VillageOSHC

What VillageOSHC does

VillageOSHC Pty Ltd (ABN 94 641 222 022) is an Australian privately held provider of Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) services, operating from its head office in Docklands, Melbourne with additional offices in Sydney and Brisbane. The company delivers four core services — Before School Care, After School Care, Vacation Care (school holiday programs with activities, incursions, and excursions), and Pupil Free Day Care — exclusively on the premises of partner primary schools across Australia, with documented operations in Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia, and Queensland. Its customer base is dual-sided: families with primary-school-aged children (typically 13 years or younger not yet attending secondary school) and the schools/communities that host the service and share in revenue returns.

The company's operating backbone is the LookedAfter booking and management platform, a Government-approved child care management system used for 24/7 family enrolment, session booking, payment processing (credit/debit card and direct debit), invoicing, and customer communication. The platform integrates with the Australian Government's Child Care Subsidy (CCS) framework, allowing eligible families to save up to 90–95% on session, incursion, and excursion fees. Revenue is generated primarily through session fees split into permanent bookings (more than 24 hours in advance, lower rate) and casual bookings (less than 24 hours, higher rate), supplemented by incursion/excursion fees, administration fees (new from Term 3 2026), and late/no-show charges.

VillageOSHC differentiates through an explicit child-safety posture: it achieved compliance with Child Safe Standards ahead of September 2025 state legislation, introduced national-first safety initiatives (Yellow Phone Case, High-Visibility Safety Wristbands), and in October 2025 permanently closed its public social media accounts to protect child privacy. Programs follow the My Time Our Place Framework under Australia's National Quality Framework. The company is bootstrapped with no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or M&A activity, and is led by Chief Commercial Officer Kim Fenton.

Name

VillageOSHC

Legal name

VillageOSHC Pty Ltd

Website

https://villageoshc.com.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

VillageOSHC is an Australian privately held provider of Outside School Hours Care — Before School Care, After School Care, Vacation Care, and Pupil Free Day Care — delivered on partner primary school premises across Victoria, NSW, WA, and Queensland for families with primary-school-aged children.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outside School Hours Care / Childcare Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

School-Age Wraparound Childcare Centers (Holiday/Break Care) (EDACAAAL)

Keywords

• Outside school hours care
• Before school care
• After school care
• Vacation care programs
• Child care subsidy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond, Victoria

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Session Fees - Permanent Bookings: Fees for bookings made more than 24 hours prior to session start time. These form the core recurring revenue from regular/permanent care arrangements with families.
2. Session Fees - Casual Bookings: Fees for bookings made less than 24 hours prior to session start time, charged at a different rate than permanent bookings.
3. Child Care Subsidy Processing: VillageOSHC processes Australian Government Child Care Subsidy (CCS) payments on behalf of families. Families can save up to 95% on childcare sessions through CCS. The company is approved to process CCS payments from the federal government.
4. Incursion and Excursion Fees: Additional fees for special activities during vacation care programs, including incursions and excursions. CCS covers up to 90% of session fees, incursion fees, and excursion fees for eligible families.
5. Administrative and Late Fees: Administration Fee charged per term per child from Term 3 2026, plus late collection fees, late payment fees, and no-show fees for After School Care.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

VillageOSHC provides Outside School Hours Care services on-site at partner primary schools across Australia. Its portfolio includes Before School Care, After School Care, Vacation Care (School Holiday Programs), and Pupil Free Day Care. Families enrol and book sessions through the Government-approved LookedAfter booking platform, and eligible families can apply the Australian Government Child Care Subsidy to reduce fees by up to 95%.

Product overview

VillageOSHC is a childcare service provider offering Outside School Hours Care services to schools across Australia. The company operates a portfolio of four interconnected care services: Before School Care, After School Care, Vacation Care (Holiday Program), and Pupil Free Day Care. These services are booked through the LookedAfter booking platform and support Australian government Child Care Subsidy payments. The services follow the My Time Our Place Framework for School Aged Care and National Quality Framework standards, providing play-based activities designed around children's needs, interests and choices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Before School Care

Quantifiable outcome

• Families can save up to 95% on childcare sessions with Child Care Subsidy
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LookedAftercoreTechnology or IntegrationLookedAfter is VillageOSHC's primary booking and management platform. It is described as Government-approved, highly secure, and user-friendly. Families use LookedAfter for free account creation, enrolment, session booking, invoice access, and 24/7 account management including updating emergency contacts, allergies, and payment information. The platform handles payment processing including credit/debit cards and direct debit.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Goodstart Early Learning: Australia's largest not-for-profit early childhood education provider, with a national network of long day care centres and some OSHC services. Overlapping with VillageOSHC at the school-age care / CCS intersection, but broader and more diversified across the full childcare spectrum.
• Only About Children: Premium Australian childcare and early learning provider with centres and OSHC services. Comparable to VillageOSHC on the regulated childcare and CCS side, but oriented to higher-income urban families via a centre-based model.
• Affinity Education Group: Major Australian early childhood education operator with a large network of childcare centres. Touches the same regulatory and CCS framework as VillageOSHC but operates primarily in centre-based daycare rather than school-based OSHC.

Direct peers

• TheirCare: Australian OSHC operator running before, after, and holiday programs in primary schools. Closely comparable to VillageOSHC on service portfolio, school partnership model, and family self-serve booking flow.
• Camp Australia: One of Australia's largest dedicated Outside School Hours Care providers, delivering before, after, and vacation care in primary schools nationwide. Directly comparable to VillageOSHC on service mix (BSC/ASC/vacation care), school-based delivery, and federal CCS processing.
• Big Fat Smile: NSW-focused not-for-profit OSHC and early learning provider operating before, after, and vacation care programs in schools. Comparable to VillageOSHC on service portfolio and school-partnership delivery, with stronger regional density in NSW.
• Extend After School Care: APM-owned Australian OSHC provider delivering before, after, and holiday programs in primary schools. Highly comparable to VillageOSHC on service mix, school-based delivery, and child-safety positioning; notably, VillageOSHC's internal docs reference the 'Extend' brand alongside its own.
• Junior Adventures Group (OSHClub): Australia's largest OSHC platform, encompassing OSHClub and other brands, providing before, after, and vacation care across hundreds of schools. Comparable to VillageOSHC on core OSHC service category, school partnership model, and CCS-integrated billing.
• Kelly Club: Operates OSHC and holiday programs across Australia and New Zealand, including before, after, and vacation care in primary schools. Comparable to VillageOSHC on school-based OSHC service mix and family-facing booking model.

Others

• LookedAfter: Government-approved child care management and booking platform used by VillageOSHC for enrolment, booking, and payments. An ecosystem dependency / technology supplier rather than a competitor, but its multi-operator role shapes the broader OSHC competitive landscape.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/VillageOSHC
• Instagraminstagram.com/villageoshc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/villageoshc

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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