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CCMS Survey

Has your service transitioned to CCMS yet?

To help Children’s Services Central understand your experiences of transition we are conducting a short online survey.

We are hoping to be able to use the results of this data to determine how we can best support those services that are yet to transition.

indent If your service has already transitioned to CCMS and you are willing to complete
the survey (which only takes 5-10 minutes) please click here.

New issue of Central released

Central Children's Services Central is please to announce the release of the most recent issue of Central, a quarterly 8-page publication containing news, information, and briefings about the children's services sector.
  
indent Download Central Winter 2008 [PDF-630k]

July-December 2008 Training Calendar available now!

Our new training calendar is now out! This has been sent to all services. You can book into a training course, or see what is on offer.

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indent Book online on the e-booking system.
indent Download the July-December 2008 Training Program
Don't want to book online?
indent Download the Training Registration Form [PDF-240k]
If you are a Family Day Care group, please use the Group Training Form:
indent Download the Group Training Registration Form (for FDC only) [PDF-240k]

CCB Reconciliation Tool

A tool for services to use to reconcile CCB pre CCMS.
Reconciling your CCB: Why you need to do it and how you can do it!

Children’s Services Central has trained over 2500 people in the new Children’s Services Management System (CCMS). During these information sessions we discovered that many services had never reconciled their CCB payments.

This is an important part of ensuring that your service is prepared for CCMS – ensuring that all monies owing to your service under the existing CCB payment system have been paid.

The following outlines a simple reconciliation system you can undertake. Please use it in conjunction with the Excel spreadsheet to do your workings on. If you do not have Excel you can print out the PDF version of the spreadsheet and do a manual reconciliation.

CCB Reconciliation Tool: A tool for services to use to reconcile CCB pre CCMS

Download Summary Sheet PDF | Download Excel file | Download PDF

The Role of ISS Workers

This fact sheet aims to provide answers to some of those frequently asked questions about the role of the additional worker employed through Inclusion Support Subsidy (ISS) funding.

indent Download fact sheet [PDF]

The CCMS Briefing for Long Day Care DVD available now!

The DVD of the CCMS Briefing Session for Long Day Care Services is available now! It presents an overview of the changes required at service level, as a result of the Australian Government’s implementation of Child Care Management System (CCMS) in 2008. Please call Children's Services Central on (02) 8922 6444 to order a copy or download the CCMS Briefing Sessions DVD Order form.

Discrimination and Children’s Services

This free resource provides a general overview of discrimination laws that apply in NSW and explains the concepts of discrimination, harassment, victimisation and vilification. The focus is on best practice and practical guidance for children’s services on operating a non-discriminatory service that promotes equal opportunity.

Download Discrimination and Children’s Services [PDF download]

Exploring Multiculturalism, Anti Bias and Social Justice In Children’s Services

A resource by Miriam Giugni which offers an introduction to ideas that will assist staff in children’s services to think about the importance of multiculturalism in our everyday work and how this links to anti bias, equity and social justice.

Download Exploring Multiculturalism, Anti Bias and Social Justice In Children’s Services [PDF download]

Preferred Providers List established

Towards the latter part of last year The Alliance of Children’s Services called for Expressions of Interest and Capacity from suitably experienced and skilled organisations and businesses to be placed on a Preferred Provider List to provide specific professional support to children’s services across NSW. It is the intention of the Alliance of Children’s Services to allocate new and arising work to organisations on the Preferred Provider list for the life of our contract as the Professional Support Co-ordinator in NSW. Children’s Services Central congratulates the organisations selected as preferred providers. View the full list of the preferred providers

Other Training Organisations

Other organisations as well as CS Central provide training for Children’s Services professionals. 2007 Training catalogues for some of these organisations can be accessed here.

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Children’s Services Central, the Professional Support Co-ordinator for Children’s Services in NSW, is a program of The Alliance of Children’s Services. The Australian Government funds the Professional Support Co ordinator initiative as part of the Inclusion and Professional Support Program.

Children's Services Central, Building 21, 142 Addison Road, Marrickville NSW 2204
Tollfree: 1800 157 818 Email: info@cscentral.org.au Web: www.cscentral.org.au