Fables on the Mountain

Today we had a beautiful spontaneous creative experience outdoors 🎨☀️

One child was inspired by the hammerhead shark and fish design on a friend’s t-shirt and began drawing their own version freehand. Recognising the children’s strong interest, educators supported the experience by photocopying the drawing so it could be used as a stencil for others to explore.

The children were then able to trace, colour and create their own marine-inspired artwork, building on a shared idea that grew naturally from their play. 🦈🐟

This experience supported creativity, collaboration, fine motor development and confidence, while celebrating children’s ideas and interests in a meaningful way.

Life lessons in action 🍴🌿

As part of our Life Lessons experiences, our Fairy Wrens will begin taking turns assisting in the kitchen to help prepare lunch for the rooms ✨

From stirring and mixing to preparing ingredients and learning about food, these hands-on opportunities support children to build independence, confidence and practical life skills in meaningful ways.

We love creating real opportunities for children to contribute, take responsibility and feel proud of being active members of our centre community 💛

Yesterday our babies enjoyed exploring a new sensory experience – chia slime! 💚👐

From squishing and scooping to carefully investigating the different textures, our little learners were fully engaged in this hands-on activity. Even our youngest bubbas joined in on the fun, exploring the sensory tray in their own unique ways. ✨

Sensory play supports curiosity, fine motor development and early learning, all while creating opportunities for joy, discovery and connection.

Our children love snack time when they’re in charge! 🍎🥕🍌

Using leftover morning tea as part of our Munch & Move snack break, children are encouraged to self-serve their food, choose what they’d like to eat and decide how much they need for their growing bodies.

These everyday routines help children develop independence, confidence, decision-making skills and an understanding of healthy eating habits, all while reducing food waste.

It’s always wonderful to see the pride on their faces as they serve themselves and enjoy snack time with their friends. 💛

This morning, two of our Fables Circle members showed such beautiful kindness and empathy within our community 💛☕

After noticing the builders working hard in the rain yesterday, the children asked if we could make them coffees this morning. They carefully took everyone’s coffee orders, helped throughout the whole process of making the coffees and proudly hand delivered them to the builders.

Of course, no café experience would be complete without a quick taste test of the wafers before delivery! 🍫😉

Moments like these remind us how capable, thoughtful and caring children can be when given opportunities to connect with their community in meaningful ways.

🌟Along with our current Quality Rating, all families can now see the last 2 years of the centres Compliance history! Families are able to request further information on any non-compliance (which thankfully, we don’t have!) These new rules are to ensure centres are transparent with families when choosing the centre that will care for their child! 🌟