FAMILY
HANDBOOK
Our Family Handbook provides important information you need to know to ensure the best possible start to quality education and care at Growzone – Guildford Early Learning Centre.
We strongly recommend you read the provided information and ask questions to confirm your understanding of how our service operates. You will be required to sign and return the form on the last page of the handbook to confirm you have read and understand the information you have been given in your enrolment pack.
Service Philosophy
Growzone embraces the Australian Early Years Learning Framework. We aim to ensure that all children, families, educators and visitors feel a sense of belonging, feel safe and secure to be who they are and are supported to become all they can be.
Growzone is a community of shared learning. This means every individual who is part of Growzone such as: children, families, educators and management are committed to being life‑long learners. To support this Growzone has leadership roles such as Educational Leaders and a Central Support team.
Growzone embraces a child‑centred curriculum philosophy for children’s learning.
Growzone values cultural diversity and acknowledges, values and respects Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
We believe that the following objectives and values are of the utmost importance. The educators cater for these objectives through their positive relationships, interactions, daily activities and educational programs.
Growzone will offer a safe and respectful environment that will empower children families and educators to develop their potential.
Contents
| Service Information Contact Information Management Structure |
3 | Withdrawal from care | 15‑16 |
| Our Commitment to Child Safety Code of Conduct Our educators and staff |
4‑5 | Permanent and casual bookings Waiting list Priority of Access Policies and Procedures |
16 |
| National Quality Framework Regulatory Authorities |
5 | Orientation Arrival and Departure The first day/week |
17 |
| Educator to child ratios | 6 | What you need to bring Meals Breastfeeding |
18 |
| Early Years Learning Framework | 6‑8 | Clothing Toys Behaviour Guidance Wellbeing |
19 |
| Educational Program | 8‑9 | Physical Play Rest and Sleep Sustainability |
20 |
| Goals for your child | 9 | Birthdays Family Walls Sun Safety |
21 |
| Documentation of Learning / Communication | 10 | Parent Participation Family involvement Community information |
22 |
| Enrolment Information | 10‑13 | Health and Hygiene | 23‑26 |
| Fees, rebates and attendance | 13‑14 | Safety in our Service | 27‑28 |
| Complying Written Agreement Absences |
14 | Parent Acknowledgement | 29 |
Service Information
Our Service caters for children aged 6 weeks to 12 years. We are open from 7.00am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday, 52 weeks of the year and closed on Western Australia public holidays. Notice will be given in our newsletters when these days occur.
We have 3 classrooms:
- 0‑2‑year‑old room – Babies
- 2‑3‑year‑old room – Toddlers
- 3‑5‑year‑old room – Kindy
Contact Information
Phone: 08 92746691
Email: mygrowzonegelc@gmail.com
Management Structure
Approved Provider: Wenjuan Hu (Wendy)
Nominated Supervisor: Deepa Rai
Educational Leader: Deepa Rai
Infectious Diseases
The National Health and Medical Research Council have supplied the following information regarding minimum exclusion period for children from an early childhood education and care service. Please inform staff if your child has any of the following so that we can notify the Public Health Unit and other families of any infectious disease/illness.
| CONDITION | EXCLUSION |
|---|---|
| Hand, foot and mouth disease | Until all blisters have dried |
| HIB | Exclude until medical certificate of recovery is received |
| Hepatitis A | Exclude until a medical certificate of recovery is received, but not before 7 days after the onset of jaundice or illness |
| Herpes – Cold sores | Young children unable to comply with good hygiene practices should be excluded while the lesion is weeping. Lesions to be covered by dressing, where possible |
| Influenza and flu‑like illnesses | Exclude until well |
| Measles | Exclude for at least 4 days after onset of rash |
| Meningitis (Bacterial) | Exclude until well |
| Meningococcal Infection | Exclude until adequate carrier eradication therapy has been completed |
| Mumps | Exclude for 9 days or until swelling goes down (whichever is sooner) |
| Pertussis (Whooping Cough) | Exclude the child for 5 days after starting antibiotic treatment |
| Rubella (German measles) | Exclude until fully recovered or for at least 4 days after the onset of rash |
| Salmonella | Exclude until diarrhoea ceases |
| Streptococcal Infection (Including scarlet fever) | Exclude until the child has received antibiotic treatment for at least 24 hours and the child feels well |
| Tuberculosis | Exclude until a medical certificate from an appropriate health authority is received |
| Worms (intestinal) | Exclude if diarrhoea present |
