Lady Gowrie Tasmania

08/09/2026

2026 National Child Protection Week 6-12 September

This week is National Child Protection Week and serves as an important reminder that keeping children in our community protected and safe is everyone’s responsibility.

This year’s theme is ‘EVERY CONVERSATION MATTERS: Shifting Conversation to Action’ and highlights that while open discussions are crucial, words alone are not enough.

We must turn dialogue into meaningful action. By shifting from conversation to action, we can ensure that every child not only feels heard, but also experiences real safety, care and protection.

Children’s safety and wellbeing is paramount to the work we do every day at Lady Gowrie Tasmania. Our ‘Children First’ philosophy underpins our work in supporting the rights of all children to grow, learn and play in a safe place.

Lady Gowrie Tasmania has a zero-tolerance policy for child harm. We take all concerns seriously and follow up with appropriate action, including reporting and investigation. As part of our regulatory and ethical obligations, we report any concerns promptly and accurately.

So how can we, as a community, speak up and take action to protect and keep children safe?

1. Call 000 if you believe a child is in immediate danger

2. Visit https://tellsomeone.tas.gov.au/ or phone the Strong Families Safe Kids Advice and Referral Line 1800 000 123 if you are concerned about a child’s wellbeing and safety

3. Speak with your Service Manager or email [email protected] if your concern relates to a child attending our services and programs

4. Visit https://www.napcan.org.au/tips-for-playing-your-part/ for tips and advice on keeping children safe.

To learn more about NAPCAN and its vital work to protect and keep children in our community safe, please visit:

https://www.napcan.org.au/

Together, we continue to build a culture at Lady Gowrie Tasmania where children are safe, protected and able to thrive.

Lady Gowrie Tasmania - 'Children First'.

02/09/2026

Happy Early Childhood Educators’ Day!

Today we celebrate and say thank you to all Lady Gowrie Tasmania’s educators for the vital role they play in supporting children’s safety, wellbeing, learning and development.

Educators care for and provide safe, inclusive and engaging play-based learning environments for children so that families can work, train, study and volunteer. This vital work of educators not only supports children’s lifelong development and learning, but also benefits families, communities and our economy.

At Lady Gowrie Tasmania, we broaden the focus of this special day for our educators to include everyone in our team who support our educators in their vital work with children – our ancillary, administration, corporate, project, training, inclusion and management teams.

Let’s come together this week and celebrate our educators and support teams and the vital work they do for Tasmanian children and families!

The celebrations at our Battery Point Education and Care Service are well underway with gifts for educators and meaningful messages of thanks from children and families.

Families, please remember to share your messages of thanks to our educators and support teams on the boards provided at your service!

Lady Gowrie Tasmania - ‘Children First’.

01/09/2026

Attention Families - Let's Celebrate Educators' Day!

Tomorrow is Early Childhood Educators’ Day which is celebrated nationally to say thank you to educators for the vital role they play in supporting children’s safety, wellbeing, learning and development.

Educators care for and provide safe, inclusive, play-based learning environments for children so that families can work, train, study and volunteer. This vital work of educators not only supports children’s lifelong development and learning, but also benefits families, communities and our economy.

At Lady Gowrie Tasmania, we broaden the focus of this special day for our educators to include everyone in our team who support our educators in their vital work with children every day – our ancillary, administration, management, corporate, training, and inclusion teams.

Tomorrow you will find a pinboard and some blank tags in the foyer/sign in areas at all our Long Day Care and Outside School Hours Care Services. The hope is that over the next week families will fill these boards with messages of thanks to our teams.

Please take a couple of minutes out of your day to express your thanks on a tag and pin it on the board. We know our educators and the teams that support them will really appreciate your words of thanks and recognition of their work.

To learn more about Early Childhood Educators’ Day 2026, please visit:

https://earlychildhoodeducatorsday.org.au/

Thank you for making our educators and everyone in our team feel valued tomorrow and every day!

Lady Gowrie Tasmania - 'Children First'.

30/08/2026

24/08/2026

Celebrating Book Week!

Every year since 1945, the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has brought children and books together across Australia through CBCA Book Week. The 2026 Children’s Book Week theme is ‘Symphony of Stories’.

During this time children, families, education settings and public libraries spend one fabulous week celebrating books and Australian children's authors and illustrators.

Without a doubt, the highlight of this week are all the wonderful Book Week parades and costumes as children celebrate their favourite books, characters and authors.

Reading a book takes readers on a learning journey of discovery, amazement and wonder. Reading enhances children’s vocabulary, speech and writing but most of all – it is fun!

How will you celebrate Book Week 2026 with the children in your lives?

To learn more about Book Week and this year’s shortlisted books for early childhood, younger and older readers please follow the link below.

https://cbca.org.au/2026-shortlist/

Lady Gowrie Tasmania – ‘Children First’.

20/08/2026

Did you know that Services Australia have free interpreter and translation services in over 200 languages, plus information available in over 70 languages for you to read and listen to on their website?

If you or someone you know in your community needs free interpreter and translation services when accessing Child Care Subsidy payments or other support services for families please visit:

https://bitl.to/5zbv

Lady Gowrie Tasmania – ‘Children First’.

05/08/2026

This week is 2026 Early Learning Matters Week - a celebration of the incredible value of early learning for children, families, carers, educators and communities across Australia.

Organised by Early Childhood Australia, Early Learning Matters Week aims to raise awareness and understanding of the importance of early learning for children’s future success.

This week and every day, Lady Gowrie Tasmania highights and celebrates the significant role that early learning plays in shaping the development and wellbeing of children.

Early learning not only equips children with foundational skills and knowledge but also instills the confidence to embrace learning, develop curiosity, and discover the world around them.

We thank our teams of passionate and dedicated educators for providing high quality, fun, safe and inclusive play and learning environments for the children in our care.

To learn more about Early Learning Matters Week please visit:

https://www.earlylearningmatters.org.au/

Let’s all celebrate 2026 Early Learning Matters Week by acknowledging the incredibly vital work our educators do in supporting children’s play and learning every day!

Lady Gowrie Tasmania – ‘Children First’.

02/08/2026

Our Winter 2026 Education and Care Newsletter is out now!

We hope you enjoy this newsletter with feature stories about our National Reconciliation Week celebrations, children’s play and learning experiences, our strengthened child safety and protection measures and Winter wellness and play ideas for families - to name just a few!

To view our Winter 2026 Education and Care Newsletter please visit:

https://mailchi.mp/gowrie-tas/winter-2026

Lady Gowrie Tasmania – ‘Children First’.