Crèche

• Parents / guardians must remain on the premises of either Cannington or Riverton Leisureplex and Cannington or Riverton Library while the children attend the crèche.
• We ask parents/guardians to complete an enrolment form and present the child's immunisation record for the staff to sight on their child's first visit.
• Parents / guardians must sign child in on arrival and out on departure.
• Parents / guardians are to inform staff if someone else is collecting their child from the crèche. If the person is not listed on the enrolment form, the parents/guardians must provide the person’s full name and description. They will be required to provide proof of identity with photo ID when collecting the child.
• Parents / guardians will be requested to return to the crèche if their child becomes distressed during their stay, cannot be settled, or requires assistance.

The Complimentary Creche is available to those with a Fitness Plus Membership and Canning Swim School customers. Requirements:

• Fitness Plus Members must have:
  • an active membership
  • mo outstanding payments
  • a memberships start date to access complimentary creche
  • no sharing of Fitness Plus memberships, individuals who hold memberships to Fitness Plus are not permitted to share access to their memberships with others.

• A Canning Swim School customer must have an enrolled child for their sibling to receive access to the creche on the day of their swimming lesson.

• All Creche booking – Up to two hours per session
  (Casual, Multi pass, Complimentary Fitness Plus members and Swim School customers).
• A child may spend up to a maximum of 12 hours per week in the crèche.

Parents / guardians need to:

• Make sure their child/children toileting needs have been met i.e. nappies must be clean upon arrival and older children have been to the toilet – crèche staff may call you back to meet these needs if necessary.
• Spend just a few minutes settling their child/children in, Please let Creche staff know any information i.e. due for sleep, bottle or ready to play – parents are not permitted to remain in the crèche or crèche foyer.
• Be available to return to the crèche if their child is upset and can’t be consoled by staff, becomes unwell or has any other need which cannot be met by crèche staff.

• drink bottle (water only)
• bottles and formula
• nappies and wipes
• change of clothes
• child/children bag
• comforters such as dummies, comfort rugs or toys
• please bring a pram for younger children if possible, which can be used for sleep and comforting.

Please ensure all children’s belongings are labelled to avoid any items being lost or given to other children.

• Morning tea is served between 10am and 10.20am.
• Afternoon tea is served between 5.30pm and 5.50pm.
• Parents / guardians are to provide morning / afternoon tea and a drink bottle.
• Children are only given food which their parents/guardians have provided.
• Our crèches are nut free and also no popcorn, lollies, chocolate, eggs, and fruit wraps.
• Please prepare fruit in the way your child prefers (i.e. peeled, sliced).
• Bottles will be given to children when required. Please make sure you have correct amount of water in the bottle and the correct formula amount in separate formula container.

• If children are sick on arrival to the crèche it is the discretion of the crèche attendants to determine if the child will be permitted to attend.
• Crèche attendants will not administer any medication, except for Epipen or asthma medication in the event of an emergency.
• Crèche attendants will apply first aid in the case of incident. An incident report form will be filled out and the parents/guardians will be contacted and advised.
• Children with any of the following illnesses will excluded from crèche:
  • conjunctivitis
  • vomiting (in the previous 24 hours)
  • severe coughing with obvious discomfort
  • rashes-contagious (body rash, skin lesions)
  • cold sore or school sores
  • fever /chills (temperature above 38 degrees)
  • colds / runny noses, sore throat with fever
  • head lice or nits (eggs)
  • chickenpox, measles, mumps
  • gastroenteritis / diarrhoea
  • hand, foot, and mouth
  • general unwell.

• Parents / guardians are to supply nappies, wipes, and spare clothing.
• Children’s nappies must be clean upon arrival to crèche. If the child arrives at the crèche with a soiled or full nappy, it must be changed by the parents / guardians before leaving the crèche.
• Parents / guardians please ensure children use the toilet upon entering the crèche.
• Nappy and toileting check are done frequently throughout the children’s stay in crèche.