Childcare News

GREAT CHILDCARE LEARNING EXPERIENCES

November month has been a very busy time in our Childcare Centre!! With Remembrance Day, national recycle week and outdoor classroom day, our children have been kept very busy with all their learning experiences. Remembrance…



SCBC LITTLE ENTOMOLOGISTS

As spring sets in we are certainly enjoying the abundance of bugs that nature provides. Our Kindy class have been entomologist for the past 4 weeks. They have done lots and lots of studies on…


SPRING IS HERE!

With the spring weather setting in, we are so looking forward to the sunshine, and beautiful days ahead where lots of learning, play and wonder can take place in our outdoor environments. Our garden beds…




QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

Our Centre is continually working on our quality improvement. The aim of our QIP is to constantly self-assess how we function. We also use this as a tool and a measurement to deliver quality education…


WELCOME TO OUR PLAYGROUP!

Our Centre facilitates a FREE playgroup every Friday during school terms for our local community. Parents, caregivers and extended family come together with their babies and young children in a relaxed and friendly environment to…


WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL DAY

In celebration of World Environmental Day on Wednesday, 5th June 2019, our Pikanini room children were encouraged to plant lavender cuttings.  They were also shown how we can replant lavender to become another tree. The…


EMERGENCY SERVICES

We’ve had a very busy month in our Kindy Class. Our students have shown great interest in our Emergency Services, especially the Police. We have focused our programming around this interest, and what a fun…


STEM CONCEPTS WITH OUR BABIES

From birth, children are inquisitive. Our educators nurture early STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) concepts and skills through daily routines, play and exploratory activities. These experiences are provided for babies and children throughout our…



COMMUNITY FOCUS

In preparation for Reconciliation Week, the leadership team has been busy building strong links with the local community as we work towards building a culturally competent and responsive service. These relationships also provide educators with…


OUR BUSY BABIES & TENACIOUS TODDLERS

Obstacle Course Obstacle courses are like carnivals of movement to children. They invite, they challenge and they satisfy while always leaving children begging, “Can we do it again? Can we do it again?” Children learn…