In case you need it
You might find the following links useful:
For information about Child Care Rebate and Child Care Benefit please contact Services Australia – Centrelink Families and Parents Line on: 136 150
- Child Care Benefit – https://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/child-care-benefit
Child Care 50% Rebate –https://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/child-care-rebate - Jobs, Education and Training payments – https://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/jobs-education-and-training-child-care-fee-assistance
- NSW Department of Education and Communities – www.community.nsw.gov.au
- Family Assistance office – www.familyassist.gov.au
- Office of Early Childhood Education and Care – www.oececc.gov.au
- Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority – http://www.acecqa.gov.au
- Kids Safe Australia – www.kidsafe.com.au
- ABC kids – www.abc.net.au/abckids/
- Preparing your child for school – www.areweready.com.au
Child Care Subsidy:
- For more information on the CCS increases commencing 10 July, or to find out how much you could save, visit www.childcaresubsidy.gov.au.
Culture and inclusion links:
- Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) – National non-government peak body in Australia representing the interests of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children. http://www.snaicc.org.au/
- Multicultural Services http://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/multicultural.html
Health, wellbeing & family relationships links
- Early Childhood Australia – the peak national, non-profit, non-government organisation that acts in the interests of young children. http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/
- Transition to school http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/parent-resources/transition-school/
- Beyondblue
Provides information and support to everyone in Australia to achieve their best possible mental health. https://www.beyondblue.org.au
- Children of Parents with a Mental Illness http://www.copmi.net.au/
- Australian Association for Infant Mental Health http://www.aaimhi.org/
- Australian Child and Adolescent, Trauma, Loss and Grief Network http://earlytraumagrief.anu.edu.au/
- Family Relationships Online http://www.familyrelationships.gov.au/Pages/default.aspx
- Australian Institute of Family Studies https://aifs.gov.au/
- Mental Health and Wellbeing in Australia http://www.aihw.gov.au/mental-health/
- Response Ability – aims to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. http://www.responseability.org/
- Australian Childhood foundation – protecting children and preventing abuse and violence. http://www.childhood.org.au/
Children’s health, nutrition and development:
- NSW Health – Immunisation schedule http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Publications/nsw-immunisation-schedule.pdf
- Early Childhood Australia http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/parent-resources/childrens-health-nutrition/
- National Health and Medical Research Council https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/
- Preventing infectious diseases in early childhood education and care services https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/publications/attachments/ch55_staying_healthy_5th_edition_150602.pdf
- Munch and Move Resources https://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/campaigns-programs/munch-move-resources.aspx
- Families NSW – is a Government strategy to enhance the health and wellbeing of children up to 8 years and their families. It does this by helping parents to build their skills and confidence in parenting, supporting parents and carers so they can respond to problems early, building communities that support children and families and improving the way agencies work together to make sure families get the services they need. http://www.families.nsw.gov.au/
- Raising Children – For information about pregnancy, newborns, babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers, school age, pre-teens, teens, grown-ups, autism ad disability http://raisingchildren.net.au/
- Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Service Directory
http://www.nslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/Services/Directory/Pages/hkhs.aspx