Useful Links
Illawarra Children’s
Services
www.ics.org.au
Illawarra Children’s Services is a not-for-profit, community based organisation
that has been providing affordable, quality care to children 0-12 years
and their families for over 25 years.
Families
NSW
www.families.nsw.gov.au
Families NSW is a state Government initiative that helps parents give
their children a good start in life and works in partnership with non-government
and community organisations to provide better outcomes for children.
Department
of Community Services
www.community.nsw.gov.au
The Department of Community Services website offers practical advice-based
information for people interested in child protection, foster care, adoption
(local and international) and parenting.
NSW
Department of Education - NSW Public Schools
www.schools.nsw.edu.au
Information on public schooling from the NSW Department of Education and
Training, including enrolment, tips for school starters and contact information
for NSW public schools.
Local Services
Association
of Illawarra Community Language Schools (AICLS)
www.aicls.org.au
AICLS is an umbrella organisation supporting community language schools
in the Illawarra.
Early Childhood
Training and Resource Centre (ECTARC)
www.ectarc.com.au
ECTARC is a registered training organisation that specialises in in early
childhood training and professional development for the the child care
industry.
Illawarra
Area Child Care (IACC)
www.iacc.com.au
Illawarra Area Child Care is a community owned, not-for-profit organisation
that oversees the management of five long day care centres, three occasional
care centres and the Early Childhood Training and Resource Centre (see
above).
Illawarra Multicultural
Services
www.ims.org.au
Illawarra Multicultural Services assists migrants, refugees and humanitarian
entrants living in Wollongong, Shellharbour, Kiama and the Shoalhaven,
and provides resources free of charge.
CareSouth
www.caresouth.org.au
CareSouth provides a range of accommodation, care and support services
for children, young people, adults with disabilities and their families
throughout the Illawarra and the South Coast.
Raising Children
Early
Childhood Connections
www.rch.org.au/ecconnections/
Supporting and strengthening community-based professionals and organisations
in their work with families to bring about the best outcomes for children.
NAPCAN Foundation
Preventing
www.napcan.org.au
The National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN)
is an independent Australian charity committed to stopping child abuse.
National Childcare
Accreditation Council Inc
www.ncac.gov.au
The National Childcare Accreditation Council is a great source of information
for parents, practitioners and kids focusing on positive interactions
and experiences for children.
NSW Commission
for Children and Young People
www.kids.nsw.gov.au
The Commission for Children and Young People helps make NSW a better place
for all children and young people. The Commission listens to kids and
promotes their interests.
Parenting - Department of Community Services
www.community.nsw.gov.au/DOCS/STANDARD/PC_100217.htm
This site provides all sorts of information and advice on parenting children
up to the late teenage years.
Raising
Children Network - the Australian Parenting website
www.raisingchildren.net.au
A reliable source of parenting information for children 0-8 years, proudly
supported by the Australian Government.
Health
Children, Youth
and Women's Health Service (CYH)
www.cyh.com
This website is part of the children, youth and women’s health services
of South Australia that contains the latest information and advice on
bringing up happy healthy kids.
Medicare
Australia
www.medicareaustralia.gov.au
Families can access the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register from
the Medicare Australia website, as well as other information and services
provided by Medicare Australia.
Multicultural
Ethnic Communities'
Council of NSW
www.eccnsw.org.au
The Ethnic Communities' Council of NSW is a peak ethnic non-government
and community-based organisation, representing hundreds of affiliated
ethnic and general organisations and several hundred associated individual
members. The major roles of the ECC are representation, advocacy, education,
information and community development for people of diverse backgrounds.
It works mostly on a voluntary basis, run democratically by members.
Starting School
Tasmanian
Education Department
www.education.tas.gov.au
The Tasmanian Education Department has excellent information under the
topic 'For parents' on tips to help children start school.
Early Childhood Australia Links
Early
Childhood Australia
www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au
Early Childhood Australia is the peak early childhood advocacy organisation,
acting in the interests of young children, their families and those in
the early childhood field. Early Childhood Australia is also a specialist
publisher of early childhood books. Membership of Early Childhood Australia
enhances our capacity to be a strong voice for children.
School
Readiness and Children's Transitions
www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/resource_themes/school_readiness_and_childrens_transitions.html
Print and online resources to assist parents, carers and educators
in helping children make the transition from child care to preschool,
and from preschool to school.
Supporting
Best Practice
www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/supporting_best_practice/supporting_best_practice.html
The Supporting Best Practice section of the Early Childhood Australia
website contains links to hundreds of fact sheets, articles and information
online - all quality-assured by Early Childhood Australia.
Early Childhood Australia has also published books on the topic of transition,
and on-sells books from other publishers.
For example:
Children with Additional Needs
The
Spastic Centre
www.thespasticcentre.org.au/about_cp/preschool_pack.htm
The Spastic Centre was founded in 1945 and today provides a range of services
across NSW to more than 3000 people. The website contains a range of information
including links to services, contacts, information packs and publications.
Healthy Kids - Healthy Lunchboxes
Healthy
Kids
www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au
The Healthy Kids site provides information about nutrition, physical activity
and weight with links to numerous websites and resources.
NSW
Health - A-Z Health Topics
www.health.nsw.gov.au/topics/index.html
Information on common health topics that may help you to understand the
facts about various medical conditions.
Better
Health Channel
www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
Health and medical information for consumers. Includes healthy living,
weight management, recipes, physical activity, pregnancy, nutrition, children's
health, and a range of information on the symptoms, care and treatment
of many health conditions.
Go
for your life
www.goforyourlife.vic.gov.au
'Go for your life' is a Victorian Government initiative which aims to
promote healthy eating and increase levels of physical activity.
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