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Knox Childcare and Kindergarten

Locality: Wantirna South, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9801 0033

Address: 17 Old Orchard Drive 3152 Wantirna South, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.knoxchildcare.com.au

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25.01.2022 The Australian Government Department of Health has just released new 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for 5-17 year olds. Have a read now to find out more about the ...right balance of high levels of physical activity, low levels of inactivity and sufficient sleep for optimal health. #SleepMovePlay https://bit.ly/1JlpKAh

22.01.2022 Victorian Chief Health Officer message to parents I am writing to Victorian parents, carers and students today to seek every familys support in slowing the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Victoria. As the school holidays approach, we cant ease up on looking after ourselves and our families. The only thing between us and a second wave is what we do next.... Wherever you go, please be mindful of the risks. Be aware others may be carrying the virus and practice physical distancing. We are currently experiencing the highest case numbers weve seen in more than two months. Current evidence suggests that the rise in case numbers in Victoria is being driven by families having get-togethers and not following advice around physical distancing and hygiene. Unfortunately, we are still in a pandemic and peoples lives are still at risk. As weve seen across the world, this virus has the ability to turn a small number of cases into hundreds in a matter of days. This is not where we want to be and we must all act now while we can. This is why weve had to implement a number of revised restrictions. The number of visitors you can have at your home is now reduced to five. Outside the home, families and friends can meet in groups up to ten. This is how each and every member of the community can help: Stay safe while out in the community. Stay safe at home. And that means only seeing those you need to. Dont have big family gatherings and remember to keep your distance and maintain good hygiene. Dont share food or drinks. If you, or anyone in your family is feeling unwell stay at home. Dont visit friends and family. Dont go on holiday if you are unwell and dont go to work. Dont send your kids to school, childcare or kindergarten if they are unwell - stay home. And if you have symptoms, get tested. The vast majority of Victorians are doing the right thing, but this is a wake-up call and we cannot be complacent. Its up to all of us to keep our friends and families safe. For current information and updates on coronavirus (COVID-19) visit the Victorian Governments coronavirus website. If anyone in your family has any of the symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19), however mild, they should stay at home, seek advice and get tested. These symptoms include fever, chills or sweats, a cough, a sore throat, shortness of breath or runny nose, or loss of sense of smell or taste. For more information about where to get tested visit the getting tested for coronavirus web page. If youre concerned yourself or a family member has contracted the virus and need more information, please call the 24-hour coronavirus hotline on 1800 675 398. Adj Clin Prof Brett Sutton Victorian Chief Health Officer

22.01.2022 Well done city of Knox

22.01.2022 Relay for Life-Wings of Hope Major Raffle. We have some amazing prizes please see pics below. Price is $2 each or 3 for $5. To order tickets please write your name and how many in the comments section below and transfer money to Wings of Hope... BSB 704230 Acct 100569112 Reference- your name Tickets will also be available on the day or you can buy these tickets at the Centre Office See more

21.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day to all our Dads, Gradfathers and Father Figures

21.01.2022 Coles and Lactalis Australia Pty Ltd are conducting recalls of certain milks sold under Coles at all Victorian Coles Express sites and four Coles Express stores... in southern NSW Deniliquin North, Tocumwal, Albury and Albury North, 7-Eleven, Gippy, Maxi Foods and Paul brands across Victoria and parts of NSW due to microbial (E.coli) contamination. More info: http://bit.ly/2IUQ4Ep See more

20.01.2022 Wishing all our families a Happy Easter see you all Tuesday

20.01.2022 Dont forget from 11:59pm on Wednesday you will need to make sure you have a mask on when coming to drop off and pick up your children

19.01.2022 To all Our Mums, Grand Mothers, Educators and Special Women in our life we wish you a Happy Mothers Day

17.01.2022 PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR CHILDS NEW ENROLMENT FORM We are changing our systems and this must be completed by Wednesday. Families that have already submitted thank you but please check your emails because there is some missing information requested. If you cant find the email please check your junk or spam or you can even do a search for [email protected] and save this email address and it should go into your inbox. Or click on this link below then hit the button Apply. https://www.smartcentral.net/v2/service_profile/show/524

15.01.2022 Wishing our Families and Friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

15.01.2022 HAPPY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS DAY TO OUR TEAM AT KNOX CHILDCARE & KINDERGARTEN.

15.01.2022 Book your child in for a free flu vaccination in Knox. Prepare your family for the flu season ahead with Knox City Council Immunisation Services' free flu se...ssions for children aged 6 months to under 5 years old. Children receiving this vaccination for the first time require 2 doses, with at least 4 weeks in between. Click below to learn more and book an appointment: knox.vic.gov.au/immunisations

14.01.2022 Happy Educators Day! To my amazing team, Thank-you for everything you do, our roles over the last few months have slightly changed and you have risen to the challenge. Im incredibly proud of the quality of experiences you have been providing to our families remotely. As well as all the new experiences you have been providing for the children at the centre. Thank-you for all the support you have given me especially over the last few months. I love that when you see someone struggling or a void that needs to be filled you have all stepped up. We have a great community at our centre which really is a family and thats thanks you all your hard work and dedication. One day isnt enough to celebrate you as Educators! Thank-you, Thank-you, Thank-you.

14.01.2022 RECIPE BOOK STILL FOR SALE Over the years we have had many families ask for our recipes and this year we thought we would put a Recipe Book together with 30 recipes. The cost is $10 and all the money raised will go to Relay for Life. Sadly we have all been touched by cancer whether its someone in your family, friends or yourself. Every book sold will help. Please share with your family and friends. Book available at office

13.01.2022 TICKET SALES EXTENSION Hi all, ticket sales are now available until 12.00pm Wednesday 6th November! If you would like to attend please purchase your ticket through TryBooking as soon as possible! Please note...Tickets cannot be purchased on the night. Hope to see you there!! https://www.trybooking.com/BGHCL

13.01.2022 Wishing all our Dads, Granddads, Pops, Pas, and special people a very Happy Fathers Day!

13.01.2022 We will be holding a Bunnings BBQ this Sunday 2nd February to help raise funds for cancer research! All funds raised will go towards our team total for the upcoming Knox Relay for Life. Come down a grab and snag and help supports this wonderful cause! Hope to see you there I will be there from 11am-1pm

12.01.2022 Some more positive news for Knox and the outer east as the number of active covid19 cases continues to decline. Knox's number remains unchanged from yesterday a...t 3 active cases. It is encouraging to see Mannignham and Cardina now have no cases joining Yarra Ranges, Monash, Maroondah and Whitehorse. Greater Dandenong has had some improvement, now the same as Knox at 3 active cases. There has been no change for Casey, still sitting on 19 active cases. Overall Victoria's cases increased by 73 (72 new and 1 reclassified). The majority of these are in the hot spot locations in Melbourne's north. The testing blitz and localised door knocking efforts have resulted in 1000's of tests having been taken which is helping to identify these previously unknown cases. In today's update I have made note of the number of people in hospital and ICU. This will be something to keep an eye on. Whilst I have confidence that our medical system is better prepared for increased numbers, it is not an outcome we want to see. In listening to this morning's press conference, a question was asked around who can go in and out of the hot spot suburbs identified given the stage three restrictions in place. The example given was could a person order takeaway food from a restaurant in a hot spot area that was then delivered by uber? Another question was could someone who lives in a hot spot suburb go to their gym if their gym wasn't in a hot spot area given it is exercise. I get that some people want absolute black and white clarity - a do's and don'ts checklist so to speak. The reality is this is logistically hard for any level of Government to do - providing advice on every potential scenario is just not feasible. So instead I again encourage people to use your common sense. These suburbs have been identified as having a higher risk of community transmission so do what you can to avoid putting yourself or your family at risk. I strongly encourage Knox resident's to actively avoid these areas or interaction with people who live in these areas for the next four weeks. At a more local level, please remember to adhere to the advice of the Chief Health Officer. If you are a person who has anxiety about possible local risk, then take control of your own situation and put in place strategies that give you peace of mind (you don't need the Government to tell you this). If wearing a mask gives you peace of mind, wear one. If you want to minimise interaction with crowds, keep close to home and use local strip shopping areas for your essentials. Set your own boundaries re who visits your home - if five makes you uncomfortable, continue using the phone or internet to communicate. No one will think badly of someone being over cautious at this time. Bottom line of what I am trying to say is - we can't control what others do, everyone has different degrees of risk they are willing to take for themselves and their loved ones. At a minimum, you must follow government directives but if you want to do more than this to make yourself feel safe, then that is your choice too. Let's hope Knox joins our neighbours at zero active cases by the weekend.

12.01.2022 6 years ago today we awoke to the terrible news that half our Centre had burnt down. Thanks to Scoresby CFA for their quick response and saving as much of the Centre as they could. What a crazy time that was.

10.01.2022 Don’t forget from 11:59pm on Wednesday you will need to make sure you have a mask on when coming to drop off and pick up your children

09.01.2022 We are raising money for a great cause Relay for Life !!

08.01.2022 Dont forget this Sunday I will be at Bunnings Scoresby 11am-1pm We will be holding a Bunnings BBQ this Sunday 2nd February to help raise funds for cancer research! All funds raised will go towards our team total for the upcoming Knox Relay for Life. Come down a grab and snag and help supports this wonderful cause! Hope to see you there I will be there from 11am-1pm

07.01.2022 Keep an eye on your Storypark account for updates on the centre Keep an eye on your Storypark account for updates on the centre

07.01.2022 Relay for Life Wings of Hope Raffle prizes are ready! Tickets are only $1 each! If youd like to purchase tickets prior to the event PM me and I can give you our team bank account details and write your tickets out for you! Or you can purchase tickets .at the centre. Our top prizes are: 1st - One nights accommodation at Araluen Boutique in the Yarra Valley with a bottle of Veuve 2nd - A Fuseball table... 3rd - DoTerra Oils gift hamper 4th - Kayber Hair gift hamper 5th - Knox City Tennis Club voucher for lessons 6th - Track Transformation PT voucher Plus many other wonderful hampers, including beauty products, homewares, kids toys, wine and Partylite!!! See more

05.01.2022 At BIG W we believe in story time and thats why we are giving Aussie families access to more books at home to build healthy minds and bright futures for Austra...lias children. And we are very excited to launch our FREE BOOKS offer starting this Thursday, 21st February ! For more details visit: www.bigw.com.au/free-books-for-kids New book released each week for 12 weeks. In store only. While stocks last.

05.01.2022 Good Morning Families please check your storypark community posts. Important information for you to action Good Morning Families please check your storypark community posts. Important information for you to action

05.01.2022 Update from our Mayor

05.01.2022 Ticket Sales close tomorrow night dont forget to book your tickets

04.01.2022 Happy 9th Birthday to us!!! Wow 9 years time files when you are having fun

04.01.2022 Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas. Hope Santa was good to you

04.01.2022 At BIG W we believe in story time and that's why we are giving Aussie families access to more books at home to build healthy minds and bright futures for Austra...lias children. And we are very excited to launch our FREE BOOKS offer starting this Thursday, 21st February ! For more details visit: www.bigw.com.au/free-books-for-kids New book released each week for 12 weeks. In store only. While stocks last.

03.01.2022 7 years ago today we woke to this terrible news. 7 years on we have rebuilt and still going strong. Thank-you to our wonderful supportive families and educators that stood by us

03.01.2022 Come on down to Bunnings at Scoresby this Sunday 10th Feb and support our Relay For Life Team WINGS OF HOPE we will be running the BBQ as a team fundraiser, make sure to stop by and buy a sausage or 2

03.01.2022 Edit my shift is now 9-11am Come down to Bunnings tomorrow I (Nicole) will be working on the Sausage Sizzle stand for Relay for Life Wings of Hope Team at the Scoresby Bunnings on FTG Rd

03.01.2022 Today we turn 8! Thank you to all our wonderful educators and families for the journey so far.

03.01.2022 Good morning families and educators, as you would most likely be aware the Prime Minister last night made some new announcements in relation to social gatherings and schools. I wont go into all the details here, but if you would like to read it here is the link; https://www.pm.gov.au/me/update-coronavirus-measures-220320 Part of this was quite clear that there has been NO CHANGE to the health advise to schools. There was also no mention of early childhood. Even though the ...school holidays have been brought forward, we have always remained opened during the holiday periods and this does not affect us. Unless we here otherwise, or we have a confirmed case of covid-19, we will be remaining open. Even though education settings are except from the 4 square metres per person rule, currently I would like to assure you that as we are running at low numbers we are running at least 4 square metres per person including educators (indoors), as when we are licenced we are required to have a minimum of 3.25 square metres of indoor space and 7 square metres of outdoor space. This really means that as we are running an indoor/outdoor program the children have a lot more than 4 square metres. We are also maintaining our hygiene practices and ensuring that the children are washing their hands often. We ask that you use the hand sanitiser on entering the building and then have your child wash their hands in the room. Common surfaces like the tablet and door handles are constantly being cleaned for everyones protection we ask that if you or your child are unwell that you stay away and let us know. Together, we will not only survive this, but, rise out from under it eventually and recover.

02.01.2022 Wishing our Families, Friends and Educators a Happy Easter.

01.01.2022 If you have this water bottle take it away from your kids immediately. #9News https://www.9news.com.au//18d51201-3303-4b11-a356-6308400a