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Useful Web-Links
Child Care Industry & Support Services
CHILD Australia
CHILD Australia has over 21 years experience providing programs and services that facilitate access to Childcare services for all children including those with additional needs
Allergy Education Australia
Provides fully certified accreditation in CPR and Epipen, and more...
Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY)
The Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) was founded by a group of eminent experts and organisations in reaction to increasingly worrying trends in the wellbeing of Australia’s young people.
Australian Childhood Foundation
The Australian Childhood Foundation works to give children a happy and secure childhood - a childhood free from the devastation of abuse, family violence and neglect. We are a national charity that provides programs for children and parents. We aim to strengthen community responsibility for promoting the well-being and protection of all children throughout Australia. Childhood should be important to everyone.
Childwise
Child Wise is an Australian charity dedicated to protecting children everywhere. Child Wise is unique. It is the only Australian based organisation working exclusively to prevent the sexual abuse and exploitation of children in Australia, Asia and the Pacific. Child Wise combines direct support, advocacy, community education, research, program implementation and training, to provide an innovative, highly specialised and enduring service to communities in Australia and overseas.
CSSP (Children's Services Support Program)
The Professional Support Service Provider (PSSP) to deliver support, advice, educational training and resources to eligible services
Early Childhood Australia
ECA acts in the interests of Australian children, primarily those between the ages of 0-8 years. The site details their publication, conferences and events. It has a number of links to other sites relevant to people working with or studying young children.
Family Day Care Australia
Represents family day care providers and regional schemes.
Felt Stories Templates
This website has many ideas for your extension of story times, including templates you can use to creat your own felt stories, story bags or magnetic stories.
Indigenous Professional Support Unit (IPSU) NT
IPSU NT provides professional support, advice, and training to Indigenous Child Care Services. We also work with the Professional Support Coordinator (PSC) in NT and Inclusion Support Agencies (ISA) throughout the Territory to support child care services to provide quality care that is culturally safe, appropriate, and meets the needs of Indigenous children. There are two IPSU services - Central & North:
My Time Our Place
The Framework for School Age Care builds on the Early Years Learning Framework and extends the principles, practice and outcomes to accommodate the contexts and age range of the children and young people who attend school age care settings.
Raising Children Network
This is a parenting Australia website that provides developmental information on babies through to school age and much more. This site is well worth adding to your favourites!
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State & Territory PSC's
Link here to Professional Support Coordinator NSW
Link here to Professional Support Coordinator VIC
Link here to Professional Support Coordinator QLD
Link here to Professional Support Coordinator SA
Link here to Professional Support Coordinator TAS
Link here to Professional Support Coordinator ACT
Link here to Professional Support Coordinator WA
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Culture and Inclusion
Colouring Book Flags
This site contains black and white images of flags from around the world free to download. Each countries flag site also contains information about the flags history, colour, etc. Very good for school age children wanting to research for home work.
Cultural Profiles Project
Each cultural profile provides an overview of life and customs in the profiled country. While the profile provides insight into some customs, it does not cover all facets of life, and the customs described may not apply in equal measure to all newcomers from the profiled country.
Free Translation ( Babel Fish Translation)
This site can assist you with translating block text of up to 150 words into various languages. It will also translate websites from various languages. (Please be aware that some translations can be literal and not always appropriate after translation, we erg you to seek confirmation of the translation before presenting to it's intended recipient).
Oxfam Cool Planet
A look at the life of a child in Toga, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mali, Algeria, Spain, France & the UK. Very good for school age.
Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS)
This site is handy for people who need help with translation. There are links for people from Non-English speaking backgrounds, and also for English speakers to enable better communication with non-English speakers.
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Health and Safety
Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors
ASeTTS is a non profit, non government organisation which provides treatment and support to people who have been tortured or traumatized by violent conflicts. Many of our clients are recent arrivals to Australia, although our services are available to all survivors whatever the length of their residence in Australia has been. ASeTTS' Services are free, confidential, culturally inclusive and are designed for children as well as adults.
Food Standards Australia
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is an independent statutory agency established by the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991. Working within an integrated food regulatory system involving the governments of Australia and the New Zealand Government, we set food standards for the two countries. FSANZ is part of the Australian Government’s Health and Ageing portfolio.
Australia Heart Foundation
Find out how to limit your child’s electronic entertainment to less than two hours a day and encouraging active play. For a brochure or more information, visit www.heartfoundation.org.au (Click on Healthy Living/Healthy Kids tab and follow the link to Parent Resources)
Sneeze Safe
Sneezesafe is a respiratory hygiene educational program designed to teach children about coughs, colds and flu in the classroom and at home in order to encourage good hygiene habits to help prevent the spread of viruses.
Multicultural Health Communications
This site has 450 publications on health related issues in a wide variety of languages that can be downloaded. Click the link to Early Childhood on the left hand side.
National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
NAPCAN seeks to resource and network child welfare professionals and practitioners working to prevent child abuse and neglect from happening before it starts, through the provision of tools, resources, support networks and information.
National Health and Medical Research Council
Contains one of many useful publications to download: Staying Healthy in Child Care - Preventing infectious diseases in child care
Nutrition Australia
Nutrition Australia is a non-government, non-profit, community based-organisation with offices in all states and territories. Nutrition Australia is an independent body that aims to promote the health and well-being of all Australians.
Poisonous Plants
An informative and illustrative site featuring information regarding poisonous plants. Approximately 2000 plants in Australia could be poisonous to humans.
Royal Children's Hospital
The Royal Children's Hospital not only cares about your child, and also about informing and supporting parents and carers about their child's health issues. Listed is a selection of consumer health information and support sites.
Sids and Kids
This site provides current advice on sleeping and research information on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
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Quality Assurance & Other Sources
FaHCSIA QA Integration
National Childcare Accreditation Council Inc
NCAC is responsible for the implementation and admin istration of the Quality Assurance (QA) Systems for family day care schemes, outside school hours care services and long day care centres across Australia.
Rowe Training & Consulting
QA Support and Customised Training for Darwin and the Top End.
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Government Departments
Centrelink
Centrelink assists people to become self-sufficient and supports those in need
Commonwealth Department of Family & Community Services
This website is intended to provide information about the department, its agencies and its people.
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
This site provides some information on managing Diversity for small businesses and communities and also posts a Diary of Australia that Highlights a range of important events, festivals and days, both cultural and religious, that are celebrated throughout Australia.
Fair Work
For information on Unfair dismissal laws
Wageline
For information on state wage rates and conditions
Workplace Authority
For information on Federal wage rates and conditions
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Contact Us
13 Bishop Street, Woolner, NT 0820
PO Box 37645, Winnellie, NT 0821
Support Line: 1800 138 662
Facsimile: (08) 8941 6433
Email: pscnt@childaustralia.org.au
Need Help?
Contact the PSCNT Support Line on 1800 138 662.
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