Fun Factory Out of School Hours Care Service
Welcome to North Richmond Fun Factory Out of School Hours Care Service!
We provide Before and After School Care and Vacation Care for Primary School aged children.
Hours of operation
Before School Care 7.00 am to 9.00 am
After School Care 3.00 pm to 6.30 pm
Vacation Care 7.00 am to 6.30 pm
Pupil Free Days 7.00 am to 6.30 pm
We are open 48 weeks of the year, closing only on Public Holidays and 3 – 4 weeks during the Christmas holidays, depending on school closure days.
Fees: Our Service is approved for Child Care Subsidy
Care | Permanent Rate | Casual Rate |
Before School 7am – 9am | $20 per session per child | $22 per session per child |
After School 3:00-6:30 | $27 per session per child | $30 per session per child |
Vacation Care 7am-6:30pm | $50 base rate* per child per day.
Daily fees vary depending on the daily activity |
Please note: a ‘Late Collection Fee’ is applied if a child is picked up later than the closing time, unless an unforeseen emergency has arisen. Under these circumstances the staff must be notified as soon as possible.
Annual Administration Fee | Rate | |
Administration fee charged annually | Starting in terms 1 & 2 | $100 per family |
Starting in term 3 | $75 per family | |
Starting in term 4 | $50 per family |
Who can access our service
Children aged 4 to 13 years old who are attending primary school can attend our service. Also children starting school in January can participate in the January Vacation Care Program.
Our main schools are Richmond North Public School and Grose View Public School, but sometimes children from other schools can be taken in as well, depending on availabilities.
Children attending Richmond North Public School are walked directly to and from school each day.
Children attending Grose View Public School are walked to Richmond North Public School in the morning where they catch a public school bus at 8.45am. In the afternoon Grose View students catch a public school bus once again and this bus drops them directly at the service around 3.30pm.
Waiting List
We are licensed for 45 children. A waiting list is in place for days we are at full capacity.
We follow our Priority of Access guidelines to determine who has priority of access for vacant positions.