► Barnardos
► Cobar & District Mother's Association (CDMA)
► Cobar Mobile Children's Services
► Cobar Preschool Centre
► Far West Family Day Care & In-Home Care & COOSH Services
► Home-Start Western Area Inc
► Isolated Children's Parents Association
► Kubby House Child Care Centre
► REACH Early Intervention & Child Therapy Service
Barnardos
Address Details
23 Marshall Street
Cobar NSW 2835
PO Box 443
Cobar NSW 2835
Contact Details
| Name Phone Fax Website |
Jenny Hargraves (02) 5824 3080 (02) 6836 4051 www.barnados.org.au |
Description
Cobar & District Mother's Association (CDMA)
Address Details
Uniting Church Hall
43 Barton Street
Cobar NSW 2835
Contact Details
Email cThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or find us on facebook (Cobar and District Mothers Association CDMA)
Description
Cobar Mobile Children's Services
Address Details
PO Box 24
Cobar NSW 2835
Contact Details
| Name Phone Mobile Fax |
Bridget Brookman (02) 6836 2845 0429 362 845 (02) 6836 2845 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Description
The Cobar Mobile Children's Services provides high quality education programs for children between 0-12 years of age through playgroup sessions, as well as provide support, encouragement and development knowledge to families with children in rural/remote areas within the Cobar Shire. They also have a large variety of toys for hire, library books, parenting and child care workers/teachers resources.
Cobar Mobile Children's Services offers four different types of play sessions:
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In-town play session.
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Cobar Aboriginal Preschool for Aboriginal and low socioeconomic families/children.
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Bush play sessions
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Home visits for families who have children with special needs.
All these are provided by qualified, experienced and friendly early childhood staff.
In-town play sessions are held Friday from 10.00 am to 12.00 noon at Cobar Mobile Children's Services' base situated at the corner of Harcourt and Lewis Streets (Cobar Youth & Fitness Centre building).
Cobar Aboriginal Preschool is also held at Cobar Mobile Children's Services' base on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm.
Wednesday 9.00 am to 12.00 noon at the Cobar Public School ids the Preschool Transition program.
Cobar Mobile Children's Services offers bush play sessions to properties based within the Cobar Shire. Sessions run for a 3 hour period, providing children aged 0-12 years. These sessions are a wonderful opportunity for families in isolated areas to socialise.
Home Visits are available 1 day per month to visit families on a need basis to discuss the developmental needs and interests of children in their early years.
Cobar Mobile Children's Services Toy Library, which contains an extensive range of educational toys and books to hire, is open Friday 10.00 am to 12.00 noon.
Cobar Preschool Centre
Address Details
6 Booroomugga Street
PO Box 131
COBAR NSW 2835
Contact Details
| Name Phone Fax |
Kristi Martin (02) 6836 2435 (02) 6836 2044 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Description
Cobar Preschool caters for children aged 4-5years prior to kindergarten and prepares children for transition into primary school.
The centre has qualified and professional staff that provide a warm, friendly, safe and stimulating learning environment, meeting needs of all children and their families attending preschool. Their motto is to 'grow and learn together'. Cobar Preschool Centre’s office is open from 8.15 am to 4.15 pm, whilst the hours of childcare are 8.30 am to 4.00 pm.
Far West Family Day Care & In-Home Care & COOSH Services
Address Details
43 Linsley Street
PO Box 223
COBAR NSW 2835
Contact Details
| Name Phone Fax |
Karen Lennon (02) 6836 1156 (02) 6836 3300 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Description
Far West Family Day Care and Far West In-Home Care Services are sponsored by Cobar Shire Council to provide quality child care services to the local community and surrounds. Children up to 12 years of age are professionally cared for by registered educators in their approved homes. In-Home Care is a form of child care where children can be cared for in the familiar environment at their own home by an approved educator. Cobar Outside of School Hours (COOSH) Service is a program to provide after school hours care and vacation care for children from both local schools in Cobar.
For more information visit Council's website at http://www.cobar.nsw.gov.au/our-town-and-shire/family-day-care.
Home-Start Western Area Inc
Address Details
PO Box 211
Nyngan NSW 2825
Contact Details
| Name Phone Mobile Fax |
Debbie Roach (02) 6832 1905 0409 314 281 (02) 6832 2905 |
Description
Home-Start believes that children need a happy and secure childhood and that parents play the key role in giving their children a good start in life and helping them achieve their full potential. Their purpose is to create caring and inclusive communities and a just society.
The Family Worker service is funded under Families NSW and is managed by Home-Start Western Area Inc. to build family and child resilience and to improve support to children and their families by integrating and enhancing access to a range of early childhood, education, health care, and family support services. This is a universal service for all families with children (pre-birth to 8 years), with some targeted services for vulnerable children and families.
The Home-Start Family Worker service provides child centred; parent and child centred activities, home and community visiting, parent groups, community education and awareness events and parenting programs. The service aims to form partnerships with allied service.
Time for Mums to Talk is held on the third Wednesday of the month, 10am to 12noon in the Uniting Church Hall, 41 Barton Street Cobar. The group provides an opportunity for mums to get together in a relaxed environment, share a cuppa and chat, meet other mums and share parenting stories.
Regular guest speakers will present information on child development, safety, nutrition, self care etc. Age appropriate activities and resources are provided for children.
The Home-Start Western Area Inc Board and Management meet quarterly.
Isolated Children's Parents' Association Cobar Branch
Address Details
Cobar NSW 2835
Contact Details
| Name Phone Website |
www.icpa.com.au |
Description
Isolated Children's Parents' Association (ICPA) Cobar Branch is a voluntary, non-profit, apolitical parent body dedicated to ensuring that all rural and remote students have equity of access to a continuing and appropriate education. The ICPA seeks to have all elements of education (cultural experiences, social contacts, participation in sport and other enriching activities) available for all children regardless of their home location.
Kubby House Child Care Centre
Address Details
31-33 Bourke Street
COBAR NSW 2835
PO Box 233
COBAR NSW 2835
Contact Details
| Name Phone Fax |
Colette Cohen (02) 6836 4023 (02) 6836 4984 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Description
Kubby House Child Care Centre is a 31 place long day care centre. It is a community based centre which is overseen by a management committee consisting of volunteer community members and parents. The centre is open from 8.00 am to 5.30 pm weekdays for 49 weeks per year. There is an annual closure of approximatly 3 weeks at Christmas time.
Working /studying parents, children at risk of harm and Aboriginal children have priority access to Kubby House.
The centre has two rooms. A Toddler Room, which takes children aged between 6 weeks and 3 years of age, and a Preschool Room which takes children aged between 3 and 6 years of age. There are two staff members in the Preschool Room and three or four staff members in the Toddler Room to ensure staff/child ratios are adhered to at all times.
Room Leaders develop weekly programs using the 'Early Year’s Learning Framework'. Programs are based on child initiated activities and staff documenting daily observations and communication with the parents through the 'daybook' and in children’s individual developmental records.
Kubby House welsomes people to call in and talk to the staff and inspect the service.
REACH Early Intervention & Child Therapy Services
Address Details
65 Monaghan Street
PO Box 151
Cobar NSW 2835
Contact Details
| Name Phone Fax |
Marina Linke (02) 6832 2699 (02) 6832 2677 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Description
REACH pledges to provide therapy and support to children with special needs and their families in a manner that encourages self-determination and is culturally relevant. They are committed to encouraging a family centred team approach to the development of the whole child with the emphasis placed on increasing community awareness of children with special needs. They are also committed to maximising the integration of children with special needs into their community and its service.
Their office hours are Monday-Friday: 8.30 am to 4.00 pm; Saturday-Sunday: closed.
