Winter is approaching us and we would like to extend our warm and cosy welcome to all our new families who joined us recently. We have also some very happy news from our existing families.
It's a boy! Congratulations to Brodman family on the safe arrival of your baby boy, who was born on the 3/6/18
It's a girl! Congratulations to Leutele family on the new arrival of your sweet baby girl, who was born on the 6/6/18
Fee Increase
To ensure we continue to deliver high quality services and our operations remain viable, we must increase fees in line with the increased cost of service provision. The ongoing rise in operating costs, the upcoming increase in staff wages and the increase of everyday expenses has been taken into account in creating the new fee structure.
The following fee structure will apply as of Monday 2nd July 2018 …
| 0-2 years | 2-3 years | 3-5 years | 4-5 years (K) | |||||||||
| Current | NEW FEE | Current | NEW FEE | Current | NEW FEE | Current | NEW FEE | |||||
| $97 | $102 | $96 | $101 | $93 | $98 | $92.5 | $97.5 | |||||
The staff and management would like to take this opportunity to thank all parents and families for your ongoing support. We believe that the strong relationships we share with you are an important aspect of our service and that this enables us to provide the best possible experiences for the children in our care.
CCS (Child Care Subsidy)
If you have not signed up for CCS by now please do so as soon as possible through myGov using your Centrelink online account or through the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app
I just would like to remind you to not underestimate how much activity you do each week/fortnight (Travel and weekends can be included)
Recognised activities
A broad range of activities will meet the activity test requirements, including:
- paid work, including leave
- being self employed
- doing unpaid work in the family business
- training courses for improving the individual's work skills
or employment prospects
- an approved course of education or study
- volunteering
- actively looking for work.
- paid parental leave, including maternity leave
Recognised activities can be combined to determine the maximum number of hours of subsidy. Time taken to travel between the child care service and the parents/carers place of work, training, study, or other approved activity will also be included. Activity hours do not need to coincide with child care hours. For example, an individual undertaking work on the weekends will be eligible for child care subsidy during the week.
Exemptions
Low income families on $66,958 or less a year who do not meet the activity test will be able to access 24 hours of subsided care per child per fortnight without having to meet the activity test, as part of the Child Care Safety Net.
Environment matters
As a part of our inside training, our educators were challenged to create meaningful and purposeful learning environment for our children. They enthusiastically embraced the idea, and some of them created a great, engaging learning space. We brain stormed ideas about what we would teach children and what are children's values. We believe that creating an engaging environment is a powerful tool, that all of our educators should employ. Please have a look at our photo gallery and offer your feedback to your room staff.
Community
Please check our community board, where you can see all special and upcoming events here at the centre, but also in our local area, such as shows or School Open Days.
Keep smiling, Natasa