YMCA Early Learning
Working in partnership with families is integral to all we do, building a spirit of warmth and respect between families, children and their educators provide the best outcomes for the child. We also encourage families to participate in the planning, development and evaluation of the service.
Our ambition is that for families, children and educators, our services provide a nurturing environment that is safe, homely and supportive space where everyone feels welcome and has a sense of ownership and belonging. We prefer to use natural products where possible as a preference to create a harmonious, calming environment.
We aim to nurture a generation of "Green Thumbs" by encouraging the children to maintain our vegetable gardens outside and our beautiful plants inside.
Our children take great pleasure in reaping the rewards by cooking and eating their produce. Our chefs have seasonal, rotating menus that provide 50% of the children's nutritional requirements everyday.
Family Assistance
From 2 July 2018, child care assistance will change. The New Child Care Package will help parents with children aged 0-13. The Package includes a new Child Care Subsidy (CCS); this subsidy will be paid directly to the service.
To access the new Child care Subsidy, you must-
Step 1. Sign in to your myGov account. If you don’t have one, you will need to create a myGov account.
Step 2. Link myGov to Centrelink. You can do this under Services.
Step 3. Select Centrelink and complete the Child Care Subsidy Assessment.
All YMCA of Canberra Early Learning Centres Services hold approval to operate with the Children's Education and Care Assurance (CECA)
