MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
To all of our Hunny Pots families, we wish you a very special Christmas and a safe New Year.
2022 has been a wonderful year – returning to our new normal, full of learning and continuing our passion for Early Childhood Education.
We thank you, our families for supporting our embedded practices, policies and procedures. For allowing us the opportunity to be a part of your child’s early education and care.
We are very excited for 2023!
ENDING ENROLMENTS FOR 2022 & ENROLMENTS FOR 2023
We will be operating up to and including Friday 23rd December. All current enrolments will be to this date.
Poohs Corner enrolments are finalised from the 23/12/22 – unless January care has been arranged with Monique.
We return on Monday 9th January 2023. All existing enrolments will commence from the 9th January.
STAFF FOR 2023
EEYORES -MISS SHUBHI MISS KATELYN MISS CHLOE MISS ROKAYA MISS BRIANNA
TIGGERS MISS JO MISS JESS MISS EMMA
POOHS MISS ALLISON MISS RUPINDER MISS RHIANNON
MISS JEMMA ASSISTING IN TIGGERS/POOHS
MISS KIM, MISS SOPHIE, MISS EMILY, MISS AMANDA ASSISTING IN ALL ROOMS
Cooks: Miss Janelle Monday to Wednesday, Miss Kim Thursday to Friday
Educational leaders/Assistant Directors: Miss Jo and Miss Allison
Miss Monique and Mr Simon will be at the centre Monday, Thursday and Fridays.
Miss Jo will be Assistant Director on Tuesday and Miss Allison will be Assistant Director on Wednesday.
STAFF NEWS
Miss Amanda, Miss Rokaya and Miss Maisie have completed their Certificate Three In Early Childhood Education and Care.
Miss Rokaya is continuing her employment and studies with Hunny Pots ELC – continuing with her Diploma in Early Childhood Education and care.
Miss Maisie is joining her family up the coast – we thank Miss Maisie for her time and care at Hunny Pots ELC over the past two years.
Miss Katelyn is finishing her studies in Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care this month!
ABSENCES
Please let us know if you will be away in January.
Please send an email to info@hunnypots.com.au with the dates of absence.
Thank you
FUN ACTIVITIES END OF YEAR!
WEDNESDAY 14TH DECEMBER –
Eeyores- Wheels in motion day! Learning about all transport modes.
Tiggers – Bike and scooter day Tiggers and Poohs Corner children only. Park your bikes/scooters in the car park – must bring a helmet (NO HELMET NO RIDING) Car park will be closed from 10am.
Poohs Corner- Bike and scooter day Tiggers and Poohs Corner children only. Park your bikes/scooters in the car park – must bring a helmet (NO HELMET NO RIDING) Car park will be closed from 10am.
THURSDAY 15TH DECEMBER
All rooms – Water day! Bring swimmers, rashie shirt, towel, dry clothes, water toys – morning play
FRIDAY 16TH DECEMBER
All rooms- Dress up in Christmas clothes/colours! We will have party games!
Poohs Corner Graduation tonight!
MONDAY 19TH DECEMBER
All rooms – Dress up day! Come dressed in your favourite dress up ready for a fun imaginative play day!
TUESDAY 20TH DECEMBER
Poohs Corner- Teddy Bears Picnic AND favourite book– bring your favourite Teddy Bear for fun and games and also your favourite book for storytime
WEDNESDAY 21ST DECEMBER
All rooms – Water day! Bring swimmers, rashie shirt, towel, dry clothes, water toys – morning play
THURSDAY 22ND DECEMBER
All rooms – Disco party! Get your dancing shoes on ready for a fun filled disco at 10.30am
FRIDAY 23RD DECEMBER
All rooms- Fundamental Movement Skills – a day revising all the Fundamental skills we have covered this year!
GOODBYE AND GOOD LUCK
Goodbye to many families in Pooh’s Corner who have children going off to school next year!
We have had many families be a part of the centre for several years, as all of their children have gone through the centre. To those families who it is your last child leaving Hunny Pots, we wish you love, luck and happiness. Please come back and say hello – we always love to keep in touch!
To the children going to school in 2023 – we wish you the best of luck and we would love to see you in the New Year in your school uniform!
Poohs Corner enrolments are finalized from the 23/12/22.
Please provide the office with the nominated bank details to refund the bond in the New Year.
START STRONG FEE RELIEF PAYMENTS
Hunny Pots ELC has been approved for Start Strong Fee Relief payments – the Fee Relief Payment funds are to provide fee relief to the families of eligible children at least 4 years old on, or before, 31 July 2023.
The Fee Relief Payment must be applied as a weekly reduction to a family’s gap fees across the total service operating weeks for the calendar year. The Fee Relief Payment is to be offered to families as a weekly reduction to their session fee or gap fee (after the Child Care Subsidy has been applied) allocated across the service’s total number of operating weeks for the calendar year.
Families will have to sign an agreement in the new year – if children are attending several services, families will have to elect who they will claim the fee relief from.
More information will be available as it is given to us. We are very appreciative of this funding and passing it to families.
CHILDREN MOVING ROOMS
We have many children moving rooms next year! They have been participating in our orientation process to become aware of their new room and the routine. It would be great if you could talk at home about your child’s new room next year to help them understand the transition. All children move into their new rooms for the start of the New Year. Thank you.
WET BAGS
Wet bags are available in the office for $10 cash. We don’t use plastic bags in the centre.
Prevent wet clothing going into your child’s school bag – get a wet bag from the office or ask an educator. A great sustainable way to keep wet clothing separate.
WITHDRAWAL OF YOUR CHILD/REDUCING DAYS
Parents must give at least three weeks written notice to the Director before withdrawing their child from Hunny Pots. If the child does not attend the centre during this period, fees are still payable (please see the below section: A child who has not yet received care or who has ceased receiving care) If the child is withdrawn without notice, three weeks full fees must be paid regardless.
Parents may reduce their child’s days of attendance by giving three weeks’ notice to the Director.
No notice period accepted in December and January for withdrawing or reducing days.
A child who has not yet received care or who has ceased receiving care
Below is from the Child Care Handbook Australian Government Department of Education and Training:
Child Care Subsidy will not be paid for absences where a provider charges a family to reserve a place for a child who has not yet physically started care.
If a child is booked in to start at a service on a particular date, and does not start on that day, no Child Care Subsidy will be paid until the child physically attends a session of care.
Similarly, a child care service is taken to have permanently ceased providing care for a child on the day the child last physically attends a session of care. This means that Child Care Subsidy will not be paid for absences submitted after a child last physically attends a session of care.
If a family has confirmed their child’s last day at a service, but that child does not attend their last booked sessions of care, no Child Care Subsidy will be paid for any days after the child’s last physical attendance at the service.
If a provider continues to charge fees for sessions on days after a child has left the service because the family did not give the agreed period of notice, Child Care Subsidy will not be payable for these sessions of care. If absences are reported in the above circumstances and Child Care Subsidy is incorrectly paid, these amounts will be recovered from the service.
You must attend the last day of care to receive child care subsidy on your last day.
RECEIVING FEEDBACK
As part of our reflective practices, Hunny Pots ELC always appreciates constructive feedback. Please send through an email telling us what you like seeing at Hunny Pots and if there are any areas we could work on. This helps us for our Quality Improvement Plan to always improve our service.
Friday 9th December – Hunny Pots ELC family Christmas party! Wear Christmas clothes! 3.30pm-5.30pm.
Poohs Corner Graduation – Lollipops Playland Castle Hill– Friday 16th December 6pm-8pm. Invitation to come soon.
Fun end of year activities at Hunny Pots ELC – 14th – 23rd December
Centre Closure over the Christmas break – We will be operating up to and including Friday 23rd December and reopening on Monday 9th January 2023.
Simon and Monique will be appreciating a break and will be absent from emails/calls 24/12/22 to 8/1/23.
Thank you