Little Shining Stars Early Learning Centre.

🌈✨ Holi Celebration at Little Shining Star ELC! ✨🌈

We are excited to share that we will be celebrating Holi at Little Shining Star ELC!

Holi is known as the Festival of colours and is a beautiful celebration of joy, love, friendship, and new beginnings. It’s a wonderful opportunity for our children to learn about different cultures and traditions in a fun and meaningful way.
We can’t wait to see our little ones enjoying this vibrant and joyful day together!
Happy Holi to all our families! 🌈💛

🌟 Great News for Families! 🌟

Families will receive at least 3 days (72 hours per fortnight) of subsidized early learning — making childcare more affordable and flexible.
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Today we celebrated Chinese New Year by reading a zodiac story and learning that this year is represented by the Horse. The children practiced saying “Ni hao” (hello) and “Xie xie” (thank you), and loved using their new words throughout the day!

We enjoyed hands-on activities including a traditional tea setting with chopsticks and a red and yellow sensory play experience symbolizing luck and happiness.

A special thanks to one of our family for sharing their traditions with us — it was a beautiful day of cultural learning, connection, and fun! ❤️✨

🍕✨ World Pizza Day Fun at Little Shining Stars ELC! ✨🍕

At Little Shining Stars Early Learning Centre, our children had a fantastic time celebrating World Pizza Day!

They enjoyed a hands-on cooking experience where they created their very own pizzas — choosing their favourite toppings, spreading the sauce, and sprinkling lots of cheese. 🍅🧀

Activities like this help children build confidence, develop fine motor skills, explore healthy food choices, and most importantly… have so much fun!
Learning is always exciting when it’s interactive and delicious!

🌟 Now enrolling – book a tour today and see the fun for yourself!
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Our little scientists had so much fun exploring a volcano experiment last week! 🌋🧪

We started by talking about how volcanoes erupt and what they look like. The children imagined their own volcanoes, and some even asked if volcanoes can be different colours. The educator said, “Yes! Today, you can choose your favourite colour for your volcano!”

As soon as the vinegar was poured in… the volcanoes erupted! 🌈 Lava bubbled out, and the children watched with big smiles, laughter, and lots of excitement. Everyone had a turn and loved seeing the fizzing and bubbling.

What a fun and exciting way to learn during Science Week! ❤️

Big News — We’re Finalists! 🌟
We’re incredibly proud to announce that Little Shining Stars has been named a Finalist in the Local Business Awards!

This recognition is a testament to the passion, care, and commitment we bring to every child and family we support. From nurturing young minds to building strong community connections, we're honored to play a part in shaping a brighter future.

A heartfelt thank you to all our families, friends, and supporters — this milestone is shared with each of you. Your belief in what we do means everything! 💫

Our children enjoyed listening to Garden Stew and A Good Place, which sparked curiosity about nature and the environment.

They then explored a hands-on activity using tree trunks, glue, and green crepe paper. The children carefully scrunched or placed the paper onto the branches, creating their own trees.

This creative experience encouraged fine motor development and supported their connection to the natural world.


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This week, our children participated in a Reconciliation activity.
Before beginning the experience, we read a book that introduced the importance of land and people, helping the children understand and appreciate Aboriginal culture.
Our Junior Kindy and Kindy children then engaged in a meaningful art experience, using sticks as painting tools. They used this natural method to create their own coaster, connecting with the land and learning through hands-on exploration. We also enjoyed a colourful rice experience. The children explored textures and colours through sensory play. It was a beautiful way to promote respect, understanding, and creativity.

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Our kindy children have been enhancing their literacy skills through a fun and engaging sensory play experience!
Our educator set up a sensory rice tray filled with alphabet letters, and the children had a great time searching for the letters in their names. This activity supported their cognitive development as they recognized and identified letters, and also helped them learn about letter formation and how to write each one.
Hands-on learning like this makes early literacy both exciting and meaningful!

Our kindy children focused on number recognition and sensory play. The educator invited the children to assign a colour to each number at the top of the page. The children then matched the numbers and colours, creating a beautiful and engaging number-colour matching game.
This hands - on experience supported both their cognitive development and fine motor skills- while having fun with colours and numbers.

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We are excited to share that we are in the process of introducing Sensory classes at our centre!
Sensory play is a wonderful way for children to explore the world around them through touch, sound, sight and more. We look forward to seeing our little explorers engage, discover and have fun through these new experiences.
Stay tuned for more updates!