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How to make a booking in Kidsoft?
At OSHClub, we understand the importance of flexibility and offer two convenient booking options to help make your life easier: Casual Bookings and Recurring Routine Bookings. Whether you need an occasional one-off booking or a regular routine of bookings, we’ve got you covered with options that are as flexible as your family’s lifestyle.
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Casual Booking vs Recurring Booking
Casual Booking
Ad-hoc, create bookings irregularly when you need care.
Life can be unpredictable. Whether it's for a special occasion, an extra helping hand, or just when your usual schedule needs a little extra flexibility, casual bookings give you the freedom to book as you need. Key benefits of Casual Booking include flexible scheduling where you can choose the sessions that fits best for your family's schedule and it's perfect for last-minute plans where you can quickly book when unexpected events arise.
How to make casual bookingsRecurring Booking
A set routine for your chosen period of time
Relax knowing your bookings are locked in for the term or year! Families with consistent schedules, can enjoy the peace of mind that comes from securing their bookings in advance and in one go. Key benefits of recurring bookings include set-and-forget scheduling where you can create a regular schedule of bookings in advance and have a peace a mind without needing to re-book week to week.
How to make recurring bookingsBooking Types and Fees
What are Early Bird, Flexible and Last Minute booking types? Learn more about our booking options and fees here. Our booking types are available for Helping Hands Network's before and after school programs.
Casual Booking
- Steps to book:- 1) Select "Bookings" in the menu
- 2) Click on "Make a Booking"
- 3) Ensure the toggle is set on "I want to make a Casual Booking"
- 4) Select your required day(s) you would like to book from the Calendar
- 5) Select the session(s) you require for each child
- 6) Select the booking type if applicable. If only one booking type is available, this will be automatically selected. Click "Next"
- 7) Review your bookings and select "Confirm Booking"
- 8) Read & agree to the Terms & Conditions to confirm. You will view a confirmation message to show the bookings have been confirmed.
 
Recurring Booking
- Steps to book:- 1) Select "Bookings" in the menu
- 2) Click on "Make a Booking"
- 3) Switch the toggle to "I want to make a Recurring Booking"
- 4) Fill out the details of your desired routine booking* and select "Next"
- 5) Select the session(s) you require for each child
- 6) Select the days of the week required for each session type.
- 7) Select the booking type if applicable. If only one booking type is available, this will be automatically selected. Click "Next"
- 8) Review the Bookings on the confirmation summary. Any sessions that are not available will be flagged in red. These are usually public and/or school holidays when before and after school care is not available. Any sessions that are waitlisted will be flagged in orange. Select ‘Confirm Booking’
- 9) Read & agree to the Terms & Conditions to confirm. You will view a confirmation message to show the bookings have been confirmed.
 
*Details of booking
Start Date
Date the recurring bookings are to start.
Duration
Duration for which the bookings will be created for. Selecting ‘Custom’ allows you to enter a chosen end date.
Repeat
Weekly or fortnightly routines can be created. A fortnightly routine allows bookings to be created every second week. Weekly will create bookings every week within the date range.
Add to waitlist
When selected, If there are no vacancies in a session, the child/ren will be added to the waitlist.
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