Eastern Respite has over 70 families accessing its out of school care programs.
Holiday Programs
Eastern Respite’s holiday programs are run from Randwick Girls High School. During the day, the groups access a wide variety of community based activities that are tailored to the interests of group members.
Below is an overview of Eastern Respite’s holiday programs:
Children’s Holiday Programs
| Program Name | Support needs of group participants |
|---|---|
| Watsons Bay | High Support |
| Bondi Beach | Medium support |
| Maroubra Beach | Low support |
| Malabar Beach | Low support |
Teenage Holiday Programs
| Program Name | Support needs of group participants |
|---|---|
| Clovelly Beach | High Support |
| Parsley Pay | Medium support |
| Diamond Head | Medium support |
| Tamarama Beach | Low support |
| Fireflies | Low support |
| Bronte Beach | High support |
After School Care
Eastern Respite has three after school care programs; Funsworth, Rosie Teens and Wednesday Kids.
After School Care programs are largely centre based and programs are tailored around the interests of group members.
Below is an overview of Eastern Respite’s after school care programs:
| Program Name | Support needs of group participants |
Location of Program | Days of service |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funsworth Teens | Medium to High | Holdsworth Street Community Centre | Mon, Wed, Fri |
| Funsworth Kids | Medium to High | Holdsworth Street Community Centre | Tue & Thurs |
| Rosie Teens | Low | Rosebery Centre – Rosebery | Mon – Fri |
| Wednesday Kids | Low | Bunnerong point – Hillsdale | Wed |
Transportation
Families are responsible for arranging transport for their child to and from all out of school care programs, except Funsworth. Children who attend Wairoa School in Bondi, that attend Funsworth, are picked up in an Eastern Respite vehicle and driven to Holdsworth Street.
Staffing
Out of school care participants are supported by paid staff. Groups that have participants with higher support needs have higher staff ratios than groups with lower support needs.
Eligibility
To be eligible to access Eastern Respite’s out of school care activities, the person with a disability must meet the following criteria:
- have a physical, intellectual or sensory disability
- be 5 – 21 years and attending school
- live at home with their primary carer
- live in one of the 5 local government areas in Eastern Sydney – Botany, Randwick, Sydney City, Waverley, Woollahra
To find out about Eastern Respite’s referral process, please go to our make a referral page
Cost
All holiday programs are $20 per day and all after school care programs are $10 per day.
If a person is unable to pay the set program fee, ERR will make every effort to make individual arrangements and will not refuse services because of an inability to pay.
