ELC School Holiday Program

The ELC will re-open on Monday 15 January for the School Holiday Program for 2024 Preschoolers. There are limited places available for current families that require care over that period, for some or all days. The program is available from 15-30 January (the school year begins on Wednesday 31st January). Please click on the link here to book.

Early Childhood Australia's Statement on Play

The ECA's Statement on Play reflects the commitment to protect and promote the right of every child in Australia to play. The Statement draws on robust evidence from diverse disciplines on the essential nature of play and its impact on every child's wellbeing, learning and development. This includes the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, on the child's right to play.

Each week the Newsletter will contain one of the 6 principles to promote and protect play for parents and carers.

PRINCIPLE SIX

Children’s right to play is our collective responsibility: all adults have a role in understanding, protecting and valuing the importance of play for every child, in every community.

What steps can we take at home?

• Adults can help to ensure that children’s play is fun, safe, fair and includes everyone who wants to participate.
• If you don’t understand play or feel confident about ways to encourage play, consider talking with or watching how an educator or another family goes about it.
• Be aware of your own impact on play; focus on the meaning of play for your child and on the child’s interests over adult interests.

• Insist on your child’s right to play and encourage other children’s play.
• Encourage governments and decision-makers, businesses, community organisations, professionals, museums, venues and public institutions to offer play-friendly spaces and resources that support your child’s and your family’s participation as equals in the community.

Stay and Play

Stay and Play is a playgroup for pre-preschoolers and their carer each Wednesday in school term 9am-10am in the ELC Adventure Garden (weather permitting). All families and the broader community are welcome to attend.