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About mobile children’s services

Mobile children’s services are early learning services ‘on wheels’. Outreach educators visit communities to deliver quality early learning and care services where centre-based delivery is not readily available. Mobile children’s services take on many forms including pre-school, child care, toy libraries, playsessions and playgroups. Services generally work with children 0-6 years old.

About MCSA

MCSA is the peak body which supports, enhances and advocates for mobile children’s services in NSW. We believe that all children, regardless of circumstances, should have access to quality early learning services. From our early days as a simple resourcing project in the 1980s, to where we are today, we’ve continued to support the innovative mobile children’s services sector.

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The MCSA Difference

As the peak representative body for NSW Mobile Children’s Services for over two decades, we have actively and proudly promoted, resourced, represented and advocated on behalf of Mobile Services throughout New South Wales. Your MCSA membership gives your service a voice, in an ever-changing early childhood education and care and family support landscapes. Active membership makes this voice stronger through ongoing advocacy, professional growth and sector specific information. This is an extremely important time to show your support by joining your association to keep it active into the future.

Why Join?

A Strong Association – An increased member’s base provides a powerful united voice to the government on issues that affect you. Many changes in our sector are currently being followed, questioned and influenced by the management committee, using your input. MCSA has a strong working relationship with the State Government on current changes.
Networking – Easy access via Facebook and a secure mobile community forum. These platforms allow all of your staff an area to network, share ideas and discuss concerns in our sector. The isolation some services experience can be vastly improved through these networking portals. Network sharing can support you in all aspects of operation.
Professional Growth - Through our partnership with CELA (Community Early Learning Australia) you will have access to mobile specific training opportunities. You will also have access to a network of professionals, who have a high level of experience in early childhood education and family services.
Resources - that are written for mobiles by professionals who understand mobiles. These resources encompass all areas of operation, from education to policies and procedures, management and governance.
Advocacy – our deep understanding of mobile specific issues, provides you with the very best representation possible with Government and key representative bodies. CELA will also be advising the management committee on advocacy opportunities and assisting to promote Mobile Children’s Services in the media.
Your passion is our passion – your membership ensures you are part of something bigger. We admire that mobiles are a professional group of educators who are deeply committed to the future of Mobile Children’s Services and we are passionate about supporting and representing you in the most effective way possible.

Exclusive Member Benefits

From September 2016, MCSA Members have had exclusive access to:

Mobile Resource Bank – including Mobile specific resources relating to Early Childhood education programing, practice as well as emerging ideas and theories to support the ongoing professional growth of Mobile educators as well as Policies, Procedures and Management resources to support the growth of strong governance. Resources will be uploaded to the Members Only area on a regular basis, to provide a bank of sector specific information for your service.
MCSA Online Forum will offer a platform for members and all their staff to share ideas and support each other irrespective of distance via individual logins
Mobiles Job Board provides access to the ‘mobile pool’ of educators. Finding staff who understand mobiles can be difficult. This could also be used as a job swap platform to give staff new and exciting experiences to assist with staff development.
Unlimited Access to MCSA knowledge, advice and support through email and the Freecall 1800 number.

Becoming a member of MCSA is an investment in you, your staff and your service. As your association, we are dedicated to representing your needs and advocating for the interests of Mobile Children’s Services.

We look forward to working with you.

Membership Types and Fees

One or more Mobile Service Project $150.00

Community Representative Membership $5.00. To apply for Community Representative membership please contact MCSA.

To download a copy of our Membership Form for 2019/2020 click here

To download a copy of the Membership Benefits please click here

Welcome to the 2018-19 Annual Report for the Mobile Children’s Services Association (MCSA). This year we have been heavily involved in advocating for Mobile Services with the support of CELA. We continue to support a healthy membership base, with a dedicated volunteer committee.

MCSA Annual report for 2018 - 2019 is here to download - click the link below

Annual Report 2019

MCSA Annual report for 2017 - 2018 is here to download - click the link below

Annual Report 2018

MCSA Annual report for 2016 - 2017 is here to download - click the link below

Annual Report 2017

PRESIDENT

Jessica Gearon - Galloping Gumnuts

VICE PRESIDENT

Vicki Olds - Outback Mobile

TREASURER

Sharon Wasson - Community Representative

SECRETARY

Rani Dunn - Bogan Bush Mobile

ORDINARY MEMBER

Nichole Jenkins - Community Representative

Jasmine Allen - Puggles

The Association’s primary & major stakeholders

The primary stakeholders of MCSA are all Mobile Children’s Services in NSW.

Other major stakeholders are:

Children, families & communities in isolated circumstances in NSW
Mobile Children’s Services that are members of MCSA
Governments at all levels
All government departments whose activities impact on Mobile Children’s Services as well as impact on children, families and communities in isolated circumstances
Government departments that fund & regulate Mobile Children’s Services
Other participants in the community service sector, particularly other children’s services, who impact on the above stakeholders,
Citizens in the broader Australian community who all have a stake in the well-being of other citizens in isolated circumstances

MCSA’s Vision

MCSA’s vision is for a society where all children, families and communities, particularly those in isolated and / or disadvantaged circumstances, have access to good quality and well managed children’s services that assist them to achieve their life potential and personal goals as well as enable them to participate in community life.

MCSA’s Purpose

MCSA is the peak body for Mobile Children’s Services in NSW. MCSA works with its members and those with similar values to ensure that all children, families and communities, particularly those in isolated and disadvantaged circumstances, have fair and equal access to good quality, safe and well managed children’s services.

The Association’s objectives and values

The following are the objectives and values listed in MCSA’s constitution:

To promote and support the establishment and operation of Mobile Children’s Services in NSW and, through Mobile Children’s Services, to promote, support and advocate for the interests of children, families and communities in isolated and disadvantaged rural, remote & urban areas
As the peak body, to represent and advocate for the interests of Mobile Children’s Services
To promote and support Regional Mobile Children’s Service Networks
To promote a broader understanding of children's and community services and related issues across government and the community
To liaise with and work collaboratively with government, non-government organisations and communities to fulfill the association's objectives
To adhere to and promote the following values:

a] All people have equal rights to the benefits and opportunities of Australian society in terms of personal development and participation in community life and decision making

b] All people have a right to fair and equal access to those services and resources that are important for their quality of life and which may assist them to achieve their full potential

c] All people have the right and should have the opportunity to develop their full potential

d] The role of government is to improve the security and quality of life of all Australian people

e] People & communities can & should take responsibility for identifying their own needs & managing their own welfare, resources & directions

f] Community services are accountable to local communities and their service users

g] The existence of supportive communities is based on developing and sharing resources, social interaction & participation in decision making as well as self-help and mutual support activities

Mobile Children’s Services provide flexible, responsive and innovative services to children and families experiencing social, geographic, cultural or economic isolation or a combination of these. Focusing on the care and education of children, they aim to ensure that children and families in isolated and disadvantaged communities in rural, urban and remote areas have fair and reasonable access to good quality, safe children’s services.

Through their work with children, Mobile Children’s Services support families, the parenting role, local communities and the economy, consistent with an ecological model of child development.

Mobile Children’s Services operate from a base such as Bankstown, Bourke, Moree, Inverell, Hay, Broken Hill, Maitland, Marrickville and Penrith outreaching into the isolated communities.

Mobile Children's Services Factsheet

MCSA is the peak body which supports, enhances and advocates for mobile children's services in NSW. MCSA represents mobile children's services with qualified outreach educators that deliver quality early learning and care services where centre-based delivery is not readily available or is inaccessible to families.

Mobile children's services largely work with vulnerable and marginalised children and communities. The mobile children's services sector is made up of a variety of models that respond to community need. Outreach education and care models include preschool, long day care, occasional care, supported playgroups, play sessions and toy libraries that are delivered to families through a 'mobile' format. Mobile children's services, including preschools, operate from non-purpose built venues such as community halls and schools.

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Our Annual General Meeting has been rescheduled for the 24th April at a time to be confirmed, via the Zoom meeting platform. Please read The agenda, The Annual Report and 2018 Draft Minutes before the meeting.

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