Minimbah State School has partnered with Jabiru Kids to offer outside school hours care at our school from 27 January 2015. Jabiru is a not-for-profit organisation offering high quality care for children at more than 20 schools in Queensland.
Contact Jabiru
Phone: (07) 3269 0044 
Email: minimbah@jabiru.org.au
Fax: 1300 238 861
Website: Jabiru
Service location
The service is based in the hall in the heart of the school. Children also use the oval, playground and other school facilities as part of the Jabiru program.
Service hours
Before school care: 6.00am till School starts
After school care: from school Bell till 6.30pm
Vacation care: 6am to 6.30pm
Enrolments and bookings
To enrol or make a booking, go to the Jabiru Kids website:
www.jabiru.org.au/kids or drop in at the school office to pick up the relevant forms.
Fees
Before school care for 2024
Full Fee: $17.50 Permanent or Advanced Bookings
$22.50 Casual or Late Bookings
Session Hours: 2.5 Hours
After school care for 2024
Full Fee: $26.00 Permanent or Advanced Bookings
$31.00 Casual or Late Bookings
Session Hours: 4 Hours
Vacation care 2024
Full Fee: $59.00 Permanent or Late Bookings
$64.00 Casual or Late Bookings
Session Hours: 12.5 Hours
What to expect
Before school care: We serve breakfast until 8am. Mornings are fairly relaxed, with a range of activities to choose from.
After school care: Children enjoy afternoon tea from our menu. They choose from a program of activities or use a wide range of toys, games, craft materials or sports equipment. After 3pmJabiru serves a light late snack to tide children over until dinner.
Vacation care:
Jabiru holidays are heaps of fun. Jabiru publishes the holiday program before each holidays so parents can avoid the vacation juggle and know their children will be well cared for.
Prep children
Prep children can start with Jabiru from the January of the year they are starting school. Once school starts, Jabiru walks preppies to their classrooms before school and pick them up after school to help ease them in to school life.
All Jabiru staff meet qualification and training requirements set out in the National Quality Framework and all have Blue Cards for working with children.
Jabiru is known for the quality and variety of food offered to children. Jabiru works within nutrition guidelines including Education Queensland’s Smart Choices.
Jabiru’s activity programs are designed based on many years of experience, national guidelines and Jabiru’s unique practice guidelines. There will always be a mixture of physical activity, arts and crafts, science, imaginary play, games and learning activities on offer.