Strathfield One Stop Child Care Service

Mother's Day at SOCCS ❤️

"A Mother's love is soft, yet strong
A shelter when the days are long,
A guiding light, a steady hand,
The safest place to always land"

We are so excited to welcome new families to our early childhood centre!

We offer:
✨️ Qualified and experienced educators
✨️ Educational, play-based learning programs
✨️ Supportive community of over 30 years

We are currently accepting enrolments for ages 0-5.

Please enquire or book a tour via email at [email protected], or give us a call on (02) 9763 5020.

This is why not-for-profit services must be supported to stay opened! We abide by regulations and law and the National Quality Standards. Children’s care & safety is of most importance not driving a profit.

Nine childcare centres across Australia are at risk of losing taxpayer funding after failing to meet new federal safety standards by the government’s February deadline.

The action is part of sweeping reforms introduced by the Albanese Government last year following shocking reports of child abuse and serious safety failures in parts of the early education sector.

More than 60 services were placed on notice in August to lift their standards. Of those, 19 are now compliant, one centre has closed, and another is awaiting assessment. But nine services have failed to improve, with the Department of Education now considering “next steps” — including suspending or cancelling their approval to receive the Child Care Subsidy.

Education Minister Jason Clare said the laws were designed to force improvements in the sector.

“The threat of cutting off funding has forced centres to act,” he said, adding that nothing is more important than keeping children safe.

From Friday, major new measures take effect:

🔹 A national childcare worker register is now mandatory, with services required to submit workforce details within four weeks and update changes within 14 days. Failure to comply can attract fines of up to $34,200. The federal government has invested $45 million into the system.

🔹 Mandatory child safety training must be completed by all existing staff within six months, and by new staff within 14 days of employment. The training, developed by the Australian Centre for Child Protection, is also compulsory for company directors and centre leaders. More than 100,000 staff have already registered.

Early Childhood Education Minister Jess Walsh said the reforms will help educators recognise and report abuse, ensuring safer environments for children.

The crackdown also targets controversial “under-the-roof” staffing ratios, where educator-to-child ratios were calculated across an entire service rather than room by room. Education ministers across all states and territories have agreed to close this loophole and clarify what constitutes “adequate supervision”.

Meanwhile, Attorneys-General are set to meet to discuss the rollout of a national working with children check system, with a pilot already available for states and territories to join.

The reforms mark one of the most significant overhauls of Australia’s early childhood education and care sector — with child safety firmly at the centre.

Families have launched a campaign to save a beloved 25-year-old community daycare after Strathfield Council issued an ultimatum to directors. Read more at the link in bio 🔗 #education #childcare #kids

What a fantastic morning taking a group of children to the Lunar New Year celebration at Homebush West! It was lovely getting out into the community and watching the Lion Dance performance. It was lovely seeing the Mayor, Strathfield Councillors, Jason Yat-Sen Li and Sally Sitou

Happy Father's Day to all the dads, granddads and father figures! 💪
SOCCS hosted a Father's Day BBQ with lots of fun activities for everyone!

Hope you all enjoy this beautiful day ☀

SOCCS celebrated 20 years' of long service by 5 of our staff! SOCCS is also proud to have long-term staff who have been with us 15, 10, and 5 years too.

Congratulations to everyone achieving 20 years of service at SOCCS! 🎉

Happy Educators Day 💐

❤️💛🖤 NAIDOC WEEK 🖤💛❤️

Continuing our daily practices of reflecting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, by planning & implementing this week: cooking damper with lemon myrtle cake, painting Australian animals with natural materials, Dreamtime storytelling, singing and counting in Dharug language + plus much more.