MacKinnon Parade Children’s Centre
6:30am to 6pm Monday to Friday
Long day care 6 weeks - 5 years
Our Philosophy
We advocate for every child’s best interests, nurturing awe, wonder, and joy in learning as co-researchers and co-learners who celebrate childhood.
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Families
We value strong partnerships with families, built on trust, respect, and shared understanding. Families are children’s first teachers, and together we support each child’s growth, learning, and wellbeing within our Mackinnon Parade community.
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Children
Children are capable, curious, and active participants in their learning. We foster autonomy, identity, and wellbeing, encouraging decision-making and exploration within an environment that inspires creativity and confidence.
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Environment
Our natural, historic environment offers open-ended play and learning opportunities. We promote sustainability through reuse and recycling, encouraging creativity, connection, and care for nature and community.
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Programs
Our child-led programs empower curiosity and exploration. Educators co-learn with children, extending learning through play, relationships, and everyday experiences that spark wonder and meaning.
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Educators
Our passionate educators work with warmth, reflection, and excellence. Guided by quality frameworks, they collaborate, share knowledge, and continuously improve to provide outstanding early education and care.
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Community
We connect children with their wider community, helping them become active, visible, and valued citizens through shared experiences and meaningful relationships.
Assessment & Rating
The National Quality Framework (NQF) raises quality and drives continuous improvement and consistency in Australian early childhood education and care services.
Established in 2012, the NQF incorporates:
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National Law and Regulations
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National Learning Framework
MPCC develops strategies to implement the NQF, these strategies are contained in our Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) in line with the National Quality Standard (NQS) seven quality areas:
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Educational program and practice
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Children’s health and safety
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Physical environment
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Staffing arrangements
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Relationships with children
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Collaborative partnerships with families and communities
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Governance and leadership.
The results of our assessment against the NQS are available at
Policies
Our centre is run in accordance with all relevant procedures and policies to ensure all families, children and staff remain in a happy, healthy and safe environment.
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Our full list of current policies can be obtained by contacting admin@mackinnonchild.org
The Board
MacKinnon Parade Children’s Centre Inc. is an Incorporated Body pursuant to the Associations’ Incorporation Act 1991 and the organisation’s constitution.
The Board comprises:
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The Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary, all of whom are parents
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Parent representatives
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The Director
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A staff representative (elected each year by the staff)
The Board is elected at each AGM (Annual General Meeting) and/or voted in at a special meeting during the year if so required.
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The Board is committed to supporting employees in their role of providing high quality care and education for all children who attend our Centre.
The Board meets on a monthly basis and all parents, volunteers and employees are welcome to attend.
The Board of MPCC acknowledges that the principal objectives of the service is the management of Early Childhood Education and Care related services for the children attending the service.
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The Board acts in accordance with the centre’s
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Philosophy
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Mission statement
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Vision Statement
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Policies and Procedures
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General principle of governance
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In acknowledging its overall responsibilities for ensuring the MPCC objectives are carried out lawfully and responsibly. The MPCC Board adopts as its guiding principle of governing rather than a managing approach. The Board makes every effort to partition the complementary role of governance and management. The Board directs strategic effort, rather than the day-to-day management of the service.
Board Responsibilities
Strategy
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Setting long-term strategic direction to promote the MPCC vision, mission and philosophy
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Reviewing and approving organisational plans, budgets, governance policies and major strategies
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Appointing the Centre Director
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Developing and monitoring policies which provide direction and boundaries for its own and the Director’s functions.
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Performance and compliance monitoring
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Monitoring organisational performance against plans and budgets
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Addressing risk management issues to safeguard the organisation’s stakeholders and assets
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Monitoring compliance with relevant laws, regulations and funding requirements
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Approving major asset purchases / divestments and investments
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Approving annual reports including audited financial statements
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Appointing and removing the external auditor
​Need to contact the Board? Please send your correspondence to The Director at director@mackinnonchild.org, marked “Confidential – Attention: The Board.” All correspondence will be tabled at the next monthly Board meeting.