Wollongong East Out Of School Hours Care

We started way back as a little action group (think the mouse who roared).We grew to become Illawarra Children’s Services (trusted brother, aunt and confidant).We extended our work and our reach to a big part of Australia (way past Corrimal Post Office). So we changed our name to Big Fat Smile (so we could tell you more about who we are and what we want for the world).Always advocates, educators and pace-setters (we’ve been earning our stripes since 1981).We’re community owned and love that we’re not-for-profit (we also like puppets and colouring outside the lines).Below this line are four gigantic things we offerCommunity preschools, playgroups and play centres for children up to five years of ageCreative workshops and skoolzout – our recreation clubs – for children of school ageFantastic studio and outreach programs in the arts for children of all agesInclude Me programs so that every child has an opportunity to participate and growTricked you! (remember, we said there were four things)We’ve covered the basics, and here’s the super important stuff about Big Fat SmileWe love monsters, fairies and imaginary friends (as long as they’re smiling, because dreaming, imagining and thinking outside the box are important).We ‘totally get’ the ‘jump up and down’ and ‘do the hokey pokey’ thing (because it’s all about self expression and creativity).We take our responsibilities seriously (but we also laugh, learn and feel really good about things).We work and live for positive interactions (and we also turn frowns upside-down, as you’d S