OOSH  (Out of School Hours) covers services for school-age children before and after school and during the school vacations. The acronym OOSH has been used in NSW since the early 1980s.  The official name for the government's program is Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) or Vacation Care (VC).

Apart from financial assistance with the establishment of services and support for some centres in disadvantaged areas, OOSH services do not receive direct funding. The majority of services are approved for Child Care Benefit (CCB) and are able to subsidise parents’ fees.

The NSW government is not involved in the operation of the majority of OOSH services. It does, however, provide a subsidy to some vacation care programs, particularly those in rural areas. Unlike early childhood services, OOSH services are not regulated or licensed.

Network receives funding from the NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS) to act as the peak body for OOSH services and to provide support for DOCS funded vacation care.

There are approximately 900 OOSH services in  NSW.