Care
New to Child Care?
Leaving your child in the care of someone else can be a very overwhelming experience.
At Kids on Collins we strive to make the process of enrolling your child engaging and informative, making you and your child feel comfortable and at ease. Building trusting relationships with each of our families is an integral part of our Centre beliefs. We offer free orientation sessions where our educators get to know your child’s routines, likes and dislikes, which gives you and your child a chance to become familiar with the Centre environment and the educators who will care for them.
Orientation
During a thorough tour of the Centre, our Director has a chance to meet families one-on-one and give them an outline of Kids on Collins’ philosophy and processes. Families will meet the educating team and can ask any questions they may have before the child's enrolment begins. This process is crucial to the beginning of our collaborative relationship.
Respectful Relationships
Our Centre fosters the belief in building mutually respectful relationships. From an early age, it is extremely important for children to be exposed to role modelling of positive behaviours and interactions. Our team of educators and staff have a wealth of training and experience in providing positive behaviour guidance thus ensuring a nurturing and harmonious environment for your child to learn and grow. Kindergarten aged children are encouraged to discuss and take personal responsibility for developing boundaries of behaviour that are respectful. Consultation is made with parents on important issues and our educators are always available for discussions.
Respectful Relationships
Kids on Collins aims to ensure that all educators form positive and respectful relationships with each child ensuring they feel safe and supported in their environment.
The Centre considers the diversity of individual children, including family and cultural values, age, and the physical and intellectual development and abilities of each child. We build collaborative relationships with families to improve learning and development outcomes for all children. We encourage positive, respectful and warm relationships between children and educators/ staff at the Centre.
Each child is supported to learn and develop in a secure and empowering environment maintaining the dignity and rights of each child at the Centre. We encourage children to express themselves and their opinions, and to undertake experiences that develop self-reliance and self-esteem. We consider the health, safety and wellbeing of each child, and provide a safe, secure and welcoming environment in which they can develop and learn.
Nutrition
Each day your child is provided with 50 - 75 % of their daily nutritional needs with a nutrient rich menu of culturally diverse Halal dishes. Kids on Collins supply all meals and snacks throughout your child's day with monthly rotating menus endorsed by Nutrition Australia, including a delicious hot dinner served between 5-5.30pm. All allergies and dietary requirements will be catered for by our team of qualified chefs. To ensure the health and safety of all children, we insist that no food be brought into the Centre with the exception of breast milk and baby formula.
Up to date nutritional information can be found in the foyer of our Centre.
Immunisation
From January 2016 all Centres operating under the Education and Care Services National Law 'No Jab, No Play' legislation, will require all new enrolling children
to be up to date with their immunisations in line with the Department of Health immunisation schedule.
Child Protection
Kids on Collins is responsible for providing a safe and caring environment for all children. We believe that the safety of children is paramount at all times and aim to protect a child's right to be safe from abuse of any kind. Where there is a belief, on reasonable grounds, that a child has been harmed or is at risk of harm, adults in contact with or working with that child are ethically bound to act to maintain their safety and wellbeing.