Hocking Early Learning Family Daycare

📚National Simultaneous Storytime 2026📚

Today we joined children all across Australia for National Simultaneous Storytime 2026, sharing the beautiful story Luna Roo – The Kangaroo Baller together 💚🦘⚽

The children sat together listening, watching, and engaging with the story as we joined the live reading experience. Moments like these help nurture a love of books, storytelling, imagination, and early literacy skills from a young age. #

There is something so special about knowing children all around the country are sharing the very same story at the very same time ❤️


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🍲❄️ Change of season means slow cooker meals are back on the menu ❄️🍲

One of the children’s favourites here is our homemade Beef Massaman Curry served with rice, naan bread and yoghurt — the perfect winter warmer for little bellies.

Offering children a variety of meals helps encourage healthy eating habits, confidence around food, and willingness to try new flavours and textures. Meals like this are also a great way to include lots of vegetables in a warm, comforting and child-friendly way 🥕🥔

Sharing meals together is such an important part of our day — building independence, conversations, social connections and positive relationships with food.

Healthy eating, warm lunches and happy little tummies 💛


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🌈🍎 Eating the Rainbow at Morning Tea 🍌🍉

Today’s morning tea was full of colour, flavour and healthy choices as the children enjoyed a beautiful rainbow of fresh fruit together.

By offering a variety of colourful foods, we help children explore new tastes, textures and smells while learning about healthy eating in a positive and enjoyable way. Each colour brings different nutrients that help our bodies grow strong, healthy and full of energy.

Sharing fruit together also encourages conversations around food, and the development of lifelong healthy eating habits.

Healthy learning can be delicious too 💛



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🌿 We’d Love to Have You on Our Waitlist! 🌿

We welcome families to join our waitlist. Openings can come up unexpectedly, and having your details on file means we can reach out if a suitable spot becomes available. Hocking Early Learning Family Daycare

🌸 To join our waitlist, please email the following information (email only – no social media messages, please):

• Child’s full name

• Child’s date of birth

• Parent/Guardian full names

• Contact numbers

• Preferred days of care (Open Mon–Thurs, 7:30am–4:30pm)

📧 Email: [email protected]

🌼 A little about how our waitlist works:

We provide care for a small group of just four children under five each day so that each child receives the individual attention and nurturing care they deserve.

When a spot becomes available, we consider the ages and needs of the children already enrolled to keep a balanced and happy group. For example, if we already have two children under one on a given day, we won’t add a third to ensure everyone continues to thrive.

We also do our best to keep families together, which means siblings of currently enrolled children are offered priority when a space opens up. This helps support smooth transitions and keeps family routines consistent — something we know matters deeply to our families 💛

Even if there’s a wait, family circumstances can change quickly — so there’s always a chance a place may open up sooner than expected!

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Mother’s Day is just around the corner, let’s celebrate the incredible mums in our lives! Whether it’s reading stories about their love, warmth, and endless support, or cherishing precious moments together, mums truly make our world brighter. Here are a few of our favorite books that capture the magic of motherhood: “There’s a House Inside My Mummy” by Giles Andrea and Vanessa Cabban, “I Just Couldn’t Wait to Meet You” by Kate Ritchie, and “An ABC of Families” by Abbey Williams. Let’s honor and appreciate all the amazing mums out there! 💝