CGS Care is the out-of-school-hours care programme at Canberra Grammar School. Managed by the School, CGS Care incorporates before-school, after-school and holiday care programmes for children from Pre-School to Year 6 at the School’s Campbell and Red Hill campuses.
In partnership with families, CGS Care educators actively engage children in a diverse range of indoor and outdoor activities. We view our children as active participants in the program, encouraging their input and valuing their ability to initiate and lead their own learning. Our programs are designed to reflect each child’s unique strengths, interests, and learning styles.
Our programmes are guided by the Early Years Learning Framework and the My Time, Our Place learning framework, ensuring that every child’s strengths, interests, and learning styles are recognised and nurtured.
View the CGS Care booklet here.
HOW TO BOOK
CGS Care uses Xplor Education, a software used for enrolments and bookings.
EXISTING FAMILIES
- Sign in or out using the app
- Make new bookings
- Make changes to the bookings (absences)
NEW FAMILIES
- Early Learning Centre and Pre-School – Pre-Kindergarten Enrolment Form | Enrolment form to be used by external families only
- Kindergarten – Year 6 Enrolment Form | Enrolment form to be used by external families only
- Northside and Pre-Kindergarten – Year 2 Enrolment Form | Enrolment form to be used by external families only
XPLOR F.A.Q
How do I set up Xplor?
- Once the centre has finalised your enrolment and made your child ‘active’, you will receive a Welcome email from Xplor
- Click the orange ‘Create Account’ button. As a new parent who has not created an account before, select ‘Create Account.’ From here, create a password that is 8 characters in length and includes a capital letter, number and special character
- Create a 4 digit Account Pin. This can be used to sign in with your mobile number which you will enter in the next step
- Enter your mobile number
- Press ‘Finished’
- That’s it! You have created your Xplor Account! You can now use the email address and password listed to log into the Home App
- Once you select ‘Finished’ you will automatically be taken to your Home Account.
How do I make a booking?
- To make a casual booking, start by opening the Xplor Home App. Click on the bookings tab. Click on the relevant day on the calendar
- Adding Bookings To add a booking, click ‘(+) new’ in the top right hand corner and select ‘Booking’ in the pop up. Available sessions will be viewable for that day. Select the room and time you wish to book
- The summary screen will display the name of the child, the sessions being booked at their price, time and room. If these are incorrect, click the back arrow to correct selections. Once happy with the selections, click ‘Request’
- To make a permanent booking, please email your request to cgscare@cgs.act.edu.au
For more information using Xplor, please refer to the following handbook.
PAYMENTS
All CGS Care fees are to be paid via direct debit and will be processed by the schools finance department. Please disregard the finance tab on the Xplor App.
Please click here for the direct debit form.