Parent and Child Health is an integrated service for children from birth to 18 years and their families, that offers:
- well baby and toddler health checks
- parent education groups
- healthy feeding breast/bottle
- sleep and settling support
- behaviour management programs
- after birth support
- hearing screening for children four to 18 years
- school based vision screening for Prep students
- school based youth health nurses.
Well baby drop-in clinics
No appointment necessary. Brief consultation with a Child Health Nurse.
- growth and development
- feeding and nutrition
- sleep and behaviour information
- parent support
- opportunity to meet other parents
- child hearing checks by appointment
- information regarding other services
- self weigh baby scales available at Ipswich and Goodna Child Health clinics.
Infant feeding clinics (breast / bottle feeding) – no appointments required
Ipswich Health Plaza
Address: 21 Bell Street, Ipswich 4305
Phone: (07) 1800 607030
Hours: 8.30 – 11.15 am, Monday and Friday
1.00 – 3.15 pm, Wednesday
Goodna Community Health
Address: 81 Queen Street, Goodna 4300
Phone: (07) 1800 607 030
Hours: 8.30 – 11.15 am, Tuesday and Friday
1.00 – 3.15 pm Tuesday
Fourth trimester
A five-week education program for parents with their new babies during school terms are available at Ripley and Goodna. Appointment booking is required.
Phone 1800 607 030 to reserve your seat.
Locations
Ripley Minka Place
Main Street, Ripley
Goodna Community Health
81 Queen street Goodna
Sleep talk (drop-in)
Infant sleep and settling information for 0–12 months.
- Ipswich Health Plaza
1st and 3rd Monday at 11.30 am (booking necessary) - Goodna Community Health
2nd and 4th Friday of month at 11.30 am (booking necessary)
Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
A program offered to assist parents to recognise common causes of child behaviour problems and to provide parents with strategies to manage behavioural issues. Appointment booking is required.
Phone 1800 607 030 to reserve your seat.
Early intervention parenting specialists including Circle of security parenting program
An eight-week program focusing on developing and enhancing secure parent and child relationship.
Multidisciplinary team
- child health nurses
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers
- early intervention parenting specialists - provide parenting support for families with infants and young children
- social work counselling - young parents and children.
Hearing clinics
Available for children 4-18 years old (older age group while attending school) by appointment.
Phone (07) 3817 2324
Immunisations
Ipswich City Council Service
Locations: Ipswich Health Plaza and Goodna Community Health
Hours: phone council on (07) 3810 6666 for dates and times
Child Health afternoon clinic appointments are available at most of these locations. Phone 1800 607 030 to make a booking.
| Location | Address |
|---|---|
| Boonah Child Health | Boonah Hospital, Corner Highbury and Leonard Streets, Boonah, 4310 |
| Esk Child Health | Esk Hospital, 30 Highland Street, Esk, 4312 |
| Fernbrooke State School | Fernbrooke State School, 8 Regents Drive, Redbank Plains, 4301 |
| Fernvale Child Health | Fernvale State School, 1605 Brisbane Valley Highway, Fernvale, 4306 |
| Goodna Community Health Centre | 81 Queen Street, Goodna, 4300 |
| Ipswich Health Plaza | 21 Bell Street, Ipswich, 4305 |
| Laidley Child Health | Laidley Hospital, William Street, Laidley, 4341 |
| Laidley State School, 232 Patrick Street, Laidley, 4341 | |
| Lowood Child Health | Community Centre, 1 Peace Street, Lowood, 4311 |
| Ripley Child Health | Minka Place Town Centre, Main Street, Ripley, 4306 |
| Providence Community Centre, Corner Providence Parade and Amity Way, South Ripley, 4306 | |
| Springfield Child Health | Springfield Central Library, Corner Main Street and Sirius Drive, Springfield Central, 4300 |