About Us

Helping Hands Network is part of the Junior Adventures Group, a collective that delivers exceptional experiences for children in over 1,000 services at school locations across Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Ireland. Our global experience has allowed us to create an approach to child-led care that parents and schools trust. And that children love!

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At Helping Hands Network, we design programs that are fun and stimulating, helping kids reach their full potential. This development focuses on their personal growth, self-esteem, and respect for others. We don’t just accommodate the interests of each child – we celebrate them! We deliver a variety of activities like sport, music, art classes, and more. We encourage every single kids to get involved in what they’re passionate about.

Our Adventures

  • We have fun!

    Our highly-skilled teams design exciting experiences that inspire our children and ensure no two days are ever the same. All activities are inclusive and appropriate to each age, skill level and early years foundation stage – as well as appealing to a wide range of interests – so children feel comfortable and enjoy a sense of belonging. Our programmes also have a long-term benefit, developing the social, emotional and interpersonal skills that children will need as they go through life.

  • How do we do this?

    Our activities are split into seven exciting adventure categories:

  • Brain Boosters

  • Creative Inventors

  • Global Kids

  • Super Sports

  • Power Teams

  • Wellbeing Warriors

  • Flavour Fest

Find out more about our adventures program

Fun and engaging experiences

We believe life is fun and at Helping Hands Network! We ensure all our activities are entertaining and full of energy.

We encourage an adventurous mindset with a focus on active bodies and mind.

Taking the stress away from parents

We know it’s hard leaving your loved ones in the care of others. This is why we want to assure you that we’ll care for your child as if they were our own.

After all, many of us are parents ourselves, and we’re experts at delivering the safest, highest-quality childcare day in and day out.

We like to give back

We care deeply about our local communities and are committed to helping our communities thrive.

We are proud to partner with a number of charities and organisations – check out who we’ve currently teamed up with

Child Safeguarding Policy

As part of Junior Adventures Group (JAG), we are committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment for your children. That's we created our Safeguarding Children and Young People policy which ensures all children has the right to be safe and feel safe. Read more about our policy here.

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Our History

With our origins as Helping Hands Network Foundation, we evolved into Helping Hands Network. Since then, we have been partnering with primary schools across Australia to provide high quality outside school hours care programs.

With over 10 years of industry experience and connection to the childcare sector, we have expanded to over 110 locations in Queensland, Western Australia and New South Wales. We proudly joined the Junior Adventures Group to provide even more opportunities for our kids.

Our heritage and commitment of supporting communities and families touches everything we do. Whether it's our passionate service team educators fundraising for a local charity or supporting the kids that attend our morning, afternoon and holiday programs, our goal is to help kids and communities thrive!

Our Vision

Creating lasting positive impact

We want to support families' flexibility and resilience, building stronger communities and contributing to the next generation of confident, capable and compassionate individuals.

Our Mission

To realise each child's potential

We use a complete approach that combines physical, emotional, and social needs, and creates opportunities for exploration, imagination and decision making in each child's world.

Our Values

Considerate - We genuinely care for people and our world

Passionate - Our love for what we do inspires others around us

Courageous - Demonstrate we are resilient

Make a Difference - Our focus is on lasting positive outcomes for purpose

Our Why

Delivering real play and its benefits for kids

We deepen the value of real play through inclusive physical, wellbeing, creative and play-based programs designed around our children and delivered by our expert teams.

Our Impact

We build brighter futures for children every day

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    Services at schools

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    Children in our programs

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    Specialist educators

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    Community partnerships

Testimonials

Working for Helping Hands Network has been the most amazing and fulfilling employment in my career. I work alongside staff who are knowledgeable and have a passion for creating brighter futures for not only children but the educators too.

Jessica

Regional Operations Manager

Learn more about Helping Hands Network

  • School Partnerships

    Learn more about partnering with us to set up an Outside School Hours Care service in your school.

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  • Careers with Helping Hands Network

    Discover more about starting a rewarding career in childcare, from inspiring young children and their curious minds to being part of a passionate and committed team.

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  • How to Enrol

    Find out more about how to enrol your child at our Outside School Hours Care morning and afternoon programs. Start and end the day the HHN way!

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