Bright Sparks ELC Gosnells in Gosnells, Western Australia, Australia | Nursery

Bright Sparks ELC Gosnells

Locality: Gosnells, Western Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 8 9490 7001

Address: 2219 Albany Highway 6110 Gosnells, WA, Australia

Website: http://brightsparks.wa.edu.au/

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25.01.2022 We are operating as normal from tomorrow, Tuesday 27 April. After this long weekend's lockdown, eased restrictions mean we look forward to welcoming well children back to care tomorrow. Temperatures will be checked on entry. If you or your child are unwell, please do not attend the Centre. Masks are mandatory at the Centre for adults and children over 12 years. ... We thank our dedicated and passionate educators, who are again supporting our community in such difficult and uncertain times.

22.01.2022 The lead story on ABC News today shows many early education providers are experiencing cashflow shortfalls and capacity challenges in the current limited funding period. However, we are grateful for our dedicated educators who have worked on the front line through the crisis with little recognition, and the government funding which has helped the sector survive. Our sustainable management of our limited resources means we can now provide 70% of our normal capacity until norma...l funding resumes. We welcome back our currently enrolled children for booked days. Please contact us by email to advise return to care or request any other booking changes. A week's notice is preferred if possible. New enrolments are welcome for vulnerable children and for families with all parents working, following the Australian Government priority rules. Child Care Subsidy approval is recommended before commencement to avoid paying full fees. Unless changed by the government, we expect care to remain free to parents until 28 June and payments for fees two weeks in advance will start from 15 June. See more

22.01.2022 For National Pyjama Day on Friday we jumped into our favourite PJ's and helped raise vital funds for children in foster care. Together, we support little kids with big dreams and raised $174! Donate below if you missed out on the day.

22.01.2022 Restrictions to our services apply during the COVID lockdown starting Tuesday 29 June. We welcome children with all parents working or children who are classed as vulnerable and at risk of abuse or neglect. Please drop children at the front door and do not enter the building at dropoff or pickup. If you need help, please ring the doorbell and thank you for your patience. Temperatures will be checked on entry. If you or a family member have any symptoms of illness, please get... tested at a COVID clinic and do not attend the Centre. Masks are mandatory everywhere outside your home for adults and children over 12 years. Remember, stay home, stay safe! To protect the health of your family and all the educators and families in our Centre: - stay at home and only go out if it is allowed under the rules - care for your children at home if at all possible - minimise all unnecessary contact with others. We thank our dedicated and passionate educators, who are again supporting our community's essential front-line workers and vulnerable children in such difficult and uncertain times. See more

18.01.2022 Late lodging your tax return? You will lose your CCS! If you and your partner have not yet lodged 2018-19 tax returns or confirmed your family income with Centrelink, your CCS will stop from 13 July 2020 and full fees will apply. You must confirm your 2018-19 income with Centrelink by 30 June 2020. Either:... lodge your and your partner’s tax returns with the ATO, or complete an 'Advise non-lodgement of tax return' with Centrelink through MyGov or the Centrelink app, if you don’t need to lodge a tax return. See more

17.01.2022 Our Toddlers love outdoor play together! As we move back towards normal capacity, we would like to welcome our families back to care on your previous bookings at any time. Care remains free to parents until 28 June. Unless free care is extended by the government, payments for fees two weeks in advance will resume automatically on your previous schedule from 15 June. You can check your account balance in the Xplor Home app. Please contact us by email for any booking changes. ...To extend free care, if you have lost your job, had your hours reduced, or your income or expenses have been adversely affected, apply now at Centrelink online for Additional Child Care Subsidy for Temporary Financial Hardship. We also now welcome enrolments for new ongoing bookings. Children who are vulnerable at risk of abuse or neglect, or from families with all parents working, can commence immediately once enrolment is completed, following the Australian Government priority rules. Other families may commence once your Child Care Subsidy approval is in place and two weeks fees are paid in advance for care from 29 June. Please note After School Care availability is very limited and enrolments for only Before and After School Care are not currently being accepted.

14.01.2022 Restrictions to our services apply during the COVID lockdown starting Monday 1 February. We can only accept children with all parents working as essential workers who cannot work from home, or children who are classed as vulnerable and at risk of abuse or neglect. Please drop children at the front door and do not enter the building at dropoff or pickup. If you need help, please ring the doorbell and thank you for your patience. Temperatures will be checked on entry. If you o...r a family member have any symptoms of illness, please get tested at a COVID clinic and do not attend the Centre. Masks are mandatory everywhere outside your home for adults and children over 12 years. Remember, stay home, stay safe! To protect the health of your family and all the educators and families in our Centre: - stay at home and only go out if it is allowed under the rules - care for your children at home if at all possible - minimise all unnecessary contact with others. We thank our dedicated and passionate educators, who are again supporting our community's essential front-line workers and vulnerable children in such difficult and uncertain times.

13.01.2022 Happy Easter to all our families! Easter means new life and rebirth, and our babies were celebrating by decorating egg baskets. We hope you have a wonderful time celebrating Easter with your household over this long weekend. We are open again on Tuesday 14 April to serve your family. With limited capacity we are prioritising vulnerable children, those with parents working out of home, and those with existing bookings. Remember, stay home, stay safe! To protect the health of... your family and all the educators and families in our Centre during the coronavirus pandemic: - stay at home and only go out if it is absolutely essential - care for your children at home if at all possible - minimise all unnecessary contact with others. We thank our dedicated and passionate educators, who are supporting our community's essential front-line workers and vulnerable children in such difficult and uncertain times.

12.01.2022 Our photos show our Pre-Kindy children exploring shapes and colours in a painting activity outside. With the return to fees from 13 July, if you have lost your job, had your hours reduced, lost income, or had unexpected expenses, you may be eligible to extend free care for 13 weeks. Apply now for Additional Child Care Subsidy Temporary Financial Hardship at Centrelink online through MyGov. When making an application you can use 13 July as the start date. ... Supporting evidence may include a letter from your employer, a statutory declaration outlining the nature of the temporary hardship, or a medical certificate.

09.01.2022 Our Vacation Care children made tea light holders out of milk cartons for Anzac Day driveway ceremonies to honour and remember the men and women who served our country. Please share pictures of your driveway ceremony! We look forward to welcoming your children back to our Centre after the public holiday today. To help us manage our limited capacity, please provide a week's notice of their return if you have previously withdrawn them due to coronavirus concerns. Please contact... us by email to advise return to care or request any other booking changes. Care remains free to parents until 28 June. Unless free care is extended by the government, payments for fees two weeks in advance will resume automatically on your previous schedule from 15 June. We are required to prioritise care for children of essential workers who cannot be cared for at home, and for vulnerable children at risk of abuse or neglect. Until normal funding resumes, new enrolments are restricted to families who meet these Australian Government priority rules.

08.01.2022 With restrictions easing, we look forward to welcoming back all booked children from Monday 8 February. Remember, masks are mandatory when dropping off and picking up, for adults and children over 12 years. Temperatures will be checked on entry. If you or a family member have any symptoms of illness, please get tested at a COVID clinic and do not attend the Centre. If you have had your hours reduced, or your income or expenses have been adversely affected by the lockdown, ap...ply at Centrelink online for Additional Child Care Subsidy for Temporary Financial Hardship which will cover full fees for up to 13 weeks. To apply, sign in to myGov and go to Centrelink, then My Family, then Child care, then Temporary Financial Hardship. https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au//temporary-financial- See more

07.01.2022 We remain open to serve our families, until we are directed to close by the Australian Government or the WA Department of Health. Today, our Pre-Kindy 3-year-old children were painting LI for lion! Today’s government announcement of a Relief Package for early education allows us to waive gap fees for absences from 23 March onwards and provide care to existing enrolled children, free to parents, through to 28 June, but this may be extended further. No payments will be processe...d from 6 April until two weeks in advance of fees resuming. Recent payments will be held in credit on your account for when fees resume. Enrolled children are welcome if they are well. We are conducting temperature checks on entry and asking parents to drop their children at the door where possible. Thank you for doing your part to keep us healthy by only sending your children when they are completely well. We will immediately send home anyone with a temperature above 37.5C, a runny nose, cough, sore throat, fever, fatigue, or shortness of breath. This is our usual exclusion policy and is nothing new. Due to the government’s Relief Package being fixed at 50% of our February revenue, we have limited capacity to 50% of our February attendances, and will prioritise care for vulnerable children and children of essential workers. Please contact us to discuss any booking increases, casual days, or extra days. Day swaps are still welcome at any time. In order to protect the health of our educators and existing families, we are currently not accepting new enrolments. Please contact us if exceptional circumstances apply. Government assistance and advice is changing regularly. We will update you here as soon as we learn anything more. On behalf of all our dedicated, hard-working educators, we want to personally thank all our families who remain enrolled and willing to support us through this challenging and chaotic period. We will all get through this together.

05.01.2022 Parents, a reminder that payments are restarting from 29 June for fees from 13 July. Free care is ending and fees for booked days resume from 13 July. Payments for fees two weeks in advance will restart on your previous schedule from 29 June. Check your bookings and account balance any time in the Xplor Home app. Review your CCS family income estimate and CCS activity level regularly at Centrelink online to minimise your fees.... Ask us for more details on applying at Centrelink for: Temporary Financial Hardship to extend free care for 13 weeks, if you have lost your job, had your hours reduced, lost income, or had unexpected expenses Transition to Work, which entitles you to 95% CCS, if you have a Job Plan or Participation Plan 100 CCS hours through 4 October, if your normal activities have been affected by COVID-19.

04.01.2022 Our young baby has lots of fun playing in the jumper, with his great big smile for the educators helping him! He is watching the lights and kicking his feet to make himself move. A reminder we are closed tomorrow for WA Day. We hope you enjoy getting out and exploring our city or beyond while it isn't raining! As restrictions ease, we now welcome enrolments for new ongoing bookings. ... Children who are vulnerable at risk of abuse or neglect, or from families with all parents working, can commence immediately once enrolment is completed, following the Australian Government priority rules. Other families may commence once your Child Care Subsidy approval is in place and two weeks fees are paid in advance for care from 29 June. Please note After School Care availability is very limited and enrolments for only Before and After School Care are not currently being accepted.

04.01.2022 Looking for savings? We will help you extend free care or find extra assistance with your child care fees! Our Toddlers searched for bugs on a small world table, running their fingers through the grass, and using magnifying glasses to see the bugs up close. Extend free care if you have experienced a temporary financial hardship: If you have lost your job, had your hours reduced, or your income or expenses have been adversely affected, you may be eligible for Additional Chil...d Care Subsidy for Temporary Financial Hardship which covers full fees for up to 13 weeks. www.servicesaustralia.gov.au//applying-during-temporary-fi Additional CCS if you are transitioning to work: If you have a Job Plan or a Participation Plan and are studying, training, working, looking for a job, or transitioning off an Income Support Payment, you may be eligible for Additional Child Care Subsidy Transition to Work which provides 95% CCS. www.servicesaustralia.gov.au//how-apply/applying-you-trans Extra CCS hours: Families affected by COVID-19 may get up to 100 hours of CCS per fortnight between 13 July and 4 October 2020. www.servicesaustralia.gov.au//extra-hours-because-coronavi

03.01.2022 Social distancing rules still apply, so if your child can be cared for at home they should stay at home. This is to protect the health of your child, your family, and all the children, educators, and families in our Centre, like our Pre-Kindy 3s who were practising abstract painting. If you plan to return your child to your previous booking after withdrawing them due to coronavirus concerns, we would request you kindly provide a week’s notice before they return to allow us to... best manage our limited capacity. Please contact us by email to advise return to care or request any other booking changes. Care remains free to parents until 28 June. Unless free care is extended by the government, payments for fees two weeks in advance will resume automatically on your previous schedule from 15 June. We are required to prioritise care for children of essential workers who cannot be cared for at home, and for vulnerable children at risk of abuse or neglect. New enrolments are restricted to families who meet these Australian Government funding rules.

03.01.2022 We are operating as normal from tomorrow, Monday 5 July. After last week’s lockdown, eased restrictions mean we look forward to welcoming all well children back to care tomorrow. If you or your child are unwell, please do not attend the Centre. Remember you are required to wear a mask outside of your home until mask restrictions are lifted.