Child Friendly Charter

Child/Family Friendly is when children are welcomed and families are supported by community, businesses or organisations while they go about their everyday tasks such as shopping, attending appointments, sport and entertainment.

Communities for Children’s goal is to ensure all services, businesses, organisations and the recreation and leisure sector provide child/family friendly environments.

To support all of community towards becoming more child/family friendly Communities for Children have created a Child Friendly Charter and Information Pack.

The Charter

• Warmly welcome children and their families
• Provide safe spaces for children to relax, play and learn
• Provide a service that everyone can access
• Respect children and their families at all times
• Support our staff to have a healthy balance between work, voluntary and family activities
• Welcome feedback from children and their families

The Charter reflects a selection of key features of Child/Family Friendly however there are many ways that children and families can be shown that they are valued and welcomed.

Each Child Friendly Charter Pack is individually tailored to provide services, businesses, organisations and the recreation and leisure sector the maximum support towards becoming Child/Family Friendly.

For recognition of being child/family friendly a poster and sticker saying ‘we are child friendly’ is available for display.

Child Friendly Charter Directory

For a list of services, businesses, organisations and recreation and leisure services who have taken the challenge and are recognised as being Child/Family Friendly click here.

Take the Challenge!

Communities for Children-Onkaparinga works within the suburbs of Hackham, Hackham West, Christie Downs, Morphett Vale, Lonsdale, Aldinga, Aldinga Beach and Sellicks Beach.

If you are situated in, or provide services within the above areas you are eligible for a Child Friendly Charter Information Pack. For more information on how to take the challenge towards becoming more child friendly contact:

Child/Family Friendly Business Awards and Incentives

• Is your business in Christie Downs, Hackham, Hackham West, Lonsdale, Morphett Vale, Aldinga, Aldinga Beach or Sellicks Beach?
• Are you Child/Family Friendly?
• Would you like to be more Child/Family Friendly?

If yes, then the Communities for Children and Southern Success Business Enterprise Centre’s Child Friendly Business Awards or Incentives may be for you.

Child/Family Friendly Business Incentives

• If you would like your business to be even more welcoming we may be able to help.
• Small cash incentives (up to $500) are available.
• Tell us what you need and we may be able to pay for it.  High chair, DVD, booster seat, game console, play pen, etc.

Conditions apply. For more information and registration click here.

Child/Family Friendly Business Awards

The Awards have been established to recognise businesses that provide child and family friendly work or business environments. The winner will receive:

• One year membership to Southern Success Business Enterprise Centre.
• Certificate from Communities for Children recognising businesses who excel in creating child/family friendly work or business environments.
• Free Attendance at the award presentation function.

There will be a maximum of 10 awards given for each financial year. Conditions apply. For more information and registration click here.

Child/Family Friendly Business Award winners

Click here for the list of award winners for July 2011.