Your ELC explains the importance of water play for a child’s development. Playing with water is a great way to cool down on a hot day, but did you know water play can be so important when it comes to early development? Here at your local ELC, we incorporate water play into our learning through…
Your ELC shares tips on how to create a calming, soothing bedtime routine for you and your child. Bedtime routines, and the rituals embedded within them – help to make bedtime predictable, safe, and positive for your child. When children know exactly what to expect at bedtime, they feel safer, they feel calmer, and they…
Your Local Early Learning Centre shares the activity of the month… a rainbow tree! A low-cost arts and crafts activity your child will love! Find a branch outside, pick up a paintbrush and you’re halfway there. Materials Tree branch Bucket Sand Acrylic paint Paintbrushes Steps Save a tree branch! The next time you…
Hello to our wonderful Underwood Early Learning Centre families! Welcome to the Underwood monthly newsletter, and our new families to the centre. Through this newsletter, we aim to keep you up to date with what is happening in the centre. First off, welcome to our new families. I hope this will be the beginning of a long…
Your Local Early Learning Centre shares the activity of the month… paper plate dinosaur! A fun craft that will add to your craft animal zoo! Let your imagination run wild using different coloured paints that you think dinosaurs might have been! Materials Large paper plate Scissors Pencil Glue Toilet roll Acrylic paint Paint brush…
Hello to our wonderful Underwood Early Learning Centre families! Welcome to the Underwood monthly newsletter, and our new families to the centre. Welcome to 2023, thank you to all our families for a great 2022, let’s hope this year is as good. To finish off 2022 a couple of things, we raised $257.70 for the…
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…
Dear Families, This year 2022 we raised a total of $257.70 just by recycling bottles and cans. All this money goes back into purchasing toys for the centre throughout the year. If you would like to help with this in 2023 just bring your cans and bottles into the centre at drop-off time, the collection…