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Counting on math skills MORE than 14,000 children across Victoria, including preschoolers in Frankston, will have the opportunity to become maths masters thanks to The Smith Family’s early maths program called Let’s Count. The program, funded by a $542,000 state government grant, will see 16 early childhood educators from Frankston early learning centres help children and parents use maths every day. Victorian Families and Children Minister Jenny Mikakos met some of the educators and families at Frankston Preschool last Tuesday, alongside The Smith Family’s Victorian general manager Anton Leschen and Frankston Labor MP Paul Edbrooke. “This exciting and very welcome investment by the Victorian Government will mean thousands of Victorian children can be supported to develop their maths skills from an early age,” Mr Leschen said. “Many parents lack confidence in maths and don’t realise how much fun, and how easy, it can be to find maths in the everyday. “At The Smith Family, we’re really concerned that one in four children living in our most disadvantaged communities starts school without basic skills, including numeracy. The Smith Family, together with Charles Sturt University Professor Bob Perry and Monash University Associate Professor Ann Gervasoni developed Let’s Count. A four-year partnership with the Origin Foundation enabled the program to reach nearly 13,000 children, almost 7000 parents and 450 educators in disadvantaged communities nationally. See thesmithfamily.com.au for further details of the Let’s Count program.
Building blocks to maths success: Chase, 4, built a tower then used a tape measure to work out its height. Picture: Gary Sissons
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Tax After Hours FOR almost thirty years, the team at Tax After Hours have been assisting individuals and small businesses in all of their compliance and taxation needs. The Frankston based practice pride themselves on taking a personal approach to your financial matters and working closely with their clients to achieve the best possible outcome. As holistic accountants they aim to cater to the client as a whole person rather than just as an individual task, with this in mind they have accountants available on select evenings throughout the week to make their services more convenient and accessible to those of us who work standard business hours. Edie is the Senior Accountant and Director of
Tax After Hours; she believes in having a genuine presence and is just as comfortable in her work boots getting hands on with renovations as she is in the office. Edie has been a CPA for more than 30 years, and her friendly disposition is something that everybody remembers. Tash is the Managing Accountant of Tax After Hours; she is constantly updating her knowledge and working hard to become the best version of herself and the best Accountant she can be. Tash has shown time and time again that she can get the best possible returns for her clients and she makes sure that no possibility is left unexplored. If you would like to get in contact with Tax After Hours, their best contact is; admin@taxafterhours.com.au