Our Philosophy
Noosaville Child Care and Pre School Centre has a strong commitment to providing high quality care and learning experiences incorporating our sustainable practices. In partnerships with our families and local community, we will support the children by providing many opportunities to learn as they discover, create, explore and imagine through play.
Children are valued for their individuality and have endless opportunities to explore their environment
- We believe that each child is unique and is free to learn and develop at their own pace
- We aspire to provide an inclusive environment to support all children including those with additional needs
- We aim to provide experiences to extend on the child’s interest of play
- We believe it is important to provide a nurturing and stimulating learning environment to watch children grow and develop individually
- We believe it is important to encourage children to respect each other and their differences
Educators are appreciated and valued for their professionalism and commitment
- We aspire to provide open ended experiences that can build on children’s strengths, skills and knowledge to ensure their motivation and engagement in learning
- We believe in supporting opportunities for Educators to participate in personal development
- We believe in sharing our knowledge in Early Childhood Education between one another is valuable
- We believe in showing respect for each other’s beliefs and views
Families are valued for their input into the service and daily program
- We aim to work in collaboration with our families to provide endless opportunities for family involvement
- We value and respect that each family is unique
- We believe that our relationships with families are based on trust and respect
- We will provide a welcoming and caring environment to our families
- We believe in supporting family involvement into the program
- We provide information to families about community and resources
Our local community & environment
- We aim to incorporate environmental practices to create a sustainable environment for the children
- We provide a service that is welcoming to the local and wider community
- We value and respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders within the community
Parent Information
Centrelink Information
Noosaville Childcare & Pre School Centre is registered for families to receive CCB, CCR & JET depending on each families circumstances. Your child must be assessed for childcare before enrolling to be able to receive any of the following if eligible. Please find more information regarding these below.
Child Care Benefits
This is a means tested payment which is a percentage based on your income that will reduce your fees. It is availability if you are a parent, foster parent or grandparent with a child in your care who is attending child care. There are certain eligibility requirements you must meet to get Child Care Benefit.
You can receive Child Care Benefits if:
- You have a child in your care who meets the immunisation requirements
- You and/or your partner meet residency requirements (or have an exemption)
- your child attends approved or registered care and you have the liability to pay for the cost of your care
- you meet the income test
This is a brief overview to find out more please visit:
Centrelink Website or phone Centrelink on 136 150
Child Care Rebate
The Child Care Rebate is additional assistance if you use Child Care Benefit approved child care, and you are working, studying or training at some time during the week or have an exemption. This covers 50% of your out-of-pocket costs up to the annual limit, regardless of your income. Currently the Child Care Rebate annual limit is $7,500 per child per year.
You can get the Child Care Benefits if:
- you have used approved child care during the year
- you have been eligible for Child Care Benefit (entitled at a rate of zero percent or more)
- you have passed the Child Care Benefit work, training, study test (for the purposes of the rebate).
This is a brief overview to find out more please visit:
Centrelink Website or phone Centrelink on 136 150
Jobs, Education and Training Child Care Fee Assistance (JET)
This provides extra help if you are a parent on an income support payment and looking for work, studying or starting employment. Access to JET is time-limited depending on the study, training or employment activity that an eligible parent undertakes.
This is a brief overview to find out more please visit:
Centrelink Website or phone Centrelink on 136 150
Immunisations
All enrolled children at Noosaville Childcare & Pre School Centre must have their immunisations up to date before enrolling.
Allergies/Asthma
If your child has an allergy we will require you to have an action plan filled out by your doctor prior to enrolling. Having an action plan for your child’s allergy will mean we can manage it by following your child’s plan at Noosaville Childcare & Pre School Centre.
If your child has asthma, we will require you to have an asthma plan filled out by your doctor prior to enrolling. Having an action plan for your child’s allergy will mean we can manage it by following your child’s plan at Noosaville Childcare & Pre School Centre.
Kept Me
We track your child’s learning journey online at Noosaville Childcare & Pre School Centre by using the online program Kept Me. You are able to view your child’s day and observations by suing your own personal login. Please visit Kept Me Website for more information.
