Outside School Hours Care
Hutchins Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) is based in the Early Years Building at The Hutchins School, catering for boys between 3 and 12 years (and girls in Vacation Care). We operate on ratios of one staff member per 10 children for all ages and services, with additional leadership support. Our service is staffed by a professional team with both qualifications and extensive experience in Children’s Services.
Our aim is to create an environment in which the diversity and individuality of each child is actively encouraged and celebrated. We provide a broad range of activities that support child-centred and play based learning, fostering creativity and collaboration among children and educators. Children are encouraged and supported to build positive relationships within a flexible environment through free choice and constructive play.
- Before School Care 7.30am – 8.25am
- After School Care 2.15pm – 6.00pm
- Vacation Care 7.30am – 6.00pm
Before and After School Care
We offer our Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6 students Before School Care from 7.30am and After School Care until 6.00pm. Bookings are required, and may be made at any time by emailing the centre. All boys need to be enrolled with our Outside School Hours Care service before the booking can be confirmed. The enrolment form and fee schedule is available to download below.
OSHC Enrolment Form 2025
OSHC Fee Schedule 2025
Vacation Care
Vacation Care is offered to boys and girls aged 3–12 from 7.30am–6.00pm. Your child does not need to be a student at Hutchins to attend but all students (Hutchins and non-Hutchins) will need to be enrolled with our Outside School Hours Care service before making a Vacation Care booking.
Vacation Care programs are released 1–2 months in advance of the holiday period itself and will be emailed to parents/carers who have provided email addresses to the centre.
Spaces fill up quickly, we advise that you enrol your child as soon as practicable to save missing out.
Term 2 Holiday Program 2025
Holiday Program Booking Form
Our Vacation Care programs are designed to be engaging, enjoyable and challenging. Our program provides opportunities for children to explore and connect with our community, fostering a deeper understanding of the world around them. We believe holidays are a time for children to relax, have fun and engage with exciting experiences, while creating friendships along the way. Regular excursions are a key part of our program and are catered to children’s ages, abilities and interests.
Kinetic buses are used during Vacation Care and are fitted with seatbelts.
Risk assessments for each excursion are available upon request from the Outside School Hours Care Co-ordinator.
Vacation Care descriptions for Parents/Carers
Monday 7 July 2025
- Activity: Bounce
- Transport: Bus
- Travel time: 25 minutes
- Departing Hutchins: 10.30am
- Departing Bounce: 12.10pm
- Return at Hutchins: 12.35pm
- Route: Via Brooker Highway
- Lunch: Bring your own packed lunch
- Expected number of children: 80
- Anticipated number of staff: 11
- Description: Let’s bounce on over to Derwent Park! Children will have one hour to climb, jump and swing at Bounce.
Tuesday 8 July 2025
- Activity: Long Beach Reserve Playground
- Transport: Bus
- Travel time: 10 minutes
- Departing Hutchins: 10.30am
- Departing Long Beach: 1.00pm
- Return at Hutchins: 1.10pm
- Route: Via Sandy Bay Road
- Lunch: Bring your own packed lunch
- Expected number of children: 80
- Anticipated number of staff: 11
- Description: Today we will venture down the road to Long Beach Reserve Playground, Sandy Bay. The children will have access to the playground with sports equipment being provided by Hutchins.
Wednesday 9 July 2025 – waitlist only
- Activity: Village Cinemas Hobart
- Transport: Bus
- Travel time: 10 minutes
- Departing Hutchins: 10.30am
- Departing Village Cinemas: 12.45pm
- Return at Hutchins: 1.00pm
- Route: Via Sandy Bay Road
- Lunch: Bring your own packed lunch
- Expected number of children: 80
- Anticipated number of staff: 11
- Description: We’re off to Village Cinemas! We will be viewing Dog Man. No need to pack snacks – each child will receive their own small popcorn upon arrival at Village Cinemas.
Thursday 10 July 2025
- Activity: Kombi Krew Silent Disco at Hutchins
- Transport: N/A
- Booking time: 10.30am – 12.00pm
- Lunch: Bring your own packed lunch
- Expected number of children: 80
- Anticipated number of staff: 12
- Description: We’re having our own silent disco! Each child will have their own headset with a choice of three stations to choose from.
Friday 11 July 2025
- Activity: Swisherr Hoops Hobart
- Transport: Bus
- Travel time: 15 minutes
- Departing Hutchins: 11.00am
- Departing Swisherr: 1.00pm
- Return at Hutchins: 1.15pm
- Route: Via Sandy Bay Road
- Lunch: Bring your own packed lunch
- Expected number of children: 80
- Anticipated number of staff: 11
- Description: Children will be able to participate in some basketball drills and games where they will learn some new skills and shoot some hoops with their friends.
Monday 14 July 2025
- Activity: Woody’s Skate and Play
- Transport: Bus
- Travel time: 25 minutes
- Departing Hutchins: 10.30am
- Departing Woody’s: 1.00pm
- Return at Hutchins: 1.30pm
- Route: Via Brooker Highway
- Lunch: Bring your own packed lunch
- Expected number of children: 80
- Anticipated number of staff: 11
- Description: We’re off to Woody’s Skate and Play, a holiday favourite! The children will be able to participate in a range of activities including rollerblading, riding scooters, limbo or they can choose to run off all their energy in the jungle gym.
Tuesday 15 July 2025
- Activity: Bunnings at Hutchins
- Transport: N/A
- Booking time: 10.00am – 11.30am
- Lunch: Bring your own packed lunch
- Expected number of children: 80
- Anticipated number of staff: 11
- Description: Today we will be visited by staff members from Bunnings who will help us to create something special to take home.
Wednesday 16 July 2025 – waitlist only
- Activity: Zone Bowling
- Transport: Bus
- Travel time: 30 minutes
- Departing Hutchins: 10.15am
- Departing Zone Bowling: 12.15pm
- Return at Hutchins: 12.45pm
- Route: Via Sandy Bay Road
- Lunch: Bring your own packed lunch
- Expected number of children: 80
- Anticipated number of staff: 11
- Description: Today we are off to Zone Bowling. The children will be split into small groups to enjoy a round of bowling with their friends.
Thursday 17 July 2025 – Children 3–6 years
- Activity: Meal Machines
- Transport: Bus
- Travel time: 25 minutes
- Departing Hutchins: 10.30am
- Departing Meal Machines: 1.00pm
- Return at Hutchins: 1.30pm
- Route: Via Sandy Bay Road
- Lunch: Bring your own packed lunch
- Expected number of children: 40
- Anticipated number of staff: 6
- Description: Children aged 3–6 years are off for a play at Meal Machines. Children will have access to the play gym for 2 hours.
Thursday 17 July 2025 – Children 7 years and older
- Activity: Putters Adventure Golf
- Transport: Bus
- Travel time: 20 minutes
- Departing Hutchins: 10.00am
- Departing Putters: 12.15pm
- Return at Hutchins: 12.35pm
- Route: Via Sandy Bay Road
- Lunch: Bring your own packed lunch
- Expected number of children: 40
- Anticipated number of staff: 5
- Description: Children aged 7 years and older are off to Putters Adventure Golf! Children will participate in an 18 hole course.
Friday 18 July 2025 – Children 3–6 years
- Activity: Nature. Be in it (Lambert Park)
- Transport: Walk
- Departing Hutchins: 9.30am
- Departing Lambert Park: 12.15pm
- Lunch: Bring your own packed lunch
- Please bring: Change of clothes, closed toe shoes or gum boots and a plastic bag.
- Expected number of children: 40
- Anticipated number of staff: 6
- Description: Children aged 3–6 years will participate in a nature play excursion led by Nature. Be in it. Children will have a sense of freedom and excitement to explore and take reasonable risks.
Friday 18 July 2025 – Children 7 years and older
- Activity: Amazing Race at Hutchins
- Transport: N/A
- Booking time: 10.00am – 12.00pm
- Lunch: Bring your own packed lunch
- Expected number of children: 40
- Anticipated number of staff: 5
- Description: Children aged 7 years and older will participate in an Amazing Race around Hutchins. Children will work in teams to solve clues hidden throughout key areas of the school, including the Junior, Middle and Senior School, War Memorial Oval and the Barry Irons Oval.
Monday 21 July 2025
- Activity: Huon Valley PCYC
- Transport: Bus
- Travel time: 45 minutes
- Departing Hutchins: 10.15am
- Departing PCYC: 1.30pm
- Return at Hutchins: 2.15pm
- Route: Via Huon Highway
- Lunch: Bring your own packed lunch
- Expected number of children: 80
- Anticipated number of staff: 11
- Description: A Vacation Care favourite! We’re off to PCYC. Children can choose to play in the Fun Factory or participate in soccer, cricket, basketball or football.
Our program
Our program strives to empower children by fostering collaboration between educators and children, creating a welcoming environment where each child is supported to be themselves and grow into who they aspire to be.
Our professional and experienced staff provide a program and an environment that allow children to participate in planned activities and experiences, as well as occupying themselves productively with other games and equipment provided for both indoor and outdoor play. We value children’s rights to a strong sense of agency and include their ideas and interests in our leisure-based program. By prioritising play as the foundation of our approach, we create rich opportunities for children to explore, learn and develop across all areas of childhood development. Children are actively involved in program planning and implementation, which encourages them to develop self-esteem, independence and confidence through play. This supportive environment fosters strong friendships and meaningful social connections, supporting children to build a sense of community and belonging.
Our free play resources include Lego, Duplo, Mobilo, magnetic tiles, dress ups, puzzles, board games, animals, small world play, books, car tracks, home corner, table tennis and much more!
As an accredited Activated OSHC service, we prioritise and encourage outdoor and active play wherever possible. Our extensive range of outdoor equipment includes basketballs, soccer balls, footballs, dodgeballs, cricket sets, tennis sets, handballs, spikeball and obstacle courses to encourage physical activity and skill development.
In addition to active play, we offer activities such as yoga, music and Just Dance to support children’s wellbeing and creativity. Screen time is provided on a limited basis, in line with our Physical Activity and Screen Time Policy (can be requested from the Outside School Hours Care Co-ordinator). Physical activity is promoted throughout OSHC sessions, with screen time only offered at designated times. A visual schedule is displayed for children and families to view and follow our daily program.
Co-ordinator
- Miss Samantha Clark, Co-ordinator of Outside School Hours Care
- Ms Naomi Pritchard-Tiller, Director of Kindergarten and Children’s Services
Please mail OSHC@hutchins.tas.edu.au if you have any queries, including bookings.
ACECQA (Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority) – Exceeding National Quality Standards

The Hutchins School Children’s Service, including Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, OSHC and Vacation Care have an overall rating of Exceeding the National Quality Standards. The National Quality Framework offers a national approach to regulatory requirements, the assessment and rating of services and quality improvement processes across the early childhood education and care sector, including OSHC and Vacation Care.
Our rating of Exceeding highlights that as a service, we have gone above and beyond what is expected of a service to meet the quality standards. It shows that we have demonstrated consistently high-quality practice, commitment and understanding across all seven Quality Areas, and have shown our practice is embedded in all service operations, is informed by critical reflection, and that practice is shaped by meaningful engagement with our families and community.
The Exceeding rating demonstrates our ongoing commitment to children, families, and education, and that our service is dedicated to maintaining the highest quality learning environment.
Philosophy and policies
- Centre Philosophy: OSHC and Kindergarten
- Abandoned Child Policy
- Absconded or Lost Child Policy
- Admissions, Bookings and Fees Policy
- Behaviour Guidance Policy
- Child Protection Policy
- Clothing and Comfort Policy
- Collection of Children Policy
- Excursions Policy
- Health and Hygiene Policy
- Infectious Diseases and Immunisation Policy
- Medication Administration Policy
- Nutrition and Healthy Eating Policy
- Health and Safety Addendum
- Parent Access and Information Policy
- Program Planning Policy
- Record Management Policy
- Sleep, Rest and Relaxation Policy
- Supervision and Staff Interaction Policy
- Plants and Vegetation Policy
- Medical Conditions Policy
- Water Safety Policy
- Children’s Services Philosophy
If you would like to view any of the above policies, please contact Mr Benjamin Searle, Policy and Compliance Manager.