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Before and after school care
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Mount Stuart Uniting Before and After School Care
106 Gillon Crescent, Mount Stuart TAS
Early Learning Centre
Before and after school care in Mount Stuart.
Our Mount Stuart before and after school and vacation care programs provide learning and leisure activities for local children, taking the pressure off busy families who need additional school-based care.
Located at Mount Stuart Primary School with beautiful views over Hobart, our service gives your child more time with their peers when school finishes.
We provide experiences to help your child get in touch with the outdoors and nurture an understanding and love for the environment
We provide a culturally safe and inclusive environment and provide translation and other support services where needed.
Program hours and fees
The parents say
“Staff at Uniting are fantastic. They show genuine interest in my child”
- Early learning parent.
Learning experiences
Your child will enjoy hands-on, nature-based activities that encourage them build on their strengths, interests and abilities.
Caring for the environment
We offer sustainability activities to foster a lifelong connection to the environment, including:
- Encouraging children to develop everyday sustainable practices
- Recycling materials and water
- Excursions that encourage children to care for the environment around them.
Excursions
We go on exciting excursions to a variety of places including:
- National parks and playgrounds
- Museums
- Libraries
- Wildlife parks
- Botanical gardens
- Sporting, gymnastic and play centres
- Fruit farms.
Incursions
Other experiences your child will partake in include:
- Pet care discussions
- Music and dance workshops
- Puppetry performances
- Physical challenges and games
- Cooking
- Science and maths workshops
- Cultural visits
- Arts and crafts programs
- Role-playing and drama.
Family and community connections
We understand the importance of community in developing you child’s sense of belonging and connection. We encourage family participation and regularly engage with local people, groups and services to create strong community connections, including:
- Celebrating significant cultural festivals and days
- Talk to the children about your job, hobbies or other interesting topics
- Volunteering to support our programs
- Excursions.
We partner with the local:
- Primary school
- Library
- Emergency services
- Indigenous community groups and members
- Animal trainers or handlers
- Fundraising charities.
Program hours and fees
Before & After School Care Supervisor
Simon
Hi, I’m Simon and I’m the Nominated Supervisor for Before & After School Care services at Campbell Street, Collinsvale, Kempton, Mount Stuart and South Arm. I have a Bachelor of Teaching from the University of Tasmania.
I’ve been the Program Leader for 18 years. During that time, I have worked predominantly in school aged education, working at several OSHC services and our pre-kinder program at Campbell Street Early Learning.
I’m passionate about assisting children to develop in their life-long learning, and love to see the achievements in their early years. We provide a safe, enjoyable, and fun environment for the children to develop through play-based development and learning tailored from the children’s own interests. My team and I provide a high-quality program in a collaborative community environment.
Health and wellbeing
Mental health
Our educators are trained in various programs to support the mental health of your child and are skilled in working with children who have experienced challenges and trauma. Educators provide both environments and programs that support children’s positive mental health and self–care. We also offer mental health support for families if you find yourself in need of assistance.
Nutrition
We provide nutritious food, full of flavour and made from fresh ingredients. We accommodate all dietary requirements. To encourage healthy bodies and minds, we:
- Grow our own fruit, vegetables and herbs
- Practice food safety
- Work with families from a range of cultural backgrounds to ensure we are offering appropriate food choices
- Provide a morning and afternoon tea lunch box service for children in the vacation care program.
Safe environment
As a child safe organisation, our educators undergo regular working with children’s and police checks. We are focused on delivering learning and development in a safe and supportive environment, so you can trust that your child is in good hands.
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