Children's services and activities
Services
Council is currently a strong direct service provider of children and family services through Woollahra Pre-school in Double Bay, Children’s Library Services and family support services at Holdsworth Street Community Centre. Council has also been supporting children’s services for many years through subsidised accommodation, community grants, promotion and administrative assistance.
Also, new in 2009 is the Double Bay Mothers Playdate Group. Started by a local mum, supported by Woollahra Council and The Village Church of Double Bay, the mothers group (which welcomes dads too!) is held every Tuesday from 10am until 12noon at the Village Church, next to Bar Indigo, Transvaal Avenue in Double Bay. Price $3 per family, all money collected goes towards the purchase of toys for the children.
For further information on children's services in the local area, including day care, playgrounds, playgroups and schools, please refer to Council's Community directory.
Activities
The Woollahra Library and Information Service runs a number of regular activities and events, specially designed for children of all ages.
During November each year, Council holds a major family event called Kids Day Out, in conjunction with the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize. This free family event attracts around 3000 people and aims to improve children's literacy and creativity.
For information on a broad range of children's activities and events happening in the local area, please refer to Council's calendar of events.
Long Term Strategy
Over the past five years, in the Woollahra Local Government Area (LGA), the number of children aged 0-11 years has increased. Many parents are choosing to have children later in life and families are staying in the area as their children get older. This has raised issues in relation to the adequate provision of local child care services, family support services, child health services and the role of Council to plan for these services.
A Child Care Study is currently underway to review child care needs and the types of child care in demand now and in the future.
The Children’s Services Strategy (PDF file, 473 kb) provides a 10-year framework for the provision of Children and Family Services in the Woollahra LGA. Issues, needs and strategies identified in this Paper were identified as part of a Social Needs Study completed by Council between August and December 2004.
For more information in children's services and activities in the local area contact:
Community Development Officer
9391 7166