Your Local Early Learning Centre shares five simple, fun and creative activities to reduce screen time. Screens, what would we do without them? When our days are busy and our kids are at home with us, handing them a phone or iPad to play with can be an irresistibly simple solution. While a limited amount…
Your local early learning centre explains why kindy is so important for your child and their development. A kindy program offers a safe and caring environment in which children can build confidence in their abilities, extend their skills and have fun while learning. By participating in a kindergarten program, children discover new learning experiences and…
Your ELC lists some fun ways you can keep your child learning during the school holidays. Although school is out, there are many ways that you can keep your child learning, while also allowing them to have fun and enjoy their leisure time. Below are 5 ideas for how you can keep your child’s brain…
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 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 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 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…