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Children's Services

COVID-19 Update - Council's Children's Services are operating with COVIDsafe protocols .

https://emergingminds.com.au/resources/supporting-children-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak/

https://raisingchildren.net.au/guides/coronavirus-covid-19-guide/coronavirus-physical-distancing-and-family-wellbeing

SVC has a range of different early childhood education and care settings that caters for all families and community needs through the following services:

Carcoola Children’s centre
Tumboosh before and after school care / Vacation care
Khancoban Preschool
Puggles Mobile Children’s Services Van
Toy Library

Carcoola Children's Centre

Carcoola is a long day care centre which provides education and care for children aged six weeks to school aged. At Carcoola we have a baby (Green room) toddler (Gumnut room) and preschool (Eurabbie room). Some educational programs which the children participate in are orientation to school, bush school and Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA).

Puggles Children’s Services Van

Puggles is a mobile children service that is Auspiced by Snowy Valleys Council based from Tumbarumba travels to 6 rural and remote communities on a fortnight roster, providing education and care in family groupings for children aged 6 weeks to six years. The communities Puggles visits are:Rosewood, Tooma, Adjungbilly, Tarcutta, and Ladysmith

Tumboosh

Tumboosh is a Council service that provides out of school hours education and care for children who attend primary school. Tumboosh provides after school care (during school terms) and vacation care (during school holidays), for a maximum of 20 children per day.

Toy Library

Toy Library caters for children ranging from 0 – 12 years of age and have an extensive range of toys and games available and deliver resources to a point near you.

Khancoban Preschool

Khancoban preschool provides an early childhood education program in accordance with The Early Years Learning Framework providing play-based early childhood education for children aged 3 to 5 years with the flexibility of providing casual positions to 2-year old’s.