Milestones Early Learning Armidale

17/09/2026

Anchor’s away! Get your sea legs and a barrel o’ dirt.
🏴‍☠️Tomorrow is International TALK LIKE A PIRATE Day 🏴‍☠️
Arrive speaking your best pirate voice - “Ahoy Matey,” “Avast,” “Aye, Aye Capt’n,” “Land ho!”
and come dressed up in your best pirate attire.

31/08/2026

🌼 What’s Happening This Week! 🌼

We have a few special days happening at the centre this week, and we’re looking forward to celebrating and learning together! 💕

🏵️ Tuesday 1 September – National Wattle Day

We’ll be celebrating one of Australia’s beautiful national symbols! The children will have opportunities to explore wattle through nature, art, stories and sensory experiences, while learning a little about why the golden wattle is special to Australia. 💛

👩‍🏫 Thursday 3 September – Early Childhood Educators’ Day

A wonderful opportunity to celebrate our amazing educators and the important role they play in supporting, nurturing and helping our children learn and grow. 💕 We’re very lucky to have such a dedicated team here at Milestones Early Learning Armidale!

💙 Friday 4 September – Father’s Day Afternoon Tea

We’re looking forward to welcoming our special dads, grandads and significant father figures into the centre for afternoon tea! ☕🧁 We can’t wait to share this special afternoon with you and the children.

It’s going to be a lovely week filled with learning, appreciation and connection! 🌼💛💙

Kind Regards
Milestones Team

26/08/2026

📚 Good evening, families! 📚
This is a remind of our Book Week Family Party – Tomorrow afternoon at 2:30pm.

We will be celebrating with all of our friends and families at our special Book Week Party! Everyone is welcome, including children who do not normally attend on Thursdays.

‼️To help us prepare and organise numbers for the afternoon, please RSVP at the front desk IN THE MORNING at drop off.

Our Book Week Party will conclude at 3:45pm, and children will then return to their rooms.

If you would like to take your child home after the party, please speak with one of our educators to let them know and remember to sign your child out on the kiosk.

We can’t wait to see everyone dressed up and sharing their love of books! 📚💛 We’re looking forward to a wonderful party filled with amazing stories, imagination and fun!

Milestones Armidale Team

10/08/2026

Still plenty of time to grab any period products and donate them.

The momentum is building, but we still have a long way to go 💗

Every donation made so far during August Dignity Drive is helping provide dignity and support to people doing it tough, and we are incredibly grateful.

But we’re not there yet.

Our charity partners are relying on these donations, and there are still thousands of women, girls and people who menstruate counting on us this month.

Three in five women have struggled to afford period products at some point in their life, and that's why our Dignity Drive matters.

If you’re heading to the shops this week, please consider adding an extra pack of period products or incontinence aids to your trolley and dropping them into one of our pink collection boxes at Woolworths Supermarkets or participating businesses nationwide.

Together, we can keep the momentum going and help ensure no one misses out on dignity.

🛒 Find your nearest collection point: https://sharethedignity.org.au/what-we-do/dignity-drive

06/08/2026

👖Good afternoon families,
There is still time to donate to Genes for Jeans! 👖

Did you know that 1 in 20 Aussie kids are born with a genetic disease or birth defect? That’s one in every classroom!
This year, we’re taking part in Jeans for Genes to help fund the incredible scientists at Children’s Medical Research Institute, who are working today to find cures for tomorrow.
Your donation will help keep labs running, research advancing, and hope alive for kids who need it most.
Together, we can make a difference.
Join us. Share this message. Donate. Thank you!

I’m raising money for Jeans for Genes to help fund cures for the 1 in 20 kids born with a genetic disease. Please support me by making a donation today – thank you! 💙

03/08/2026

💜 We're Proud to Support Share the Dignity! 💜

This August, our centre is partnering with Share the Dignity to help support women, girls and people experiencing period poverty in our community.

Throughout the month, we'll have a collection box (Painted pink by our very own clever pre-schoolers!) in our foyer for donations of new, unopened period products, including:

Sanitary pads

Tampons

Liners

Period underwear

Menstrual cups

Every donation, no matter how big or small, can make a real difference to someone in need.

As an early learning community, we value kindness, compassion and supporting those around us. We'd love for our families to join us in making a positive impact this month.

If you're able to contribute, simply place your donation in the collection box during August.

Thank you for helping us support such an important cause. 💜

03/08/2026

📅 Our August Calendar is Here!

Our August calendar is now available, and we have a month full of meaningful learning experiences and celebrations planned for the children.

✨ Next week, we're excited to celebrate:

😊 Happiness Happens Month begins, encouraging kindness, positivity and connection.

🖤💛❤️ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day on Tuesday 4 August, celebrating the strengths, cultures and voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children through meaningful, child-led experiences.

🦷 Dental Health Week, where children will explore healthy habits through fun, hands-on learning experiences.

🌱 Early Learning Matters Week, recognising the important role early childhood education plays in children's learning, development and wellbeing.

👖 Jeans for Genes Day (Wednesday 5 – Friday 7 August). Children and families are invited to wear their favourite jeans and, if you wish, make a gold coin donation to support this wonderful cause.

Throughout August, we'll also be supporting Share the Dignity's Period Product Collection. Keep an eye out for a separate post with more information about how you can get involved.

As always, our experiences will be guided by the children's interests and ideas, ensuring they remain meaningful, engaging and child-led.

Please take a moment to check out our August calendar to see everything we have planned. We look forward to another fantastic month of learning, connection and fun together!

16/07/2026

Hi families,
This is a friendly reminder that we are hosting a PJ week next week for The Pyjama Foundation, and helping raise money for kids within the foster system. Any donation is appreciated and you only need to donate once during the whole week, but the kids can wear PJ’s all week. Please make sure they still have warm clothing and appropriate footwear for playing in the yard.
Both cash and online donations accepted, link below:

This National Pyjama Day, I'm raising funds to support children in foster care to reach their dreams through learning and life-changing mentorship. Please donate to my page and help support kids in care to dream BIG, learn, and grow up believing in themselves. Every dollar helps! ✨

25/05/2026

Good morning families and community,
Just 2 days to go until our Biggest Morning Tea, grab and go style.
Feel free to drop of your children and donate to this worthy cause and grab a plate of morning tea to eat at your own leisure during the day.
Donations accepted by cash, there is a QR code at the sign in Kiosk or via the link listed below.
It will be $5 for a plate of mixed goodies or a donation of how ever much you would like.

The thing is, your donation will make a real difference.

It’ll help fund world-class cancer research, which has already increased cancer survival rates from 49% in the 1980s to 71% today.

So head to the link or bring in cash on Thursday 28th May.
We look forward to seeing you all.

https://www.biggestmorningtea.com.au/s/101786/156267

22/05/2026

Good evening families and community,
Next week we are hosting a grab n go style of the
☕️ BIGGEST MORNING TEA ☕️
On Thursday 28th May.
Come and drop your children off and donate to this cause that is close to all our hearts in many ways, and take a plate to enjoy when you are ready.
It will be $5 for plate of mixed goodies, or a donation of as much as you can/would like.

There will be QR codes around the foyer, (one is already on the sign in kiosk) or cash donations are accepted or donate via the link below.
This is be operating from 7am on the morning.

Join me at my Biggest Morning Tea or donate online to help me reach my fundraising goal! Together, we can help Cancer Council raise much needed funds.