Plais Early Learning Abbott

At our most recent staff meeting, each team member brought a meal or dessert from their culture to share. It was a beautiful opportunity to learn more about one another, celebrate our diverse backgrounds, and connect through food.

The relationships we build as a team help create the warm, inclusive environment our children experience every day. 🌏

It's Dental Health Week!
This week we're helping our children discover the importance of healthy smiles through fun conversations and learning experiences about looking after their teeth.
Good oral health starts early! Brushing twice a day, drinking plenty of water, enjoying healthy foods and visiting the dentist regularly all help build healthy habits that last a lifetime.

Together, let's keep those little smiles bright and healthy! 😁🪥✨

🌿 Did you know our nursery yard features real grass?

Natural environments provide endless opportunities for little learners to explore, discover and grow. From feeling the grass beneath their feet to enjoying tummy time outdoors, nature play supports children’s sensory development, curiosity, wellbeing and connection to the world around them.

At Plaîs Abbott St, we believe the simplest moments in nature often create the most meaningful learning experiences.

Did you know we have an in-house nurse at Plaîs Abbott St? 🩺

Having a nurse as part of our team not only supports the health and wellbeing of our children, families, and educators, but also inspires meaningful play. Through dramatic play experiences like caring for baby dolls, children explore empathy, build confidence, and develop an understanding of helping others.

Nature inspires creativity in so many ways. 🌿 The children explored painting using real rosemary as their inspiration, observing its unique shape, texture, and scent before creating their own beautiful artworks. Experiences like these encourage creativity, observation, and a deeper connection with the natural world.

A big thank you to Ashleigh from The Kindy Barber for visiting Plaîs on Abbott St today! 💛

Haircuts can sometimes feel a little daunting, but Ashleigh’s warm, patient approach helped make the experience a positive one. Taking the time to build trust, offer reassurance, and celebrate every step made all the difference, finishing with a fun hair design and some stickers to share. ✨

We’re so pleased to be able to offer this convenient service for our families, bringing professional haircuts right to our centre.

Thank you again, Ashleigh, we can’t wait to welcome you back for your next visit! 💇‍♀️

Learning through play is at the heart of everything we do. 💛

Simple play experiences, like preparing pretend fruit, serving customers, and running a café/shop, create endless opportunities for children to learn. As they engage in imaginative play, they naturally build language and communication skills, strengthen fine motor development, practise turn-taking and social interactions, and develop confidence through meaningful conversations.

Play isn’t “just playing” it’s how children explore, experiment, solve problems, and make sense of the world around them.

At Plaîs, we value play-based learning because we know the richest learning experiences happen when children are engaged, curious, and having fun. ✨

Exciting news! 🎉 Plaîs Abbott Street is now an approved Queensland Free Kindy provider.

Eligible children enrolled in our Kindergarten program can now access 15 hours of funded kindergarten each week through the Queensland Government's Free Kindy program.

Contact us 1800 PPLAIS 0 to learn more and secure your child's place.

This week, inspired by NAIDOC Week, our rooms have thoughtfully created their own Welcome to Country and NAIDOC inspired displays.

These spaces have been designed to encourage conversations about Country, culture, belonging, and respect, helping children develop an appreciation for the rich histories and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Here is our Toddler and Kindy room displays. While our Nursery children have also created a beautiful display, it features many photos of the children as part of supporting their sense of belonging. To respect their privacy, we’ve chosen not to share those images publicly. However we encourage popping your head into the nursery room to have a look!

We are proud to create learning environments that celebrate culture, foster inclusion, and encourage meaningful connections with the world around us.

Healthy habits start with little hands. 🫧

As part of our ongoing commitment to children’s health and wellbeing, we’ve been implementing consistent handwashing strategies throughout our service.

Using a fun handwashing song during outdoor-to-indoor transitions, along with stop and go signs to support turn-taking, children are developing independence, practising patience, and learning the importance of good hygiene in a positive and engaging way.