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Blinky Bill Early Learning Portland

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Blinky Bill is a multipurpose centre providing Preschool, Long Day Care, and Occasional Care for children aged 2-5.

Our educators are passionate about delivering the best education and learning opportunities for children in a safe and caring environment.

30/09/2026

We are looking forward to welcoming families and children to see our wonderful early learning setting and our caring team in action.

21/09/2026

Just a reminder for our families that Monday 28th September is our Staff Development Day, as mentioned in our latest newsletter.

The centre will be closed to children on this day while our team takes part in further Child Safe Training and professional development.

These days are an important part of continuing to build our knowledge, strengthen our practice and ensure we are providing a safe, supportive environment for all children at Blinky Bill. 💚

Thank you to our families for your understanding and support! 🌿

20/09/2026

🔥 **This week is Fire Safety Week!**

The children will be learning about fire safety through imaginary play and educator-led activities.

Emergencies can happen quickly, and knowing what to do can help everyone feel more prepared.

We’re sharing this **Home Fire Escape Plan** with families as a simple way to start the conversation at home.

Take some time together to:

🏠 Think about two ways to get out of each room
🚪 Talk about how to get outside safely
👣 Make sure your child knows what to do if an adult isn’t there to guide them
📍 Choose a meeting place outside where everyone knows to go if you become separated
🔄 Practise your plan together

The QR code on the poster links to a **blank Home Fire Escape Plan** that you can use to create your own family plan.

Talking about fire safety and practising your plan can help children become familiar with what to do, rather than having to work it out during an emergency.

Take a few minutes this week to make your family plan — and practise it together. ❤️

Fire Rescue NSW Station 423 Portland Are our local heros and always on hand to guide you on fire safety tips and tricks.

10/09/2026

Sometimes, all we need to do is provide the right resources, the time and the space and let children take the lead.

Today, a simple collection of rings and balls became something much more. A child created their own game, carefully arranging the rings, experimenting with bouncing the balls and developing their own rules and challenges.

At first glance, this might simply look like a child choosing what they want to play with. But this is an important part of our free-flow approach.

Free flow does not mean there is no structure.

Our educators intentionally create environments, choose resources and provide experiences based on what we know about the children, their interests, strengths and developing skills. We then give children the time and freedom to decide how they will use those resources and where their play will take them.

There was no set outcome and no instruction sheet telling this child what to do. Instead, they had the freedom to wonder, try, change, test and try again.

Through this simple play, they were exploring cause and effect, coordination, aim, spatial awareness, problem-solving, persistence and communication, while using their imagination to create something that was meaningful to them.

Our educators don't need to direct every step for learning to be intentional.

Sometimes intentional teaching looks like setting up the right environment, offering the right resources, noticing what a child is trying to do, and knowing when to step in, when to extend their thinking and when to simply give them the time and space to keep going.

This is the beauty of our play-based, free-flow approach.

There is structure behind the freedom.

There is intention behind the environment.

And there is a lot of learning happening within the choice.

The resources were simple. The learning was anything but!

07/09/2026

This year’s theme, Every Conversation Matters: Shifting Conversation to Action, reminds us that keeping children and young people safe is everyone’s responsibility. During National Child Protection Week, we are encouraged to join the conversation and think about what action we can take, big or small, to help children feel safe, supported and thrive.

Today, we have placed a special envelope in your pigeon hole for your family. Inside, you’ll find a set of question cards designed to help turn conversations about child safety into action.

The cards provide simple prompts to help you talk with your child about feeling safe, trusted adults, speaking up, personal boundaries and what they can do if something doesn’t feel right. These everyday conversations help build children’s confidence to use their voice and know that their feelings and concerns matter.

We will also be exploring these important ideas during our group times, using similar conversation cards at our eating tables to encourage meaningful discussions between children and educators.

Let’s show children that their voice matters, their feelings matter and that they can always speak up.

05/09/2026

Happy fathers day! We hope you have a wonderful day filled with love and appreciation.

02/09/2026

Happy Early Childhood Educators Day to our AMAZING team! Thank you for all that you do, your dedication and passion does not go unnoticed!

19/08/2026

From 22–28 August, we’ll be celebrating Book Week with this year’s wonderful theme, “A Symphony of Stories.”

Throughout the week, we’ll be sharing stories, exploring characters and ideas through play, and welcoming special visitors from our local community to join us in celebrating the joy of books and storytelling.

👗 Children and educators are invited to dress up as part of our celebrations!

At Blinky Bill, we know that early literacy is so much more than learning letters and sounds. Through our play-based curriculum, children develop literacy as they talk, listen, tell stories, negotiate play, explore books, make meaning, build vocabulary and use their imaginations.

Stories become part of children’s play and through that play, children are developing the communication, language and early literacy skills that support them as confident lifelong learners.

We can’t wait to celebrate the magic of stories, imagination and community with our children!

11/08/2026

Great news. Power has now been restored and Blinky Bill Early Learning will be operating as normal tomorrow.
Thank you to all of our families for your patience, understanding, and support throughout today’s unexpected disruption. We appreciate your flexibility and look forward to welcoming everyone back for a normal day of learning, play, and fun tomorrow!

10/08/2026

Due to a power outage, Blinky will be unable to operate today, with an estimated restoration of service at 12:30pm. Families will not be charged fees for the closure period. Updates will be communicated via text message and the OWNA App. We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time.

Address

Vale Street
Portland, NSW
2847

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+61263555833

Website

http://www.blinkybillearlylearning.com.au/

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