The Killeen Street Child Care Centre is community based and managed by a voluntary committee of management consisting of parents, community members and staff members. The Service is open for 11 hours per day, 49 weeks per year and caters for children 3 months - 6 years.

Community

Our service encourages parent, family and community involvement in all of our program and welcomes your feedback. We are strongly connected to our community, we have strong links with local schools, maternal child health and Brimbank Council. We are culturally diverse and incorporate a range of cultural celebrations.

The Daily Routine

Although the routines of each room and age group will vary, the same aspects are contained in each. We endeavour to provide a home and family environment at the Service where the children feel comfortable and secure at all times and our daily routines reflect this.

Throughout the day the children will be experiencing a number of different activities which are part of the educational and developmental programs operated by all of our Educators.

Each room will display their routine in the rooms and these are available for parents to read and questions regarding this can be answered by the appropriate Educators. In place are both summer and winter routines, which adapt to weather conditions.

Age Groups

The Service will boast three rooms which will promote a spacious, warm and inviting environment for all our children at the Service. The rooms will be offered as followed:

• 3mths-2 years
• 2years-3years
• 3years-5 years

This can be altered depending on the needs of the child.

Meals

Meals have been designed by a chef incorporating many different cultures. We provide breakfast, morning tea, lunch afternoon tea and late snack. We have a 4 week rotating roster. We use produce from our garden in our meals.

• 7-8am Breakfast Cereal
• 9am Morning Tea, Toast, muffin’s, Fruit
• 11.30am hot lunch
• 2.30pm afternoon tea, yoghurt, bircher muesli, fruit
• 4.30 late sandwiches

Kindergarten Program

The centre has a fully funded Kindergarten program for 3 and 4 year old children. The kinder program will be run by Brooke from Monday to Friday between 9.00am - 4.30pm.  It is important children are at the centre by 9.00am if possible. Children are encouraged to attend 15 hours of kinder per week. Children must attend the centre at least 2 days to be eligible and must turn 4 by 30th April that year.

What to Bring

• A change of clothing that is weather appropriate (younger children- especially those toilet training- will need extra changes)
• A security item for rest time if needed
• Nappies if required.

Service Fees  Effective 1^st Jan 2024

• $125.00 per day part time attendance
• $575.00 per week

It is Service’s policy that all accounts are to be at a nil balance each week.

Our Educators

Our team of qualified and caring educators are amazing and our commitment to quality child care is second to none. We understand the importance of consistency and stability with your child’s early education. Individual children’s cultural, religious and nutritional needs are catered for.

90 % of our educators have been employed at the centre for more than 14 years.

Suitable qualified Educators are employed in all age groups and the child Educators ratios are adhered to according to our legal requirements. All Educators will have their First Aid Certificates, Working with Children Checks completed and attend Educators meetings. Our Educators are regularly involved and encouraged to attend further development and training.

We aim for our Service to be unique in that all our Educators will have had training and experience in the child care profession.

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