TOP PRODUCT: Porta-Creche 22/11/2007 - By Maria Mourikis
Youre already ten minutes late; you are scrambling manically through your study draw to find the tiny invitation you received almost two months ago, and your husband is honking the horn in the car outside, when all of a sudden the phone rings. The babysitter cant make it, you are going to have to do the unthinkable and bring the kids with you!
As Maria Mourikis finds out Porta-Creche is turning every parents nightmare into a blissful baby's dream with their mobile, short-term childcare service, catering for events and corporate functions.Allanah Green, who set up the South Queensland based company in response to the lack of high quality temporary childcare options in the corporate sector found that event numbers were often down due to potential attendees trying to find childcare.Her team of trained childcare professionals provide stimulating activities such as drawing, play dough, singing and music, as well as role-plays, board games and dress-ups to keep the children occupied, while their parents attend the event.Porta-Creche prides itself on its flexibility and offers a range of services to suit a clients venue or event request.Corporate Events:
Large-scale corporate functions and day events are very popular with bigger businesses, government departments and multinational companies such as race days or fairs. Porta-Creche can provide a convenient childcare alternative that blends in with any style of event.
The event organisers must provide a suitable space for the creche, and for safety reasons, all venues must be inspected by Porta- Creche prior to the event, who then undertake a risk assessment, but once this is completed the team can set up and run the creche without any further assistance.
Conferences:
Onsite childcare is slowing increasing in the workplace in response to the growing number of parents returning to work. Conferences have always been a staple of the corporate sector and providing on-site childcare facilities can be a valuable asset for conference hosts.
Conferences can offer to provide the creche for free on a first in first served basis, where the company books the creche for an estimated number of children and those children who arrive first are then supervised for a set amount of time. Other conference hosts opt to pre-book the children, and determine the numbers accordingly.
Weddings:
There is nothing more painstaking than watching someones magical moment being trampled on by a screaming toddler running rampage through a $10,000 venue. Porta-Creche can help alleviate this situation, as well as any issues that might arise from quoting an age limit on the reception invitation.
Most function centres have extra rooms, which can be hired out at low costs where Porta-Creche can set up a play space where the children will engage in fun and stimulating activities such as making cards for the bride and groom, and party games. While the team do not provide food or meals they are happy to have meals served in the creche area or have the children return to the tables at meal times.
Wedding creches usually begin at the start of the reception, however if needed, they can be booked for the ceremony as well.
Costs
Although the company is based in the Toowoomba and Darling Downs area, the team can travel to further locations, providing travel expenses are covered.
Costs of the service vary depending on factors such as location, number of children, and duration of time.
Generally, prices begin at $10 per hour per child with a minimum of four children. A booking fee of $40 is also required and payable at the time of booking.
Porta-Creche is available 7 days a week including evenings.
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