Your ELC helps you understand gross motor skills and its importance for each age group. What are gross motor skills? Gross motor skills are abilities that allow us to do tasks that require whole-body movement and involve large muscles in our torso, legs and arms. Gross motor skills are important for us to do everyday…
This month’s recipe are these easy, fun and tasty snacks! Serves 4 | Prep Time: 15 mins | Difficulty: Easy Get the kids excited about Easter with these fun chocolate and coconut nests. Not only do these little nests look amazing, but they are also full of goodness and take barely any time to prepare!…
Easter is almost here. Here’s a fun activity to try at home! These wooden spoon chicks are so fun and super easy to make! All you need are wooden spoons, googly eyes, paper and glue! Not only will you love this activity, but your kids will also too! Materials: Wooden or plastic spoons Googly…
Hello to our wonderful Underwood Early Learning Centre families! From The Office Welcome our new families and old to the monthly newsletter. I feel like we are back to some form of normal life again, with not having to wear masks now. We are asking parents to still be mindful of social distancing and sanitizing…
The most significant period for obtaining language and speech abilities fall within the first three years of living when the brain is nurturing and developing. Language development builds children’s capability to effectively communicate, express emotions, understand feelings, think, learn, maintain relationships, and solve problems. As parents are a child’s first official teacher, ensuring parents have…
As your child is growing day by day, it is important to let your children play with other children to build on foundational social skills. Letting your children play with each other is a major development during their early years of life. Not only does it develop social skills, but it also teaches children how…
Your Local Early Learning Centre shares the activity of the month… An End of Rainbow Swirl! You can’t skip this activity on St. Patrick’s Day! Make these kid-friendly, creative, and fun end of rainbow swirls with your children. With this upcoming event, use them as decorations around the house, or in your children’s room. Your…
This month’s recipe, Spiderman Strawberries, is perfect for those kids who love Spiderman! Serves 2 | Cooking Time: 30 mins | Difficulty: Easy Ingredients: 1 punnet of strawberries 1 small container of black gel food colouring 1 tub vanilla frosting Steps: Wash strawberries and remove the stem by cutting the top off. Pour the tub…
Hello to our wonderful Underwood Early Learning Centre families! From The Office I hope everyone had a Happy Chinese New Year? Well, the year has started and we are all settling into our new rooms. If you have any concerns with your child please see the room leader or Leanne in the office, we are…
With summer well and truly here, now is the time to enjoy the outdoors with your children. Getting outdoors is so important for children. It assists in the development of curiosity and enquiry and enables children to connect and interact with their community and feel a sense of belonging. It’s also important for your child’s health, with the outdoors…