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2025 Wheels On The Bus Tour

 

In 2025, ACA NSW will conduct (3) Wheels On The Bus Tours on:

  • Saturday, 5 April 2025 (click here to register)
  • Saturday, 20 September 2025 (location TBA)
  • Saturday, 8 November 2025 (location TBA) 
 
We will be visiting the following services for the Wheels on the Bus tour on 5 April 2025: 
  1. Hopskotch Kindergarten, Toongabbie
  2. iSTEAM AHEAD Early Learning Centre, Brookvale
  3. Pine Street Kindergarten, Manly

During the ACA NSW's Wheels On The Bus Tour , you will explore three (3) early childhood education and care (ECEC) services. This is your opportunity to ask questions to the Approved Provider, and the centre's staff.

   

During the tour, you will be exposed to:

  • the services' experiences during their Assessment & Ratings process
  • the services' realities and challenges faced (e.g labour shortages, regulatory impacts, local oversupply/undersupply, parental demands, educational trends)

  • discussion(s) about their educational program and practice

  • their architectural and design merits and their rationale

  • the external support available, including third-party suppliers

  • broader discussions about the Federal and State Governments’ direction(s) for early childhood education and care (e.g the Review of the NQF and various governments’ funding)
 

Ticket prices: 

ACA NSW Members:  $185 per person incl GST

Non- Members: $225 per person incl GST

 

The famous lunch & drinks:

 

All tour participants will enjoy lunch at a fabulous venue as part of the tour. Drinks will be available from the bar. 

 

Please note that menu selection per participant will be made during registration and ticket purchase.

 

And the venue will enforce their Responsible Services of Alcohol requirements. 

 

Each Wheels On The Bus tour will:

 

  • Begin registration, and depart from the ACA NSW Office (Parramatta) 
  • Visit 3x Long Day Care services
  • Enjoy refreshments and lunch
     
Car parking at the ACA NSW office (19 Fennell Street, Parramatta):
 

Free off-street car parking at the ACA NSW office's car park is on a first-come-first-served basis (including tandem parking).

On-street car parking (see map) may be subject to the local council's car parking meters.

 

 Cancellation & Refund Policy:

 

All registrations not taken up will be offered a full refund or transferred to the next Wheels On The Bus tour.

Participant(s)' requested refunds can only be accepted before 2 weeks prior to the event.