Family Reminders

CCS REMINDER

If you get Child Care Subsidy (CCS), it’s time to estimate your 2025-26 family income! Updating your family income ensures you are being paid the right amount of CCS. You can lodge your estimate by using your Centrelink online account through MyGov or the Centrelink app. To find out more visit: https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/your-family-income-estimate-for-family-assistance-payments?context=41186

CHRISTMAS CLOSURE

All Lady Gowrie Tasmania services, offices and programs will close for the Christmas break at the usual time on Wednesday 24^th December, 2025 and will re-open on Monday 5^th January, 2026. We hope this early announcement gives families plenty of time to plan ahead for the closure period.

STORYPARK

Storypark allows educators to communicate your child’s learning as it happens by sharing photos, videos, audio, observations and routines within a secure online environment. For more information about Storypark and staying connected with your child’s learning please visit: https://au.storypark.com/families

COMPLIMENTS & COMPLAINTS

At Lady Gowrie Tasmania we believe that an accessible feedback system is vital to enable us to provide high quality, inclusive and safe education and care services. Families can raise compliments or complaints verbally in person or via phone to your Service Manager or in writing via the designated email address feedback@gowrie-tas.com.au.

Your feedback ensures we are focused on continual improvement and putting ‘Children First’. Additionally, it enhances our work under the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA)’s National Quality Framework (NQF) and supports our response to the Reportable Conduct Scheme and Child Safe Standards in the Child and Youth Safe Organisation Act, 2023.

Lady Gowrie Tasmania has partnered with The Basics Tasmania to support our families and educators in helping children from birth to three years of age to thrive and reach their full potential.

To learn more about The Basics Tasmania program and to access the fantastic family resources to help children from birth to three years of age to thrive, please visit: https://www.thebasicstasmania.com/

Lady Gowrie Tasmania is a proud supporter and member of the B4 Early Years Coalition (B4). B4 is a movement for change to ensure every child in Tasmania is cared for and nurtured through the early years, no matter what.

To learn more about B4, please visit: https://b4.education.tas.gov.au/