North Sydney Vacation Care

Frequently Asked Questions

• Real social, not screen social!

  Vacation care encourages face to face group activities, like sports and team games. Interacting with other children means that they will develop skills in:

  • Communication
  • Conflict resolution
  • Empathy skills
  • Confidence and resilience
• Qualified, experienced and fun educators

  Gowrie NSW Vacation Care programs are delivered by a team of professional educators and support staff, dedicated to providing a high quality fun and engaging program in a nurturing, stimulating and supportive environment. 
  Our qualified Vacation Care educators:

  • Encourage children’s curiosity, exploration and problem solving
  • Value and respect children’s ideas and questions
  • Support children to build positive relationships with others
  • Respect the individuality of all children
• Fees
  Fees for North Sydney Vacation Care

  	Price
  Vacation Care	$68.90 per session

  The daily activities on offer may change due to NSW Health Advice and Restrictions. The program activities, incursions, and excursions may change subject to weather or other events outside of Gowrie NSW Control. Families will be notified by the program to be informed of any updates or changes to the program at the earliest possible time should there be a change to the program.

• How to book Vacation Care

  Vacation Care can be booked through the Xap Smile App.

  If you've been part of Gowrie Vacation Care in the past, simply head to the app to start booking your sessions hassle free.

  For new families or those who haven't joined us in the past year, don't worry, we're here to make the enrolment process as smooth as possible. Please fill out our quick and easy enrolment form below to get started.

  XAP SMILE APP

  Download here on the App Store

  Download here on Google Play

  Booking Guide can be found here.

• Vacation Care Terms and Conditions

  Vacation Care Terms and Conditions 

  • All booked vacation care sessions must be paid for in advance. 

  • If bookings for the first week of vacation care is requested between Wednesday 24th September and Friday 26th September 2025, a $10 per child late booking fee will be charged. 

  • Within the vacation care period, any bookings made 1 day prior to the session starting will incur a $10 per child late booking charge. 

  • Within the vacation care period, any bookings made more than 1 day prior to the session starting will not incur a late booking charge. 

  • Cancellation of any Vacation Care Sessions requires 7 days written notice. In the absence of required cancellation notice, the regular session fees for the day will be charged and is non-refundable. 

  • A failure to notify fee of $5 is charged to family’s accounts who do not inform the Program Manager that their child will not attend a booked session of care, OR if they arrive late to a booked excursion session. 

  • Children must be at the Centre before the scheduled bus departure time on excursion days. 

  • Programs, incursions and excursions may change to accommodate adverse weather conditions or due to unforeseen circumstances. Parents will be advised of any changes. 

   Should you have any questions between now and then, please contact us on 8594 4200.