OCTOBER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 2026

Welcome to the Lido October School Holiday Programme

October School Holiday Programme is back at Lido Aquatic Centre Chill Out. With a thrilling range of activities that includes an Movies, Day Rave, Masterchef, Go Karting, Cloud9, Kayaking and so much more. We have something for everybody here at Lido Chill Out!

Our Programme is open from 6.30am - 6:00pm every day. An extra charge of $5.00 applies if your child/children will attend the programme before 8:00am (This includes Breakfast). We ask that all children are onsite by 9:00am for roll call every day. Please note some of the activities require us to leave earlier we will text the day before to remind. Please check the activities you have booked for at the beginning of the Programme and send your child/children to the programme prepared for each day.

OSCAR Subsidy

We are OSCAR and WINZ approved, meaning you may be eligible for a payment subsidy. You could save up to 80% on your fees if not more! We encourage you to visit us at the facility  for us to fill in your forms. We strongly encourage those parents/caregivers who are applying for WINZ subsidies to start this process early to avoid disappointment. We are happy to email your forms directly to WINZ when they are completed and your deposit is paid. All WINZ bookings require a deposit to be paid per booking which is $40 per child for School Holiday Programme. If deposits are not paid prior to the commencement of the holiday booking, your booking cannot be approved. Bookings will remain on the ‘Pending’ status until payment/deposit has been made.

Important Enrolment Information

• All children are required to show “school behaviours” such as being able to change themselves, toilet trained,  Staff are unable to assist with helping children get changed or help with toileting due to child protection policies.
• Enrolments will not be approved if there are outstanding fees on previous bookings. If there is an unpaid fee/s for a previous booking, a new booking cannot be approved until arrears are cleared in full.  
• Bookings must be completed in full on the Online Booking System: www.chilloutkids.co.nz. 

Day to Day Important Information

Please send your child/children prepared everyday. they must have plenty of food for the day, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea as well as a refillable drink bottle. Please don't send your child/ren with noodles for lunch we do not have time to make them with being outside of facility at different times.It is very important that your child/children wear appropriate clothing and have appropriate footwear everyday.

TOGS ARE ESSENTIAL EVERYDAY - Please send you child with swimming gear (togs, towel and goggles) everyday, swimming is a daily activity and is part of our daily schedule. All children must be able to dress themselves before and after swimming and please have a chat with your child about having short showers due to activity times. 

Enrolments fill up fast so get in quick and early to confirm your child’s place on the programme.

For more information or queries about the programme please contact us on 027 467 7154 or LidoChillout@clmnz.co.nz