LOOSH
Leichhardt Out of School Hours
Care for school aged children
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Leichhardt Out of School Hours (LOOSH) is a parent-run not for profit organisation, established in 1985 in the grounds of Leichhardt Public School, which strives to provide quality out-of-school-hours care to school age children in the community. Approximately 350 families rely on LOOSH to provide Before School, After School & Vacation Care. We operate recreational child care programs at Leichhardt Public School & St. Fiacre's Primary School.

LOOSH PHILOSOPHY

Managed by its members and run by committed, professional staff, LOOSH strives to provide:

A child-focused environment where the value of play is demonstrated through a wide variety of supervised recreational activities that support learning

An atmosphere that fosters the particular social, emotional, creative and physical development of middle childhood in primary school-aged children

A fair and inclusive environment where all children, families and staff are treated as equal and valued individuals, and confidentiality is respected

Inclusion of and interaction between people with different cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds, and with a range of skill levels and ability, fostering awareness, respect and empathy

A safe and happy environment that our children want to be part of, and that enables parents / carers to pursue work, study/ training or other activities, confident in the knowledge that their children are being well cared for

HOURS OF OPERATION
Before School Care 7:00am- 9:00am
After School Care 3:00pm- 6:00pm
Vacation Care 7:30am- 6:00pm
DET Pupil Free Days 7:30am- 6:00pm

Latest News
December 2011 / January 2012 vacation care information 20/11/2011
Term 4 Newsletter 12/10/2011
Term 3 Newsletter 19/07/2011