Banksia Montessori Playgroup is a place that facilitates quality time between parent and child and stimulates the child in a warm, friendly and fun environment.

Telephone General enquires and enrolment officer: (08) 9487 5197 (Message bank)

Postal address: Banksia Montessori Playgroup P.O. Box 610, Mirrabooka 6941

Banksia Montessori Playgroup (BMP) is located at: Dryandra Community Centre, Dryandra Drive, Mirrabooka

Please visit our web site at www.banksiamontessori.org.au

How to enrol

Contact the enrolment officer’s message bank for vacancies on 08 9487 5197 or email at enrolments@banksiamontessori.org.au if vacancies are available you will be required to send a $20 non refundable holding to secure your place for the forthcoming term.

Please complete the enclosed enrolment form with your details and return with full fees to your session co-ordinator or mail to:

Banksia Montessori Playgroup,
P.O. Box 610, Mirrabooka 6941.

All cheques/money orders are payable to Banksia Montessori Playgroup INC.

A receipt will be forwarded with all relevant information you will require.

Please remember, it is not the teacher’s role to receive money or forms. Please speak directly to the session coordinator.

DUTIES AT BANKSIA

Please read the following information carefully before deciding to enrol at BANKSIA MONTESSORI PLAYGROUP

Playgroup teacher’s role

A teacher employed by the parent committee runs the sessions. The teacher plans and organises the learning activities and provides guidance for parents to work with their child.

The playgroup teacher’s role in the sessions is to facilitate your child’s learning. This is done through preparation and demonstration of activities. There is a time each session where a lesson is presented to the group, though a lesson/demonstration can be given to an individual child and parent at any time during the session. Please feel free to ask the teacher if you require further information.

Parent’s role at BMP

BMP is a non-profit community group run by parents for the benefit of their children.  BMP parents are encouraged to become actively involved in the running of the playgroup, so sessions run smoothly. You are required to help out at busy bees, be actively involved in the fund raising activities or volunteering your skills in whatever capacity that might be.  Everyone is required to serve on the committee. It is a mandatory part of participation in the playgroup. You are required to be on the committee for a maximum of 2 terms. If you are volunteering for the position of treasurer, you must have payroll/ accounting experience.

Parent’s role during sessions

This is your time to be with your child, by guiding and actively being involved with all the activities.  You are the teacher; the leader is there to help you achieve this goal. All parents participate in the session’s organisation, by following guidelines, assisting with cleaning and rostered duties. This is essential and adds to the quality of all the children’s experience at BMP. As you are the teacher, you need to be able to focus on your child. If you have a younger child, then you may bring them while they are immobile or confined to a pram. Once they are moving, you need to either bring another adult to look after the infant or make alternative arrangements for child care.

Rosters

All parents are required to participate in each of the following: food for snack time, food helper, session clean up and annual clean.  The session co ordinator will hand out rosters at the beginning of term if you can not attend a session and you are on the roster for that day you must swap your duty with another member, this is your responsibility. If members do not participate in the roster system they may lose their position for the following term.

Session Clean Up

Rostered people need to make sure the following is done each session:

Playgroup Session Co-ordinator

Each session has a co-ordinator who oversees the organisation of that session; they liaise between the committee and members of the session.  This is a volunteer who collects fees, administers the rosters, communicates information to members, will liaise with the President, distributes newsletters and attends Committee meetings at the beginning of term.

Fundraising

BMP is a non profit playgroup we require ongoing fundraising for the purchase of all additional resources.  Fundraising will be on a term by term basis and it is expected that all parents contribute to the best of their ability.

Committee Members

BMP is run by a parent based Committee, without members the playgroup can not function.  Every two terms the Committee changes as older children move onto Kindergarten. If you could be available to attend one meeting per month, usually at a Committee member’s home please notify the Enrolment Officer or make a note on the Enrolment Form. 

FEES

Fees are kept to the minimum necessary to meet expenses which include hire of premises, craft materials, purchase of equipment, a trained teacher and an organised Montessori program.

Playgroup WA (PGWA) fees for insurance are paid annually at the commencement of membership.  For insurance purposes it is essential that all families enroled at BMP have current PGWA membership. Please note that PGWA membership is transferable to other Playgroups.  Families who have paid their PGWA fees at another Playgroup do not need to pay these fees again.  Please provide your PGWA member number to the Treasurer to ensure you are not charged again.

A non-refundable deposit of $20 is charged to secure your place and allow for cash flow for pre-planning and purchasing of stock before you commence Playgroup.  Please ensure you attach your holding fee of $20 to your Enrolment Form. The $20 will be deducted from your term fees when your invoice is emailed or sent to you.  Please contact the Enrolment Officer for the current fee structure.  A 20% discount is available for a twin or sibling attending in the same Term.

Fees not paid by the first week of term may incur a late fee fine of $10.00 per week and may result in losing your position the following term.