We have some great parent resources at preschool in the Parent Resource Area. We have also added some links that you may find useful here
Billy Backpack Transition to school program and the Illawarra transition to school website have lots of great information for parents and preparing their children for kindergarten. They also have some great checklists to get parents organised for the first day too
The Education and Care Services Regulations support the national regulatory legislation provide detail on a range of operational requirements for an education and care service.
Kids Matter Lots of great information on mental health in early childhood. There is also information for primary and high school aged children
NSW health gives you guidelines, exclusions and facts on common childhood illnesses
Shellharbour Kids Early childhood health centres of the Illawarra, Health and safety for children, OT, speech, and more
NAPCAN is the National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect.
Raising Children Network provides resources to help with parenting babies to teens.
KidSafe provides child safety information.
ACECQA helps with understanding the National Framework for early learning and the Education and Care Services National Regulations.
Early Years Learning Framework is part of the Council of Australian Government’s reform agenda for early childhood education and care. It is a key component of the Australian Government’s National Quality Framework.
National Quality Framework describes the principles, practices and outcomes that support and enhance young children’s learning from birth to five years of age, as well as their transition to school.
Early Childhood Australia provides information about the Early Years Learning Framework and the National Quality Framework and links to other useful resources.
Community Child Care Cooperative (NSW) aims to inform and inspire the early education and care sector and to influence government policy, practices and programs.
Parenting Ideas provides positive parenting ideas to help you raise confident, happy and resilient kids.