Welcome to the July 2011 Camden Macarthur Child Care Directory Newsletter.

This month we welcome Bright Stars Early Learning at Macquarie Fields and Leaping Learners at Bow Bowing to our child care directory.

We also welcome Educational Speech Pathology & Therapy Services and Frontrunner Learning Centres to our Professionals for Children Directory.

Forte School of Music Macarthur and Little Kickers joins our joins our Resources for Parents Directory.

This month's parent resource is information about Perinatal Anxiety and Depression. As we know having a new baby can be a very difficult time, and feelings and thoughts vary from person to person. We hope this information helps what can be a difficult and/or confusing time.

WIN...WIN.... This month you have a chance to win a win a Amadeus Healthy Living The Cow Collection Musical Baby Cup, Weaning Spoon, Bowl, Cutlery Gift Set valued at $55.95 (plus postage and handling) from Direct Baby Mart joins our Resources for Parents Directory.

For your chance to win simply email us to go into the draw and tell us if you have used our newsletter or site to find or look for care or child related information.

Bright Stars Early Learning is a privately owned company.   The Authorised Supervisor and Staff support each other and work as a team to ensure the centre operates at consistently high standards.

Bright Stars Early Learning Centre is fully licensed by the NSW Department of Community Services and Participate in the Quality Improvement and Accreditation System under the National Childcare Accreditation Council.

We are registered for the Child Care Benefit Scheme with the Family Assistance Office, enabling eligible families to claim fee relief.

We are open from 6.30am - 6.00pm Monday to Friday.   Bright Stars Early Learning Centre is closed for N.S.W. Public Holidays and 1 or 2 weeks over Christmas and the New Year.

Please contact us to discuss your child care needs we look forward to welcoming you to our lovely centre.

Leaping Learners Bow Bowing catering for children aged 0-12yrs. We are open from opened 7am - 6pm, Monday to Friday, 51 weeks per year.

Leaping Learners is proud for every staff we employ in our early learning centre will play a significant role on the development of your child. We value professionalism, dedication, and competency to give every client the guarantee of excellence and satisfaction.

With the help of our child care centre you can be assured that the best holistic education will be enough to bring out the best in your child. We can work together with you in making your child ready for the future. Put your confidence on us and we will promise to reveal your child's potentials through the best education and the timeliest approaches that should put your child always a step ahead.

Educational Speech Pathology & Therapy Services
Have you heard about school based school funded speech and occupational therapy?

Our service provides

• School based  School Funded
• Speech pathology and occupational therapy services in mainstream and special classes across the Sydney region
• Preschools
• Schools
• Secondary schools

ESP&TS provides school based services in both DET and non Govt schools.

School holiday workshops and programs available (parent or school pays options)

Detailed diagnostic assessments available. Educational Speech Pathology & Therapy Services was established in 1987. It is a private business, consisting of 13 Speech Pathologists and 3 Occupational Therapists. ESP&TS currently services up to 40 schools in the Sydney area.

Educational Speech Pathology & Therapy Services provides school based, school funded programs which occur within the classroom, with individuals or in groups. This form of service delivery facilitates an active and supported learning environment for students, which encourages generalisation of skills because it occurs within the learning context.

The school- based intervention allows modelling for and collaboration with teachers resulting in sustainable change in management of students with language based needs when programs are supported by and integrated in teaching practice.  Regular parent involvement and feedback encouraged.

Educational Speech Pathology and Therapy programs are accountable and reflect current theoretical knowledge. School based clinical education practicum for Speech Pathology students may also be available to your school.

Educational Speech Pathology also operates throughout Sydney and provides training and development programs In rural areas.

Forte School of Music Macarthur provides high quality music education for the children of Macarthur. We have an innovative approach to teaching music that aims to foster a love of music while developing musicianship skills and self-confidence.

Forte's structured curriculum starts from as young as 6 months of age, right through to adults. Each of Forte's music classes is filled with exciting musical activities designed to make learning easy.

Our multi-sensory approach has been shown to have enormous spin-off effects on a child's ability to concentrate at school and developing self esteem. Most importantly, it's loads of FUN!

Frontrunner Learning Centres offer in centre:

• Professional Individualised Tuition in Reading, Spelling, Writing, Comprehension, Science, Mathematics K-12.
• Readbetter with the famously successful Cellfield Dyslexia Intervention
• Listenbetter with Integrated Listening Systems - Sound Therapy
• Dyslexia and Irlen Screening.
• Online tutoring systems and revision programmes are also available at www.frontrunnerlearning.com.au

What we aim to achieve for our students:

• freedom from fear of failure
• real learning that is more quickly and readily accommodated, assimilated, retained and easily recalled; ~ deeper learning
• a positive attitude to study and the pursuit of excellence
• self respect and self confidence
• a willingness to do one's best and try again 
• intrinsically motivated students capable of independent study who love learning
• improving results at school
• to graduate the student through the levels of our programmes as quickly as possible

How we plan to achieve our aims:

• carry out a comprehensive academic/educational needs assessment
• match the student with a caring professional tutor
• plan an interesting programme that addresses the student's educational needs
• prepare and maintain a clean, safe educational environment where the student feels welcome and successful
• provide and administer an effective system of rewards and feedback

What we need to accomplish our aims for the student:

• regular, punctual attendance
• full support of the parents
• a regular time set aside to complete homework - time management
• a willingness of both parents to be a positive role model for their children
• open, honest communication and feedback
• high respect for education, teachers and learning

Little Kickers The world's most loved FUN indoor soccer program for BOYS and GIRLS aged 18months - 7th birthday. Play NOT Push!

Using ground-breaking techniques devised in the UK in 2002, Little Kickers has been a global success story...and has now arrived Down Under to benefit our Little Aussies.

At Little Kickers the focus is very much on FUN - a national network of informal yet professionally run classes where enthusiastic boys & girls (18 months - 7th birthday) are given a helping hand to stand on their own two feet.

The real goal of Little Kickers, is to use soccer as a fun forum to instil our growing squad with a little extra confidence, co-ordination, control and sense of camaraderie; which we feel will stand them in very good stead for the future.

Little Kickers sessions do not run in terms...so your little one can join the fun at anytime!!!

Our sessions run in the following four age appropriate groups and are very much all-inclusive. No previous experience is required!!!

Little Kicks (18 months to 27 months) Parental participation required; Junior Kickers (2 years - 3.5 years); Mighty Kickers (3.5 years - 5th birthday); Mega Kickers (5 years - 7th birthday).

Chatabout Speech Pathology is a family-based private practise, specialising in treating children who have a communication difficulty. Our aim is to target learning in a fun and friendly way!

We see children of all ages, and support a range of difficulties including developmental delays, specific language learning difficulties and literacy. We also offer therapy services and treatment plans for children diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Our services include assessing children's current skill levels, providing professional therapy services, and working collaboratively with parents, teachers and other health professionals. We are able to offer home and school visits.

If you have any concerns about your child's speech, language or development, our team has staff specialising in the following areas:

Kids Kinder Childcare is dedicated to providing a safe, friendly environment that fosters your child's social and educational development.

Kids Kinder is a privately owned and operated childcare centre operating for long-day hours providing care and education programs for children 2-6 years old.

The centre operates 52 weeks a year Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm closing only on public holidays.

We have a team of dedicated childcare professionals who each day provide a fun and safe learning environment with daily routines similar to that of home for each child.

Kids Kinder is big enough to provide lots of toys, equipment and great facilities, yet small enough to provide an individual level of care for each child and their family. Our focus is the well-being of each child and their learning.

We believe that all children are unique. It is our hope to extend and compliment the home by providing a happy, stable and secure environment in which each child develops towards their full potential.

SPECIAL OFFER: enrol now for 2011 and receive a FREE LAPTOP or a FREE $300 COLES VOUCHER. Terms and conditions apply.

We currently have vacancies for all ages and look forward to welcoming you and your child to our lovely centre, please contact us

Airssential
Cradle 2 Kindy
Ezy Shaid
Forte School of Music Macarthur
Girl Guides NSW & ACT
Kids Kontact
Little Kickers
Maternitywear.com.au
My Mini Munchkin
Only Organic
Ready Steady Go Australia's largest ball-sport and exercise program for preschool aged children (2.5-6) is pleased to be associated with LocalChildCare.com.au. As an introductory offer, a 25% discount off standard prices is now being offered to all new Term 2 and Term 3 enrollments. To book your spot please call 1300-766-892 or visit www.readysteadygo.net.au and make sure you quote LocalChildCare.com.au to receive your discount

Pencil Grips Plus
Playsafe Kids
Soccatoos
Smart Start Learning Centres is offering a free lesson for their school preparation program for children entering Kindergarten in 2012. Start preparing your child now for BIG school. Literacy, Numeracy and Handwriting are all included in the program. This offer is for group or private lessons. Please phone 9990 6664 or  0414 543 074 to discuss your child's needs. You can also visit our website: www.smartstartlearningcentres.com.au for further information.

Sydney Youth Orchestras Toddlers Proms
The Train Shed
Transition into Parenthood & Calmbirth®

Appin
Bambinos Kindergarten Appin

Bargo
Bargo Child Care Centre
Kids Korner

Bow Bowing
Leaping Learners at Bow Bowing

Campbelltown
Campbelltown Prebyterian Community Child Care
Little Einstein's Early Learning Centre - Campbelltown
St Patrick's Child Care Centre
Unique Kids Early Childhood Centre Inc

Currans Hill
UnitingCare Currans Hill OSHC

Denham Court
Leaping Learners Early Education Centre

Glenfield
Playground Learning Centre

Harrington Park
Bambinos Kindergarten Harrington Park
Bambinos Kindergarten Harrington Park (North)

Ingleburn
Little Einstein's Early Learning Centre - Ingleburn

Leumeah
Little Einstein's Early Learning Centre - Leumeah
Little Green Frogs Pre-School

Macquarie Fields
Bright Stars Early Learning
Kids Kinder Childcare
Kidzland Preschool Kindergarten & Day Nursery

Mount Annan
Jenny's Kindergarten - Mount Annan
Leaping Learners Early Education Centre

Narellan Vale
Jenny's Kindergarten - Narellan Vale
Pegasus Preschool & Long Day Care Centre

Narellan
Kids Korner

Perinatal Anxiety and Depression.

Perinatal Anxiety and Depression, also commonly known as Postnatal Depression, can affect many parents after the birth of their child.

Many women are confused by their feelings when they become parents. Your mood may change rapidly from joy to amazement to being overwhelmed and 'sad' by the responsibility of having a child to look after. Many new mums experience mood swings and these are attributed to the rapid drop in hormonal levels in the body after the birth and the physical exhaustion of the early days of parenting.

The emotional low points are generally known as the 'baby blues' and should not be confused with perinatal anxiety and depression.
What is Perinatal Anxiety and Depression?

Perinatal Anxiety and Depression, or Postnatal Depression, describes the more severe or prolonged symptoms of depression that last more than a week or two and interfere with the ability to function on a daily basis, including caring for baby.
Symptoms

Major symptoms can vary, but may include:

* Loss of enjoyment in usual pursuits
* Loss of self esteem and confidence
* Loss of appetite and weight
* Broken sleep (irrespective of baby)
* Sense of hopelessness and being a failure
* Suicidal thoughts or ideas
* Panic attacks
* Loss of libido
* Fears for baby's or partner's safety or well-being

Treatments for Perinatal Anxiety and Depression

Depending on the severity of the symptoms, a past history of depression or other causes that need to be discussed with your local doctor. Treatment options vary from medication to group therapy.

It's important to treat depression as early as possible because partners and young children can also feel stressed when a parent is anxious or depressed.

Both mothers and fathers can suffer from perinatal anxiety and depression.

Tresillian offers perinatal anxiety and depression groups for mothers. If you think a group program may be of value in managing your depression, please discuss this with your child and family health nurse or local doctor.

Contact the Tresillian Parents Help Line for more information on (02) 9787 0855 or 1800 637 357 (outside Sydney).

For more information contact:

Beyondblue Tel: 1300 22 4636
Website: www.beyondblue.org.au

The Blackdog Institute Peri-natal Clinic
Tel: (02) 9382 6665
Website: www.blackdoginstitute.org.au

Post and Antenatal Depression inc (PANDA)
Website: www.panda.org.au

Gidget Foundation
Website: www.gidgetfoundation.com.au