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Early Childhood Australia Inc. (ECA)
Website: www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au
E-mail: eca@earlychildhood.org.au
PO Box 105
WATSON ACT 2602
Phone: (02) 6242 1800 or 1800 356 900
Fax: (02) 6242 1818
Services:
Early Childhood Australia Inc. (ECA) formerly known as the Australian Early Childhood Association, was established in 1938. ECA works with Government, early childhood professionals, parents, other carers of young children, and various lobby groups to secure the best range of options and outcomes for children.
As a leading early childhood publisher, we aim to identify and promote best practice. If you are an early childhood professional, a parent, a carer, studying in the field, or simply interested in the well being of young children, become a member of ECA.
Early Childhood Training And Resource Centre
Website: www.ectarc.com.au
E-mail: info@ectarc.com.au
Lower Ground Floor, 243-249 Crown Street
WOLLONGONG NSW 2500
Free call: 1800 678 336
Phone: (02) 4225 1866
Fax: (02) 4225 1898
and;
Unit 4, 20 Johnson Road
HILLCREST QLD 4118
Postal address: PO Box 372
BROWNS PLAINE QLD 4118
Phone: (07) 3809 2285
Fax: (07) 3809 3370
Services:
The Early Childhood Training And Resource Centre (ECTARC) offers nationally accredited training to the child care industry throughout Australia, by distance education. ECTARC distance programs includes the Certificate III, Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Community Services (Children's Services), Safe Food Handling, Menu Planning and Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training.
ECTARC provides the training for traineeships in NSW, QLD, ACT and SA, and can deliver tailored workshops (eg child protection, infection control) at your service. ECTARC is a community owned, not for profit organisation.
Family Day Care Australia (FDCA)
Website: www.familydaycare.com.au
E-mail: enquiries@fdca.com.au
PO Box 571
GOSFORD NSW 2250
Free call: 1800 621 218
Phone: (02) 4320 1100
Fax: (02) 4324 7882
Services:
FDCA is the national peak body for the Family Day Care program. It is a non-profit organisation that works on behalf of all members of the Family Day Care community - carers, scheme staff, resource workers, parents and operators - to ensure the strength and continued growth of Family Day Care in Australia.
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 Australian Capital Territory
Children's Services Resource & Advisory Program ACT Inc.
This organisation is currently funded to provide support to services participating in the Child Care Quality Assurance (CCQA) systems.
Website: www.prodevcsrap.act.edu.au
E-mail: admin@prodevcsrap.act.edu.au
Building 1, 169 Gladstone Street
FYSHWICK ACT 2609
Postal address: PO Box 781
Fyshwick Act 2609
Phone: (02) 6295 3800
Fax: (02) 6295 0955
Support Services:
Children's Services Resource & Advisory Program (RAP) is a not for profit organisation which provides program support to children's services in the ACT. RAP provides this support through a number of services including:
- Training (accredited and non-accredited)
- Library and bookshop
- Information and advice by telephone or in person at your service or at RAP
Support for Not Accredited services:
- Ongoing telephone support and advice
- One free site visit
- One free parent/staff information session OR an overview of the Validation Report
- Customised training to meet continuous improvement needs (costs involved)
- Resources to assist program development and evidence-based reporting
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 New South Wales
Aboriginal Early Childhood Services Support Unit (AECSSU)
Website: www.aecssu.org.au
E-mail: director@aecssu.org.au
PO Box 276
ENMORE NSW 2042
Phone: (02) 9516 4473
Fax: (02) 9516 5495
Services:
The AECSSU aims to promote educational development of children through the provision of high quality early childhood programs. Programs must be culturally appropriate and enhance self-esteem through reinforcement of cultural heritages of all children.
Service support involves working with staff, management committees and communities. Activities include consultancy on programs and policies, provision of training to staff and committees, and resourcing and problem solving with services.
Community Child Care Co-operative Ltd (NSW)
Website: www.ccccnsw.org.au
E-mail: info@ccccnsw.org.au
Addison Road Community Centre
Hut 6, 142 Addison Road
MARRICKVILLE NSW 2204
Postal address:
Building 21, 142 Addison Road
MARRICKVILLE NSW 2204
Phone: (02) 8922 6444
Free Call: 1800 157 818
Fax: (02) 8922 6445
Services:
Community Child Care Co-operative Ltd (NSW) (CCCCNSW) is a peak body for children's services in NSW and plays a significant role in advocating on behalf of children's services in NSW. CCCCNSW provides a wide range of member services including training, resources, support, referral and advice specifically tailored to meet the needs of a broad range of children's services within NSW.
CCCCNSW produces a quarterly journal Rattler, a monthly newssheet Broadside and a website that provides cutting edge information on issues and current trends in early childhood.
Country Children's Services Association of NSW Inc.
Website: www.ccsa-nsw.asn.au
E-mail: office@ccsa-nsw.asn.au
PO Box 118
KATOOMBA NSW 2780
Phone: (02) 4782 1470
Fax: (02) 4782 4425
Services:
Country Children's Services Association (CCSA) of NSW is a non-profit, non-government organisation that provides information, support, training and advocacy for early childhood services across NSW. CCSA assists management of children's services to operate efficiently and effectively, thereby enhancing their ability to provide high quality early childhood care and education to children.
The association has over 550 members from preschools, long day care centres, mobiles, occasional care, family day care, early intervention and multipurpose centres. Services include a Member's handbook, telephone information line, Early Childhood News newsletter, industrial and award updates, training opportunities, advocacy for children's services in rural and remote NSW.
Children's Services NSW (Managed by Lady Gowrie) - Ethnic Child Care, Family and Community Services Co-op
Website: www.csnsw.org.au
Building 3,
142 Addison Road
MARRICKVILLE NSW 2204
Phone: (02) 9569 1288
Fax: (02) 9564 2772
Services:
The philosophy underpinning the Ethnic Child Care, Family and Community Services Cooperative's (ECCFCSC) Resource and Training Services is Social Justice, with an emphasis on Multiculturalism, Access and Equity in Children's Services, Aged Services and Disability Services. ECCFCSC is committed to ensuring that every Australian from a non-English speaking background is provided with the opportunity to participate and receive services that are relevant, sensitive and appropriate to their linguistic, cultural and religious needs.
ECCFCSC offers a range of programs, training opportunities and options along with Information Packages and Resource Kits. ECCFCSC also offers purpose-designed training to community organisations and government departments and welcome all enquiries.
Lady Gowrie Child Centre, Sydney
This organisation is currently funded to provide support to services participating in the Child Care Quality Assurance (CCQA) systems.
Website: www.gowrie-sydney.com.au
E-mail: qias@gowrie-sydney.com.au
3 Joynton Ave
ZETLAND NSW 2017
Postal address:
PO Box 6385
ALEXANDRIA NSW 2015
Phone: (02) 8345 7622
Fax: (02) 9313 7022
Support for Services:
Lady Gowrie Child Centre provides a range of training, resourcing and advisory services to children's services and early childhood professionals in NSW. Lady Gowrie's programs and services support the delivery of quality practice in children's services and include:
- Training, advice and support for services working through the QIAS and FDCQA
- NSW Childcare Inclusion Support Service for children with additional needs
- Support for Multifunctional Aboriginal Children's Services
- Children's Services library
- Vocational training
- Newsletters
- Database of children's services and vacancy register
- Range of corporate children's services
Support for Not Accredited long day care services:
The Gowrie QIAS Training and Support service is accessible to all long day care services in NSW. Priority is given to services that are unable to meet the standard required for accreditation. Gowrie Resource Training Officers are available to provide:
- Mentored support via a toll-free telephone hotline service, fax, email and face to face individualised support, including on-site consultation and customised training plans
- Analysis of NCAC's final decision and establishment of support strategies on specific issues relating to quality practices
- Access to online information and resources and ongoing intensive support to meet the standard required for accreditation
Network of Community Activities OSHC Sector
This organisation is currently funded to provide support to services participating in the Child Care Quality Assurance (CCQA) systems.
Website: www.netoosh.org.au
E-mail: network@netoosh.org.au
66 Albion Street
SURRY HILLS NSW 2010
Phone: (02) 9212 3244
Fax: (02) 9281 9645
Services:
Network of Community Activities is the peak body for Out of School Hours services in NSW and is a Registered Training Organisation.
Network:
- Provides advice, training and consultancy for staff and management committees re. quality provision of OSHC services
- Conducts training and holds 'networking' meetings in metropolitan and rural areas
- Publishes newsletters, has publications for sale and a reference library Contact us for information about membership, training and resources
The NSW Childcare Inclusion Support Service (NCISS)
E-mail: inclusionl.snss@gowrie-sydney.com.au
PO Box 6385
Alexandria NSW 2015
Phone: (02) 8345 7633
Fax: (02) 9313 7022
Services:
The role of NCISS is to support the inclusion of children with additional needs (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, Australian South Sea Islander Children, children from a Non-English speaking background, and children with a disability) into Commonwealth funded child care services. This includes supporting the Supplementary Services (SUPS) Program and the Special Needs Subsidy Scheme (SNSS), through the provision of training, information, consultation, resources and equipment. This support is mainly for SUPS workers.
NSW Family Day Care Association Inc
This organisation is currently funded to provide support to services participating in the Child Care Quality Assurance (CCQA) systems.
Website: www.nswfamilydaycare.com.au
E-mail: nswfdc@optusnet.com.au
442 Paramatta Road
Petersham 2049
Postal Address:
PO Box N
Petersham North NSW 2049
Phone: (02) 9572 9440
Fax: (02) 9572 8759
Support for Services:
The NSW Family Day Care Association is the peak body for family day care in NSW. The NSW Family Day Care Association is non-profit and provides research, information and advice, advocacy, consultation, education and training for schemes in NSW and some in the ACT.
The Association consists of member schemes and affiliate members representing all stakeholders in family day care as well as other organisations in the child care industry.
PEAK Training, the Association's registered training organisation, offers nationally accredited training courses that are relevant to industry needs. PEAK Training offers flexible modes of delivery, customised to the needs of clients.
Support for Not Accredited family day care services:
The NSW Family Day Care Association provides support to services that are unable to meet the standards required for accreditation, including:
- mentoring and support by phone, fax, email and scheme visits
- relevant resources
- in-service training and nationally accredited training through PEAK Training
- assistance in meeting the requirements of Continuing Improvement Plans and FDCQA Validation
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 Northern Territory (Central)
Children's Services Support Program (Central Australia)
This organisation is currently funded to provide support to services participating in the Child Care Quality Assurance (CCQA) systems.
Website: www.childrenservices.com.au
E-mail: info@childrenservices.com.au
PO Box 2279
ALICE SPRINGS NT 0871
Phone: (08) 8953 4059
Fax: (08) 8952 2520
Area: Central Australia - rural and remote
Services:
Children's Services Support Program (Central Australia) (CSSP) is a support centre for all children's services in Alice Springs and rural and remote areas.
- CSSP provides training and support, information, advice and education to staff and management committees.
- Access and Equity provide inclusion and support of children with additional needs, migrant backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds into mainstream children's services. The unit offers training, resources and specialised equipment.
- Community Counsellor offers counselling and support, with a free and confidential service which helps parents, caregivers and others caring for and working with children who are aged up to 12 years.
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 Queensland
Family Day Care Association of Queensland
This organisation is currently funded to provide support to services participating in the Child Care Quality Assurance (CCQA) systems.
Website: www.fdcqld.org
E-mail:fdcqld@fdcqld.org
25-27 Tugalawa Street
BALMORAL QLD 4170
Phone: (07) 3395 7044
Fax: (07) 3899 2487
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Unit 2, Number 7 Birubi Street
COORPAROO QLD 4151
Postal adress:
PO Box 1109
COORPAROO QLD 4151
Phone:(07) 3847 6900
Fax: (07) 3847 6924
Support for Services:
The Family Day Care Association of Queensland provides training resources and advice to family day care schemes in Queensland. It has considerable experience and expertise in providing training and support for QA.
Support for Not Accredited family day care centres:
The Family Day Care Association of Queensland provides:
- Visits to the scheme
- Assistance with areas in which they did not achieve the standard
- Training in QA for care providers
- Telephone support
The Gowrie (QLD) Inc.
This organisation is currently funded to provide support to services participating in the Child Care Quality Assurance (CCQA) systems.
Website: www.gowrie-brisbane.com.au
E-mail: office@ladygowrie.com.au
228 St Paul's Terrace
FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4006
Phone: (07) 3252 2667
Fax: (07) 3252 2258
Services:
The Lady Gowrie Child Centre offers in-service and customised training and advice to all child care services in Queensland. The Professional Development Unit can assist services participating in the Quality Assurance Systems and the Resource System can provide a mail-out service of resources, videos and journal articles on request.
Queensland Children's Activities Network
This organisation is currently funded to provide support to services participating in the Child Care Quality Assurance (CCQA) systems.
Website: www.qcan.org.au
E-mail: info@qcan.org.au
4/39 Elgin Street
ALDERLEY QLD 4051
Postal address: PO Box 340
Alderley QLD 4051
Free Call: 1800 809 859
Phone: (07) 3352 3499
Fax: (07) 3352 3288
Support for Services:
Queensland Children's Activities Network is the membership organisation for OSHC services in QLD and are the peak representative body. We are the only federally funded QLD body that provides QA support and training for OSHC. We provide wholistic support and training for QA, licensing and accreditation. Our mission is to support and promote quality and best practice in school age care.
Support for Not Accredited outside school hours care services:
We provide in-service training that is tailored to meet the needs of services undergoing accreditation. We also provide a New Services Start Up Kit that includes detailed information on what is required for accreditation. The cost of this kit is refundable for services who receive Child Care Benefit funding.
QCOSS - Child Care Management Training & Support Unit
This organisation is currently funded to provide support to services participating in the Child Care Quality Assurance (CCQA) systems.
Website: www.qcoss.org.au
E-mail: qcoss@qcoss.org.au
Queensland Council of Social Services Inc.
Ground Floor, 20 Pidgeon Close
WEST END
QLD 4101
Postal address: PO BOX 3786
SOUTH BRISBANE QLD 4101
Free call: 1800 651 225
Phone: (07) 3832 1266
Support for Services:
- Management training and support to centre based services across Queensland
- Advice, resources and referrals across all management aspects of child care centres, including (but not limited to) workplace health and safety, developing and managing policies and procedures, teamwork, communication, leadership and appraisals
Support for Not Accredited long day care centres:
- All aspects of the QIAS which related to management of child care centres including workplace health and safety, developing and managing policies and procedures, teamwork, communication, leadership and appraisals
QCOSS - Indigenous Professional Support Unit (IPSU)
Website: www.ipsy.com.au
E-mail: ispu@ipsu.com.au
11 Thuringowa Drive, Kirwin
TOWNSVILLE QLD 4817
Phone: (07) 4723 4088 or 1800 110 869
Fax: (07) 4723 4066
Services:
Child Care Management Training & Support Unit (CCMTSU) and Indigenous Children's Services Unit (ICSU) are funded by the Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services to provide training, advice and support to community owned and commercial long day care centres, occasional care centres, multifunctional centres and multifunctional aboriginal children services. Training packages are delivered face to face and on CD-Rom (in some instances).
CCMTSU (Brisbane) services long day care services in Queensland, providing training in financial management, strategic planning, human resource management, conflict resolution, and parent partnerships. CCMTSU also provides community based services with budgeting and financial monitoring services.
ICSU (Townsville) also delivers training and support to Commonwealth funded Children Services. Training is centred on delivering an indigenous culturally appropriate perspective into programs. Indigenous resources (books, activities and craft ideas) are also available to services on loan from the Unit's Resource Library.
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 South Australia
NetworkSA
This organisation is currently funded to provide support to services participating in the Child Care Quality Assurance (CCQA) systems.
Website: www.networksa.org.au
E-mail: information@networksa.org.au
The Parks Community Centre
Trafford Street
ANGLE PARK SA 5010
Postal address: PO Box 2440
REGENCY PARK SA 5942
Phone: (08) 8445 8128
Fax: (08) 8268 8065
Support for Services:
- Management support for long day care and outside school hours care
- ARMSU is a support and advocacy service for Aboriginal children's services funded by the Commonwealth Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA) in South Australia. ARMSU assist with advice about management committees, staffing, policy development, budgeting, planning, resources/equipment, activities/programming and negotiation
- ARMSU Cultural Awareness Team supports the inclusion of Aboriginal children in mainstream centre-based child care, outside school hours care and family day care. ARMSU support: Aboriginal families to access care for their children; directors, operators and child care staff to create culturally aware and welcoming environments for Aboriginal children and families; and child care workers to provide culturally and developmentally appropriate care and education programs for Aboriginal children
- NetworkSA Extra - Userpay - industrial advice
- Establishment of new outside school hours care services
- OSHCQA - support and training in SA and central Australia
- Resource development and distribution for long day care and outside school hours care
- Monthly Update newsletter
Support for Not Accredited outside school hours care services:
- Support and training to revisit the Self-study process, writing improvement plans, setting timelines to achieve Accreditation
- Resource recommendations for support materials
- Foster Networks
- Newsletter and bulletins to stakeholders
- Mentoring
Inclusive Direstions- South Office
Website: www.directions.org.au
E-mail: info@directions.org.au
Unit 1, 18-20 Scholefield Road
SEACLIFF SA 5049
Phone: (08) 8358 2299
Fax: (08) 8358 2199
Inclusion SA - North
Website: not available
E-mail: info@directions.org.au
5 - 7 Rasheed Ave
NEWTON SA 5074
Phone: (08) 8165 2900
Fax: (08) 8165 2911
Services:
Inclusion SA supports the inclusion of children with additional needs or disabilities in child care, outside school hours care and vacation care services. Inclusion SA consultants assist staff to include children through the provision of training, support, advice and resources.
Lady Gowrie Child Centre
This organisation is currently funded to provide support to services participating in the Child Care Quality Assurance (CCQA) systems.
Website: www.gowrie-adelaide.com.au
E-mail: info@gowrie-adelaide.com.au
39a Dew Street
THEBARTON SA 5031
Postal adress:
PO Box 408
HINDMARCH SA 5077
Phone: (08) 8352 5144
Fax: (08) 8234 1217
Support for Services:
Gowrie Adelaide provides training, support and resources to support children's services to work towards achieving high quality programs for children and families. We assist services to work towards continuous improvement in quality systems, curriculum and management practice. Assist carers and staff to gain skills and qualifications. Services include training and resources that are relevant and responsive to the sector.
Support for Not Accredited outside school hours care and long day care services:
- Free telephone consultation to determine the nature of support required
- If training is required the usual in-centre training costs of $165 per session apply
- If information is required it will be sent free of charge
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 Tasmania
Lady Gowrie Tasmania
This organisation is currently funded to provide support to services participating in the Child Care Quality Assurance (CCQA) systems.
Website www.gowrie-tas.com.au
E-mail: training@gowrie-tas.com.au
229 Campbell Street
HOBART TAS 7000
Postal address: PO Box 263
NORTH HOBART TAS 7002
Phone: (03) 6230 6800
Fax: (03) 6230 6833
Support for Services:
Lady Gowrie Tasmania provides a range of training, resource and advisory services to children's services and early childhood professionals in Tasmania to support the provision of high quality practice. Services include:
- a 1800 free call phone line for advice and referral
- a dedicated Early Childhood Resource Library
- professional development and customised training
- support for continuous improvement
- resource newsletters
Support for Not Accredited long day care, outside school hours care and family day care services:
- mentorship
- customised support strategies
- resource development to support specific quality areas
- assistance with the development of work plans to improve practice
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 Victoria
Community Child Care
This organisation is currently funded to provide support to services participating in the Child Care Quality Assurance (CCQA) systems.
Website: www.cccinc.org.au
E-mail: recept@cccinc.org.au
Ground Floor, 48 High Street
NORTHCOTE VIC 3070
Free call: 1800 177 017
Phone: (03) 9486 3455
Fax: (03) 9486 3271
Support for Services:
Community Child Care is the peak body for community owned children's services in Victoria. It is funded by the Commonwealth Government to provide resources and advice to all long day care and outside school hours care services in Victoria, as well as in-service training for all child care services in the state. It is the lead agency for the NATMAA Consortium, delivering training to the OSHC sector on Outside School Hours Care Quality Assurance.
Support for Not Accredited outside school hours care services:
- Telephone support
- Support and advice on specific issues relating to quality practices
- Access to resources and ongoing intensive support to meet the standards required for accreditation
Family Day Care Victoria Resource Unit
This organisation is currently funded to provide support to services participating in the Child Care Quality Assurance (CCQA) systems.
Website: www.familydaycare.org.au
E-mail: vfdca@vicnet.net.au
80 Dodds Street
SOUTHBANK VIC 3006
Phone: (03) 9686 9797
Fax: (03) 9686 9798
Support for Services:
Family Day Care Victoria Resource Unit provides general resources and advice to all services involved in family day care. Referral to appropriate agencies is also provided when required.
Support for Not Accredited family day care services:
Family Day Care Victoria Resource Unit will provide visits, support resourcing and advice to assist the service to meet the standard required. A coach/mentoring and teaching approach will be taken to help the service to meet the requirements.
Child Care Inservice Training
Website: www.cccinc.org.au
E-mail: training@cccinc.org.au
Ground Floor,
48 High Street
NORTHCOTE VIC 3070
Phone: (03) 9486 3455
Fax: (03) 9486 3271
Services:
The Child Care Inservice Training Consortium, led by Community Child Care is the provider of child care inservice for 2003. The partners are Swinburne University of Technology, Wodonga Institute of TAFE, Playworks Resource Unit, FKA Children's Services Inc, VICSEG, VAEAI, and Family Day Care Resource Unit with Melbourne University undertaking evaluation of the project.
FKA Children's Services Inc.
Multicultural Resource Centre
Website: www.fka.com.au
E-mail: fkacs@fka.com.au
1st Floor, 9-11 Stewart Street
RICHMOND VIC 3121
Phone: (03) 9428 4471
Fax: (03) 9429 9252
Services:
FKA Children's Services supports staff working with children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in preschool and child care services. Support is provided through the Multicultural Resource Centre, including telephone consultancy, multilingual resources, bilingual support and training to staff.
FKA Children's Services is funded by the Department of Family and Community Services, Department of Human Services and Adult Multicultural Educational Services for support for child care.
Lady Gowrie Child Centre (Melbourne) Inc.
This organisation is currently funded to provide support to services participating in the Child Care Quality Assurance (CCQA) systems.
Website: www.gowrie-melbourne.com.au
E-mail: info@gowrie-melbourne.com.au
Cnr Newry and Canning Street
NORTH CARLTON VIC 3054
Phone: (03) 9347 6388
Fax: (03) 9347 7567
Services:
The Lady Gowrie Child Centre encourages the children's services field to strive for excellence in the provision of quality programs for children. Services include:
- Support and advice for staff and carers in children's programs
- Training, employment, resourcing and networking support to children's services.
- Promotion and demonstration of high quality practice in children's programs
PLAYWORKS Resource Unit
Website: www.noahsarkinc.org.au
E-mail: noahsark@noahsarkinc.org.au
590 Orrong Road
ARMADALE VIC 3143
Phone: (03) 9500 8133
Fax: (03) 9500 8966
Services:
PLAYWORKS Resource Unit supports and promotes the inclusion of children with disabilities in child care services throughout Victoria. PLAYWORKS provides training, resource materials and consultant support to staff in long day care, family day care and outside school hours care services to support the implementation of inclusive practice in quality child care environments.
VAEAI - Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Inc.
Website: www.vaeai.org.au
E-mail: vaeai@vaeai.org.au
Postal address: PO Box 1483
COLLINGWOOD VIC 3066
Phone: (03) 9416 3833
Fax: (03) 9416 3255
Services:
VAEAI was established in 1976 and represents the Koori community in relation to education policy development and strategic programming at the local, state and national levels. VAEAI supports the provision of education and training that reinforces the Koori community's cultural identity and increases the awareness of the wider community about Koori culture and aspirations in education and training.
VICSEG - Victorian Cooperative on Children's Services for Ethnic Groups
Website: not available
E-mail: mail@vicseg.com.au
11 Munro Street
COBURG VIC 3058
Phone: (03) 9383 2533
Fax: (03) 9383 2711
Services:
VICSEG is an advocacy agency for and on behalf of parents from non-English speaking backgrounds as well as a statewide information and resource centre. Services include: information for parents on the range of children's services available to them, information and training for service providers on meeting the needs of families from non-English speaking backgrounds, advocacy and community development.
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 Western Australia
Children's Services Support Unit WA Inc.
Website: www.cssu.org.au
E-mail: information@cssu.org.au
Suite 7, 16 Kearns Crescent
ARDOSS WA 6153
Phone: (08) 9315 2222
Fax: (08) 9315 2122
Services:
CSSU offers a range of services for all child care services in Western Australia including:
- Referral, advice and support free to all child care services receiving Child Care Benefit in the area of management and financial management. eg. legal matters, governance, budgets and quality in outside school hours care (OSHC) covers area of: staffing issues, staff support, advice on matters relating to Primary School age children, programming and activities for the school age child
- CSSU conduct a course for staff working in OSHC (details on our website)
- Commonwealth subsidised quality resources eg. policies and procedures, staff recruitment and evaluation, marketing, staff and parent handbooks, training videos for OSHC and activity books relating to Primary School age children. These services are at a reasonable cost and available on disc for customisation for all services
- Professional development in the areas of management, financial management and quality in OSHC is available, also cost recovery training
The Gowrie WA
This organisation is currently funded to provide support to services participating in the Child Care Quality Assurance (CCQA) systems.
Website: www.gowrie-wa.com.au
E-mail: info@gowrie-wa.com.au
275 Abernethy Road
CLOVERDALE WA 6105
Phone: (08) 9478 7500
Fax: (08) 9478 2930
Support for Services:
The Gowrie is an organisation that responds to the needs of families through a variety of family and community services throughout WA and the NT. The Gowrie is committed in supporting the delivery of quality practices through its Community, Children's, Support, Advice and Training programs.
Our Support, Advice and Training Programs include:
- Resources support and advice for QIAS and FDCQA
- Resource and Advice to LDC, FDC, OCC, MAC, MFC
- Early Childhood Resource Library
- Traineeships
- Nationally Recognised Training in children's services
- One on one support for services and individuals
- Customised workshops designed in partnership with service staff
Support for Not Accredited long day care and family day care services:
- One on one support for regional and remote services
- Copies of all articles recommended by NCAC
- Membership resource to library - access to all recommended texts at a reduced cost
- Development of an individualised resource and advisory support plan
- Ongoing support and referrals over the phone as well as teleconferencing for remote services
Meerilinga Training College
This organisation is currently funded to provide support to services participating in the Child Care Quality Assurance (CCQA) systems.
Website: www.meerilinga.org.au
E-mail: mtc@meerilinga.org.au
Postal address: PO Box 1177
WEST LEEDERVILLE WA 6901
Phone: (08) 9489 4022
Fax: (08) 9489 4044
Freecall for Rural and Remote: 1800 200 702
Services:
Meerilinga Training College delivers quality training programs to children's services staff, families and management throughout Western Australia including centre based long day care, family day care, outside school hours care and occasional care.
The In-service Professional Development Team will assist and provide staff and management with scheduled and customised training in quality systems, safety, health and nutrition, relationships, programming, communication and human resource management as well as consultancies for personalised on to one and small group training.
Online training programs are available through the web and a specialised series training program is available to new owners. The Certificate Training Team can assist with accredited training in children's services for both private and traineeship students.
RUCSN - Resource Unit for Children with Special Needs
Website: www.pscwa.org.au
E-mail: pscwa@rucsn.org.au
5 Carson Road
MALAGA WA 6090
Phone: 1800 783 768 or (08) 9270 6605
Fax: (08) 9249 4366
RUCSN is funded as the Professional Support Coordinator for Western Australia, an initiative of the Inclusion and Professional Support Program, funded by the Australian Government, to facilitate support for all child care services to participate in the Child Care Quality Assurance systems.
RUCSN is a community based organistaion that aims to increase the equity of access and participation for all children, with a broader role of advocacy for the children's services industry through the provision of information resources and high quality professional development opportunities. RUCSN has a team of professional, multidisciplinary staff that believe in building inclusive communities and environments for children and their care providers.
Support for Services:
- Children's Services Resource Library
- Inclusion support for children with additional needs in child care services
- Resource, Advice and HelpLine
- Specialist equipment for children with additional needs
- Customised workshops
Support for Not Accredited Services:
- Over the phone support, advice and referals for both metropolitan and regional services
- Copies of all articles recommended by NCAC
- Referral to specialised support agencies for:
- assistance with developing an action plan for continuous improvement
- individualised needs analysis for professional development
- recommendations to specialist training organisations for professional development
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