What is the Toy Library?
The Toy Library is a centre and mobile outreach service, its specific focus - to provide educational toys to families & carers who have a child with a disability or delay in one or more areas of their development. Parenting resources are also available for families to borrow. These include books videos etc, to help families gain information ideas & strategies they may need on a wide variety of topics.

Who are the staff on the program?
The library is staffed by part-time library assistants who are available to assist with selection of appropriate toys and learning equipment, using information provided by parents and professionals.

How does the program help?
Our aim is to foster an understanding of the benefits of play and learning through access to a variety of toys and equipment. Families, professionals and the library assistant will work together in choosing toys to assist in achieving identified goals in the child's development and therapy programs. Parents can develop their skills & resources by accessing the parent library.The Toy Library Van will make home deliveries for families in certain circumstances.            

Please contact the Toy Librarians or Yarran's CEO.

What happens?
The collection contains over 5,000 items. Up to five toys may be borrowed at one time, for a period of one month unless otherwise negotiated .Siblings & unpaid carers are welcome to borrow too.

Where is the Toy Library?
The Toy Library is a part time mobile library, please see the Toy Library Roster for specific dates. The library is based at Yarran's centre at East Gosford - 29 Waratah St East Gosford.The toy library is open every morning at East Gosford from 930am to 12.30 pm.Yarran thanks DADHC for the funding to open the toy library each morning.

Referrals?
Membership is open to any family whose child has a disability and / or a delay in one or more areas of their development and are aged 0-8 years of age.

If you feel this program may by beneficial to your child please see the Referrals Section for further information or call the library on 43227011

Voluntary Contributions / Donations.
Families may determine the amount & frequency of their voluntary contribution or donation according to their individual circumstances.The following is a suggested guideline only

Toy Library is no more than $50 per year or $25 per half year.

For more information on voluntary contributions / donations, please see our Voluntary Contributions / Donation section.

Funding Body
The Toy Library is Funded by the Department of Community Services,Department of Ageing Disability & Home Care and the Toy Library Van was donated by the Fairbridge Foundation and is supported by the Bellbird Committee & Wyong Rugby Leagues Group.

For a current toy library outreach van roster or for the library's opening hours please phone 43227011.