Hello everyone from our Daisy Hill Early Learning Centre! Daisy Hill ELC would like to respectfully acknowledge the Yugambeh people, the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we live. We also recognise those whose ongoing efforts to protect and promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures will leave a lasting legacy for future Elders…
Your ELC shares tips on how to help your child transition to new rooms in childcare. Small changes can feel like big deals for children, and transitions and changes to routine and environment is something to navigate together, to help them feel confident to move through it. Your child may be excited about moving up…
Your ELC explains what you should know before your child starts childcare. It’s important to take the time to consider what you and your child want from your childcare centre education journey. Deciding to enrol your child in childcare is a deeply personal choice that takes careful consideration. Nurturing and developing your child’s best self…
Your Local Early Learning Centre shares the activity of the month… paper bag hippopotamus! A fun craft that can also double as a puppet for playtime. Get creative and use different coloured paints to bring out different personalities in these playful creatures! Materials Paper lunch bag 2 small paper plates Grey and flesh-toned paint Paintbrush…
Your ELC explores ways to unplug devices and keep you and your children connected during the school holidays. The summer holidays are officially here, which means schedules are disturbed by more time at home, children out of school, travelling and spending more time with loved ones. However, spending time with family will not be as…
Your Local Early Learning Centre shares the activity of the month… paper plate Christmas trees! A fun and easy Christmas craft that uses only paper plates and pom poms! Let your children’s imaginations run wild and get creative using any decorations you can find around the house or yard. Materials Paper plate (1 per tree)…
Your ELC explores what the Early Years Learning Framework is and why it is important for your child’s development. In your journey to find your child the best yearly learning centre, you may have come across the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF). Along with high-quality care, health and safety, and other factors, a curriculum to…
Your ELC explains how this skill is beneficial to your child’s development and ways of tying shoelaces that you can teach to your child. Learning and teaching how to tie shoelaces is a tricky task. This task requires you to put multiple skills into use such as fine motor skills, sequencing skills, and memory skills—children…
Your Local Early Learning Centre shares the activity of the month… paper hats! These are great for your next child’s party. It doesn’t get any easier than these fun paper hats! Grab some old newspaper or left-over wrapping paper and you are ready to go. These paper hats are great for incorporating into games and the…
Hello everyone from our Daisy Hill Early Learning Centre! Active Play for young children: Young children learn by doing, and “active play” includes both structured and unstructured activities. If there’s been rain and children play and jump in the puddles, that’s unstructured play. Later, when the weather warms a bit, they find that the water…