The year in review – Frances Crimmins, Executive Director, YWCA Canberra
12 October 2016
Our 2016 AGM was held on Monday 10 October, bringing together more than 80 members, staff and friends to celebrate our achievements, and elect new board members. I’m pleased to share with you some of our key areas of impact, and highlights from the 2015-16 year, which you can find out more about in […]
The benefits of playing with mud
3 February 2016
Today’s weather looked a lot like winter was on its way, and as adults we often get wrapped up in how inconvenient the rain, mud and wet weather is. Have you ever wondered what a child sees when it rains? When I arrived this morning to say ‘Good morning’ to the children in our Winyu […]
Winyu Early Childhood Service Grand Opening
8 May 2015
We were thrilled to hold the Grand Opening of our Winyu Early Childhood Service recently. The service has been purpose built, within the design of Winyu House an impressive and innovative new ACT Government building in Gungahlin. Senior staff in our Children’s Services portfolio have worked closely with the building’s designers and builders to create […]
Quality early childhood education the path to a successful future
11 March 2015
As an early childhood educator, I’m lucky enough to work with and meet many interesting and unique people. I’ve worked with children and families for going on 16 years and each day is different from the last. Early childhood education and care is something I’m incredibly passionate about. Just ask my team, who watch my […]