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INFORMATION BOOKLET EEYS Head Office PO Box 1326 HORSHAM Horsham Vic 3402 Phone: 5382 7997 Website: www.eeys.com.au DISTRICT EMERGE is committed to child safety, wellbeing, participation, empowerment, cultural safety and awareness, including people with a disability, Aboriginal children and “Excellence in Early communities and from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds Childhood Education” EMERGE has a zero tolerance of child abuse and a duty of care to prevent and manage child abuse risks, including physical and online environments TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Early Years Management 3 EEYS Philosophy 4 EEYS Contact Details 5 Starting Kindergarten 6 - 9 Priority Access 10 Registering for Kindergarten 11 Enrolment Dates/Timelines 12 Kindergarten Fees 13 Sites Location Maps 14 - 15 About our kindergartens Bennett Road 16 Green Park Casuarina 4yo 17 Green Park Acacia 4yo 18 Green Park Acacia 3yo 19 Kalkee Road Wombat Room (4yo)) 20 Kalkee Road Possum Room (3yo) 21 Natimuk Road 22 Natimuk Pre School 23 Dates to Remember 24 My Notes 25 - 27 2 Emerge Early Years Services (EEYS) is the Early Years Manager, Approved Provider and Licensee of the following kindergartens and Early Learning Centres in the Horsham, Stawell & Hindmarsh District. These include: Horsham Rural City Northern Grampians Shire (Stawell) Hindmarsh Shire Bennett Road Kindergarten Cooinda Kindergarten Dimboola Early Learning Centre Green Park Kindergarten Marrang Kindergarten & ELC Jeparit Kindergarten Kalkee Road Kindergarten Nhill Early Learning Centre Natimuk Preschool Rainbow Kindergarten Natimuk Road Kindergarten EEYS acts as an umbrella organisation for the early years education and care services with a Board of Management which is a skill based board made up of a minimum of 5 community representatives. Each year prior to the Annual General Meeting community members are invited to put forward expressions of interest in a seat on the Board of Management. Expressions of interest can be accessed on the EEYS website www.eeys.com.au Board members are selected and approved by the current Board. The Early Years Management Policy Framework emphasises the importance of Early Years Management as a key strategy to building a stronger and more responsive and effective early years system across the state. Partnerships with families, the community and all levels of government coupled with effective management form the foundation of Early Years Management in Victoria. Each member site has its own parent advisory group which takes care of the day to day issues such as minor maintenance, and fundraising to enhance the Early Years programs EEYS currently plays a coordination role reducing the administrative burden for its member early years education and care services and developing policy that applies to all sites. EEYS conducts employment and management of staff and manages funding and regulatory obligations for all services. EEYS also offers educational guidance and mentoring for staff in day to day operational roles. On behalf of the services EEYS works closely with funding bodies and stakeholders including the Department of Education and Training (DET), Department of Education and Workplace Relations (DEWR), Horsham Rural City Council (HRCC) , Northern Grampians Shire Council (NGSC) Hindmarsh Shire and the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA). Early years education and care services are required to meet the standards of the Education and Care Services National Regulations under the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010. Early years management strengthens the delivery of universal Early years services across Victoria. The early years management initiative provides parents with more flexible options for participating in kindergarten and LDC programs and creates a more consistent and professional employment model for early years staff whilst facilitating strong local partnerships. EEYS Centralised Enrolment System EEYS provides a centralised enrolment system for all kindergarten sites including Horsham, Hindmarsh and Stawell based kindergartens. 3 It is the vision of Emerge Early Years Services (EEYS) to create early childhood education and care settings where children, families and educators feel safe, valued and respected in inclusive learning communities providing every opportunity for children to reach their full potential. EEYS is responsive to local needs and understands the importance of quality improvement and effective team building. EEYS is governed by a skills-based Board of Management which places emphasis on clear and transparent governance, excellent financial management and sustainable and innovative strategic planning to deliver accessible, high-class services. EEYS work hard to provide a safe, nurturing and engaging environment for children to learn, grow, thrive and explore. We believe it is essential to respect and treat each child as an individual. Reflecting the National Quality Standards commitment to the United Nations Convention on the rights of the child, we strive to protect children from harm, respect their privacy as well as safeguard and promote every child’s wellbeing. We believe that children learn best through an integrated emergent child centred curriculum, which is child focused and interest based with an emphasis on open ended elements. The curriculum is created through children’s ideas, interests, family engagement and links to the Early Years Learning Framework. We acknowledge that children are imaginative, resourceful, creative and enthusiastic learners with the strong ability to control their own learning, we embrace each child’s agency and that children can largely direct their own learning as they explore and discover through both collaborative and independent play. We believe all children and families should be treated with equality and their culture, individual needs and linguistic diversity are embraced and acknowledged. Our Educators model inclusive practices and create an atmosphere of acceptance between all. We encourage families to share their culture and home experiences with the service which will enhance the sense of community and involvement which enables families to be part of their child’s experience within the service environment. EEYS recognise that the family is the primary influence in their child’s life and strive to develop trusting collaborative relationships that will enhance the early childhood learning experience. We strongly believe that every child and their family have the right to excellence in early childhood education and our educators work hard to provide stimulating indoor and outdoor environments, play based learning experiences and create trusting, honest and secure relationships with all. EEYS believe that early childhood education is a celebration of learning and growth and when that is valued and nurtured appropriately fosters individuals that can positively contribute to their community and the greater society. 4 Horsham Office: Address: Shop 2/33 O’Callaghan’s Parade Horsham, Vic 3400 (PO Box 1326, Horsham 3402) Office hours: 9.00am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday. (4-5 by appointment) Phone: 03 5382 7997 Mobile: 0418 526 975 Stawell Office: Address: 87 – 89 D’Arcy Street Stawell, Vic 3380 Office hours: 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday Phone: 03 5358 1249 Mobile: 0427 409 357 EEYS Website Nhill Office: Information regarding EEYS services, fees and Address: 2/20 Whitehead Avenue Nhill, Vic 3418 staffing can be found on the EEYS website Office hours: 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday www.eeys.com.au Phone: 03 9024 9100 Mobile: 0428 485 933 Facebook Like us on our Facebook page to keep up to date with what’s happening with our Early Please Note: the offices may be unattended at Years Services times due to meetings, site visits or events and it is always advisable to ring first. Emerge Early Years Services EMERGE Management Team Pauline Butler Executive Officer Monday - Friday 9am – 5pm Aida Anderson Pedagogical Leader Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm Kimberley Philip Early Years Coordinator (Hindmarsh) Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm Carole Clarke Early Years Coordinator (Stawell) Monday - Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm Rebecca Werbeloff Transition Support Worker Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm Kelly Klowss Enrolment Officer Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 9am – 3pm Jenny Maroske Finance Officer Tuesday - Friday 9am – 3.30pm Karen Bell HR/Administration Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm Debra Gebert Administration Tuesday - Friday 9am - 3pm Juvena Miatke SRF Coordinator Tuesday 8.30am - 3.30pm 5 The right time to start kindergarten Under the National Quality Framework and Universal Access funding is provided to support children to attend kindergarten for 600 hours (15 hours per week) in the year prior to school. It is important that children start school when they are ready to learn in a more formal environment. Therefore it is important for parents to consider when is the best time for their child to start school, as this will determine the best time to attend kindergarten. In previous years parents have been able to start their child in kindergarten and have the option to withdraw if, after consultation with educators, it was considered that the child would benefit more from kindergarten in the following year. THIS OPTION IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO US and there is an expectation that once the child has commenced in kindergarten that this will be considered to be their year of funded kindergarten. Consequently it is important to consider carefully the year in which a child will benefit most