Acknowledgement of Country

Creative Childcare Acknowledges the Awabakal people as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we play and learn, we pay respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all First Nations people who attend or visit our centres. We thank the Awabakal people for sharing their land and promise to respect and take care of the land, the people and the animals.

At Creative Childcare, our vision is to respectfully embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultures, traditions and languages into our program as well as celebrating and commemorating national days of significance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people contributing to a reconciled Australia. We will continue to provide our children with a range of respectful and interactive learning experience which will enhance their knowledge, appreciation and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and traditions helping to build a future where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are respected and actively recognised as being Australia’s First Nation peoples’. We believe all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children deserve the same opportunities and choices as non-Indigenous children and should always feel welcome and supported while attending our centre. We actively work with children, families and community to create a culturally competent environment and each centre has a published Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) which is used throughout the centre and regularly contributed to by staff and families, being updated annually.