Outside School Hours Care – Decision Making Regarding the Provision of OSHC

Guidance – Providing an OSHC service

This guidance has been developed by the department to support school councils to provide an Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) service. It includes OSHC operation by both school council and a third party provider. It outlines the processes and roles and responsibilities and includes:

• both school council managed and third party operating models
• the requirements when transferring service providers or changing operating models
• draft OSHC subcommittee terms of reference and meeting templates for schools to adapt and use.

This guidance contains the following chapters:

1. About outside school hours care
2. Decide if you need a service
3. OSHC establishment grants
4. Plan to start a service — school council managed service
5. Plan to start a service — third-party managed service
6. Legal requirements
7. Run a service operated by your school
8. Change the operating model or provider of your service