School Support Programs

Regional Children’s Services operates four programs across 3 communities, these include:

• Flexible Long Day Care Centre at Wurrumiyanga – Jirnani Child Care Centre
• Two Crèche Services at Pirlangimpi Crèche and Milikapiti Crèche.
• Outside School Hours Care at Wurrumiyanga, Pirlangimpi and Milikapiti
• Vacation Care at Wurrumiyanga, Pirlangimpi and Milikapiti
• Families as First Teachers (Wurrumiyanga only)

The programs provide activities that nurture and strengthen child development through quality learning, quality environment and quality practise. Each program implements a Quality Improvement Plan under the regulations of the National Quality Standards.

The Families as First Teachers is a transition program from home to school that supports and strengthens families’ knowledge around Early Childhood development for children from birth to preschool.

The Remote School Attendance Strategy (RSAS) is an Australian Government initiative funded by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. It is designed to lift school attendance levels in specific remote communities by employing local RSAS Teams to support parents, guardians, carers, community members and students to help get children to school every day and to work cooperatively with families, community members and schools to put in place strategies to support school attendance. This program operates in communities Yarralin.