Parent hub
Everything families ask us for.
These are the resources our own families ring up and ask about. Subsidy, sleep, speech, starting school, fussy eating, and where to turn when parenting is hard. Nothing here is sponsored and nothing is filler. If you cannot find what you need, ring Lauren and ask.
Fees, subsidy and funding Links 01 to 05
Work out what you will actually pay, before you enrol.
Child Care Subsidy
Services Australia. Eligibility, how it is calculated and how to claim.
How much subsidy you can get
The official income tables, updated each July.
Child Care Subsidy explained
Department of Education. The plain English version of how the system works.
Start Strong for families
NSW fee relief for the years before school, with the current dollar amounts.
myGov and Centrelink
Confirm your enrolment, update your income estimate and report activity.
Quality, safety and your rights Links 06 to 11
You are entitled to check. We would rather you did.
Starting Blocks
ACECQA’s guide for families. Compare services and know what to ask on a tour.
ACECQA
The national authority. The National Quality Standard, and how services are rated.
National Law and Regulations
The rules every service in Australia operates under, including ours.
NSW Child Safe Standards
Office of the Children’s Guardian. The standards behind our child safety program.
Kidsafe NSW
Free downloadable guides on car seats, home safety, water safety and playgrounds.
eSafety for parents
Screens, devices and online safety for young children.
Health and everyday wellbeing Links 12 to 17
The reliable sources, rather than the first result on Google.
Raising Children Network
Australia’s parenting website. Sleep, behaviour, development, all evidence based.
Sydney Children’s Hospitals factsheets
What to do about fevers, rashes, croup, head knocks and the rest.
Growth and development
Milestones by age, and what to do if something does not seem quite right.
NSW childhood immunisation
What is due when, and how it affects enrolment and subsidy.
Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia
Action plans, childcare guidance and food allergy basics.
Cancer Council sun safety
Why we hat, shade and reapply. Hats and sunscreen are provided here.
Food, fussy eating and moving Links 18 to 20
What we feed the children, and how to carry it into your kitchen.
Get Up and Grow, for parents
The national healthy eating and activity guidelines for the early years.
Get Up and Grow, First Nations collection
The same guidance, written for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
Munch and Move family fact sheets
Fussy eating, sleep, active play and lunchbox ideas, in nine community languages.
Babies, sleep and feeding Links 21 to 23
For our nursery families, and anyone in the thick of it.
Development and extra support Links 24 to 28
If you have a niggle about your child’s speech, hearing, play or coordination, do not wait. Early help works.
Find a speech pathologist
Speech Pathology Australia. We happily work alongside your therapist here.
Find an occupational therapist
Occupational Therapy Australia. Fine motor, sensory and self care support.
Audiology at Sydney Children’s Hospital
Hearing assessment and support, right here in Randwick.
Tumbatin child development clinic
Developmental assessment, diagnosis and family support at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick.
Lifestart
Local early childhood intervention and therapy for children with disability.
For you, not just the children Links 29 to 30
Parenting is hard. Asking for help is not a failure.
School readiness Links 31 to 33
We prepare your child over two years. These help you with the rest.
Still have questions?
Ring Lauren. Thirty years of answering exactly these questions, and no call centre in between.