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FAQ’s – Holiday Workshops

Please dress your child in comfortable clothing and supportive (no flip flops). There is no need to bring devices or other equipment with you StarTime will provide what’s necessary for the workshop.

Science & Art workshops: we recommend dressing your kids in clothes that you don’t mind them getting messy in.

Food & Drink

Please pack enough snacks, lunch and drink for the whole day. There are breaks throughout the day. We ask that you do not pack sugary food, particularly no soft drinks. StarTime also enforces a ‘NO NUTS’ policy and there is to be no sharing of food.

Teacher/Child Ratio

The children are split into groups, with a teacher-to-child ratio of 1:15.

Age Suitability

Our workshops are designed for primary school aged students (5-12yrs old). If your child is 5yrs old but not at school yet then we recommend waiting until your child has at least been at school for a term.

If you feel your child is capable of actively participating in activities over the length of a day (9.00-5.00, with regular breaks) then potentially this workshop will be suitable. However, we need parents to understand that our coaches will call you to pick up your child if they are struggling to keep up, or take extra teachers to keep them on task. We would recommend just booking into the first day to see how your child goes.

Children 12yrs + are welcome to attend. Where possible we will notify you if there aren’t any other children enrolled who are around the same age, incase that’s a deal breaker for your child. At StarTime we like to offer the older kids a leadership role to further develop these skills in a team environment.

Lunch Break

Lunch break is 12.30 – 1.30pm.

If you’re planning to pick your child up during this time and take them out for lunch please remember to sign them out when you them pick up and sign them back in again when you drop them back to the workshop.

Can I stay and watch

You are welcome to stay for the first 10-15mins if you feel the need to settle your child into the workshop, but we do prefer all parents to leave after that as the children/group settle in much quicker and are less distracted if their parents aren’t around.

Toilet Breaks

We have regular toilet breaks throughout the day. Our StarTime Coaches will escort all the children to the toilet during these break times. Outside of these times, children are instructed to go with a buddy.

Lost Property

Anything which is left behind by children will be left at the venue. Our StarTime coaches are instructed not to take any lost property with them.

Child Care Subsidy

Unfortunately, we aren’t eligible for the Child Care Subsidy at the moment.

Other StarTime Locations

We currently run workshops in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Many of our workshops are run through privately run organisations. Please contact us if you’d like to discuss us running a StarTime workshop at a location near you.

Refunds

Refunds or changes to your enrolment will only be considered if notification occurs a minimum of one week prior to the commencement of the holiday workshop period. Refunds will not be accepted past this date.

StarTime Studios reserves the right to cancel a workshop for reasons beyond our control. If this happens, all fees will be fully refunded or transferred to another course.

I enrolled in the wrong workshop

Please email us at info@startime.com.au and we’ll sort this out for you. If there is no price difference between workshops then it’s an easy fix.

I didn’t receive a confirmation email

No problem! Please email info@startime.com.au with your child’s name and the name and location of the workshop you’ve enrolled them into.

We welcome any feedback or information about your child that you feel will help your child gain the most out of their time at the workshop. Please feel free to chat with the teachers at the start or end of the day. Alternatively please email us at info@startime.com.au

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