Sutherland St. George Independent
Child Care Centres Network

Child Care Forum (conference) for parents

7th August 2004 at Kareela Golf Club Bates Dr. Kareela

A number of Independent Private Childcare Centres in the St George/Sutherland area are organising and sponsoring a Parents Child Care Forum to be held at the Kareela Golf Club on Saturday 7th August.

The vision is for this inaugural Forum to become an annual event to address and discuss current issues regarding Early Childhood Development and the role of Childcare Centres and parents in the early education of our children.

Long Day Care centres were once considered to be little more than baby sitting services for working parents.  They are now much more. All long day care centres provide an educational and developmental programme to meet the needs of all children.  There is in place a stringent Accreditation programme to ensure that Centres meet quality standards.   Learning, and the development of young children in childcare, complements the learning in the home and the pre-development and preparation for school.

The aim of the Forum is to address issues such as Child Development, Behaviour preparation for school, and other issues associated with preschool children and childcare. Professionals will address the forum within the Childcare field.
Speaker Qualification Topic

Keynote speaker

Dr John Irvine

Dr John Irvine has become Australia’s most well-known child psychologist with daily radio segments, regular articles in magazines and newspapers and regular appearances on top rating TV shows. He also undertakes extensive public speaking engagements throughout Australia on parenting, balancing work and family, family survival and home and classroom management of children and teenagers.

Guiding Children’s Behaviour - behaviour management and

discipline strategies for young children.

Other speakers:

 

  
Dr J Ashton University of Western Sydney School of Education and Early Childhood Studies.

Helping parents foster their children’s academic and social

competence in the years before school.
Ms Anna Levar

University of Western Sydney School of Education and Early Childhood Studies.

 The ways families and childcare centres facilitate literacy.
Ms Elizabeth Develin

Manager Nutrition & Physical Education NSW Centre for Health Promotion, Associate Professor.

 Nutrition and physical activity for young children.
Ass. Professor Christine Woodrow Head of Early Childhood Studies UWS.  

Representatives from DOCS,  Family Assistant Office (FAO)  and the National Accreditation Council will attend.
The speakers will address the Forum on a range of topics and question time will allow for a spirited interaction from the parent audience.  (See agenda is below)

For more information and bookings contact:
St George Area Mary Repole  9584 1888
Sharon Akkanen  9570 4153
Sutherland Area Fikry Bassiuoni  9545 4556
Cost $10 per person
Childcare $5 per child, limited availability, booking essential.
  Cheques made to Sharon Akkanen,
Independent Private Childcare Centres St George/Sutherland area.
  Tickets also available at Kirrawee Child Care Centre
Conference Agenda 7th August 2004 at Kareela Golf Club, Bates Dr. Kareela
11:00 - 11:45 am Lunch with the presenters (all committee members)
11.30 - 11:55 am Registration and setting.
12:00 – 12:05 pm Open the Conference (committee member).
5:00 Minutes
12:05 – 12:10 pm Dr. C. Woodrow - Introduce the two topics of her colleagues and speak briefly.
5:00 Minutes
12:10 – 12:45 pm Dr. Jean Aston - “ Helping Parents foster their children’s academic and social competence in the Years before school.
30:00 Minutes with 5:00 Minutes questions.
12:45 – 01:20 pm Ms. Ana Levar - “The ways Families and Centres can facilitate literacy”.
30:00 Minutes with 5:00 Minutes questions
01:20 – 01:55 pm Ms. Liz Develin - “Nutrition and Physical Activity for Young Children’.
30:00 Minutes with 5:00  Minutes questions
01:55 - 02:05 pm Tea and coffee self-service.
02:05 – 03:35 pm Dr. J. Irvine
03:40 – 04:00. pm Centrelink Representative
20:00 Minutes with 5:00 Minutes questions
4:00 pm Close the conference

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