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Congratulations

Congratulations to Liza McKay who has now completed her Cert III Qualification in Children Services. Liza is a valued member of our child care staff here at WFNH, and we know she is worth more than the piece of paper her qualification is written on… but we also know the dedication and hard work required [...]

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New Toy Library Coordinator

Meet Sarah Thanks to all that applied for the Toy Library Coordinator’s role, we are happy to introduce Sarah Widegren as the successful candidate. The Toy Library continues to be really popular open Tuesdays and Saturday morning from 10am -12pm.    

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Funding cut for Occasional Child Care

‘Take a Break’ funding is a mere $1.9M. This is a basic community service directly affecting the low income earner. Many many child care centres totally rely on this funding to operate and the reality is many centres will close. We and many other providers think this funding cut is pathetic… federal and state governments [...]

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Single Mothers’ Group

  DATES 10th September  -  8th October  -  12th November  -  10th December 2 – 4 pm. Share a meal – Get connected – Socialise with other mums! It is time to relax and enjoy some home cooked food while meeting new people who understand. Our childcare worker is on hand to help care for [...]

Free Indigenous Playgroup

Free Indigenous Playgroup

Would you like to join a FREE playgroup? Tuesday mornings at Church of Christ, Gordon St Footscray. 10am – 12pm. Fun activities for 0-5 ylds. All families in the west are welcome .

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New Toy Library Assistant

Meet Jo Scanlon! She’s the new assistant to Liza McKay in our Toy Library. She is a local resident, many of you are sure to have seen her around. The Toy Library is growing at an incredible rate, we have heaps of new memberships which helps our service grow to be bigger and better. Hours [...]

Drama Group

Drama Group

Wednesdays 4:00-5:30pm. 8 sessions $120. A great way for young people to build resilience, confidence, have fun and make new friends! Program developed and run by a highly skilled local artist and performer. Term 4 2010: Wednesday 13th October – 1st December Cost Term 4: 8 sessions $120

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NEW 3 yo Kinder program

WFNH is pleased to announce that its brand new 3yld kindergarten activity program will commence from term 3 2010.  Based on a philosophy of “learning through play” and the new Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework, our program incorporates activities such as: Kids in the kitchen cooking class where children will be able to [...]

Toy Library Report 2009

Click on the title above to download the Report (Note: it is 5MB) This report details information about the business of the Maribyrnong Toy Library for the year 2009. It covers information about our membership, the toy collection and the financial reports of the program. The Toy Library is a program of the West Footscray [...]