Healthy families,
healthy communities
Early childhood education and care
Early childhood intervention
Parenting support
Out of home care
Grandparent carer support
Leaving care
Mental health programs
School based programs
Housing support
Regional programs
- In 1943 Wanslea is established by Florence Hummerston. The Wanslea Hostel opened at 30 Bulwer Street, Perth to provide a home for children whose mothers were ill and fathers (mostly service men) away
- In 1946 the Wanslea Hostel moves to Railway Street, Cottesloe
- In 1976 Wanslea’s first parenting support service, the Home Help and Family Support Service, opens
- In 1984 the Cottesloe Hostel closes
- In 1985 Wanslea begins offering cottage-based residential care in Mosman Park and foster care begins
- In 1986 in home care and family day care begin
- In 1995 the Scarborough office opens
- In 1997 parenting support services expanded in the Perth metropolitan area
- In 1999 the Mosman Park residential cottages close and cottage care ceases
- In 2000 family day care in the Great Southern commences and the Albany office opens
- In 2002 the Grandcare program delivers a suite of services for grandparents who have the full-time care of their grandchildren
- In 2003 the Mandurah office opens offering family day care
- In 2003 Leaving Care is established for young people who are leaving out of home care
- In 2005 Wanslea opens family day care in the Goldfields
- In 2005 the first of Wanslea’s mental health programs for children and young people is established: Children of Parents with a Mental Illness (COPMI)
- In 2007 Wanslea moves into Early Learning and Development with its first Outside School Hours Centre at Methodist Ladies’ College
- In 2008 Wanslea opens its first Early Learning and Development Centre in Quarry Street, Fremantle and expands Outside School Hours Care in Fremantle
- In 2009 Wanslea begins providing services for Aboriginal families and children in the Great Southern
- In 2009 Wanslea commences operating the St Peter and Emmaus, Rockingham and Plantagenet Early Learning and Development Centres and three additional outside school hours care centres
- In 2010 Wanslea Early Learning and Development formed as a legal entity
- In 2010 the Katanning office opens
- In 2011 the Victoria Park office closes and the Cloverdale office opens
- In 2013 Wanslea’s services are extended to the northern metropolitan suburbs and the Clarkson office is opened
- In 2014 the Child and Parent Centre in Albany commences
- In 2014 Wanslea administers the Grandcarers Support Scheme that provides additional financial support to grandparent carers
- In 2014 the Susan Teather Early Learning and Development Centre in the Fiona Stanley Hospital precinct opens
- In 2014 Specialised Foster Care is established
- In 2015 Wanslea opens a new child care centre in Rockingham
- In 2015 services for Aboriginal children and families are provided in Kalgoorlie in partnership with local primary schools
- In 2016 Wanslea publishes its Statement of Commitment to Reconciliation
- In 2017 parenting support services are extended to the Wheatbelt and an office opens in Northam
- In 2017 the Quarry St Early Learning and Development Centre closes
- The Wanslea Reconciliation Action Plan approved by Reconciliation Australia
- Wanslea delivers the in home care support agency in Western Australia and Northern Territory
- Parenting and family care support services are extended to the Wheatbelt in partnership with KEEDAC
- Connected Beginnings is the first site in Western Australia to receive money from the Federal government to support a collective impact initiative to bring service providers and community members together with local primary schools to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pregnant women, families and children birth to five years
- In 2019 Wanslea is appointed the Early Childhood Early Intervention NDIA Partner in the Community for Western Australia including Perth metropolitan, the Inner Wheatbelt, Great Southern and Southwest regions
- In 2019 housing support services commence in the Wheatbelt and Goldfields in partnership with KEEDAC, Yorgum and Ruah Community Services
- In 2019 Wanslea opens offices in Bunbury, Bibra Lake, Wanneroo, Stirling, Midland, Subiaco, Northam and Cannington
- In 2020 in home care services are provided in Tasmania and the Northern Territory
- In 2020 the Currambine and Hobart offices open
Our Purpose
We support children and young people to grow and develop, safely.
Our Impact
How we aim to empower children and families
- Children and families of all cultures are included in Wanslea’s services, programs, structures and decision making
- We treat all who interact with us with respect, honouring their differences and their input
- The role of all carers is valued and supported
- Children will develop and grow a stronger identity and connection to culture, community and Country, creating strong and safe families
- Partnerships with families and community representatives inform and shape Wanslea’s service delivery, research and advocacy
How we aim to impact the community services sector
- Community Services are more effective in influencing government policies for children and families
- Effective training for Community Services staff to be highly professional and culturally secure
- Adequate funding to always provide best practice for Community Services
How we aim to impact the Australian community
- Creating an Australian community that is more inclusive, safe, child and family-focused
- Overcoming disadvantage for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families and communities
Everything we do is guided by five core values, which shape our culture, our services and our organisational direction.
WE CARE
WE COLLABORATE
WE COLLABORATE
WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE
WE HAVE COURAGE
WE HAVE COURAGE
WE CELEBRATE
