PHOTO: The closure of the service – which was in high demand – significantly reduces options for parents working over the school holidays.
Increased regulations have forced the Warren Shire Council to cease vacation care services these holidays.
The service – which is usually offered by the council during holiday periods for working parents – has remained in popular demand with families across the community, but new regulations since its beginning made its operations increasingly difficult.
According to the council, “when Vacation Care was originally offered as a service to the community, it was not a regulated childcare service”.
A 2020 audit of the service found that the council was failing to comply with increased regulations, and the appropriate staff to maintain those standards…