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Hello to all in the Annie Dennis Children’s Centre community. I’d like to wish everyone a safe, happy and prosperous 2013. The Centre has re-opened and the welcoming of new families and resettling process is in full swing. Last year was a very busy one for the Centre. We welcomed nine new members of staff  and sadly wished Kay well after many years of
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A big welcome to all the new families to Annie Dennis, especially families negotiating childcare for the first time, and welcome back to those families returning in 2013.  I trust that by this stage all the babies and children have settled or are settling into their new programs and are busy making new friends.  I hope that everyone has had a safe and restful
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Annie Dennis operates on a break even budget. The main source of income is your childcare fees. For this reason it is important that your fees are paid on time. Invoices are processed in arrears for the care used every fortnight on a Monday. They are emailed or pocketed by request. Please pay your invoice on receiving it. There are a number of payment
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Fees are payable on all public holidays. If your child attends on a day that falls on a public holiday you will be able to pick up an extra day in lieu for no extra charge. Priority will be given to children who have accrued extra days due to public holidays over parents requesting additional days. In lieu public holiday days are only available
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An allowable absence is one where you can still claim Child Care Benefit for a day when your child is absent. A child is allowed up to 42 absent days per financial year without your Child Care Benefit being affected. You DO NOT need to provide any documentation, eg doctor’s certificate, for the 42 days but any subsquent absences will need to be supported
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The last few months have been quite busy ones for the Committee of Management (COM). The social committee did a wonderful job lead by Emily and Rochelle of the family fun day and I want to thank everyone involved in the planning and running of the day. It was a huge success. Other areas of focus for the COM have been: developing and updating
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Hello to all families, As we head towards Christmas, we become busier more so than usual. During the final few months of the year there are room lists to finalise, the end of year celebration to plan, new families to welcome and everything else that happens on a day-by-day basis with the children and educational programs. The centre has been a buzz with events,
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On Friday, July 13th, the entire Annie Dennis staff body embarked on a day of Professional Development. This is an annual event, and is an essential element of our continual self-improvement as individuals and a team. This year the day was organised into three parts: First, we undertook a session conducted by the organisation Child Wise. This focused on the indicators and effects of
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