Nan’s Child Care Centre

Due to increasing enrolments in our tight-knit, and owner-operated service we have room for more educators to join our team.

With above award wages, staff discounts for children in our care, personal development opportunities and a long standing core team of experienced educators, we feel Nans had a great team culture!

Feel free to send your resume to [email protected]

Lest we forget.

On Saturday our amazing educator Jordan delivered our children’s cards they had created to the Australian war memorial in Canberra.

The team at the memorial were very appreciative and said they will be placed on unknown soldiers graves.

Have a nice Anzac Day.

On Sunday the 16th the Nan’s team of educators went to the ‘Tuff Nutterz’ obstacle course in the city centre for some fun and team building.

It was a very fun course with a good mix of difficulty and enjoyment.

It is still running for this week the 23rd and with children under 5 tickets, adult ‘supervisors’ are included.

From our family to yours, we hope you had a fun weekend

A simple fun weekend activity that many children and families will enjoy is to make and fly a paper plane.

Here are the steps to make a simple paper airplane:

1. Start with a rectangular piece of paper. Letter size paper (8.5 x 11 inches) or A4 paper work well.

2. Fold the paper in half vertically, crease it well, and then unfold it. This will give you a center crease to use as a guide for the next step.

3. Fold the top corners of the paper down to the center crease, creating two small triangles at the top of the paper. The points of these triangles should touch the center crease.

4. Fold the top edge of the paper down to the bottom edge, creasing it well. This will create a long skinny rectangle shape.

5. Fold the paper in half along the center crease, so that the skinny rectangle is folded in half. The folded edge should be at the bottom and the open edge should be at the top.

6. On the folded edge, fold the top corners down to create wings. The corners should be folded down at a slight angle so that they meet at the center crease.

7. Fold the wings down so that they are even with the bottom edge of the airplane.

8. Finally, fold the tip of the airplane up slightly to create the nose of the airplane.

That's it! You can experiment with different shapes and sizes to see how they affect the airplane's flight. Have fun!

What is the benefit?
Making paper planes is a fun activity for kids that can help them develop a range of skills and knowledge. Here are some potential learning outcomes from the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) in Australia that can be related to this activity:

A) Fine Motor Skills: Folding and manipulating the paper to make the plane helps children develop their fine motor skills. This includes developing hand-eye coordination, dexterity and control of hand movements. Children will need to use their fingers to fold the paper into specific shapes and creases, which can improve their manual dexterity.

B) Creativity and Imagination: Making and playing with paper planes can help children develop their imagination and creativity. They may create different shapes or designs, decorate their planes or invent new ways to make them fly. This encourages children to think outside the box, explore different possibilities, and exercise their creativity.

C) Mathematical and Scientific Concepts: Making paper planes provides children with opportunities to explore basic mathematical concepts such as shape, symmetry and measurement. As they experiment with different designs, they can also learn about aerodynamics and the physics of flight. They can observe how different folds and shapes affect the way the planes fly, and use trial and error to refine their designs.

D) Social and Emotional Skills: Making paper planes can also help children develop social and emotional skills. They can work collaboratively with others to experiment and problem solve, and engage in friendly competition to see whose plane flies the farthest. These activities promote communication, sharing, taking turns and negotiating, which can help develop social skills.

E) Physical Development: Throwing and catching the planes also provides opportunities for children to develop their gross motor skills. Throwing a paper plane requires coordination of the arms, shoulders and hands, and tracking the flight of the plane requires visual tracking skills.

Overall, making paper planes can be a great way for children to develop a range of skills and knowledge across different learning areas.

Wishing Ms Di a very Happy Retirement. Thank you for all that you have done throughout your many years of service with Gold Coast Kindyland Kids and Nan’s Child Care. You have made such a significant contribution to our centres, to our teams, to the children and their families. We appreciate what you have done and wish you the very best for your future years.

A wonderful celebration at our Nan’s Christmas Staff Dinner as we honoured Afsheen for her 10 years of dedicated service. Afsheen was presented her gold bangle in acknowledgement of this and she joins her colleagues Liz and Fiona in this special group. Gwynn setting an incredible standard with 35 years of service as an Approved Provider - leading by example and a true dedication to supporting children and families.

What an exciting day as we explored our local community on our excursion to the oval. The children loved engaging in physical games and exploring this outdoor space.

Nan’s have celebrated Book Week in style and we have loved seeing the different costumes worn by children throughout the week. Princess Fiona even arrived this morning! Our Gumnuts Room have been listening to the Pied Piper story and we’re exited to be visited by our very own Pied Piper Afsheen!
Each room listened to a special version of the story created my Afsheen.

The Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book Week is a celebration of books, Australian authors and illustrators, and the power of imagination. The 2022 book week theme is ‘dreaming with eyes open’. Reading with children is one of the best and easiest ways to help children gain literacy skills from an early age. Get ready for book week and explore the resources and the 2022 early childhood book shortlist: https://cbca.org.au/cbca-book-week Children's Book Council of Australia

Parents dust off the face paints, get your fingers pin prick ready and mentally prepare for a glitter explosion. It is time 🪡📚🤌 starts 20th August 🤯

A little bit of excitement this morning as we watched a hot air balloon come in for landing on the oval behind the centre. A great provocation to start National Science Week - how does the balloon fly and land?