Out of School Hours Care

Bilgola OOSH is dedicated to creating a loving and joyful space where children feel safe, supported, and inspired to explore their ideas and interests. Our mission is to provide affordable out-of-school hours care that brings peace of mind to parents and caregivers and lasting memories for children. Our practices are deeply aligned with the My Time Our Place framework, ensuring that children and young people's learning and development is nurtured through a balance of play, exploration, and planned experiences.

Our Philosophy

Bilgola Plateau Public School OOSH would like to acknowledge Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land our care centre was founded on, we acknowledge and respect their commitment to the land, water and community in which we operate. We pay our respects to them, their cultures both past and present.

We are committed to creating an environment that is welcoming, relaxed, fun and homely. Our aim is to support children in their journey of independence, discovery learning and leisure. We are a cohesive centre with strong principles of care, respect, empathy and kindness.

Before & After School Care

Camp Bilgola Vacation Care

Booking & Enrolment

We aim for children to have fun; how do we do that? We involve them. We base our program around their needs and interests. We are a bully free zone where children will feel respected and accepted for who they are.

We focus on play and recreational activity and value the importance of free, unstructured time. We believe in taking our shoes off, in playing with mud, in making fairy gardens, cubby houses and castles. In an afternoon a child can be a fairy, wizard, king or queen, an actor, pilot, magician or anything else they can imagine.

We value and care for the unique natural environment that surrounds us. We aim to foster an appreciation of the environment and encourage children to explore their understanding of the natural world through play and craft activities.

Our educators ensure that their interactions with children are encouraging, supportive and constructive. Educators will always respond to challenging behaviour with patience and care, the emphasis will be on enabling children to regulate their own behaviour and make positive choices.

We see children and their families as the essential component of an engaging care environment. We value the importance of family and encourage involvement in all areas of our program. Educators will establish and maintain positive, reciprocal relationships with families based on trust and open communication. Decisions will be made in partnership with children and families and we will work in collaboration to ensure the best possible outcomes for children.

We look forward to welcoming you and your family to our centre.