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ACTIVITY AND EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN
ADVOCACY ORGANISATIONS
CHILDCARE BENEFIT
CHILD PROTECTION
CHILDCARE SECTOR INDUSTRY LINKS
COMMUNITY BASED MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
DISABILITY SUPPORT AGENCIES
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
EMPLOYER ORGANISATIONS
FOOD SAFETY
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
HEALTH AND NUTRITION
INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
PEAK BODIES
PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT CO-ORDINATORS
PROGRAMMING
QUALITY ASSURANCE
TRAINING INFORMATION AND RESOURCE AGENCIES


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ACTIVITY AND EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN
For school Age Children

Art Attack
Art Attack has some great creative arts ideas for school age children.
www.hitentertainment.com/artattack

ADVOCACY ORGANISATIONS

Victorian Council of Social Services
The Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) is the peak organisation of the non-government social and community services sector. VCOSS raises awareness of the existence, causes and effects of poverty and inequality, and contributes to initiatives seeking to create a more just society. The Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS), established in 1946, is the peak independent coordinating body of the social and community services sector.
www.vcoss.org.au

Australian Council of Social Services
The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) is the peak council of the community services and welfare sector. www.acoss.org.au

Families Australia
Families Australia is Australia's independent peak not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the needs and interests of families.
www.familiesaustralia.org.au

CHILD CARE BENEFIT
Family Assistance Office - Child Care Benefit payments / rates
Child Care Benefit is a payment to help families who use approved and registered child care. All eligible families can receive some Child Care Benefit.
www.familyassist.gov.au/internet/fao/fao1.nsf/content/payments-ccb

CHILD PROTECTION

www.childhood.org.au

NAPCAN Foundation
The National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, (NAPCAN) works with professionals and practitioners to develop strategies for the prevention of Child abuse and neglect, to assist parents and carers in best practice for parenting, and to inspire all Australians, through our social change initiative: Child Friendly Australia, to take responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of children by making local communities child friendly. www.napcan.org.au

CHILD CARE SECTOR INDUSTRY LINKS

http://www.childcarechat.com.au

COMMUNITY BASED MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
Kindergarten Parents Victoria (KPV)
Kindergarten Parents Victoria (KPV) was formed in 1990 and provides a comprehensive range of management support to early childhood services. Membership consists of Victorian preschool committees, group employers and various other organisations associated with early childhood education. www.kpv.org.au

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

FKA Multicultural Resource Centre

Multicultural Resource Centre aims of the To encourage quality early childhood services for children and families throughout Victoria
To foster positive attitudes amongst providers and staff in children's services towards the development of multicultural perspectives in their services and programs
To promote the maintenance and development of languages other than English in children's services and assist children to learn English as a second language
The FKA Multicultural Resource Centre is a statewide service that provides advice, consultancy, training and resources to:

www.fka.com.au

Noah's Ark
Noah’s Ark is a not-for-profit statewide organisation assisting children with disabilities and their families. Noah's Ark runs early intervention programs and inclusion support agencies in the State of Victoria.
www.noahsarkinc.org.au

DISABILITY SUPPORT AGENCIES

Disability Online
Information for people with a disability, their families and carers.
www.disability.vic.gov.au

Elwyn Morey Centre
The Elwyn Morey Centre is widely recognised as providing high quality early childhood intervention programs and services to children aged Birth to 6 years with significant developmental delay and disabilities and their families.
www.education.monash.edu.au/centres/elwynmorey/

EnableNet
is being developed as a one stop site for information on disability and a meeting place for people interested in disability issues. Come on in, have a look around, get involved, have some fun...
www.enable.net.au

Disability Speaks All Languages
Disability Speaks All Languages is being developed as a one stop site for information on disability in languages other than English.
www.dircsa.org.au/dsal

Autism Victoria
Autism Victoria (Australia) is the first place to call for information and advice for anyone interested in finding out more about Autism Spectrum Disorders, especially if you live in Victoria, Australia.
www.autismvictoria.org.au

Association for Children with a Disability
Is an information, support and advocacy organisation for children with a disability and their families, in Victoria, Australia.
www.acd.org.au

EMPLOYER ORGANISATIONS

Victorian Children's Services Association Inc.
The VCSA provides a telephone advisory service on all matters relating to awards, salaries, regulations and the various resourcing agencies. Please phone 03 9482 2696.

Kindergarten Parents Victoria (KPV)
Kindergarten Parents Victoria was formed in 1990 and provides a comprehensive range of management support to early childhood services.
www.kpv.org.au

FOOD SAFETY
This site provides information and tools that will help you keep food safe.
http://www.health.vic.gov.au/foodsafety/

GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

Centrelink
Centrelink is an Australian Government Statutory Agency, assisting people to become self sufficient and supporting those need. Explore the customer website to find out about payments and services, online services, publications and forms
www.centrelink.gov.au


The Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA) is responsible for social policies and support affecting Australian society and the living standards of Australian families.
www.facsia.gov.au

Child Care Management System
The Child Care Management System (CCMS) is a national child care computer system that provides information on child care supply and usage available across Australia www.facsia.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/childcare/ccms.htm

Department of Human Services
The Department of Human Services is committed to ensuring that all Victorians have access to quality services that protect and enhance the community's physical, mental and social well-being.
www.dhs.vic.gov.au

Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
The Australian Taxation Office is the Government's principal revenue collection agency, and is part of the Treasurer's portfolio.
www.ato.gov.au

Consumer Affairs
Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) protects and promotes the interests of consumers.
www.consumer.vic.gov.au

Family Assistance Office - Child Care Benefit payments / rates
Child Care Benefit is a payment to help families who use approved and registered child care. All eligible families can receive some Child Care Benefit.
www.familyassist.gov.au/internet/fao/fao1.nsf/content/payments-ccb

Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission
Helps resolve individual and representative complaints about discrimination, sexual harassment and racial and religious vilification.
www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au

Office for Children
The Children Youth & Families Division brings together:
Programs to assure the safety and wellbeing of children, including child protection, and to support vulnerable families, including those affected by violence and crime, including sexual assault.
Youth services and youth justice and other programs to support www.office-for-children.vic.gov.au

Department for Victorian Communities
The Department for Victorian Communities (DVC) works with local people throughout Victoria with the mutual goal of strengthening communities.
www.dvc.vic.gov.au

Consumer Affairs
Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) protects and promotes the interests of consumers.
www.consumer.vic.gov.au

Office of the Child Safety Commissioner
The Office of the Child Safety Commissioner is a new organisation that makes children a priority. The Commissioner provides advice to the Minister for Children on issues impacting on the lives of children, in particular vulnerable children.
www.ocsc.vic.gov.au


Federal Government

Centrelink
Centrelink is an agency of the Department of Human Services delivering a range of services to the community.
www.centrelink.gov.au

Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
The Australian Taxation Office is the Government's principal revenue collection agency, and is part of the Treasurer's portfolio.
www.ato.gov.au


National Childcare Accreditation Council (NCAC)
NCAC is responsible for the implementation and administration of the Quality Improvement and Accreditation System (QIAS) for long day care centres, Outside School Hours Care Quality Assurance (OSHCQA) for OSHC services and Family Day Care Quality Assurance (FDCQA) for family day care schemes. This website includes information for operators of children's services, staff and parents.
www.ncac.gov.au

HEALTH AND NUTRITION

National Heart Foundation Australia
Australia's leading not-for-profit heart health charity.
www.heartfoundation.com.au

Eat Smart Play Smart
This website is part of the Heart Foundation site and offers information on the importance of healthy eating and physical activity for children. The Eat Smart Play Smart Manual is specifically written for OSHC services.
www.heartfoundation.com.au/Healthy_Living/Kids/Out_Of_School_Hours_Care

The Asthma Foundation of Victoria
The Asthma Foundation of Victoria has for over 40 years provided advice, counselling, education and training to people with asthma, their carers, Health Professionals, First Aiders and the community.
www.asthma.org.au

Diabetes Australia
The purpose of Diabetes Australia is to minimise the impact of diabetes.
www.diabetesaustralia.com.au

Royal Childrens Hospital Melbourne- Support Directory for various health conditions
Child Health & Safety Resources Support group directory.
www.rch.org.au/chas/support/index.cfm?doc_id=988

Royal Childrens Hospital Melbourne - Centre for Community Child Health - Practice Resources
www.rch.org.au/ccch/research/index.cfm?doc_id=9739

Health and Wellbeing - Victorian Government
The information on the site aims to help improve the health and wellbeing of the Victorian community.
www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

Nutrition Australia
Nutrition Australia is an independent body that aims to promote the health and well-being of all Australians.
www.nutritionaustralia.org

Child and Youth Health (SA)
Information for parents and other carers of young children on general health and other child care issues.
www.cyh.com

Anaphylaxis Australia
Anaphylaxis Australia strives to raise awareness of life threatening allergy in the community and provides science-based information, resources and services to support children and adults living with anaphylaxis.
www.allergyfacts.org.au


INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION

Department of Education, Employment and Training
The Department of Education & Training provides the Government with policy and planning advice for the delivery of education and training.
www.education.vic.gov.au


Victorian Children's Services Association
The VCSA is an employer organisation specifically for community owned, non profit Children's Services Centres. The VCSA provides a telephone advisory service on all matters relating to awards, salaries, regulations and the various resourcing agencies.
www.cccinc.org.au

Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union (LHMU)
The LHMU represents child care workers across Australia.
www.lhmu.org.au/childcare/

Australian Services Union (ASU)
The ASU represents child care workers who are working in local government.
www.asuvic.asn.au

WageNet
WageNet provides information about wages and conditions of employment in Australia for work that is covered by federal awards and agreements.
www.wagenet.gov.au

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

PEAK BODIES

NATIONAL

National Association of Community Based Children's Services
NACBCS is the peak representative body for all Australian community owned children's services including Long Day Care and Out of School Hours Care services. NACBCS is an unincorporated non-profit organsation.
www.nacbcs.org.au

National Outside School Hours Services Association
NOSHSA is a network of all the Australian Out of School Hours Care associations, who join together to promote quality for Out of School Hours Services.
www.noshsa.org.au

Family Day Care Australia
Family Day Care Australia (FDCA) (formerly the National Family Day Care Council of Australia - NFDCCA) is the national peak body for the Family Day Care program.
www.familydaycare.com.au

Childcare Associations Australia
Childcare Associations Australia (CAA) aims to represent Child Care Service providers throughout Australia.
www.childcareaust.org.au

Early Childhood Australia
Early Childhood Australia will advocate to ensure quality, social justice and equity in all issues relating to the education and care of children from birth to eight years.
www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au

Secretariat of National Aboriginal & Islander Child Care (SNAICC)
The Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care, SNAICC, is the national non government peak body in Australia representing the interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families.
www.snaicc.asn.au

Playgroup Australia
Playgroup Australia is the national peak and administrative body for playgroups in Australia
www.playgroupaustralia.com.au

STATE (Children's Services)

Network of Community Activities (NSW)
Network is committed to helping promote quality community based services for school aged children, including children with disabilities in New South Wales.
www.netoosh.org.au

Queensland Children's Activities Network (QCAN)
QCAN is the peak body for the Outside School Hours Care sector in Queensland.
www.qcan.org.au

Community Child Care Co-operative NSW
Community Child Care Co-operative is a not-for-profit organisation established in 1978 to promote, support and advocate for quality children's services, meeting the needs of children, their families and the community.
www.ccccnsw.org.au

Community Child Care (Victoria)
CCC is an independent non-profit organisation that provides training, resources, advice and advocacy.

CCC works to ensure that children and families have access to quality children's services which meet their individual needs. CCC believes non-profit community owned services provide a benchmark for quality children's services.

Community Child Care Association
Ground floor 48 High Street Northcote 3070
www.cccvic.org.au.
03 94863455
Free call 1800 177 017

PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT CO-ORDINATORS
Tasmania
www.psctas.org.au
South Australia
www.pscsa.org.au
Western Australia
www.pscwa.org.au
Northern Territory
www.pscnt.org.au
Queensland
www.pscq.org.au
New South Wales
www.cscentral.org.au
Australian Capital Territory
www.actpsc.com.au
Victoria
www.cccvic.org.au.

PROGRAMMING

QUALITY ASSURANCE
National Childcare Accreditation Council (NCAC)
NCAC is responsible for the implementation and administration of the Quality Improvement and Accreditation System (QIAS) for long day care centres, Outside School Hours Care Quality Assurance (OSHCQA) for OSHC services and Family Day Care Quality Assurance (FDCQA) for family day care schemes. This website includes information for operators of children's services, staff and parents.
www.ncac.gov.au

TRAINING INFORMATION AND RESOURCE AGENCIES

Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark provides early childhood intervention services to promote the health, well-being and developmental needs of children with additional needs, while supporting the whole family.
www.noahsarkinc.org.au

FKA Multicultural Resource Centre
To encourage quality early childhood services for children and families throughout Victoria.
www.fka.com.au

Lady Gowrie Adelaide
Provider of children's services training, development, resource and advisory programs; includes a specialist bookstore for children's services.
www.gowrie-adelaide.com.au

Scope
Scope is committed to overcoming the personal, structural and attitudinal barriers that prevent those with disability from participating in community life and works to make our community more inclusive, more accessible and more welcoming.
www.scopevic.org.au

Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH)
The Centre for Community Child Health is an internationally recognised centre of excellence supporting and empowering communities to continually improve the health, wellbeing and quality of life of children and their families, now and for the future.
www.rch.org.au/ccch

Early Childhood Connections
Early Childhood Connections is an Australian website, containing more than 400 Australian and 370 International website links. These links are collated alphabetically and in submenus to provide easy viewing and access to the most up to date information for professionals and parents interested in the renewed emphasis on the early childhood years.
http://www.ecconnections.com.au