Samford Pines Early Learning Centre

Have you heard the news? Our centre is getting renovated! It's always amazing to see the difference a couple of weeks can make when undertaking a refresh on a well-loved building. Our renovations will progress across the centre over the coming weeks and at the end we will have a full transformed space, with a new kitchen and facilities for our children and staff to enjoy.

Here's a few BTS progress shots from demo to done to take a peek at! Let us know what you think of the transformation.

We’re proud to be ongoing partners of The Nappy Collective
Their annual campaign is underway this month - Clean Bums for Little Ones - with a goal is to raise $100,000 and collect 500,000 nappies. If you have any disposable nappies that your little one has grown out of, please drop them into the donation box at our centre. The Nappy Collective accept clean, unused single and packs of nappies of any sizes. Local babies and families would truly appreciate your support 🩷

Delivering Dental will be back next week on Wednesday 29 April providing dental checkups for children at our centre. To book your child in for this free service, please complete the consent form available from our centre team on drop-off or pick-up.

Our Kindy children are loving their new polos and are looking so grown up as they get ready for Prep!

We're advocates for asking R U OK? Any Day 💛

Yesterday as an annual day provides a reminder that a simple question can change a life, however we intentionally encourage ongoing check-ins for our team, our families and our community, any day.

Whilst sharing conversations across cupcakes and morning tea is a great way to build connection, and show kindness and support for one another - asking the question is important at any minute of any day of the year, and listening is what is vital 💫

Ask R U OK? Any Day (explainer) Regular, meaningful conversations with the people close to you can help prevent small things from becoming big things. By checking in regularly, you build trust…

Last Thursday our first group of little explorers participated in our Bush Kindy program! 🍃

Bush Kindy is an early childhood education program that is run outdoors, in natural environments. Based on the belief that nature is a rich and valuable learning environment, children engage in child-led play on our centre grounds.

In this environment, children will be taught how to assess and manage risks themselves in age-appropriate ways, while free to explore. From climbing trees and rocks, exploring the creek, making mud pies or humpies (Indigenous Australian shelter), collecting tadpoles or bugs, there's so much to do!

Different children will be invited to come for a Bush Kindy session each day (currently only Thursday and Friday), with each Bush Kindy session will be different as we extend on children’s ideas, observations and play.

We are recruiting at the moment. If you are interested in a role working in a unique setting with a genuinely welcoming and friendly team we would love to hear from you.

Free Kindy Kindy is free for eligible-aged children who attend a government-approved program offering free kindy. Find your local kindy on the free kindy finder.