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Newsletter Date October 2016

What’s Happening In OOSH

Maitland Baptist Church Child Care Inc.


Dates for Your Diary KIDS CAMP 2016 November 18,19,20

For Yrs 3—6

Monday 19th December-Friday 23rd December

4th January— 25th January See page 2 for centre specifics

2017 ENROLMENT FORMS OUT NOW

Be sure to collect a new parent hand book and enrolment form from your centre supervisor. Things to do: Read updated policies in handbook Notice (if you haven't already) the 2016 fee

increase Fill out Enrolment form, remove from booklet

and hand into supervisor FULLY COMPLETED If you are NOT returning - including Year 6

children, or are changing schools you need to fill in a cancelation form

If you are adding days to your existing book-ings you will go on the waiting list for any additional days under the date that the form is received– if not already on list.

New enrolments and additional days will be allocated mid January. The office will call to offer the places.

You will only have 48hrs to accept an offer of a place, it is very important that we have mobile numbers and email addresses

Kinder siblings have a new waiting list form —ask the supervisor or call the office to have one emailed

If you are an Ezi-Debit customer and need to fill out a new form, please complete the form attached in the back or hold on to it for later use.

STATEMENTS When you receive your quarterly statement please check the dates on the statement. These statements are issued for the previous 3 months and won’t show any payments or attend-ances after the date of the usage. Also check the centre name at the top of the statement. If you use a different centre for Vacation Care and B & ASC you will get a separate statement for each centre that you have used.

Centres; Ashtonfield Before , After School & Vacation Care; Bolwarra—After School Care; East Maitland– Before & After School Care; Hinton– Before & After School Care; Largs—After School Care; Maitland– After School Care; Metford—After School & Vacation Care Rutherford—Before, After & Vacation Care; St Joseph’s—After School Care; Tarro—Before & After School Care; Tenambit—After School Care; Thornton– Before , After & Vacation Care


2016/17 VACATION CARE DATES VACATION PERIOD BOOKING FORMS AVAILABLE

Summer/ Christmas

Rutherford,Thornton :Monday 19th—Friday 23 December Rutherford– Tuesday 3rd Jan—Friday 6th Jan

Rutherford, Metford, Thornton: Monday 9th— Friday 13th Jan

All VC centres Monday 16th—Wednesday 25th Jan Thursday 26th January Public Holiday

Rutherford , Metford, Thornton—Friday 27th Jan

Monday 14th November

*DET school development days (check with your school). First day of Term 1, first day of Term 2, first day of Term 3 and last two days of Term 4.

Sponsoring & Fundraising Our centres do fundraising over the year through the sale of ice blocks and drinks , cake stalls, guessing competitions and other activities. We have supported groups such as: Mark Hughes foundation—Beanies for Brain Cancer; Steptember; Daffodil Day , and others. Each centre has now chosen an animal to sponsor. Check at your centre to see what they’re doing.

Please Note: Kathryn Jontolovic— has extended her maternity leave until 2017. Emma Jobson will continue as Supervisor at Metford B&ASC and VC.

Meet our New Staff !!

Caitlin Wade Isaac Jackwitz

Alice Perrot as the new supervisor

to our Ashtonfield centre. Alice brings a fresh presence to our team and is settling well into her new role.

We would like to welcome our new staff members to our OOSH team. They are now making their way around all of our

services, for everyone to meet.

STAFF UPDATE

Our manager James Smith is currently unwell and is on indefinite medical leave. Please keep James and his family in your thoughts and prayers.


Do you have shared care Arrangements for your children ?

IF YOU HAVE SHARED CARE

ARRANGEMENTS FOR YOUR CHILDREN AND EACH GUARDIAN IS

RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN FEES, IT IS ESSENTIAL

THAT A NEW ENROLMENT FORM IS COMPLETED AND

RETURNED FROM BOTH GUARDIANS.

CASUAL BOOKINGS

Please be aware that we only accept casual bookings one week in advance (7 days). This means for example, should you wish to book Wednesday of one week, it can not be booked until the Wednesday prior at the earliest. This is an area that has been causing some confusion with bookings for many families. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, but we need to tighten this whole area up to ensure we are not having any further issues.

Please remember if you wish to cancel any before and a er school care

bookings two weeks wri en no ce is required. If you wish to cancel

Vaca on care bookings Five full working days wri en no ce

is required.

NB : a working day is office hours 9am to 5pm. (Day no ce provided is not

counted)

Once a casual booking has been made you CANNOT book out without

charge

Fees are payable for public holidays, bank

holidays, family holidays, pupil free days (excluding those pupil free days that

fall on the First Day of Term 1, 2 & 3) and sick

periods, should those days fall on a day that your child has a permanent

booking.


ILLNESS AND INFECTOUS DISEASES Policy 4.12

Policy statement

We will go above and beyond to be accessible to our children and families and aim to provide a safe & hygienic environment that will promote the health and wellbeing of the children. We will take all reasonable steps to pre-

vent the spread of infectious diseases through the implementation of procedures that are consistent with guidelines of State Health Authorities. All children and adults in the service will be considered as infectious and

these procedures must be consistently applied across all services. Children with infectious diseases will be excluded from the service for the period recommended by the Depart-

ment of Health. Where there is an outbreak of an infectious disease each enrolled child’s parent/emergency contact will be no-tified as soon as practicable under ordinary circumstances. The service will take care when issuing the notifica-

tion to ensure it is not done in a manner that is prejudicial or names any particular child. Parents/guardians are advised upon enrolment and in regular reminders not to bring sick children to the service and to arrange prompt collection of children who are unwell. The care needs of a sick child cannot be met with-

out dramatically reducing the general level of supervision of the other children, or risking other children’s health.

Where a child takes ill at the service all care and consideration will be given to comfort the child and minimise the risk of cross infection until the child is collected by the parent/emergency contact.

Considerations

National Regulation 85 “Incident, injury and illness policies and procedures” National Regulation 86 “Notification to parents of incident, injury, trauma and illness”

National Regulation 87 “Incident, Injury, trauma and illness record” National Regulation 88 “Infectious diseases”

National Standard 2 Element 2.1.4 NSW Department of Health Guidelines

Disability Discrimination Act 1975 NSW Anti-discrimination Act 1977 Work Health and Safety Act 2011

Staying Healthy in Child Care MBCCC Inc “Hygiene” Policy

MBCCC Inc “HIV/AIDS/HEP B&C” Policy Service Philosophy

Procedure Parents will be informed about the illness and infectious diseases policy on enrolment. A Regularly updated copy of the department of health guidelines on infectious diseases from NSW Dept. of Health website http://health.nsw.gov.au/publichealth/Infectious/a-z.asp will be kept for refer-ence by educators and the organisations management and made available to parents on request. A child or adult will be considered sick if he/she: Sleeps at unusual times, is lethargic Has a fever over 38 degree Is crying constantly from discomfort Vomits or has diarrhoea Is in need of constant 1 to 1 care Has an infectious disease If a child is unwell at home parents are not permitted to bring the child to the service. If children appear un-well when being signed in by their parent/guardian their parent/guardian will be asked to take them home. If a child becomes ill or develops symptoms at the service the parents will be contacted to take the child home. The child who is ill will be comforted, cared for and placed in a quiet area with adult supervision until the child’s parent or other authorised adult takes them home. During a fever natural methods will be employed to bring the child’s temperature down until the parents arrive or help is sought. Such methods include: Clothes removed as required, clear fluids given, tepid sponges adminis-tered. If a child’s temperature is very high, and cannot be bought down & parents cannot be contacted, and the situation becomes serious the child will be taken to the doctor or an ambulance called. If a staff member becomes ill or develops symptoms at the service they can return home if able to organise for someone to take them home. The Nominated/Authorised Supervisor will organise a suitable replacement as soon as possible.


Infection Control Procedures All educators dealing with open sores, cuts and bodily fluids with any child or adult shall wear disposable

gloves. Educators with cuts, open wounds or skin disease such as dermatitis should cover their wounds and wear dis-

posable gloves. Disposable gloves will be properly and safely discarded and educators are to wash their hands after doing so.

If a child has an open wound it will be covered with a waterproof dressing and securely attached. If bodily fluids or blood gets on the skin but there are is no cut or puncture, wash away with soapy water.

In the event of exposure through cuts or chapped skin, promptly wash away the fluid, encourage bleeding and wash in soapy water.

In the event of exposure to the mouth, promptly spit it out and rinse mouth with water several times. In the event of exposure to the eyes, promptly rinse gently with tap water or saline solution.

In the event of having to perform CPR, disposable sterile mouth masks are to be used, or if unavailable a piece of cloth.

Any exposure should be reported to the Management Administration office to ensure proper follow up proce-dures occur.

Note: Hot water may coagulate the blood and protect any virus from the soap or disinfectant. It is best to use cold or tepid water temperatures in all cleaning processes.

Any soiled clothing shall be handled using disposable gloves. Clothing will be placed and sealed in a plastic bag and placed in the laundry bucket for the parents to take home.

Any blood or bodily fluid spills will be cleaned up immediately, using neutral detergent and water with gloves and then the area be fully disinfected. Cloths used in cleaning will be wrapped in plastic bags and properly dis-

posed of.

Management of Infectious disease Outbreak Children & staff will be excluded from the service if they are ill with any contagious illness. This includes di-

arrhoea & conjunctivitis. In the event of an outbreak of vaccine-preventable disease at the service or school attended by the children at the service, children not immunised will be required to stay at home for the duration of the outbreak, for

their own protection. The Public Health Unit will be notified if any child contracts a vaccine-preventable disease.

Payment of fees will be required for children during an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease, unless oth-er arrangements, discussed and agreed to by the Executive Officer and/or Management Team, have been

made.

The period of exclusion will be based on the recommendations outlined by the department of health. The rec-ommendation will be available at the service for viewing.

The Nominated/Authorised Supervisor will at all times follow the recommendations as outlined in the Health

Department document. The decision to exclude or re-admit a child or staff member will be the responsibility of the Nominated/

Authorised Supervisor based on the child’s symptoms, medical opinion & department of health guidelines for children who have an infectious disease or who have been exposed to an infectious disease.

The Nominated/Authorised Supervisor or Educators have the right to refuse access if concerned about the child’s health.

Children and staff with diarrhoea will be excluded for 24hrs after the symptoms have disappeared or after a normal stool.

A doctor’s clearance certificate will be required for all infectious diseases such as measles, mumps, diphthe-ria, hepatitis A, polio, typhoid & paratyphoid before returning to any service.

Parents will be informed about the illness & infectious diseases policy on enrolment. A regularly updated copy of the Department of Health guidelines on infectious diseases will be kept for ref-

erence by staff, management & made available to parents on request. Parents will be informed about the occurrence of an infectious disease in the service ensuring that the indi-

vidual rights of staff or children are not infringed upon. All Educators will ensure proper hygiene practices are carried out as outlined in the hygiene policy.

All Educators will be advised upon appointment to the position to maintain their immunity to common childhood diseases, tetanus and Hepatitis B through immunisation with their local health professional.


10 ways to get active with your kids

1. Walk or cycle to and from school with the kids as often as possible.

2. Build a den or treehouse with them in the school holidays. Or, under supervision, encourage them to climb a tree or two.

3. Go roller skating, rollerblading or skateboarding, indoors or outside. In winter, go ice skating. Kids also love scooters.

4. Do an activity challenge together, such as working towards a fun run or a walk for charity.

5. Take the dog for a walk. If you don't have one of your own, ask to borrow a neighbour's or friend's dog and take it for a walk. Follow the link below for dog friendly parks and beaches.

http://www.urbaninsider.com.au/uimap/doggy-friendly-parks-beaches-in-newcastle/

RBC Race for the Kids Sydney, Centennial Park

October 22


6. Support your kids in sports, clubs or any other activities that may interest them. Joining a weekend club sport ensures commitment to a team and regular exercise.

7. Find time every weekend to do something active with your children. Play frisbee or football in the park, go trampolining, or try indoor rock climbing.

8. Fly a kite.

9. Try a beach holiday. When they hit the sand, children find a multitude of ways to exercise, including games, swimming, and plenty of running around. Or try an activity-based holiday. 10. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service website has lists of events such as guided walks and children's fun days for fresh ideas for active days out.

Ingredients: 2Tbspn Honey 50g Margarine 100g Milk Arrowroot—you can use the gluten free ones for any allergies, or just use coconut Extra Coconut 4tspn Gelatine 200g Fresh Strawberries 1/2 cup Caster Sugar 220g cream cheese 1 cup evaporated Milk

Method 1. Line a 20cm square baking tray with baking paper 2. Take the cream cheese out of the fridge and allow to soften really well. 3. Melt Honey and margarine over low heat or in short 30second bursts in the microwave 4. Smash up arrowroot biscuits—you can put the packet (make sure you take out the plastic tray if there

is one) in two shopping bags , twist and hold the opening and then whack the bag with a wooden spoon—kids love this bit. Continue until they are like breadcrumbs. Place into a large bowl.

5. Add the melted honey and margarine and mix together until well combined. If the mixture is too wet add extra coconut until it’s nice and thick and sticks together.

6. Pour into the baking tray and press down until firm and even—use the back of a spoon to press down and make smooth.

7. Place in the fridge to set 8. .Dissolve gelatine in 4 Tablespoons of boiling water—mix well and allow to cool 9. If you have a blender or food processor , tip the strawberries and sugar in and process until smooth. If

you don’t have a blender or food processor, cut the strawberries up very finely and mash with a fork—mix sugar in when they are mashed

10. Beat the cream cheese and strawberry mixture until smooth. Use a electric mixer if you have one or use a wooden spoon and muscle power if you don’t—let the kids take turns mixing.

11. Add the evaporated milk and beat again until smooth. 12. Add the gelatine mixture and mix well to combine 13. Pour over the biscuit base. Cover with cling wrap and refrigerate - or place in the freezer to speed up

the setting. 14. When set, cut into slices and serve with extra strawberries and other fruit.

Ingredients: 1 1/2 Cups Self Raising Flour 1 cup milk 2 cups grated cheese 1egg—lightly beaten You can also add - diced bacon; herbs; chopped sun-dreied tomatoes; grated carrot, zucchini , or other finely chopped vegetables

Instructions: Pre-set oven temp. to 200C Mix all ingredients together. Bake in greased muffin tins for about 15 minutes.

In ancient Rome, people used decorative wreaths as a sign of victory. Some believe that this is where the hanging of wreaths on doors came from.

The origins of the Advent wreath are found in the folk practices of the pre-Christian Ger-manic peoples who, during the cold December darkness of Eastern Europe, gathered

wreaths of evergreen and lighted fires as signs of hope in a coming spring and renewed light. Christians kept these popular traditions alive, and by the 16th century Catholics and

Protestants throughout Germany used these symbols to celebrate their Advent hope in Christ, the everlasting Light. From Germany the use of the Advent wreath spread to other parts of the Christian world. Traditionally, the wreath is made of four candles in a circle of evergreens with a fifth candle in the middle. Three

candles are violet and the fourth is rose, but four white candles or four violet candles can also be used. Each day

at home, the candles are lighted, perhaps before the evening meal-- one candle the first week, and then anoth-

er each succeeding week until December 25th. A short prayer may accompany the lighting of each candle. The

last candle is the middle candle. The lighting of this candle takes place on Christmas Eve. It represents Jesus Christ

being born.

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SPECTACULAR at Hunter Valley Gardens

4th November to 26th January


EFTPOS IS AVAILABLE @ RUTHERFORD! $0.50 Surcharge Applies

CREDIT\DEBIT CARD PAYMENTS ARE NOW ACCEPTED OVER THE PHONE WITH OUR MAIN OFFICE or

EFTPOS PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE IN PERSON AT MAIN OFFICE FOR ALL CENTRES DURING OFFICE HOURS (9.00AM TO 5.00PM)

American Express and Diners Card Not Accepted

Cancellation of Ezi Debit IfyouareanEzi‐Debitcustomeratanyofourcentresandforanyreasonwishtocan‐celyourdirectdebitweneedtohaveyourcancellationinwritingandsenttotheof‐ice.Yourcancellationcanbeemailed,faxedormailed.Ifyouhaveanyqueriesabouttheprocessatallyoucancalltheof iceon49391840duringof icehours

EVENTS IN HUNTER VALLEY Wollombi Village Market; November 13th 9am—3pm Sculpture In the Vineyards—along Wollombi Valley Wine Trail– 29th Oct.—4th Dec. ; Wollombi SLIDEAPALOOZA Hunter Val-ley– 26th –29th January; Calais Estate, Palmers Lane Pokolbin A festival featuring one of the world’s longest water slides, live music and an “obstacool” course will come to the Hunter in January.Thursday 26th Jan (Aussie Day) - Beating the Kiwi's world record for longest inflatable slide with a 650mtr monster. Friday 27th Jan (School Holiday Special) - For the kids and family ... 4 slides (400mtr / 300mtr / 50 mtr / 50 mtr) and kids Obstacool course. Saturday 28th Jan (Festival Day) - All about sliding in the morning, 4 live bands for 4 hours in the arvo and a night event under lights with DJ's .... 2 x 400 mtr slides. Sunday 29th Jan (Family Day) - For the kids and family ... 4 slides (400mtr / 300mtr / 50 mtr / 50 mtr) and kids Obstacool course. 2017 Hunter Valley Airshow - Displays over the Hunter Valley 28th—29th January; Maitland Airport. Features and attractions will include: Amusement Rides, Classic and Unique Car Displays Static Aircraft Displays, Recreational Aviation Australia

Stand Aviation Supplier Stands, Cirrus Aircraft Glider Federation of Australia, Parasails Hot and Cold Drinks/ Food Stalls

MENS MOVIE NIGHTS Third Tuesday of each month

6pm start, for BBQ $10

October 18th - Behind Enemy Lines

November 15th—TBA

Ladies Movie Nights Fourth Tuesday of each month

7pm start , light supper provided Gold coin donation

November 22nd— God’s Not Dead 2

Maitland Baptist Long Day Care is a 79 place Long Day Care Centre (Not for Profit) open be-tween 6.15am and 6.00pm Monday to Friday.

Do your require care for your young children

next year ? Please contact us now to be placed on the

waiting list.

Please call (02) 4939 1820 to discuss your child’s care requirements.

81 Weblands Street, Rutherford NSW 2320

MAITLAND BAPTIST CHURCH KIDS CHURCH Each Sunday morning of the school term at 9:30am Maitland Baptist Church runs a Kid’s Church program teaching children from 5 years old to year 6 at school

about the bible. The program also involves sing-ing, dancing, games, food and a whole heap of fun. If you are interested in sending your child along, no bookings are required; you can just turn up and sign your child in, however, if you would like further information please feel free to contact the OOSH office on 4939 1840 during office hours.

MAITLAND BAPTIST CHURCH

SERVICE TIMES

9.00 am – Family Celebration which incor-porates Kid's Church and Morning Tea.

6.00 pm – Evening Celebration. For those who prefer to gather in the evening. This ser-vice is both relaxing and informative.

MAITLAND BAPTIST YOUTH Year 7—Year 12 Meets every Friday evening during school term. It is a time to hang out with friends, have plenty of fun and food and explore the relevance of faith in the 21st cen-tury. It is safe and exciting and is run by a great team of committed leaders. Where: Maitland Baptist Church 83-85 Weblands Street, Rutherford, NSW, 2320 Cost: Gold Coin Donation Contact: Eliza Kelly—0481 451 870 Victoria Teasdeale —0448 961 903 or church office - 49391800


Feedback Form What type of information would you like to see included in this newsletter in the future? What aspects of our service do you consider a positive experience for your family? Is there anything that you feel needs changing to improve your experience with MBCCC? Would you use the schoolbag app?

Comments and suggestions please!!


The 12 Do’s of Christmas Planet Ark

National Recycling

Week 7-13

November National Others Week

30 Oct– 5 Nov

Social Inclusion

Week 19-26

Epilepsy Awareness

Month

Lung Awareness

Month 1-30

MOVEMBER 1-30

December Uniting

Care Christmas

Appeal 10-23

Boxing Day 26th

CHRISTMAS DAY 25TH

Decembeard 1-31

Bowel Cancer Australia

Chinese New Year 28th

January Gantan Sai New Years (Shinto)

Australia Day 26th

Tamworth Country Music

Festival 15-24

Aboriginal Cultural

Showcase 15-21

New Years Day

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