Healthy families,
healthy communities

who we help

We support children and young people under 25 years of age within Australia.

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
1943 -
1986
Two black and white photos. The first is a portrait of Florence Hummerston and the second is photo of the Wanslea hostel in Cottesloe
  • 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
1995 -
2003
Two black and white photos. The first is a portrait of Florence Hummerston and the second is of the Wanslea hostel.
  • 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
2005 -
2009
Two black and white photos. The first is a portrait of Florence Hummerston and the second is of the Wanslea hostel.
  • 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
2010 -
2014
Two black and white photos. The first is a portrait of Florence Hummerston and the second is of the Wanslea hostel.
  • 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
2015 -
2017
Two black and white photos. The first is a portrait of Florence Hummerston and the second is of the Wanslea hostel.
  • 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
Two black and white photos. The first is a portrait of Florence Hummerston and the second is of the Wanslea hostel.
  • 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
2019 -
2020
Two black and white photos. The first is a portrait of Florence Hummerston and the second is of the Wanslea hostel.
  • 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.

Everything we do is guided by five core values, which shape our culture, our services and our organisational direction.

WE CARE

WE COLLABORATE
WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE

WE HAVE COURAGE
WE CELEBRATE
Child safety
We place the safety of children and young people at the forefront of our operations and have embedded a child-safe culture across our programs and services.