Committee of Management

The overall management of the Preschool is governed by the Committee, which comprises a group of parents from the Preschool community who give their time to ensure the Preschool is a wonderful learning environment for both children and staff.

The Committee comprises of the following positions:
President
Vice President (in place of Director as stated in the Rules)
Treasurer
Secretary
Four (4) Ordinary Members
A brief description of each position is as follows:

Due to licensing regulations stipulated by DEC, all Committee members must undergo background checks including criminal record and working with children checks. Anyone wishing to join the Committee will be required to agree to the checks and complete the necessary screening forms.

The Committee may at times be required to assess and adjudicate on sensitive and private issues involving the Preschool families. As such, confidentiality is a key requirement of Committee membership and must be strictly maintained at all times. Due to this confidentiality requirement, parents that are not committee members are generally not permitted to attend Committee meetings.

Fundraising

The fundraising or Auxiliary Committee is a sub-committee which all parents are encouraged to join so that they may gain a better understanding of the life long benefits their children gain from their time at preschool. Parent’s on the Auxiliary Committee get together to discuss and organise ways to raise funds to purchase resources for the children to develop, learn and be challenged. In the past, parents on the Auxiliary have made contributions that have given benefit for generations of families and in turn, a better local community.

A target of $6000 is included in the operating budget for each year. The meetings are held once a term and run for about 1-2 hours.

Attendance of parents at meetings is important to:
achieve a quorum to enable the committee to make decisions
bring more ideas to the committee
make fundraising events easier to organise – more hands make lighter work
The Preschool purchases new equipment and resources with the funds raised and some of the raised funds can go towards projects and big ticket items that the Preschool is needing.

An example of some fundraising events the committee helps to organise are:
Pie drives
Open days
Hot cross bun drives
Social events
Coin donations at local events

Parent involvement

Parents contribute significantly to the life of the Preschool in many ways and we welcome this involvement.

Ways in which parents can help are:
Sharing your skills and interests with staff and children, e.g. craft, cooking, music, story telling etc.
Helping with lunch roster
Maintaining and repairing equipment, e.g. working bees
Joining either the Management Committee or the Auxiliary Committee
Ensuring that fees are paid on time