Can my child enrol at Being?

Children aged 0 - 6 are all welcome, regardless of background, culture and capabilities.

What should I look for in choosing a childcare/early learning centre for my child?

We know that this is one of the most important decisions you will make as a parent or carer. We want to empower you in making the best decision for your family. We have put together this checklist with considerations that our current and previous families have indicated are important to choosing the right centre for you. We hope it helps!

What is the enrolment process at Being Early Education?

While the process of enrolling in care is often new to families, we are here to support you every step of the way. The journey from enquiry to enrolment is unique to each family and involves a few steps. These typically include:

• Get in contact with us (via phone, email, online chat or online tour booking)
• Schedule a visit with us to tour the centre you are interested in, you can do this here - during your visit will have the opportunity to get to know us better and further discuss your interest in enrolling with the Centre Leader
• We will then issue your Enrolment Offer which will arrive in your email inbox as a clickable link
• Complete both Enrolment Documents - The Enrolment Confirmation and Enrolment Form within 1 week of them being sent
• If you have indicated you intend to claim the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) we will then issue your Complying Written Agreement (CWA), this will need to be approved in the Xplor Home App before you approve your CCS Enrolment in MyGov/Centrelink. Instructions on how to do this can be found here
• Then we will schedule your Ready, Set, Go!/Pre-enrolment Meeting with your Centre Leader - this meeting is to confirm all the important details we have about your enrolment are correct, discuss orientation and prepare to start care

What is the orientation process at Being Early Education?

Our suggested four-day Orientation process is designed to ensure all children feel secure and comfortable when commencing their care at Being. We base our orientation on the Mary Ainsworth Strange Situation procedure, Bowlby’s Attachment theory and The Circle of Security.

• Day One: Exploration with the Security of a Parent
  • Day one involves both the parent/guardian and the child. We use this first experience as a chance for the child to explore the surroundings of our centre and meet new friends, all with the security assurance that their parent/guardian is close by. There is minimal involvement from educators and centre staff on our first day of orientation.
• Day Two: Introduce Educators
  • On day two we suggest that parents/guardians remain involved in the child’s experience to allow a feeling of security. Having this secure base will allow the child to go out and explore with the security of being able to come back to you. We will also introduce involvement with educators. This may be as simple as reading a book with the educator whilst happily sitting on a parent’s/guardian’s lap. During this process, your child will begin to learn that you trust the educators and therefore they are also able to trust the educators as a secure base.
• Day Three: Interact with Centre Activities
  • On day three, the child is invited to interact with activities and/or children engaged in activities as well as increase involvement and interaction with the educators.
• Day Four: Leave and Return:
  • On day four we assess how the child responds to separation from the parent using a similar concept to Mary Ainsworth’s Strange Situation Procedure. We invite parents to stay with their child for an hour and leave their child with us for one hour to engage in daily activities with our educators. Based on the child’s response to day four of the orientation process we will tailor a plan for starting at Being. This plan will be dependent on how well a child deals with separation – with some children, this may mean shorter days to begin with.

Please know that Being acknowledges each child and their needs are unique as well as understands parents lead busy lives filled with many commitments. We are willing to adjust the Orientation process as needed to meet the needs of all our families and we will always remain flexible throughout the process to ensure these needs are continually met.