info for parents
Everything you need to know before you enrol your child at The Village Square School Holiday Programme!
programme info
Enrolment
Enrolment, via our Enrolmy Parent Portal, creates a binding agreement regarding the care of your child between you and The Village Square Trust.
By signing the Enrolment Contract, you acknowledge that you have read and understood our Terms, Conditions and Policies and agree to abide by them. (Payment must be made in full before your child is accepted in the programme).
Where activities accept only a limited number of children, enrolment will be on a first-come first-served basis. Your child's place in our programme is not guaranteed until you have received written confirmation from us.
No surprises please, parents! Bookings are essential.
Please do not send your children to our school programmes without first enrolling them first on our Enrolmy Parent Portal.
Programme Hours
Drop your children off with us as early as 7.30am and pick them up as late as 6pm at no extra charge.
Signing in:
Sign in between 7.30-9.00am
Please be sure to drop your child/ren off at the location you chose when you enrolled them
Parents/caregivers are required to personally deliver children to the programme location they enrolled them at, and to sign in each child
Children dropped off at our Parnell site are bussed to our Epsom site around 9am each day so please have your children with us by then. Children will be returned to Parnell by 4pm (unless otherwise advised).
If a child is enrolled and unaccounted for by 9.00am, our Missing Child Policy is put into action and parents/caregiver, then Police if necessary, will be notified
Signing out:
Sign out between 4.00 - 6.00pm
Please pick up your children from the location they were enrolled in and dropped off at
Children must be signed out by the parent or caregiver. Children will only be released to people authorised on the enrolment form or as notified by a parent. In these instances photo ID may be requested.
Late collection
Please pick up your children on time. A penalty charge of $50 per family will apply for each 15 minutes (or part there of) you're late after 6pm.
Age limits
Our school holiday programmes are for children between the ages of 5 and 13 years old. Some of our activities might have futher age restrictions but this will be made clear in the activity descriptions.
Our Activities
We offer at least two activity options every day:
Club House activities: fun on-site activities
Adventure Seekers activities: exciting trips in the Auckland area
Some programmes also include our On the Move activities, which are high-energy activities (may be on or off-site) and Special Projects.
Our Locations
Our programmes are run from three convenient Central Auckland locations:
Balmoral School (Auditorium, 19 Brixton Road, Mt Eden)
Epsom Normal Primary School (Main Hall, 41 The Drive, Epsom)
Parnell Community Centre (Jubilee Hall, 545 Parnell Road, Parnell)
Water Safety
On all our offsite programme activities we have a minimum of one staff member for every eight children. Whenever we take children anywhere near water - to pools or beaches - we increase our staff numbers so we have one member of staff for every five children.
Subsidies available
The Village Square's programmes are accredited by the Ministry of Social Development, so subsidies are available.
Wet weather plans
In the event of wet weather, we will continue the activity if there is light rain, but will have alternative plans in place for heavy rain or severe weather conditions and will advise parents/caregivers of any changes.
Our complete Terms and Conditions
can be found on our Enrolmy mini-site.
backpack checklist
Your kids are going to have a wonderful time with us these holidays! We've got lots of energetic, fun outdoor activities lined up so please make sure your child comes to us with everything they'll need each day...
Gear for trips and special activities
Please take note of special requests for things to bring or wear for some activities. These are detailed in bold in the day's activity description.
Socks and / or closed shoes are a MUST for a number of activities
Togs, towel and hat for water activity days
Appropriate clothing and/or footwear for On the Move and Adventure Seeker activities.
We also advise when children may want to bring extra money for some activities e.g. for movie treats or ice skating frames.
Clothing
Make sure your child has appropriate clothing and footwear for the days weather and activities. We recommend naming your child's clothing, bag and other items.
Pack wet weather gear if theres a chance of rain
A change of clothes is needed in some activities (we always recommend sending younger children along with a change of clothes just in case)
Suitable footwear for walking or for whatever special activity is involved e.g. sports shoes.
Some Club House activities are themed and kids can dress up.
Food
Unless a lunch is included as part of the day's activity, as detailed in the day's programme, please pack:
a water bottle
food for morning tea, and
a BIG lunch, as children get hungry!
We provide a light snack for afternoon tea.
We are a nut-free programme and would appreciate if you did not include nuts in your child's lunch for the safety of any children with allergies.
Sun protection
Please pack sun block and sun hats for sunny days and outdoor activities. On sunny days please put sun block on your child before dropping them off. We have regular sun block top-up sessions on sunny days!
Valuables
We recommend that any valuable items are left at home unless specifically requested. The Village Square Trust takes no responsibility for any money or personal belongings your child may bring.
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