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Possum Community Toy Library

Possum Community Toy Library provides a large range of toys and resources for children aged 0-12 including construction equipment, wooden puzzles, baby toys, ride-ons, musical instruments, toys encouraging creative play, CDs and some larger equipment. A range of specialist toys for children with additional needs is also available.

Membership allows you to borrow from any of our Satellite Library locations in Katoomba, Hazelbrook, Springwood, Winmalee and Penrith.

Click here to view the Toy Library Timetable
Click here to view the Playgroups Flyer
Click here to download the Membership Form
Click here to download the Conditions of Borrowing

Parents and Educators Resource Library (PERLS)

The PERLS Library provides up-to-date resources covering a wide range of materials relating to parenting, child development, behaviour guidance, nutrition and health, starting school, programming, emergent curriculum, specific disabilities and more.

The library is a valuable source of information for parents, professionals, students and anyone interested in the early childhood field. The collection includes books, journals, cassette tapes, videos, DVDs, CDs, brochures, information sheets, posters and teaching aids.

Membership allows you to borrow resources from the library in Hazelbrook or via our Toy Library van by prior arrangement.

Click here to download the Membership Form

Consultancy and Professional Development Services

The organisation provides a range of early childhood consultancy and professional development services. For more information please contact us.

Student Placement

Connect supervises student placements each year through partnerships with:

Charles Sturt University Schools of Education and Nursing
University of Western Sydney School of Education
University of Western Sydney School of Medicine
TAFE NSW - Western Sydney Institute
Various international universities

Healthy Start Network

Connect convenes the Healthy Start Learning Hub. This network enables professionals to share expertise and knowledge in order to support families headed by parents with learning difficulties or disabilities.

Volunteers Scheme

Connect Child & Family Services highly values the contribution that volunteers make to the operation of our organisation. Volunteers provide supplementary labour to undertake tasks and to provide services which Connect Child & Family Services would not otherwise be able to provide. Connect welcomes volunteers of all ages to be involved in operational and administrative areas of the organisation.