Ways to be part of your child’s early learning
We love your support, and your service will tell you how to get involved. It could be through commenting on learning documentation that the teaching team shares, or community experiences like working bees, collecting recycled materials or sharing your passions, culture and history with the children.
Anyone helping at a service must have a current Volunteer Working With Children Check to meet child safeguarding standards. There is no charge to get one, and you can find out more and apply at bit.ly/work-and-volunteering-check.
Your child may also bring home experiences and examples of what they are learning about. Exploring this learning together can be a great way for children to connect this learning to their world. You can help your child by making connections between what you notice they are learning and what you might do at home. This helps children to build on what they already know and make sense of new experiences.
Legal arrangements
If you have any legal arrangements in place, please let your Nominated Supervisor or Centre Director know.
While we cannot mediate disputes between parents in relation to contact with children, our teams will always work with you to make sure that your particular circumstances are supported confidentially and according to law.
Excursions and community visits
Learning can take place in many settings and excursions form a valuable part of our program. Risk assessments are conducted by our team prior to any excursion taking place and you’ll be required to sign written permission for your child to attend. You’ll get plenty of information in advance about excursions or visits, and have opportunities to ask questions. We also encourage you to attend excursions to support children and educators. A Working with Children Check is required.
Our team
We have an obligation to ensure a safe, harassment- free working environment for all, and our qualified educators deserve your respect and courtesy.
It’s not acceptable to treat our team aggressively or threaten them face to face or via social or print media. Should you be unhappy with any aspect of your child’s education and care, please refer to our Complaints and Feedback Policy located here.
Please don’t engage our educators to care for your children outside the service, whether for payment or not. This can place the educator in a conflict of interest between their professional and personal boundaries. We also ask that you don’t make a connection request with your child’s educators on any social media platform.
If you have a question, fill out the form and one of our team will get back to you.
ECMS acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands on which we live, learn, work and play. Aboriginal people have a long tradition of teaching and learning through sharing their connections with country, community, language and culture. We recognise their continuing connection to the country, and we pay respects to elders past and present.