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Online Safety for Children

Our day-to-day interactions have changed recently – we’re accessing the news, social situations, meetings, entertainment and education online.

Our children are too.

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Early learning week raises awareness of the role of early childhood education and care in children’s development and wellbeing in Australia. High-quality education and care supports young children to learn & thrive, in cooperation with parents, carers & the wider community. Whether your an early childhood educator, a parent or carer, a parliamentarian or a community leader, we encourage you to get involved and post as much online as we can during week 26-30 July 2021! #EarlyLearningMatters and #EarlyLearningMattersWeek

Celebrating 10yrs

Miss Mel, our wonderful director celebrating 10 years at ERINA kindergarten! Thank you Miss Mel for doing such an amazing job at ERINA kindergarten. Your dedication & passion for childcare shines through!

Educators nominated for Trainees of the year

Training NSW Awards nominated our ERINA kindy respective educators MISS CHLOE &
MISS BRIANNA for trainee diplomas of the year! It s great to see such strong support for Vocational Training across the Hunter and Central Coast Region. They were nominated and recognised for excellence our field of childcare, congratulations to both of our lovely educators, a big congratulations for such a great job👏

Koori Curriculum Community

Koori curriculum community for families is a safe online space for those wanting to learn about aboriginal culture and share with their children. This group was created for families to ask questions and share ideas on how to celebrate culture and raise socially just and aware children. For more information please see attached link for group on facebook

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Highest Award

We’re proud to announce Erina Kindergarten received 100% rating for our nutritious menu!

Reconciliation Week

This year’s National Reconciliation Week will run from 27 May until the 3 June and the theme is “More Than A Word. Reconciliation takes action.”

The theme asks us all to reflect on what we are doing and what more we can do to support reconciliation and develop communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, cultures and futures.

Here are some actions we have taken at our service at Erina kindergarten to introduce meaningful reconciliation initiatives for children this National Reconciliation Week and beyond. We engaged in a aboriginal gardening experience with some of children across our rooms!

RAISING CONCERNS

The department has created a flyer for families which addresses how they can raise concerns about early childhood education and care services.

The flyer encourages families to raise concerns directly with the director, manager or staff members of the service in the first instance, if there is no risk to the health, safety and wellbeing of children. It then informs families to contact the department if the service cannot resolve the issue, or if there is a risk to the health, safety and wellbeing of children. This promotes the proper management of incidents in Quality Area 2.2 – Safety, ensuring each child is protected.

The flyer also outlines the responsibility of services and the NSW Department of Education as the regulator when receiving and responding to complaints.

For more information about child safety, please visit our website.

10 Years Service at Erina Kindergarten

Congratulations Miss Maddison Malone for 10 years of service at Erina kindergarten! Thank you for your continued dedication commitment to Erina kindergarten!