The 8th Little Kids Day Out will be held on Saturday 2nd September 2023. This FREE annual community event is organised by a committee of early childhood professionals and community members. The event aims to connect families with early learning centres, schools, support services, playgroups, sporting clubs and creative arts studios and businesses supporting young children in our region.
The last event saw between 2500 and 3000 adults and children attend the event. Over 300 volunteers from 128 organisations, businesses, schools and early learning centres contributed to the success of the event. The performances, creative experiences, info stands, displays, exhibitors and demonstrations, food vans and prizes offered on the day will ensure the success of the event. At the last event, fifty early learning centres and schools across the Gympie Region were involved.
In 2023 we are committed to ensuring the event showcases local performers and promotes services & businesses that support families with young children across the Gympie Region.
Please join us to support families with young children in our Region
Want to be a Sponsor?
Why the Little Kids Day Out?
The target audience of the event is families with young children across our region. The information booths, activities and performances that are provided are suitable for families with children under the age of eight years old but are of interest to older children as well. The committee plans to have as many support service providers, schools, early learning centres, sporting clubs, creative arts studios and businesses supporting young children involved in the event. Each will distribute information on how they can support families and provide an activity and how they can support families with young children.
The event aims to have, as much as possible, activities that are open ended and can be done at home by parents. Parents participate in activities with their children on the day. Volunteers supervising each activity, will model positive interactions between adults and children in the hope that the parents will replicate these at home. The event aims to aid and encourage increased high-quality parental engagement in their children’s learning and development. Our aim is to also encourage parental uptake in participation of services and resources available in our region. The committee hopes the event will have a positive influence in children’s readiness for school.
2024 PLATINUM PARTNERS
2024 GOLD SPONSORS
HEALTHY PLAY Project
The Healthy Play Project is supported by funding from the Australian Government through the PHN Program. Healthy Play is facilitated by childcare professionals offering parents support with their children aged 0 – 5, and or home schooled children, to navigate Primary Health Care Services and any other informal supports required. Healthy Play will do this by providing the community with mobile playdates/clinics offering non clinical and clinical pre screenings at a variety of settings and locations, and visiting existing activities such as local shopping centres, playgroups, schools, Indigenous spaces, parks, family fun days and places requested by groups of parents.
The aim of these sessions and appearances is to provide families with easy access to our program and get that support for yourself or your child. There is no cost associated with this program to parents/families. Watch this space grow! Healthy Play staff have extensive experience supporting parents/families/children and very much look forward to meeting with you.
You can contact 0497 159 254 for child related enquires and/or screenings and information, by phoning or texting, or by email projects@gcp.org.au. For parenting and family wellbeing enquires, please contact our Family Support Worker on 0413 365 689 or by email hp@gcp.org.au
2023 SILVER SPONSORS
GYMPIE PARTY WORLD
2024 SUPPORTERS
2023 SPONSORS
2023 PLATINUM PARTNERS
Gympie Regional Libraries have a large range of activities and resources for babies up to teens. There are reading clubs, Storytime and resources for parents and teachers.
Kids and Youth – Gympie Regional Council Libraries activities
Art Stars – Gympie Regional Council
Enriching creative art experience that give children the confidence to explore their own authentic art. For kids aged between 5-10 years (accompanied by an adult). Bookings are essential as numbers are strictly limited. Bookings are essential as numbers are strictly limited. You can book by visiting,
Art Stars – Gympie – Eventfinda
Story Time – Gympie Regional Council Libraries
Reading aloud and sharing stories with your child is a great way to spend time together. Here are some programs to try.
First 5 Forever Storytime and Baby Bounce helps prepare children for school and develops:
good listening skills and a love of reading and learning, motor skills, memory, sequencing and rhyming skills, socialising, creativity and family fun.
This is done through singing, rhymes, stories, and craft. These free sessions are suitable for babies and preschool children.
Visit first5forever.org.au for more information.
Story Box Library This is a place where storytellers read books by Australian authors and illustrators. Use your Gympie Regional Libraries membership card number to log in.Story Box Library
LOTE Online for Kids LOTE Online for Kids is an online database of digital books in World Languages, that allows kids to enjoy the magic of books in LOTE (Languages Other Than English). Each book also comes with English translations to help kids learn languages.LOTE Online for Kids
Let’s Read Get reading tips and find rhymes, songs and stories to share with children from birth to five years.
Busy Bees Early Learning provides a superior childcare solution for children from newborns right up to the time they go to school. Their local Early Learning Centre, Busy Bees at Gympie, has warm and inviting learning spaces and large, natural outdoor play areas complete with gardens and animals!
Busy Bees Early Learning’s mission is to deliver high quality childcare and exciting learning opportunities for every child, giving them the best start life. Their education and care programs are designed to meet the needs of individual children, with flexible and responsive routines and transitions.
Discover the Busy Bees difference…
- Experienced, qualified and professional Educators… they’re here for your child’s every need
- Emotional and social development programs… your child will Bee more than ready for school
- Beautiful indoor and outdoor activity and learning environments… they nurture your child’s sense of adventure, curiosity, and wonder
- Best-practice, sector-leading safeguarding and safety… you have peace of mind while your child has the best start in life!
Learn more about Busy Bees at Gympie: busybees.edu.au/locations/gympie/
2023 GOLD SPONSORS
Cooloola Christian College Early Learning Centre
At CCC’s Early Learning Centre we believe every child is a unique individual, a capable learner, full of curiosity and wonder. Children are keen to explore, to share and communicate, to take risks and be challenged.
The CCC Early Learning Centre offers a rich play-based learning education for your child in a modern and engaging setting for children aged from 15 months to Kindergarten.
Our ELC is located on the campus of Cooloola Christian College – a Prep to Year 12 school with a reputation for providing excellence in education for the past 25 years.
Freemasons Gold
Freemasons are a diverse group of men from all walks of life, from many religions and many backgrounds. Becoming a Freemason is a commitment to develop your own potential, to values that see all humankind as equal, and to helping others in our community.
HEALTHY PLAY Project
The Healthy Play Project is supported by funding from the Australian Government through the PHN Program. Healthy Play is facilitated by childcare professionals offering parents support with their children aged 0 – 5, and or home schooled children, to navigate Primary Health Care Services and any other informal supports required. Healthy Play will do this by providing the community with mobile playdates/clinics offering non clinical and clinical pre screenings at a variety of settings and locations, and visiting existing activities such as local shopping centres, playgroups, schools, Indigenous spaces, parks, family fun days and places requested by groups of parents.
The aim of these sessions and appearances is to provide families with easy access to our program and get that support for yourself or your child. There is no cost associated with this program to parents/families. Watch this space grow! Healthy Play staff have extensive experience supporting parents/families/children and very much look forward to meeting with you.
You can contact 0497 159 254 for child related enquires and/or screenings and information, by phoning or texting, or by email projects@gcp.org.au. For parenting and family wellbeing enquires, please contact our Family Support Worker on 0413 365 689 or by email hp@gcp.org.au
myKindy at Victory
mykindy at Victory is a modern long-day care early learning service for kindergarten and pre-kindergarten children, from 2.5 to 5 years of age.
Our childcare offering is centred around play-based curriculum and draws on care, support and security as our three tenets of service delivery.
Our mission is to provide a quality, fun early learning educational environment that encourages children to play, create, grow and discover – all whilst feeling nurtured, safe and valued as individuals.
Located on the grounds of Victory College in Gympie, mykindy has fun, purpose-built facilities and the same guiding values that are a hallmark of Victory College.
The Service operates from 7:30am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday, for 49 weeks of the year, giving working parents the flexibility they need. As a secure long day-care service, parents also have peace of mind knowing their children are cared for in a safe environment, guided by the principles of a quality Christian education
Gold City Pest Services
GCPS has been servicing Gympie & surrounding regions, providing our clients with optimal service and personal attention in eradicating & preventing pest or termite concerns. We offer a wide range of pest control services and treatments for your home or business to help keep your property pest free all year long. Give our friendly office administration a call today – 07 5482 8244.
2023 SILVER SPONSORS
ALMA STREET PRE-PREP
CLEANAWAY
GYMPIE LIONS
Act For Kids
Act for Kids has a program called Family and Child Connect which supports Gympie and Sunshine Coast communities. Family and Child Connect can help with a range of family and parenting challenges. We’ll talk with families about their situation and work out the type of support that might be helpful.
We then provide advice and send referrals to local services that can help with:
- managing children’s behaviour (e.g. skipping school, running away from home, homework, tantrums)
- building better family relationships
- addressing any violence at home
- budgeting and managing money
- alcohol, drug, or gambling problems
- housing, health care, or access to other community or government services.
You can contact Family and Child Connect
by calling 5451 8200 or submitting a referral via the website: familychildconnect.org.au
Gympie Meat Hall
Family owned and operated, supporting the local community with Quality meat and gluten free smallgoods and sausages at affordable prices. Offering home deliveries.
GYMPIE SOUTH STATE SCHOOL
Gympie South has always been about the WHOLE CHILD. Not only do we focus on and prioritise academics – but we offer so much more. We ensure that every child experiences success and achieves. This can be through a love of sport, music, STEM, robotics, choir, leadership. But most importantly – you will see and feel that we value every child and we work towards them being the best learner possible.
Nolan Meat's Social Club
UNITING CARE
2023 SUPPORTERS
BUNNINGS
BIG W
Cooloola Community Orchestra
Gritt N' Gravity
FOCUS ON DANCE
GYMPIE AQUATIC RECREATION CENTRE
GYMPIE PARTY WORLD
HARTBEAT TRAINING & CONSULTANCY
Mary Valley Rattler
TONY PERRETT MP
WOOLWORTHS
Join the us to support families with young children in our Region
2023 Community Group/Event/Organisation Award of the Year
Gympie Regional Community Event of the Year Nominee 2019
2018 Healthy Towns Major Award winner
Gympie Regional Community Event of the Year Nominee 2018
2017 Gympie Regional Community Event of the Year winner
2017 Healthy Towns Connection to Place Award winner
An opportunity to promote your business by placing your marketing material in the free goodie bag handout.
Logo Representation on the LKDO website: https://littlekidsdayout.org.au
Facebook Pages:
Little Kids Day Out: https://www.facebook.com/littlekidsdayoutgympie
All Aboard Gympie Region: https://www.facebook.com/allaboardgympieregion/
OPTION 1 PLATINUM $3000
At least four personalised Facebook post/video on both our pages www.facebook.com/littlekidsdayoutgympie and www.facebook.com/allaboardgympieregion
Place your pull-up banners or signs around the area at 4 locations including on stage.
Live feed of your Facebook page on our LKDO website for 6 months www.littlekidsdayout.org.au (at a time frame suitable to you)
Half page advertisement on event day program distributed on the day and posted on Facebook (10,000+ shares) and websites. Traditionally shared extensively across region by all involved.
Logo, link and blurb on Sponsorship page of www.littlekidsdayout.org.au/sponsorship/
Largest logo on event flyers distributed across the region to all families at early learning centres and schools and businesses (front page and on sponsors page of the program).
Logo on all printed materials e.g. competitions, feedback forms etc.
Sponsorship acknowledgement in press releases submitted to publications.
Live link (# @) in the shared Facebook posts for event.
Choice of position of stand (in negotiation with us and in line with the management of the whole site)
Verbal acknowledgement throughout the day.
OPTION 2 GOLD $1000
At least two personalised Facebook post/video celebrating sponsor www.facebook.com/littlekidsdayoutgympie and www.facebook.com/allaboardgympieregion
Quarter page advertisement on event day program distributed on the day and posted on Facebook and websites. Traditionally shared extensively across region by all involved.
Logo, link and blurb on Sponsorship page of www.littlekidsdayout.org.au/sponsorship/ website.
Your logo on event flyers distributed across the region to all families at early learning centres and schools and businesses (front page and on sponsors page of the program).
Sponsorship acknowledgement in press releases submitted to publications.
Live link (# @) in the shared Facebook posts for event.
Verbal acknowledgement on the day individually thanked at event opening.
Choice of position of stand (in negotiation with us and in line with the management of the whole site)
OPTION 3 SILVER $500
Logo on event day program distributed on the day and posted on Facebook and websites. Traditionally shared extensively across region by all involved.
Logo, link and blurb on Sponsorship page of www.littlekidsdayout.org.au/sponsorship/ website.
Live link (#) in the shared Facebook posts for event.
Verbal acknowledgement on the day individually thanked at event opening.
Positioning of site after major sponsors above are allocated.
OPTION 4 SUPPORTER (Activity or Prize Sponsor)
Logo on event day program distributed on the day and posted on Facebook and websites. Traditionally shared extensively across region by all involved.
Logo, and link on the Sponsorship page of www.littlekidsdayout.org.au/sponsorship/ website.
Live link (#) in the shared Facebook posts for the event.
OTHER
All donations are welcome. We can develop a package to suit your budget and needs.
Contact Little Kids Day Out
Admin Address:
20 Hilton Road, Gympie 4570
Event Address:
Pavilion building & grounds,
Gympie Show Grounds
Exhibition Road, Southside 4570
Phone: 0418 157 280
Email: littlekidsdayout@gmail.com