Enrolments For Childcare

• Children from 3 months to 6 years old are eligible to be enrolled at Anne Sgro Children’s Centre (ASCC). Priority is given to families working, studying or living in the City of Moreland.

• The Centre follows the enrolment guidelines outlined in the Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services handbook and the ASCC policy. Families must fill out an enrolment form for their child before care can commence. It is illegal for the Centre to accept a child if this form is not completed. These forms are available from the Co-ordinator. The Enrolment Form is quite detailed. It is important that we have all this information about your child and that you attach any further details that would be useful to the staff.

• It is the parent’s responsibility to inform us of any changes to address, telephone numbers, workplace, emergency contacts and medical details, etc. It is most important that this information is kept up to date.

• The Centre is open from 7.00am to 6.00pm each weekday. Arrival and departure times are negotiated and agreed upon at the enrolment interview. These times will be determined by the:
  • needs of the child
  • needs of the parent
  • staffing arrangements for the Centre.

Staff/child ratios are at their lowest at the beginning and the end of each day. When a parent is not working or studying, it is expected that their child/children will attend the Centre between 9.00am and 4.00pm.

Children attend the Centre according to the times stated on their enrolment form. It is expected that where possible, any variation of these times will be communicated to the Co-ordinator or staff on or before the day

The Centre closes at 6.00pm sharp. Staff are paid overtime and therefore it is essential that parents who have their children booked in till 6.00pm have picked up their children prior to this time or make arrangements for someone else to collect their child.

When other arrangements are made for the collection of children, staff need to be notified in advance. If the people picking up children are not authorised on the enrolment form, parents must notify the Co-ordinator or staff and appropriate identification will need to be supplied.

ORIENTATION PROCESS FOR NEW FAMILIES

Before your child joins our childcare Centre, we recommend you set some time aside for them to be introduced to and get to know our staff.  Our orientation process helps the settling-in process to run much more smoothly. It helps children to feel secure in their environment, and gives parents peace of mind.

When you enrol your child, the Centre Coordinator will explain the orientation process to you to help you and your child settle in.

A $30.00 non-refundable enrolment fee is payable when a child is enrolled in the Centre.

To find out more information about enrolling your child, please download the parent handboook here.