我自己一直不是太清楚 Preschool and Children Care 的区别，今天看到一篇文章，稍稍解惑，和大家分享一下
http://www.preschoolsnsw.org.au/ ... /childrens-services
Childhood Education and Care services childrens services
Education and care services aim to meet the education, care and development needs of children. There are a range of different models of early education and care services in New South Wales. Most of these services are approved to operate by the Department of Education and Communities. Education and care services can be:
centre-based services such as preschools, long day care and occasional care;
home-based services such as family day care or in-home care;
mobile children’s services; and
specific services for children from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
Some families using preschools are eligible for fee support through funding the preschool receives from the State Government. Additionally, some preschools are classified as Registered Care and families are able to claim a small rebate, via the Commonwealth Government’s Family Assistance Office. Families using services other than preschools are eligible for fee assistance from the Commonwealth Government through the Child Care Benefit system and the Child Care Tax Rebate. Preschools are open an average of 40 weeks per year and don’t charge for school holidays, which makes fees more affordable.
Preschools
Preschools (also known as kindergartens) provide an educational program in a dedicated preschool setting catering for children aged between three and five years of age. Educational programs are provided, based on the developmental needs, interests and experience of each child. These services are primarily for children in the two years before they commence full-time schooling. Children generally may attend a number of days per week. Most services operate between 9am–3pm during school terms only. Some preschools offer extended hours, which consists of the preschool program plus additional care before and after the program; for example, from 8am–9am or 3pm–4pm. Some preschools are run from specific dedicated centres, while others operate out of church buildings or community halls. Some preschools are mobile preschools which come to specific towns or suburbs on set days and provide preschool in often isolated communities.
Long Day Care Centres
Long day care centres (also known as childcare centres) are primarily children from birth–to–5 year olds, and are provided in a centre-based environment, usually by a mix of qualified and other staff. Long day care centres generally open for at least eight hours per day and run for 48 weeks a year.
Long day care centres also provide educational programs. Some long day care centres use the word kindergarten or preschool in their names so sometimes it is confusing to identify what sort of service a centre is, particularly as long day care centres are a mix of not-for-profit and for profit operators. The easiest way to tell if a centre is a preschool or a long day care centre is by the number of hours they operate and the number of weeks open per year. Generally, preschool hours are shorter.
If you are interested in finding a long day care centre in your area, go to www.mychild.gov.au
Family Day Care
Family day care is a network of caregivers who provide care and developmental activities in their own homes for other people’s children. Family day carers must register with a licensed co-ordination scheme who organise and support a network of carers.
Occasional Care Services
Occasional care services are provided at a centre on an hourly or sessional basis for short periods or at irregular intervals for parents who need time to attend appointments, take care of personal matters, undertake casual and part-time employment, study or have temporary respite from full-time parenting. These services provide developmental activities for children aged from birth–to–5 years.
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好长 懒得看 不过谢谢lz分享
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楼主你是说新州还是其他州？
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谢谢分享 如果主要是看时间的话 那说自己也是pre school的CC到底是怎么回事 是说他们也可以教一些特定东西去衔接小学的意思吗 所以如果一直上CC上到Kindy有没有问题？
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NSW
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同样有这个问题
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我家的就是从CC上到kindy，CC也教东西的。只不过preschool三点就结束了，而说自己也是preschool的CC之后就不教东西了，就是玩儿，一直到六点。
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之前听到有妈妈说，如果是PRESCHOOL的话，好像没有CCR CCB什么的，所以有些PRESCHOOL为了吸引人，延长时间，变成CC
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Would you like them to teach little ones till 6 pm?
My kids go to childcare and we could not be more happier. They teach a lot about nature, culture, space, animals... also teach read and write. I would not care if they can read and write, but teacher use kids curiosity to explore, to learn more about surroundings are very important.
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Preschools, you can'take claim rebate but they are also half price cheaper than long day care.
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哦 明白了 谢谢 所以说这种CC应该是比单纯的preshool好吧 起码对于上班族来说是这样吧 那为啥有人要去pre school 呢 是因为便宜吗
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他们针对的家庭不一样.
双职工没有老人帮忙接送的, 就去cc-long day care
妈妈不上班,或者家里有老人可以帮忙接送的, 就送pre-school.
没有纯粹的好和不好, 只有对自己的家庭来说更合适的选择.
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个人主观感受，preschool比cc好太多太多了！cc只是照看孩子，preschool学到很多！我知道很多家长会说cc也有很多活动啊，老师也教很多啊，可是就我孩子去的两家cc和preschool比较而言，第一cc每天重复一样的活动，第二cc的老师更换频率很快，第三cc一个班人比较多（3-5岁版）。而preschool每周的活动都不一样，老师非常用心的设计各种教学活动。我还是强烈推荐3岁以上的娃有条件就上preschool，就是需要家长辛苦3点多放学还有school holiday.
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坦白说，如果你和local妈妈多聊聊，她们会告诉你preschool 比较好，虽然时间短，但是是根据孩子的development 设计的structured program, 而且老师也都是bachelor degree
Cc也有kinder program (维州的叫法）主要是方便双职工家长，我相信也有做得很好的，老师也是qualified, 但是普遍而言，没有preschool 那么专业。
PS 小时价格来说preschool 并不便宜，而且还得有人在上班时间内接送
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