Busy Bee

We are hosting a Busy Bee on Saturday 10 September from 9am until 11:30am at the Holyrood Pavilion, 10 Holyrood St, West Leederville. At the Busy Bee we will be collating materials for our Care Packages.

RSVP is essential for parking passes and catering purposes. Morning tea will be provided.

We extend our thanks to the Town of Cambridge for their support.

Term 3 Developmental Playgroup

Since the start of the year we have received quite a few contacts from families who are desperately seeking assistance for their NICU graduate who has just started Kindy. Sadly they have not received any early intervention services in the toddler years and the Kindy teachers have now flagged that there is an issue requiring diagnosis and assistance in the classroom. This is really confronting news, especially since we have a strong follow up program in WA but also because Developmental Paediatricians are so challenging to get in to see right now!

Whilst our program is no a substitute for 1-1 therapy, nor is it a diagnostic service it can give you valuable information to assist you to navigate the system and advocate for your child in the toddler years. So much growth and development occurs in the early years, it’s important to maximise every opportunity to help prevent issues in the longer term.

Enrolments for Term 3 of Developmental Playgroup are now open. With places available at both Coolbinia and Canning Vale. Playgroup is open to any child in WA aged 6m actual age to 3 years of age who was admitted to a Neonatal Unit after birth.  Neonatal Unit admission can be for any reason including but not limited to premature birth, sick full term, or surgical requirements.  The cost of this program is heavily subsidised by grant funding, our fundraising efforts and generous donors.  You can enrol for Term 3 via our webstore here:

https://www.tinysparkswa.org.au/shop

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November Coffee Morning

Our final coffee morning for 2021 will be held next Monday 29/11 from 10am at Biara Cafe (formerly Stickybeaks) at Kings Park.  This will be a lovely opportunity to celebrate our 8th Birthday and close off Neonatal November celebrations.  Along with the usual pregnancy, birth and beyond chatter our Crafty Creators are very welcome to join in or drop by, to pass along any final items for the year.

Light it up purple 2021

To shine a light on the critical issue of premature birth, each year a wave of light sweeps the globe at 7pm lighting as many buildings and landmarks purple as possible.  Since 2013 we have been coordinating lighting in Western Australia and the community support we have received has grown and grown.  We are delighted to have more venues than ever before lighting up purple this year.

You can visit the following locations to celebrate World Prematurity Day, 17 November:

  • Albany Town Square (14/11 only)

  • Alison Hartman Gardens, Albany (14/11 only)

  • Perth Children’s Hospital ‘Fizz’ (15-19)

  • The Kids’ Bridge, PCH (15-19)

  • Matagarup Bridge

  • The Sky Ribbon

  • Mount Street Bridge

  • Fremantle Prison Gatehouse

  • Optus Stadium

  • Perth Concert Hall

  • SJOG Hospital Mt Lawley

  • Broome Water Tower

  • The Bell Tower

  • Mandurah Bridge

  • Council House Perth

  • Yagan Square and Water Fountain

  • Elizabeth Quay

  • King Edward Memorial Hospital entry (15-19)

  • SJOG Hospital Subiaco

  • Trafalgar Bridge, East Perth

  • Eastern Goldfields Community Centre, Kalgoorlie

  • William Grundt Memorial Library, Kalgoorlie

  • Crown Casino

  • QV1 Tower

  • Brockman Street, Manjimup

  • Koombana Footbridge and foreshore, Bunbury

  • Marlston Hill Lookout, Bunbury

  • Marlston waterfront, Bunbury

  • Richmond Reserve, Bunbury

  • Arrol Centre at Jetty Road, Bunbury

  • The Navigators, Koombana Drive roundabout, Bunbury

  • Guppy Park, Bunbury

  • Rockingham Beach Foreshore

  • Graham Farmer Freeway Tunnel entrance

We would love you to get out and about to enjoy the purple lighting.  Huge thanks to everyone on the list above.  Please let them know what it means to you to see them light it up purple.  

Don’t forget to tag us when sharing to your social media @tinysparkswa #worldprematurityday2021 #neonatalnovember

**Please note this list is subject to change.

Term 4 Developmental Playgroup (Copy)

Developmental Playgroup seeks to provide early support from suitably qualified allied health experts in the fields of physiotherapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy, to provide advice and guidance to families in a play based setting.

Playgroup is open to any child in WA aged 6m actual age to 3 years of age who was admitted to a Neonatal Unit after birth.  Neonatal Unit admission can be for any reason including but not limited to premature birth, sick full term, or surgical requirements.  The cost of this program is heavily subsidised by our fundraising efforts and generous donors.  You can enrol in Term 4 here:

https://www.tinysparkswa.org.au/shop/new-enrolment-developmental-playgroup-term-3-2021-9y8c2