Connect 5 Children's Services

All children deserve the best possible start with regard to learning and developing life skills. Connect Five supports isolated families with young children in their learning and development prior to starting school, particularly those children aged 0 to 5 years who do not have access to other Early Childhood Services such as Pre-school and Childcare.

Connect Five Children's Services run two-hour Mobile Play Sessions (play groups) from 10:00am to 12:00pm for children aged 0-6 years throughout the Warrumbungle, Gilgrandra and Coonamble Shires during school terms. Play sessions are run by dedicated Educators, with sessions held at local preschools, school grounds, church halls, community halls, and community ovals.

Click here to download the Connect Five Enrolment Form

For bookings contact us at:
14 Robertson Street
Coonabarabran 2357

Join Us On Our Padlet Resource For Play And Parenting Resources

Get connected with the new Connect Five Children Service Remote Learning Padlet, which is full of learning activities, play and parenting resources for families. Our Remote Learning Hub program is offering support to families during COVID-19 restrictions and is inviting children’s learning and development to continue when not attending our play sessions.

Visit our Hub by following the link for a list of online educational resources prepared by the Connect Five team that you can use to support home learning.

Click here to vist the hub.

Connect Five Children  Play sessions

Connect Five provides play sessions each school term in Baradine, Binnaway, Coolah, Coonabarabran, Dunedoo, Hollywood,  Gulargambone, Mendooran and Tooraweenah

Play sessions operate 10:00am to 12:00pm unless otherwise stated.

Connect Five is a Licensed Service and provides Occasional Care (with the exception of sessions held at private homes as we cannot register them) for those who wish to attend an appointment, school, shopping or something else.

You may wish to give your child Connect Five is a Licensed Service and provides Occasional Care (with the exception of sessions held at private homes as we cannot register them) for those who wish to attend an appointment, school, shopping or something else.

 Please ring Connect Five Children services on (02) 6849 2222  or  0428 424 385 to book into a play session.

Bookings are essential for health and Safety requirements regarding COVID.

Click here to download Term 4 2020 Timetable commencing Monday 12 October to Friday 18 December 2020

COVID Procedures at Play Session Venues

With the further easing of COVID-19 restrictions within NSW, Connect Five are excited to announce mobile play sessions will be back operational from the start of Term 4, 12 October 2020.

We ask for your cooperation and support with the following:-

• If you or your child are unwell or sick please do not attend the session until you are better.

• A declaration as to whether you ‘Have travelled to a known hot spot in the last 14 days?’ The check list will need to be completed and signed before entering a venue,
• Temperature checks will be undertaken upon arrival,
• Where possible we will be looking at holding most of the play sessions outside to enable adults to social distance correctly.
• Families will need to book in so we can keep to the allowed 20 at a gathering.
• In some cases, we are looking for alternative venues. These locations are marked as ‘TBD’ on the Timetable, and we will let you know once finalised.
• Please monitor your e-mail, Facebook & text messages. Ideally download the School Stream app.

Last Updated: 29 Jul 2021