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The Senior and Kindergarten children have been working on a shared art mural project, exploring new art ideas connected to their families, community, and personal experiences. In these shared creative spaces, children practice patience, turn taking, and share stories that are meaningful to them—leaving traces of their identities and connections within the artwork.

The children have been collecting and experimenting with natural elements such as rocks, dry clay, soil and sand. By grinding rocks, crushing dried clay, and mixing different types of earth, they are uncovering a variety of textures, tones, and colours. As they explore, children are learning about transformation—how materials can change when they are broken, mixed, or combined with water. They have been discovering how the land offers its own rich and diverse palette, exploring its beauty and range of possibilities within the land around them.

Starting childcare is a big transition—for your child and for you.

If this stage feels challenging at times, you are not alone.

At Mother Duck Childcare & Kindergarten, we believe in walking alongside families through this transition—with practical support, reassurance and understanding.

Katy Bloodworth offers some practical tips and shares how Mother Duck supports our families during this big transitional period.

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Supporting Your Child (and Yourself) Through the Transition to Childcare - Mother Duck Child Care Starting childcare is a big transition—for your child and for you. Alongside new friendships, routines, and learning experiences, it’s also common for families to navigate periods of illness, disrupted sleep, and emotional adjustments. If this stage feels challenging at times, you are not alone....

While creating imprints in clay, the Senior and Kindy children drew comparisons between the veins in their hands and the veins of the leaves. “It’s the same like mine, the trails are like mine, look can you see?”

We are so excited to share that we have raised over $100 for the Sea Turtle Foundation through Containers for Change. A huge thank you to everyone who has donated their containers and supported this cause to help protects the sea turtles and marine environment.

The large loose parts library and big build experiences have provided meaningful opportunities for the Kindergarten and Senior Studio children to collaborate, share ideas, and work together towards common goals. These experiences encourage creativity, problem-solving, negotiation, and teamwork as children plan, adapt, and bring their ideas to life together.

Our Kindy teachers and leadership team recently had the opportunity to visit Belmont State School to spend time within several Prep classrooms. The visit provided a valuable opportunity for professional dialogue, observation, and shared reflection as we continue strengthening our transition to school partnerships and deepening our understanding of children’s learning journeys beyond Kindergarten.

As the children’s shoe inquiry deepened, they began focusing on how to make shoes stronger and more comfortable. This exploration progressed to creating papier mâché shoes as the children’s knowledge of materials and shoe design developed.

Yesterday the children and educators wore maroon to celebrate Queensland Day!
Queensland Day is a celebration of our state’s culture and heritage and an opportunity to reflect on what Queensland means to us and what makes us proud to be Queenslanders—whether it be our people, places, opportunities or lifestyle.