Outdoor Games: Children’s Choice | Outdoor Games: Children’s Choice | Outdoor Games: Children’s Choice | Outdoor Games: Children’s Choice | Outdoor Games: Children’s Choice |
| 4:00 | Afternoon Tea See Menu | Afternoon Tea See Menu | Afternoon Tea See Menu | Afternoon Tea See Menu | Afternoon Tea See Menu |
| 5:00 | Craft: Indoor games: AASC: |
Craft: Indoor games: AASC: |
Craft: Indoor games: AASC: |
Craft: Indoor games: AASC: |
Craft: Indoor games: AASC: |
| 5:30 | Clean up / playstation/ movies/ indoor games | Clean up / playstation/ movies/ indoor games | Clean up / playstation/ movies/ indoor games | Clean up / playstation/ movies/ indoor games | Clean up / playstation/ movies/ indoor games |
| 6:00 | Home time | Home time | Home time | Home time | Home time |
Activities
We offer a range of supervised, age appropriate activities that encourage the children to interact with their friends. All activities are designed to be enjoyable, as we strive to make OOSH Northern Beaches Kids Clubs a place of fun and of learning through play. We try to encourage a relaxing, enjoyable environment for the children that is different from their daily school routine, but also furthers their learning processes. Inside activities that encourage the children to use their own imagination such as dress ups, designing clay models and many more. Various craft activities such as soap making, peg constructions, painting, marbling, paddle pop stick constructions and paper mache encourages the children’s cognitive as well as fine motor skills.
Outside activities include games such as T Ball, cricket, handball, basketball, which help to develop hand eye coordination and various other games and activities, which encourage gross motor skills. At OOSH Northern Beaches Kids Clubs we are very democratic and a vote is normally taken on a choice of outdoor activities to be held on the day, but there is always the opportunity to sit under a tree and read a book.
HOMEWORK is encouraged on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and we encourage all staff to assist in this procedure.