Happy Haven OSHC

Name

Happy Haven OSHC

Legal name

Happy Haven OSHC

Website

https://happyhaven.sa.edu.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices40 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. OSHC Session Fees: Fees charged per session for before school care, after school care, vacation care, and pupil free day care. Pricing varies by service location and session type.
2. Child Care Subsidy (CCS): Australian Government subsidy program that reduces fees for eligible families. The company facilitates CCS claims on behalf of families.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Happy Haven OSHC delivers out-of-school-hours care programs — Before School Care, After School Care, Vacation Care, Pupil Free Day Care, and Early School Finish Care — at more than 50 partner schools across South Australia. Services follow the "My Time, Our Place" educational framework and are run by trained educators supported by centralized professional development, service delivery, and operations teams. Enrollment, bookings, and parent communications are managed through the Kidsoft parent portal and a dedicated Happy Haven mobile app.

Product overview

Happy Haven OSHC is a 100% South Australian family-owned organization providing out-of-school-hours care services across over 50 school locations in South Australia. The company operates a unified service delivery model centered on its core care programs (Before School Care, After School Care, Vacation Care, Pupil Free Days, and Early School Finish Care), supported by a proprietary Family Portal App for booking management and parent communications. Services are delivered through school partnerships, with centralized administrative, professional development, and service delivery support teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Before School Care Supervised care provided to school-age children from 6:30am at participating school locations, designed to give children a healthy and welcoming start to the school day while accommodating the schedules of working families.
• After School Care Play-based supervised care running from school dismissal time until 6:00pm–6:30pm at participating school locations, allowing children to learn through play while accommodating the schedules of busy working families.
• Vacation Care Full-day vacation care programs released in Week 6 of each school term, featuring fun-filled themed days and excursions including sports, science, wildlife encounters, robotics, crafts, and community outings for school-age children.
• Pupil Free Day Care Full-day care provided on pupil-free days when schools are closed for staff training, weaving learning through play and engaging activities so children feel they are on holiday.
• Early School Finish Care Specialized care provided on days when school dismisses earlier than normal closing time, covering the gap between early dismissal and standard OSHC pickup hours at participating school locations.
• School Partnership Program Collaborative arrangement in which Happy Haven OSHC delivers OSHC services on-site at partner schools across South Australia, providing each school with a dedicated Relationship Manager and centralized Professional Development, Service Delivery, and Operations Support teams for programming and meal planning.

Quantifiable outcome

• 82% of families would recommend Happy Haven OSHC
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Schools Across South AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHappy Haven OSHC partners with schools across South Australia to deliver on-site before/after school care, vacation care, and pupil free day care. Each school is allocated a dedicated Relationship Manager. The company specifically targets schools in regional, remote, and disadvantaged areas where other operators find it challenging or unprofitable.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Camp Australia: Australia's largest for-profit OSHC provider, delivering before/after school care and vacation care at primary schools nationwide. Directly comparable to Happy Haven in services, customer base (schools and families), and revenue model (CCS + parent fees).
• Big Fat Smile: Not-for-profit OSHC and early learning provider primarily operating in NSW, offering before/after school and vacation care through school partnerships. Comparable in service model, government-subsidized revenue, and inclusion-focused programming.
• TheirCare: National OSHC provider offering before school, after school, and vacation care programs through partner schools. Directly comparable to Happy Haven in service mix, school partnership model, and government subsidy-driven revenue model.
• Junior Adventures Group: Parent entity of OSHClub and other before/after school care brands, one of Australia's largest OSHC networks. Comparable in school-based service delivery, vacation care programs, and national parent fee plus CCS revenue model.
• Extend After School Care: Long-established OSHC provider operating before/after school and vacation care at partner schools nationally. Directly comparable to Happy Haven in service mix, school partnership model, and CCS-driven revenue.

Broad incumbents

• Goodstart Early Learning: Australia's largest not-for-profit early childhood education provider, operating long daycare and some OSHC services. Comparable in government-subsidized model and inclusion focus, but broader in age range and service type.
• Affinity Education Group: Large Australian early childhood education and care operator with OSHC services (via Extend) alongside long daycare. Overlaps with Happy Haven in OSHC delivery but operates a broader portfolio of center-based care.
• Only About Children: Premium Australian childcare and early learning operator with a small OSHC footprint. Comparable in subsidized revenue model and quality focus, but skewed toward higher-income families and long daycare.
• YMCA Australia: National community organization offering OSHC, vacation care, and youth programs. Comparable in school-based model and mission-driven positioning, but with significantly broader sport and recreation offerings.

Regional players

• Kids Unlimited: Australian OSHC and children's services provider operating in selected states. Comparable in core service delivery and government subsidy reliance, but does not over-index in South Australia where Happy Haven is strongest.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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