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24.01.2022 Information for Families

23.01.2022 Attention OLQP Families.. Our Greystanes service will be closed tomorrow, Monday 31st August 2020 due to the Covid 19 case at St Pauls- both St Pauls and OLQP Church will be closed tomorrow for a deep clean therefore, we are unable to access our rooms...

22.01.2022 The children at our Girraween Service are running a poll on where you keep your tomato sauce Fridge or Pantry? - yes we are confused at the fascination in this topic as wall but whatever keeps them happy Please help them by voting

19.01.2022 We have had a few Enquiries regarding vacation care. Excitingly, we will be taking booking requests for the upcoming summer holidays, online via your My Family Lounge account. All the information on what is happening in the holidays and how to put in a booking request will be available on our website by the end of this week. So keep an eye on our Vacation Care Pages: www.activitycentres.com.au

19.01.2022 Dear Parents, We are currently having problems with our website not loading on some browsers, we have IT working to fix the error so hopefully, it will be up and running again soon have a wonderful weekend

16.01.2022 Please share with anyone who has recently had a new baby, or may have recently purchased a capsule..

16.01.2022 Today marks 30 years that our Girraween service (Girraween Activity Centre) first opened its doors. We have looked after 100s of children in that time, have been through many changes in the sector and have expanded our organisation with 3 other services. Also on this day our organisations Manager Sharon started with the company making today her 30th anniversary with us! We are very grateful for her dedication to Activity Centres. She has been a driving force behind all that we are! So happy 30th Birthday Girraween Activity Centre and Happy 30th work anniversary Sharon - Cheers to many more

15.01.2022 Dear Families, as we are still operating as normal it is really important for you to contact the service your child attends if they WILL NOT be at OOSH. as always staff will still need to follow up with families of any children booked into care, but not at roll call.

15.01.2022 Dear Families, As previously advised, we are still open and operating as normal. We are introducing some additional measures to ensure the Health and Safety of our Educators and Children in our care. These are additional recommendations from the Health Department and peak body. We have also sent out a survey to all families to get a idea of numbers in the event of a school closure and us still be able to operate. Finally we have had to unfortunat...ely cancel all incursions in the school holidays. We will be operating in service days with our Educators. We will continue to keep you updated. See more

15.01.2022 Late this afternoon, there was a major change to the advice provided by the NSW Government about coronavirus. As a result, Catholic Education Diocese of Parrama...tta is now requesting that students who have recently travelled to China stay at home until the completion of the 14 day incubation period. Our apologies to everyone affected by this advice. We will continue to keep you updated as necessary.

15.01.2022 Dear Families, Our Girraween Service will be open during the April School Holidays for any families requiring care for their children.

14.01.2022 What a fantastic opportunity for kids who would love to work with animals...

14.01.2022 Its hard to believe its the last day of school today, 2019 seems to have been lived in fast forward, the year has gone so fast... 3 of our services (Greystanes, Beresford Road and Toongabbie West) will finish up today and be closed until school resumes in 2020. Our Girraween Service will be open for the rest of this week offering full day care for the 2 pupil free days.... Activity Centres Inc will then be closed for 2 weeks so we can all have a week earned break, Girraween will reopen for Vacation Care on the 6th January 2020.

14.01.2022 With the Recent Covid-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak, we have attached the latest Fact Sheet from the Department of Health. Under Department advise we request that if you or your family have recently traveled, been in contact with a positive or suspected Covid-19 case, or are displaying any of the symptoms, please do not attend the service or school. We will require you to present a clearance letter from a doctor. Our staff will contact you if your child displays any symptoms and they will need to be collected. https://www.health.gov.au//coronavirus-covid-19-what-you-n

12.01.2022 The products have been available for sale at Coles, Woolworths, IGAs, independent retailers and online retailers.

12.01.2022 We desperately need hand sanitizer if any of our families are able source some. We have it on back order in many places but we are just about out of our current stock so needing more very soon. Although we always encourage proper hand washing with soap and running water, sanitizer is good as a back up.. if you can get some for us, just bring it into any of our services with a receipt so we can reimburse you.. ... Thankyou

12.01.2022 Attn Girraween Activity Centre Families!! Wednesday 25th November 2020 St Anthony’s currently has no water due to a burst water main. We are asking families to please come and collect your children as early as possible this afternoon due to health and safety reasons.

11.01.2022 With all the advice going around about Coronavirus (COVID-19), we wanted to reiterate that the best way to protect yourself is the same as you would against the... common cold. - Wash your hands thoroughly for 20 seconds with soap and water - Cough and sneeze into your elbow or a tissue - Stay at home if you feel unwell with flu-like symptoms. - Avoid close contact with anyone with flu-like symptoms. It may sound simple, but these are some of the best ways to limit the spread of disease. For more tips and information, visit NSW Health: https://bit.ly/2TGtqqb

11.01.2022 Attention: Parents of Children who attend Girraween Public School... Please note that as of this afternoon until further notice we will not be collecting children from Girraween Public School for care. You need to collect children directly from the school. See notice below. We will contact effected families directly.

10.01.2022 **UPDATED INFORMATION COVID 19 ** new information has come in and the families of students and staff at OLMC can return to work / school if they test negative - if you do have children at OLMC please ensure you follow the recommendations sent out through the school.. Dear Families, It has just been brought to our attention that all of the Students & Staff of Our Lady of Mercy Collage (OLMC) must self isolate for 14 days (to 21st August 2020) This also includes immedia...te families, therefore if any of the children attending our OOSH services have siblings attending, or parents who work at OLMC, they must not attend OOSH until 21st August 2020.. emails will be sent today to ensure this message reaches all our currently enroled Families. See more

09.01.2022 Dear Families, Free childcare will cease as of the 13th July ( 2nd week of Vacation Care) we will post updated information as we receive it...

09.01.2022 Just a reminder for all our families that you should not be handing out your "electronic signature pin number" to anyone else, this should remain confidential to you alone. Each authorised contact, you have approved to collect your child, will have their own individual pin. Also, under regulation 158, no child is permitted to sign themselves in and out of care, even if a caregiver is standing beside them while they are doing it. Our staff will be resetting pins for anyone who does share their pin and reminded to keep this confidential.

08.01.2022 If anyone would like to donate you can drop it into any of our services and we will ensure it is delivered to the collection point...

07.01.2022 Children are enjoying the 12 days of Aussie Christmas Entertainer who is visiting OOSH today. We are extremely lucky to have a beautiful air conditioned space to get out of the heat and smoke. If you have children enrolled into Vacation Care in January 2020 make sure you check your emails for the invitation to join our Summer Vacation Care Class in Class DoJo so you can see what the children are doing, our staff post regular updates throughout the day...

07.01.2022 Casual on-call positions could lead to permanent shifts Activity Centres Incorporated is a well-established not for profit Organisation, operating Out of School Hours Care Services in Western Sydney (Toongabbie, Girraween and Greystanes areas ) we have a strong commitment to ensuring our staff have access to professional development and continuous support from our experienced management team. Criteria... Current working with children check Accredited child protection training or willingness to obtain Current first aid, asthma and anaphylaxis certificate Certificate IV in outside school hours care or equivalent and/or currently working towards a relevant qualification Demonstrated skills and commitment to professionalism and confidentiality Experience in outside school hours care or other child related employment Good working knowledge of National Quality Standards & Framework Good working knowledge of My Time Our Place Knowledge and skills in office computer software such as Word, Excel, etc. Knowledge and skills in use of smart pads, tablets or similar technology and a variety of software/apps eg. Facebook, itunes, photoapps, programming apps etc. or commitment to learn Ability to work in a team and implement service program, policies & procedures Ability to show initiative and self-direction Commitment to further learning & development of knowledge & skills eg. Inservices, training, qualifications. . To apply for a position [email protected] with your resume and cover letter.

06.01.2022 Full-Time Head Office Position. Re-advertised, see our website for details. Applications will close once the position has been filled. https://www.activitycentres.com.au/wpsite/jobs-at-aci/

06.01.2022 As per the federal governments new travel policy in relation to Caronavirus, no staff, children and families who have returned to Australia from international travel, will be able to attend our services for 14days as you are required to self isolate.

06.01.2022 Our Vacation Care Forms are on our Website and we are currently taking enrolments. Please note that due to COVID 19 all excursion for this April 2020 Holiday Period have been canceled. Incursions are still going ahead, but we may need to shuffle or reschedule them due to numbers. As we hope you understand this is an ever evolving situation and the programmed activities advertised may be different to what is offered on the day. As always, we will keep you posted on our web...site, through emails and this page. Our priority it the health and safety of our children and Educators.

05.01.2022 Just a reminder that our Early Bird Vacation Care bookings end tomorrow (Friday 4th December) at 9am... BOOK ONLINE http://www.activitycentres.com.au/w/vacation-care/bookings/

04.01.2022 IMPORTANT HEALTH NOTICE The latest Health update from the Australian Government states; * Any children or staff members who over the last 14 days have visited the province of Hubei in central China must be excluded and should not return to early childhood education and care services for a period of 14 days after leaving Hubei Province, as the Novel Coronavirus incubation period can be as long as two weeks. Activity Centres Inc comes under Education and Care guidelines, please contact your service coordinator if you have been in Hubei China in the last 14 days.

04.01.2022 Here are just a handful of social media apps that have become increasingly popular with children and young people. While some of these are completely innocent a...nd we hope your children never experience bullying, harassment or exploitation, time and time again we see people use these apps to target, abuse and manipulate young people - be that sexual, criminal or online bullying. Knowledge is power speak to your children about their mobile usage. Set your expectations for what it will be used for and talk to them about online safety. You can find out more at https://www.esafety.gov.au/key-issues/esafety-guide build the expectation that you will trust them with the device, on the condition that they will be honest and open with you if something goes wrong. Remember not to blame them if it happens - nobody deserves to be abused or bullied. If your child is contacted by someone who pressures them into doing things they dont want to, or bullies and harasses them, encourage them to tell you. Having open conversations about safety is paramount to making sure they stay safe, and are savvy about how they use these apps. This doesnt just mean sexual exploitation; we have seen examples of classmates using social media to gang up on, and bully their friends. This is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Remember, if you have concerns a child is being harassed or exploited contact your local Police station and if a child is at immediate risk or in danger its always 000. Knowledge is power help them to protect themselves.

04.01.2022 The products have been available for sale at Coles, Woolworths, IGA's, independent retailers and online retailers.

04.01.2022 Once we receive official notification about how free childcare is going to work we will definitely let our families know... Just a reminder that our services are still open and providing care..

01.01.2022 Dear Families, I hope everyone is doing okay during this difficult time, there is definitely a lot of changes happening for all of us at the moment and the Staff here at ACI are doing their very best to ensure we are able to support our Staff, Children and their Families. Like you, the only information we are receiving on COVID 19 is what the media is telling us, at this stage we understand the Prime Minister has told everyone that from Monday there will be free child care..., how this is going to work for us, we have no idea. We do know that our services will remain open for families requiring care, and as always our Girraween Service will be open throughout the school holidays for any families who are still working and require care for their children. Statements will go out as normal on Monday 6th April and as we bill in arrears, there will be fees debited from your account (see statement for details) for fees incurred up to and including today, Whereas from Monday onwards parents will not have to pay the gap fee for care. We are doing our best to get through all of your emails, please be patient with us as this is a very stressful situation for all of us and we want to ensure we are giving you the correct information. If you have cancelled care due to COVID19, please email the service your child attends and reactivate your enrolment, this will enable us to continue to operate and still be viable when this pandemic is over and we return to some form of normality. Thankyou for your support during this difficult time Take care Sharon x

01.01.2022 Our Greystanes Service ( OLQP) will be open tomorrow as normal..

01.01.2022 We are currently looking for temporary staff for our after school care service during term 4 2020 2.30pm to 6.30pm Monday to Friday... (may lead to permanent position) Criteria Current working with children check... Current first aid, asthma and anaphylaxis certificate Certificate IV in outside school hours care or equivalent and/or currently working towards a relevant qualification Demonstrated skills and commitment to professionalism and confidentiality Experience in outside school hours care or other child related employment Good working knowledge of National Quality Standards & Framework Good working knowledge of My Time Our Place Knowledge and skills in office computer software such as Word, Excel, etc. Knowledge and skills in use of smart pads, tablets or similar technology and a variety of software/apps eg. Facebook, itunes, photoapps, programming apps etc. or commitment to learn Ability to work in a team and implement service program, policies & procedures Ability to show initiative and self-direction Commitment to further learning & development of knowledge & skills eg. Inservices, training, qualifications. . To apply for a position [email protected] with your resume and cover letter. See more

01.01.2022 News from the Department of Education about what Term Two is going to look like in Public Schools. Your school will contact you to let you know what is happening for your child. We will be open and ready to care for your child if you require before and after school care as always... We will keep you informed of any new information that we get...