A slow, considered start to 2017
mattcen - February 22, 2017 in event, Melbourne
mattcen - February 22, 2017 in event, Melbourne
mattcen - February 22, 2017 in event, Melbourne
datakid - August 22, 2015 in event, Featured, Melbourne
…it doesn’t come naturally to most people/organisers… but it’s precisely that change of focus in action and planning habits that seems to be baulked at the most. A lot of the time, it’s not impossible to do or to organise…(it) is totally doable, but hey, maybe it’s not something you’re going to remember easily when it’s not a constant factor in your own life/work! Once you re-train yourself/habits, it seems weird not to have done it that way in the first place… accessibility isn’t actually that difficult once you’ve made that initial effort.The 6-9pm time slot we decided on was never going to be parent friendly and there was little we could do about that. But it was the hardest of the criteria to meet in that meeting it radically reshaped our vision – weekends are unattractive for a regular meet, work hours are too, and in reality, no time is good for all parents, depending on number and age of children. Further, children friendly venues – potentially alcohol free, healthy food, safe play space – are hard to find, expensive to book, or too busy for a semi formal gathering, for exactly those criteria we were after. So we made a commitment to make GovHack as accessible as possible for parents. If we can’t make our weekly event family friendly, our annual flagship event absolutely would be, whatever the cost.
Service available from 9am-4pm on Saturday and 9am-3pm on Sunday – ie not the full days. But we also have venue curfews so that people get out of the building and we don’t need to find a volunteer for the 3am Sunday morning shift.
No care for children 0-2 years old.
Children 3-5/6 years old will have their own space in venue with room for 3-6 children – two carers.
Children 6/7-12 years old will have their own space in venue with room for 5-10 children – two carers.
We will be providing suitable entertainment as recommended by our childcare providers.
We would also ask for your understanding that when all places are taken, we will not ask our childcare workers to stretch themselves. Depending on levels of demand, first in best dressed is probably how we will run it.
Parents are expected to stay on site while their child is in childcare – this is not a drop zone for your shopping expedition.
In the end there was one child in care all weekend, and three other parents took advantage of the service for shorter periods over the weekend. A success. This was Zaya, the biggest and happiest user of the service.datakid - August 22, 2015 in event, Featured, Melbourne
Service available from 9am-4pm on Saturday and 9am-3pm on Sunday – ie not the full days. But we also have venue curfews so that people get out of the building and we don’t need to find a volunteer for the 3am Sunday morning shift.
No care for children 0-2 years old.
Children 3-5/6 years old will have their own space in venue with room for 3-6 children – two carers.
Children 6/7-12 years old will have their own space in venue with room for 5-10 children – two carers.
We will be providing suitable entertainment as recommended by our childcare providers.
We would also ask for your understanding that when all places are taken, we will not ask our childcare workers to stretch themselves. Depending on levels of demand, first in best dressed is probably how we will run it.
Parents are expected to stay on site while their child is in childcare – this is not a drop zone for your shopping expedition.
In the end there was one child in care all weekend, and three other parents took advantage of the service for shorter periods over the weekend. A success. This was Zaya, the biggest and happiest user of the service.datakid - August 22, 2015 in event, Featured, Melbourne
…it doesn’t come naturally to most people/organisers… but it’s precisely that change of focus in action and planning habits that seems to be baulked at the most. A lot of the time, it’s not impossible to do or to organise…(it) is totally doable, but hey, maybe it’s not something you’re going to remember easily when it’s not a constant factor in your own life/work! Once you re-train yourself/habits, it seems weird not to have done it that way in the first place… accessibility isn’t actually that difficult once you’ve made that initial effort.The 6-9pm time slot we decided on was never going to be parent friendly and there was little we could do about that. But it was the hardest of the criteria to meet in that meeting it radically reshaped our vision – weekends are unattractive for a regular meet, work hours are too, and in reality, no time is good for all parents, depending on number and age of children. Further, children friendly venues – potentially alcohol free, healthy food, safe play space – are hard to find, expensive to book, or too busy for a semi formal gathering, for exactly those criteria we were after. So we made a commitment to make GovHack as accessible as possible for parents. If we can’t make our weekly event family friendly, our annual flagship event absolutely would be, whatever the cost.
Service available from 9am-4pm on Saturday and 9am-3pm on Sunday – ie not the full days. But we also have venue curfews so that people get out of the building and we don’t need to find a volunteer for the 3am Sunday morning shift.
No care for children 0-2 years old.
Children 3-5/6 years old will have their own space in venue with room for 3-6 children – two carers.
Children 6/7-12 years old will have their own space in venue with room for 5-10 children – two carers.
We will be providing suitable entertainment as recommended by our childcare providers.
We would also ask for your understanding that when all places are taken, we will not ask our childcare workers to stretch themselves. Depending on levels of demand, first in best dressed is probably how we will run it.
Parents are expected to stay on site while their child is in childcare – this is not a drop zone for your shopping expedition.
In the end there was one child in care all weekend, and three other parents took advantage of the service for shorter periods over the weekend. A success. This was Zaya, the biggest and happiest user of the service.stevebennett - July 30, 2015 in Government data, Melbourne
stevebennett - July 30, 2015 in Government data, Melbourne