Donate to EarlyEd’s Cubby House Toy Library
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Help us to lend more toys to more families and keep toys out of landfill.
Cubby House Toy Library_ Good for children, families, the community, and the environment.
Our library is well stocked and ready each week for:
- families to browse and borrow toys and
- our volunteer team to deliver toys to our 3 Click and collect sites.
We could do more with financial help to train our volunteers and promote the library.
A donation of:
$120 will support a family experiencing financial hardship to be a member for a year.
$240 will cover the cost for a volunteer when dropping of a click and collect load to one of our external hubs.
$200 covers the cost of recruiting and training a new volunteer
$40 covers the cost of packing and returning toys a family borrows.
$25 helps promote the library on social media.
There are other ways to donate. Why not become a volunteer?
Whatever way you look at it, local toy libraries bring value and savings to children, families, and our local communities
A community toy library reduces costs to, while benefiting the environment and community by
- reducing waste, particularly of hard plastics
- increasing learning and play opportunities for children
- increasing equity of access to early education experiences
- increasing intergenerational social connection between volunteers and families.
Borrowing toys reduces costs to families as they avoid the need to purchase a toy and store it. It helps their children learn the social and environmental benefits of reusing and recycling while having access to a wide range of toys.
For over 45 years Cubby House Toy Library at Forestville has been adapting to the changing needs of the community. We are now able to save families more time and money by offering Click and Collect services.
When toy library services like Cubby House are run by a team of volunteers the library makes use of the valuable experiences of people in our community and develops intergenerational connections. Many volunteers stay for years and make lasting friendships. Others gain work experience and others build their confidence to enter the workforce.
Toy libraries are not just about play and reducing waste.
They are also a place where families can find out the information, they need to support their child and their learning.
After all, parents are a child’s first and most important teacher.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is EarlyEd a charity?
Yes EarlyEd is a registered charity and has been operating for 45 years. It was started by a group of special educators concerned that there were no services for children with disabilities or delays in their development. They knew even then that starting intervention early makes a significant difference to a child’s development and their family’s lives.
What does EarlyEd do with donations?
EarlyEd uses donations for services and activities that:
- give support directly to parents, children and families,
- help community agencies include children with disabilities in their programs and
- provide staff with practical, early intervention training to suit their individual service.
What specific services will my donation support?
EarlyEd donations make sure that we can help families as soon as they need it and help them with services that aren’t covered by NDIS. These include:
- Emergency support for families at the point of diagnosis
- Advocating for the inclusion of children with disabilities in their community
- Offering activities close to home
- Funding travel to families over the NDIS cap
We provide immediate support and intervention to families with babies. If a family is concerned about their child we provide information and advice as well as support through playgroups. We meet with community agencies to keep them aware of the need to refer families early for support. In this changing time of NDIS we fill the gaps and make the government aware how changes are impacting services to children.
Families now pay for services, so why would I donate?
Under the NDIS, the government no longer provide funds directly to not-for-profit organisations like EarlyEd, but rather individuals receive funds and choose the services they need, which are then paid for by the NDIS. This has limited the way EarlyEd can now support families. Where previous funding meant that we could provide support to families who had concerns about their child’s development, regardless of whether they had received a formal diagnosis, NDIS now means that we are only funded to run services for families with approved NDIS plans. Additionally, a number of our services do not meet NDIS funding criteria including supporting the whole needs of family through counselling and crisis support. Learn more about helping us maintain vital supports for families.
