School Holiday Programs - Primary
Vacation Care Programs
Vacation Care aims to encourage positive and productive relationships between children, parents and staff.
Council operates two vacation care programs for primary school aged children, located at:
- Croydon Leisure and Aquatic Centre
Civic Drive, Croydon - Belmont Park
Olympus Drive, Croydon South
The vacation care programs:
- provide care for children aged 5 to 12 years of age who are currently attending primary school
- operate between 8.00am and 6.00pm Monday to Friday during school holidays
- do not operate on Public Holidays.
Summer Vacation Care Program
The dates for our Summer Vacation Care Program are Monday 9 January – Tuesday 31 January 2012.
We are looking forward to seeing you all in 2012 and hope that all of our families have a Merry Christmas and a safe New Year.
Current programs
Please note all documents are also available in an accessible MS Word format if required.
Current program for Croydon Leisure Centre (PDF, 397Kb)
Current program for Belmont Park (PDF, 397Kb)
Program Guidelines (PDF, 201Kb)
Current Booking Form (PDF, 145Kb)
Enrolment forms
If your child has never attended the Vacation Care Program or attended prior to January 2011 you will need to complete a new enrolment form. Please complete one enrolment form for each child you are enrolling into the program.
Action plans
Anaphylaxis Action Plan (PDF, 697Kb)
Asthma Action Plan (PDF, 149Kb)
Allergic Reaction Action Plan (PDF, 495Kb)
About Council's Vacation Care
We provide a fully accredited, high quality, professional, flexible and fun child-care service which complies with the National Childcare Accreditation Council's Quality Assurance Guide for Outside School Hours Care and the National Standards for Out of School Hours Care. Our programs offer children:
- Secure and consistent care.
- A program that is child focused, fun, interesting, stimulating and appropriate for primary school aged children.
- A variety of recreational experiences and opportunities.
- An environment which maintains a high standard of health, hygiene, safety and nutrition and where children are guided in appropriate routines.
More information
Maroondah City Council (Primary School Program)
Phone: 9294 5723
Maroondah City Council (Teenage Program)
Phone: 9294 5702
Primary School vacation care programs are also operated at and run by:
- Croydon Hills Primary School
Campaspe Drive, Croydon Hills
Phone: 9725 8300 - Great Ryrie Primary School
Great Ryrie Street Heathmont
Phone: 9543 3077 - Holy Spirit Primary School
Oban Road, North Ringwood 3134
Phone: 9876 1034
Accessible documents
Program Guidelines (Doc, 43Kb)
Current program for Croydon Leisure Centre (Doc, 239Kb)
Current program for Belmont Park (Doc, 240Kb)
Current Booking Form (Doc, 83Kb)
Enrolment forms
If your child has never attended the Vacation Care Program or attended prior to January 2011 you will need to complete a new enrolment form. Please complete one enrolment form for each child you are enrolling into the program.