Family & Childrens Services

Welcome to the Family & Children's Services section of the City of Bayside website. We have designed this section as a one-stop centre for all information about our large range of family and child-related services and information.

Whether you're interested in hiring a baby capsule, locating a place in a child care service, seeking advice about common problems or a list of child-related facilities in Bayside, you'll find it here.

The Family Services Department of Bayside City Council is dedicated to helping you. Please visit the sections relevant to your needs and let us know if there's anything else we can do for you by e-mailing us on communityservices@bayside.vic.gov.au.

Parent Education Sessions
Family Services have been conducting parent education sessions for families with children aged from birth to ten years.The program for 2008 has been developed using the feedback from parents attending this year’s program. The topics and dates are listed below.

Date	Topic	Presenter	Venue	Bookings Open
18 March 2008	Sleep and settling strategies: infants and young children	Maternal & Child Health Nurse	Brighton Function Room	Closed
30 April 2008	School readiness	Kathy Walker	Elsternwick Primary School	Closed
29 May 2008	Sibling rivalry	Kathy Walker	St Leonard's Uniting Church	Closed
23 June 2008	How to choose a primary school	Kathy Walker	Brighton Town Hall	Closed
29 July 2008	Impact of separation and divorce on children	Relationships Australia	Brighton Town Hall	Closed
27 August 2008 7.30pm	Building resilience	Kathy Walker	St Martin's Uniting Church, Cnr Dalgetty Road & Gibbs Street, Beaumaris	OPEN
18 September 2008	Nutrition for pre-schoolers	Margaret Gibson	Brighton Town Hall	OPEN
27 October 2008	Why won't they do as they are told?	Jo Lange	St Leonard's Uniting Church	26 September 2008
25 November 2008	Differences in raising boys and girls	Kathy Walker	Sandringham Uniting Church	24 October 2008

For more information regarding Parent Education Sessions, please contact Family Services on 9599 4744.

Coming Events

Municipal Early Years Plan 2008-2011

Bayside City Council is developing a Municipal Early Years Plan 2008 - 2011. The plan will provide strategic direction for the development and coordination of educational, care and health programs that impact on children up to 10 years of age.

This is a unique opportunity to become involved in setting the strategic direction for the development and coordination of educational, care and health programs that impact on Bayside families with children from birth up to the age of ten years. The importance of the first few years of a child's life is now recognised as essential to ensuring children become healthy, positive young people and then adults who achieve their full potential.

Council invites you to participate in the plan. Please click on the link below to respond to an online questionnaire. If you would like to discuss any particular issues, please contact Maggie Moulds on 9599 4444 or email mmoulds@bayside.vic.gov.au

To complete the online survey please click here.

20-Aug-2008