Child's Play ELC in Tarneit, Victoria, Australia | Childcare service

Child's Play ELC

Locality: Tarneit, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9748 2004

Address: 642 Tarneit Rd 3029 Tarneit, VIC, Australia

Website: https://www.childsplayelc.com.au

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23.01.2022 Good Evening Beautiful families, As this week of weeks draws to a close, I can share with you the very latest news we have received from the Department of Education and Training (DET) about childcare permits for permitted workers. This advice has changed in some respects so please read on.... What has changed? we only need to receive one form from one parent. This can be either the Permitted Worker Permit (including childcare) for parents working onsite or the Access to Childcare and Kinder (Working from Home) form for parents working from home. Both of these forms include an attestation that the parent seeks access to childcare and that their child/ren cannot otherwise be cared for during work hours by the Employee or another responsible adult in the household. It is out responsibility is to obtain one form that includes a childcare attestation from a parent. We do not need a form from both parents, unlike previous advice. If a person holds a valid Access to Onsite Childcare/Kindergarten Permit or is an exempted person they can access childcare/kindergarten in the Restricted Area. The previous advice that in rare circumstances, an employee does not need a worker permit or a Childcare and Kindergarten Access Permit still stands. This includes law enforcement, emergency services workers or healthcare workers who carry employer-issued photographic identification, which clearly identifies the employer. The original list of Permitted Workers under Stage 4 Restrictions has been supplemented with a new list of Permitted Work Premises. This newer list is key to whether or not a person is eligible to access early learning during this time. This is still the case: If a person’s workplace/industry is on the list of Permitted Work Premises and they are working on site, they are eligible to access early learning. If a person’s workplace/industry is on the list of Permitted Work Premises and they are working from home and can attest that there is no other adult available to care for their child/ren, they are eligible to access early learning. If a person’s workplace/industry is not on this permitted list, they are not eligible to access early learning even if they are working from home (in this situation they will not be working on site as the business is required to be closed for onsite work) However, those workers who do not otherwise meet the criteria to access childcare will be able to do so if their partner is able to provide you with a permit that includes their right to access childcare. Therefore if you need childcare, but perhaps were not eligible prior to this please contact us and we will accommodate your requests. We want children in the service ! Kind Regards Sam

22.01.2022 If you are working from home or now have children at home due to lockdown restrictions, you may be searching for something new to do. At Child’s Play, if you can’t bring your child to our centre we have created a blog with activities you and your child can do from home!

22.01.2022 Hi Everyone, I just wanted to clarify a few things, as there is lots of different communication, but I thought it was best to put it all together as there are lots of miscommunication and confusion, I have to say I am sorry that this is all coming out so late and the pressure and stress this is putting on all of the families. Unfortunately the government only released some of these permits at 6.30, so I do understand it will be very difficult to get employers to fill these d...Continue reading

22.01.2022 Socialising put simply is interacting with others. It is particularly crucial to a child’s development for both physical and emotional wellbeing purposes. If you would like to find out why click below and read our blog!

21.01.2022 Reminder....annual leave for December and January needs to be in today!Reminder....annual leave for December and January needs to be in today!

18.01.2022 Our kinder friends have been preparing for their next big step - Heading to school! Our wonderful display helps our children to familiarise themselves with which friends will be going to their school with them

18.01.2022 This week our Kinder children are having 'Lunchbox week'. They are practicing preparing their lunch, having discussions around healthy food and how they need to have a balance, also focusing on when and what they are going to eat throughout the day. We are loving seeing and hearing the children discussing their lunch.

18.01.2022 As we continue to monitor the coronavirus outbreaks and adhere to health guidelines and stay at home restrictions, your child may become curious about why they need to stay at home and why they can’t see their friends or hug their grandparents. It's important as educators and as parents that we use simple language to help them understand, find out how you can discuss germs at home in our latest blog!

16.01.2022 To all of our families that have to go out to work and are ‘permitted workers’, we need the following filled in by your employer by the end of the day. Please send this via email to [email protected] There are huge fines associated with this scheme, please read the link below. https://www.justice.vic.gov.au/permitted-worker-scheme

14.01.2022 Dear Beautiful Families, We hope that you are all well! This announcement relates to all of our kinder children that are graduating this year. We are happy to announce that we have been able to review our kinder graduation based on changes announced by the Department of Education and are able to have parents and guardians attend the kinder graduation. This makes us incredibly happy that parents are able to enjoy and celebrate the end of this problematic kinder year together,...Continue reading

13.01.2022 Happy Educator day to all of our fantastic educators.... we have got to share all of the amazing gifts and artwork children have made for their educators..... and our amazing kinder teacher Emma Welsh was nominated by fellow educators and parents to win one of our locally sourced hampers. Check out the video below!!! All our educators got to share in a lovely morning tea (gotta love Daniels donuts) and specially made biscuits (this sweet obsession), Julie our chef is making a yummy lunch for us all to enjoy! ... thank you to all of our amazing educators and the work that you do! We love you all

12.01.2022 Our beautiful little Room 1 children have been getting very active!!! They have discovered that they can climb. So they practice using stepping stones,the climbing turtle and various other objects such as foam blocks and obstacles that may get in their way.... Children exploring their environment leads to a sense of belonging.

11.01.2022 Teena is teaching the children via zoom how to use a knife to spread butter and cut their own fairy bread. She also asked the children to cut their bread into particular shapes, extending on Room 5s exploration of shapes.

11.01.2022 Happy Father's Day to all the important people in our lives!

10.01.2022 Hi everyone, Here is a breakdown of the places of work that are effected in stage 4 restrictions! ..... whilst we are situated in a location which is currently on stage 3 restrictions we are aware that these restrictions will have an effect on lots of our families in the service! Take care, stay sane and safe!

08.01.2022 Dear Beautiful families, I hope this email finds you and your family well. Some of you I’ve already been in contact with, but I thought it would be a good idea to touch base with all of you to ‘check in’ and share a couple of important things. I hope that you are all well and staying safe throughout this time. It has been a hard few weeks on everyone, but I really hope that we are turning a corner and seeing light at the end of the tunnel. As we are almost into September, t...Continue reading

08.01.2022 Congratulations to Teena on being nominated by our whole community to win a special hamper in celebration of Educator Day. Thanks to our Child's Play community for helping us celebrate our Educators Day with you all from the gifts to the artwork and special messages - we appreciate it all!

07.01.2022 It's almost the new year, and with a new year, yourself or some of your friends might be thinking about enrolling into childcare. If so you should check out our latest blog to find out what you need and when you should enrol.

06.01.2022 Dear Beautiful families, Thank you for your patience as we try to interpret the changes about to be imposed on attendance at our service. Whilst these details may still be subject to change, the details below are accurate to the best of our knowledge. The criteria for children attending the service on-site has changed as follows: 1. Children whose parent/s (one parent in single parent families) are in the permitted worker category and it is their day of work (evidence requir...ed from both parents) 2. Vulnerable children in out of home care, children known to child protection and other agencies and children the service identifies as vulnerable 3. Children with a disability who also fit one of the above two categories. If your child fits into one of the above categories, we ask that you complete an online registration via the link below/ let us know by end of business today. We also ask that you provide us with a permit from your employer to indicate the following link https://www.justice.vic.gov.au/permitted-worker-scheme link : 1. What your occupation is and where you work (company/organisation) 2. Day/days of work (if this changes please have your employer state this) 3. That you are required to attend work onsite and cannot perform these duties at home We are being asked to seek this evidence for both parents. These letters can be uploaded when completing the online registration form/ emailed to us at [email protected] We will be unable to accept any children who have not been registered via the above link/for whom we have not received proof. Please note that if you are enrolling your child for the first category, we are only able to accept your child on the days that you are working onsite. If your child is attending care because they are in the category of ‘vulnerable children’ please note that we have enough information on file and will not require any further documentation. However, we will be following the strict guidelines set out by the State Government for who can attend from this category. In order to help you determine you are in the permitted worker category, attached is a document outlining workplaces that are closed for on-site work, open for on-site work with a COVID Safe Plan, and where there are restricted operations or industry specific obligations. This information is subject to the Directions of Victoria’s Chief Health Officer. If you are having difficulties in understanding your eligibility or require any assistance at this time, please do not hesitate in contacting us. Thank you for your understanding and support. Sam Johnson

05.01.2022 Room 3 children have been showing a huge interest in transport. Join Hana as she reads the story ' Cars,Trains,Boats and Planes.....

04.01.2022 Dear Beautiful Families, Thank you again for your ongoing support and communications throughout this time! Access to Childcare...Continue reading

03.01.2022 Some of our prekinder and kinder children were exploring other ways of recognising the letters in their names. Here the children are mimicking the letters out of dots.

02.01.2022 If you are attending the service today, just a reminder..... It's Jeans for Genes day. Please wear Jeans, gold coin donation if you can.

01.01.2022 https://www.childsplayelc.com.au/educators-day/ Wednesday 2nd September marks Early Childhood Educator Day. This day is about recognising and celebrating our educators and saying thank you for all the hard work that they do. We think that this year is especially important as educators have been a consistent source of support, care and love for children throughout Covid-19. ... We are asking parents to nominate an educator in the service to receive a special prize (a beautiful hamper and some cash!). We also encourage families to share a special note about their nominated educator as we know they will love to read these messages. Please click on the link below to nominate an educator. Nominate an Educator Your child may want to create a note or drawing for a very special educator or multiple notes to hand out to a number of educators or just one for everyone in the room/centre. Please bring in these notes on the Wednesday 2nd of September, or through out the week if your child doesn't attend on the Wednesday. If you are not attending during the lock down period please upload it with your nominations, send it by email or drop it off in our letter box as we would love for you to still be involved. Let's show our amazing educators how much we appreciate their hard work and dedication. We can't wait to celebrate with you all and we are looking forward to receiving nominations and seeing all the smiles on our educators faces! Samantha & Ian Johnson Owners and Directors Child's Play Early Learning Centre