YMCA Sydney

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Holiday Adventures

At the Y's Holiday Adventures Vacation Care program your children will have fun while making new friends, learning new skills, exploring local sights and growing through new and exciting experiences every day. Of course, they'll just think they're having heaps of fun!

Our Holiday Adventures school holiday activities offer CCB supported, affordable fun for everyone at YMCA locations right around NSW. The YMCA is the world's largest provider of childcare services so you know you can trust the YMCA. Activities include day camp theme days, exciting excursions, specialty clinics in sports and creative arts and MUCH more! 

Important Information re 50% Child Care Rebate

Note that the following YMCA Centres run programs in additional locations:

Arncliffe: Marrickville Bankstown: Fairfield, Moorebank, Prestons Epping: Cherrybrook, City, Wentworthville, Winston Hills, Lynwood Park St Ives: Neutral Bay Penrith: St Marys, Blaxland, Werrington County Caringbah: Sutherland Campbelltown: Mount Annan

Holiday Adventures at Your Local Y

For more details or to enrol visit your local YMCA centre:

Other Activities

This activity is part of Children's Services - Before and after school care, vacation care, holiday camps, play groups. Some similar activities offered by YMCA Sydney include:

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  • Preschool - The Little Ys Preschool is an extended hours preschool for 3 to 5 year olds, which caters for 29 children per day. We are open for 47 week of the year, from 8am until 6pm...
  • Y Youth Holiday Program - Y Youth Holiday program is designed for young people between the ages of 9 - 14 years. The program is a recreation based program comprised of a range of out of...