Kia Ora,

Our Easter Holiday Programme bookings are now LIVE!!! It is a 4 day week, because of Good Friday, and we only operate in Week 1.

BUT ALSO, we’re running a Teacher-Only-Day Fun Day on Friday 11^th April, for schools such as Rawhiti Primary, New Brighton Catholic and Hillview Christian School. This day will run from 8:30am – 3:00pm and will involve all ages, games, and a trip to Move-X. The cost is $45 and WINZ subsidies will apply as normal.

You can register for all these days online now!

• Kea (School Years 1-3) – including a trip up the Gondola, to QE2 Gymnastics and lots of games!!
• Pukeko (School Years 4-6) – including a trip to Willowbank, Dudley Pool and a Nerf War!!
• Piwakawaka (School Years 6-9) – including a trip to Birdlings Flat, Zone Bowling and the Brain Play Team!!

Website link:

www.yat.org.nz/holiday-programmes/holiday-programme-years-1-9/

UPDATE: Children in School Year 6, can book for either Piwakawaka or Pukeko. This is to encourage those feeling too old for Pukeko and to help with the transition for those going into that age group next year anyway. Please chose one of the other, not both programmes in the same week though.

Note: Activities are subject to change, due to weather, staffing or other circumstances.

Priority Bookings

Youth Alive Trust are only accepting bookings from previous families who have registered for our programmes in the past 12 months up until 12noon Wednesday 12^th March. This is to provide time for our regulars to make a booking, so they don’t miss out. After 12noon Wednesday, we will accept bookings from anyone else.

Oscar Subsidy

Check out if you’re eligible for government subsidies.  If you have 3 or more children, you now need to be earning more than $2,902 per week to not be eligible for any support. If you have 2 children, you need to be earning more than $2,579 per week and if just 1 child, $2,257 per week (gross).  This is a dramatic increase and many probably don’t realise they will qualify, if they just jump through a few bits of paperwork. The subsidy is only for those in work or study who need childcare. Click on the link below for full information about applying for the subsidy:

Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy – Work and Income

Booking Confirmation Policy

If you click that you’re applying for a government subsidy, then YAT’s policy is to only ‘confirm’ your booking once we’ve received your completed WINZ forms. We need to sign your form, so this can be dropped off at reception anytime in office hours, and we can send the paperwork to WINZ for you. OR, once we’ve signed it, we can take a copy, in case WINZ loose it (which does happen) and you can take it all into WINZ yourself.

Your booking will sit in the ‘Pending’ category for a week, until we’ve seen the paperwork. If we’ve not seen the paperwork, there is a chance your booking will be cancelled unless you get in touch to explain circumstances: rego@yat.org.nz

A reminder that you and we often don’t find out about how much WINZ will contribute to your holiday programme fees until after the programme, so you are responsible for any shortfall to be paid as soon as possible.

Bookings

All Bookings are done online at: https://yat.aimyplus.com

Here’s a reminder of how to make a booking after logging in:

– Click on ‘Make a booking’

– Select childs name

– Choose Programme Venue: ‘Youth Alive Oscar’

– Select ‘Holiday Programme’ & click ‘Next’

– If booking for the Teacher-Only-Day, select ‘Special Day’. You will need to make a separate booking for this day and holiday programme days.

– If booking for holiday programmes, select ‘April Holidays 2025’.

– Select the programme appropriate to your child’s age & select all the days you want to book

– Click ‘Next’, ’Next’ and ’Finish’

There are 3 options for payment at the time of booking:

1. Bank Transfer (no fee for you). Please reference ‘HP’ and ‘Your Name’
2. Visa or Mastercard – Credit or Visa Debit (2.5%)
3. WINZ Client. You will need to input your client number into your profile before choosing this option. As above, it will stay ‘PENDING’ for a week until we have signed the paperwork.

2025 Holiday Programmes

14^th – 17^th April 2025

30^th June – 4^th July 2025

22^nd – 26^th September 2025

Pre-Christmas 2025 (tbc)

Any issues or questions about programmes, registrations or cancelations, please email us at: rego@yat.org.nz

Any finance questions, please email us at: accounts@yat.org.nz

We know a number of local schools have a Teacher Only Day on the final day of term, such as Rāwhiti School, New Brighton Catholic School and Hillview Christian School – so we’re running a one-off Friday Fun Day including a trip to Move-X! Book through our normal online registration: https://yat.aimyplus.com/

Starting Tuesday – and it’s not too late to join! Building Awesome Whānau Parenting Couse is full of practical ideas and encouraging stories to equip and empower you to see your dream for your whānau become a reality! Join our Mana Ake team as they lead this 6 week journey on Tuesday mornings from 9:30 – 11:30am at Beach Campus, in New Brighton. Email: dani.boxall@yat.org.nz to register or with any questions.

https://parentingplace.nz/courses/building-awesome-whanau

Check out these Popsicle Soaps made by todays Craft Club! Yum!

Another amazing Kite Day in New Brighton! Perfect weather, great crowds, and privileged to be fundraising for our programmes in 2025! Thanks to all our helpers and thanks again to Peter Lynn Kites for partnering with us again!