single brit hoping to move oz with 3 year old!!
May 15th 2012, 1:03 pm
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Re: single brit hoping to move oz with 3 year old!!
I don't think it will be paradise at all I will have all the same struggles as in England just with better weather 
and hoping for a better childhood and future for my child. Thanks I will have a look. I'm new too these forums and was slightly shocked how some people come across!!
and hoping for a better childhood and future for my child. Thanks I will have a look. I'm new too these forums and was slightly shocked how some people come across!!The grammar thing - this forum doesn't tend to have people writing in text speak (thx 4 that etc).
Someone quoted on one of these boards recently "I used to travel a lot but then realised I had to take myself too" which resonated quite a lot with me personally as I think all my problems will be solved by going back to Wales. Quite possibly they won't, who knows?
May 15th 2012, 1:32 pm
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Re: single brit hoping to move oz with 3 year old!!
Don't ask us people on the East coast about the last two years' weather - it's been awful, although Autumn so far is very lovely here in Sydney.
The grammar thing - this forum doesn't tend to have people writing in text speak (thx 4 that etc).
Someone quoted on one of these boards recently "I used to travel a lot but then realised I had to take myself too" which resonated quite a lot with me personally as I think all my problems will be solved by going back to Wales. Quite possibly they won't, who knows?
The grammar thing - this forum doesn't tend to have people writing in text speak (thx 4 that etc).
Someone quoted on one of these boards recently "I used to travel a lot but then realised I had to take myself too" which resonated quite a lot with me personally as I think all my problems will be solved by going back to Wales. Quite possibly they won't, who knows?
As for Wales......it has a very special place in my heart, well, west and south wales has anyway!!
May 15th 2012, 2:20 pm
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Re: single brit hoping to move oz with 3 year old!!
Oh you do have a heart!!
May 15th 2012, 3:38 pm
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Re: single brit hoping to move oz with 3 year old!!
Good luck to you.
Loads of people will tell you how you are entitled to nothing.
Fact is when we emigrated one of the things that immigration advised us to do was register with centre link to get our child in the system so any future childcare help we were entitled to would come our way.
We were immediately entitled to part A family assistance and because we were renting we also qualified for rental assistance due to low earnings in our first year. I elected to claim nothing as I did not want anything however after my first tax returns were submitted we were sent a rebate and approximately 35 per cent of our childcare was paid.
Everyone is entitled to help with childcare depending on their income. The level of help obviously goes down the more you earn.
Dreams are there to be had and after all of the hype on UK tv I dont blame you for having a good look around.
It is the land of opportunity and for all of the people that want to focus on the hard times then let rip with all you have got.
There is good and bad worldwide but somehow the 22 million people that live here manage to stay alive depsite that spiders, sharks, snakes, scorpions etc....
Loads of people will tell you how you are entitled to nothing.
Fact is when we emigrated one of the things that immigration advised us to do was register with centre link to get our child in the system so any future childcare help we were entitled to would come our way.
We were immediately entitled to part A family assistance and because we were renting we also qualified for rental assistance due to low earnings in our first year. I elected to claim nothing as I did not want anything however after my first tax returns were submitted we were sent a rebate and approximately 35 per cent of our childcare was paid.
Everyone is entitled to help with childcare depending on their income. The level of help obviously goes down the more you earn.
Dreams are there to be had and after all of the hype on UK tv I dont blame you for having a good look around.
It is the land of opportunity and for all of the people that want to focus on the hard times then let rip with all you have got.
There is good and bad worldwide but somehow the 22 million people that live here manage to stay alive depsite that spiders, sharks, snakes, scorpions etc....
May 15th 2012, 7:18 pm
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Re: single brit hoping to move oz with 3 year old!!
What is that and what state is that in?????
We had our son in Long Day Care (LDC) prior to school and then he went into Year K (Kindergarden) when he started school. We took the decision, as you correctly pointed out, to keep him back a year due to social maturity. He was , and is , very clever but we were concerned about his social grouping skills. In retrospect, we should of put him in when he was eligible as he got bored halfway through last year of LDC and needed stimulation. But hey, hindsight is a wonderful thing.
We had our son in Long Day Care (LDC) prior to school and then he went into Year K (Kindergarden) when he started school. We took the decision, as you correctly pointed out, to keep him back a year due to social maturity. He was , and is , very clever but we were concerned about his social grouping skills. In retrospect, we should of put him in when he was eligible as he got bored halfway through last year of LDC and needed stimulation. But hey, hindsight is a wonderful thing.
May 15th 2012, 10:45 pm
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May 15th 2012, 10:45 pm
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May 16th 2012, 8:05 am
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Re: single brit hoping to move oz with 3 year old!!
I think its the end of April of the school year which determines the cut off:
ie if your child turns 5 after April they must wait until the next year.
Some parents make the decision to hold back their children so they are not the youngest in the class (social maturity being more important than pushing children to keep up with the joneses)
ie if your child turns 5 after April they must wait until the next year.
Some parents make the decision to hold back their children so they are not the youngest in the class (social maturity being more important than pushing children to keep up with the joneses)
They also don't allow them to move up. One of the families has a kid whose birthday is July 2. Even just two days past the cut off date, she can't be moved up into the other class.
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May 16th 2012, 9:04 am
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Re: single brit hoping to move oz with 3 year old!!
Hey, I was just going to point this out.
Holding kids back (redshirting) the ones close to the cut off date...Some schools may allow it, others don't. My kids' school discourages it unless there are pressing medical reasons why the child cannot attend in his or her proper year. My kid is in the youngest cohort of his Kindy class. He's doing fine. Some kids have to be the oldest and some have to be the youngest. Redshirting was just not an option at their school.
They also don't allow them to move up. One of the families has a kid whose birthday is July 2. Even just two days past the cut off date, she can't be moved up into the other class.
Holding kids back (redshirting) the ones close to the cut off date...Some schools may allow it, others don't. My kids' school discourages it unless there are pressing medical reasons why the child cannot attend in his or her proper year. My kid is in the youngest cohort of his Kindy class. He's doing fine. Some kids have to be the oldest and some have to be the youngest. Redshirting was just not an option at their school.
They also don't allow them to move up. One of the families has a kid whose birthday is July 2. Even just two days past the cut off date, she can't be moved up into the other class.
If your happy then no problem, if on the other side parents are not they can select another school. There are some very immature kids that need more time, the age reference does not always assist as a guiding point.
May 16th 2012, 9:29 am
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Re: single brit hoping to move oz with 3 year old!!
I just volunteered for the first time (the first of many, I hope) at his Kindy class. I honestly did not see much of a difference between some of the older kids and the youngest ones. Many of the older ones had to be told repeatedly to do their work, stay on task, while many of the ones with May and June birthdays just quietly went about their business with no hassle. Like you said, it has to do with maturity and age is not the only deciding factor. I have read though in recent years that some parents who choose to redshirt for what they believe is lack of readiness in comparison with peers are perhaps actually dealing with undiagnosed learning issues. If that is the case, then without EI and addressing the specific issues at hand, just staying back a year won't necessarily be the solution they hoped for.
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May 16th 2012, 9:41 am
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Re: single brit hoping to move oz with 3 year old!!
I think it does depend on the school. In my corner of Sydney, it's pretty much expected that a child will be held back. My DD is eligible to start school in January next year. Her preschool teacher recommended holding DD back, when I discussed DD's progress with her. The schools I've spoken to (we're not sure yet which she'll go to) all said that the trend is very much to hold back. One in particular seemed very surprised that we'd even consider sending her next year. Speaking with other parents (at playgroup, for example) they pretty much all have/are planning to hold their child(ren) back. I think we'll start DD in school in January 2014, when she'll be 5 and a half. Intellectually, she's more than capable. But I think some extra maturity and confidence will help her - not just at the start of her school career, but throughout.
May 16th 2012, 9:47 am
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Re: single brit hoping to move oz with 3 year old!!
I have read though in recent years that some parents who choose to redshirt for what they believe is lack of readiness in comparison with peers are perhaps actually dealing with undiagnosed learning issues. If that is the case, then without EI and addressing the specific issues at hand, just staying back a year won't necessarily be the solution they hoped for.
EI (Early Intervention)should be more widely communicated so parents in denial have hope and can be proactive rather than head in sand.
Very surprised on how high a proportion of kids appear to have undiagnosed learning issues. Its not a reflection on parents for your child to have difficulties, it is however if you don't take action.
May 16th 2012, 10:00 am
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Re: single brit hoping to move oz with 3 year old!!
A couple of errors in here - the entitlements one gets are dependent upon the visa the OP enters on. If she gets a temporary visa then in NSW she will not only NOT get any benefits she will also have to pay for education. Temporary residents do not get help with childcare either so perhaps one needs to be clear about that - it may help spur the OP to get a PR visa if she can otherwise she will be stung with a whole lot of charges.
But all the time there are the watchful eyes of forum experts to keep the un-informed educated on the correct procedures then we are all safe to continue using forums.
Joking aside I would like to belive that whilst this forum helped me immensely over the years and I am sure many others you would think all potential migrators would look up facts before they really decide to move the other side of the world.
Stick by my first post though...follow your dreams and explore your options and good luck.
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May 16th 2012, 10:33 am
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hmm thats an interesting point on redshirting
EI (Early Intervention)should be more widely communicated so parents in denial have hope and can be proactive rather than head in sand.
Very surprised on how high a proportion of kids appear to have undiagnosed learning issues. Its not a reflection on parents for your child to have difficulties, it is however if you don't take action.
EI (Early Intervention)should be more widely communicated so parents in denial have hope and can be proactive rather than head in sand.
Very surprised on how high a proportion of kids appear to have undiagnosed learning issues. Its not a reflection on parents for your child to have difficulties, it is however if you don't take action.
And as much as I usually dislike the bureaucratic health unit-type screens, the Kindy screen is useful for picking up developmental stuff. They do hearing, vision, speech, other evaluations from what I understand. The Kindy teacher said last year, in urging us to participate and consent to the screen, one of the kids was discovered to require quite a significant prescription for lenses. The parents had no idea her eyesight was a problem until that point.
May 16th 2012, 11:14 am
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Re: single brit hoping to move oz with 3 year old!!
One needs to be a bit more observant and read all of the writing on ones post and one would have read that one was from the Gold Coast which is in Queensland and is nothing to do with NSW. One would have also noticed that having been a member since 2007 one was more than likely to be a PR.
But all the time there are the watchful eyes of forum experts to keep the un-informed educated on the correct procedures then we are all safe to continue using forums.
Joking aside I would like to belive that whilst this forum helped me immensely over the years and I am sure many others you would think all potential migrators would look up facts before they really decide to move the other side of the world.
Stick by my first post though...follow your dreams and explore your options and good luck.
But all the time there are the watchful eyes of forum experts to keep the un-informed educated on the correct procedures then we are all safe to continue using forums.
Joking aside I would like to belive that whilst this forum helped me immensely over the years and I am sure many others you would think all potential migrators would look up facts before they really decide to move the other side of the world.
Stick by my first post though...follow your dreams and explore your options and good luck.
