Clementson Drive Early Educational Centre

20/10/2025

Important Notice: OWNA System Outage

Dear Families,
Please be advised that OWNA is currently experiencing an outage due to issues with their cloud provider, AWS. This is affecting all services, and the system is currently down. The OWNA team is working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.

In the meantime, please contact the centre directly via phone or email for any communisiton.

We will be using hard copies for documentation today, and all records will be uploaded once the system is back online.

We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

13/10/2025

🌟 Exciting News for Families in 2026! 🌟

From 5th Jan 2026, every CCS-eligible family will be guaranteed at least 3 days (72 hours per fortnight) of subsidised early learning care — no matter your work, study, or volunteering hours! 🙌

At Clementson Drive Early Educational Centre, we’re thrilled to see this positive change making early education more accessible for all families 💛

💡 Please note: The guarantee applies to the subsidy, not your child’s actual place at the centre — so you’ll still need to enrol early to secure your preferred days.

📅 Planning ahead for 2026?
Now’s the perfect time to chat with our friendly team about enrolments and how the new 3 Day Guarantee can support your family.

💬 Send us a message or book a tour today — we’d love to show you around our warm, play-based learning environment!

Send a message to learn more

06/10/2025

🌟 Mental Health Support for the Whole Family 🌟

Taking care of our minds is just as important as looking after our bodies. 🧠💛

✅ Try “10 Steps to Stress Less”
✅ Recognise when extra support might help
✅ Practice self-care routines that work for you

Download free tools & find 24-hour helplines through WayAhead https://wayahead.org.au/download/mhm-2025-tri-fold-flyer-a4/?wpdmdl=57860&refresh=68a2f74d0dbff1755510605

02/10/2025

🖥️ Learn from home, anytime 🖥️

Parenting can be challenging — but you don’t have to do it alone.
💡 Explore free webinars & online courses from Emerging Minds.

👶 Topics include:

Infant & parent mental health in the first 12 months

Supporting children through big changes

Building stronger family connections

Learn about practice skills that nurture the developing parent–child relationship and the practical and emotional transitions of parenting.

02/10/2025

💛 Mental Health Support for Parents 💛

Did you know there are free online courses to support you through every stage of parenting — from pregnancy to the primary school years?

✨ Triple P Parenting Courses – Learn strategies to support children’s wellbeing, manage tantrums, and adapt to family changes.
✨ Emerging Minds Webinars – Topics include infant & parent mental health in the first 12 months, plus more for families.

🌐 Find the right course for you here 👉 https://www.triplep-parenting.net.au/au/parenting-courses/

01/10/2025

🌟 Five Ways to Family Wellbeing 🌟

Did you know there are 5 simple habits that can help boost your family’s wellbeing every day? 💛

✨ Connect – Share stories, play games, laugh together
✨ Be Active – Walk, dance, or ride bikes
✨ Take Notice – Pause and enjoy the little moments
✨ Keep Learning – Try new activities or explore together
✨ Give – Show kindness and gratitude

This week, pick just one small action to try with your family – you’ll be surprised how much differe

💬 Tell us in the comments which “way” your family will try first.

25/09/2025

📚🛌 PJ Day Fun at Clementson Drive! 🛌📚

We love PJ Day, even more so when it is for a cause!

Recently our team and children came dressed in their favourite pyjamas for a day full of cozy, creative fun and to raise funds for foster families!

To make storytime extra special, our team brought stories to life with props, encouraging children to engage their imagination, participate in storytelling, and build language skills.

This playful activity supports literacy development, vocabulary expansion, and comprehension, while also fostering social-emotional skills like collaboration, empathy, and confidence in expressing ideas.

At Clementson Drive Early Educational Centre, we love creating fun, meaningful experiences that combine creativity, learning, and a sense of community! 💛

24/09/2025

✂️ Snip, Snip, Hooray! Developing Fine Motor Skills with Scissors ✂️

Our preschoolers explored cutting with scissors, a fun and important activity that supports fine motor development, hand-eye coordination, and bilateral coordination. Learning to control scissors also helps children strengthen the small muscles in their hands, which are essential for writing, drawing, and self-care skills.

Through guided practice, children are developing concentration, patience, and independence, while also learning to follow instructions and experiment with different shapes and lines. This playful activity is a key part of preparing children for school, building both confidence and competence in their early learning journey.

At Clementson Drive Early Educational Centre, we turn everyday activities into meaningful learning experiences that support growth, creativity, and curiosity! 💛

24/09/2025

💤 Safe Sleep Practices at Clementson Drive Early Educational Centre 💤

At our centre, your child’s safety is our highest priority, especially during rest time. We follow Red Nose safe sleep guidelines and ensure that every baby is checked physically throughout their sleep.

Our educators conduct regular and consistent hands-on checks, gently placing a hand on your child’s chest to monitor breathing, observing colour, and performing head-to-toe checks to ensure they are resting safely and comfortably. We do not use baby monitors, as physical checks are essential to maintaining the highest standard of care and safety.

At Clementson Drive, families can rest assured knowing our team is committed to safe, responsive, and attentive care at all times. 💛

23/09/2025

📚🚤 Who Sank the Boat? – Science in Action! 🚤📚

After reading “Who Sank the Boat?”, our preschoolers put their ideas to the test! They created boats out of foil, collected different items, and experimented to see what would sink or float.

Through this hands-on investigation, children developed scientific thinking, problem-solving skills, and observation abilities, while exploring cause and effect in a playful, engaging way. Making predictions, testing ideas, and observing outcomes also supported critical thinking, language development, and collaborative learning.

At Clementson Drive Early Educational Centre, we love turning stories into interactive, meaningful learning experiences that inspire curiosity, creativity, and discovery! 💡

22/09/2025

🔢🌈 Counting, Colour Matching, and Pattern Play! 🌈🔢

Our preschoolers continue to explore numbers, colours, and patterns through a hands-on activity using colourful balls and tubes. Children identified the number, counted the balls, and placed them into the matching coloured tubes, while also creating sequences and repeating patterns.

This playful experience supports early numeracy skills, including number recognition, one-to-one correspondence, sorting, sequencing, and patterning. Children also develop problem-solving skills, observation, fine motor coordination, and concentration, all within a collaborative, engaging environment.

By combining counting, colour matching, and patterns, this activity is a key part of our school readiness program, helping children approach mathematics with confidence, curiosity, and independence.

At Clementson Drive Early Educational Centre, we turn play into meaningful learning experiences that nurture both cognitive and social-emotional development. 💛