Adventure Patch in Blackmans Bay, Tasmania | Childcare service

Adventure Patch

Locality: Blackmans Bay, Tasmania

Phone: +61 3 6229 4914

Address: 1 Diamond Drive 7052 Blackmans Bay, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.adventurepatch.org.au/

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25.01.2022 Illawarra Primary School kinder enrollments are now open

25.01.2022 Bear Grylls, in partnership with Scouts UK, have designed a bunch of indoor ideas and activities for when youre isolating.

24.01.2022 With school holidays fast approaching, here is the Adventure Patch Vacation Care program.

23.01.2022 Hi Families, Adventure Patch are aware of the Government announcement that the free childcare package will end on the 12th of July with the CCS system returning from July 13th. As we work through the details we will provide you with an update in the coming days. Regards,... The Adventure Patch Team

23.01.2022 Hi Families and Guardians, Please keep an eye out for an email and Xplor post helping support you through the transition back to the CCS model of child care. Thank you... Simon Thiessen Chief Operating Officer

21.01.2022 Sienna from the Buchan Room has been busy in the kitchen over the weekend! Trying out a healthy alternative to Oat bikkies for her lunch box this week! (Ingredients pictured). Have you got a favourite healthy lunch box recipe youd like to share?

20.01.2022 Stay Healthy, Stay Connected a place to connect with your fellow Tasmanians during the ongoing COVID-19 situation

20.01.2022 In celebration of NAIDOC Week, Adventure Patch recognises the First Nations people’s spiritual and cultural connection to this land, we call Australia, and acknowledges and celebrates this relationship.

20.01.2022 Self assessment for risk of Covid-19

20.01.2022 Who do I want to be during Covid-19?

20.01.2022 A very big congratulations to our Launceston Family Day Care Educators, Trudy Chilcott and Maxine Burr who have both won Regional Awards for the 2020 Excellence in Family Day Care Awards. Trudy won for Devonport & North West region and Maxine won for Launceston & North.

20.01.2022 PLANTS, PLANTS, PLANTS! What a great opportunity to grab a bargain on plants just in time for your Spring planting!! Illawarra Primary School Plant Sale is happening Saturday 31st October with online orders to be completed by 5pm this Friday 30th October at www.quickcliq.com.au ... Drive thru pickup is between 10am - 2pm on Saturday 31st, 2020 at Illawarra Primary School (in the kiss and drop-off zone).

19.01.2022 Adventure Patch are looking for experienced Educators across our LDC services. Applicants must have Cert 3 or higher. If this is you, please follow the link below:

19.01.2022 Letting children play will help them, and their parents, cope

18.01.2022 Yesterday, we had the long awaited grand opening of the KOSHC deck extension. KOSHC were successful in winning a grant from the Education and Care Unit to build the deck extension to improve the options for indoor/outdoor play.

17.01.2022 K I D S I N O T H E R C O U N T R I E S Looking for something to watch with your children? Here, you'll find some short clips which are designed to help young children understand and be curious about what life is like for others their own age living in different parts of the world. ... https://kidsinothercountries.org/

16.01.2022 Adventure Patch are looking for enthusiastic permanent part-time educators to work in our long day care centres. If this is you or someone you know, please click the link below:

16.01.2022 Do YOU have a favourite childhood memory? Wed love to hear it!

16.01.2022 Are your children interested in joining Joey Scouts?

16.01.2022 Great infographic from ParentlineQLDNT.

15.01.2022 Help support Blackmans Bay Primary School and join the final Community Scavenger Hunt!

15.01.2022 "The more risks you allow your children to make, the better they learn to look after themselves." What do we do? Across our Services at Adventure Patch, children are invited to participate in various learning opportunities. Some of which include:... Woodwork with the use of hammers, nails, hand drills and saws Loose parts play with items often viewed by adults as junk such as boxes in a variety of shapes and sizes, Ropes, Large materials, Reels of tape, Ladders, Pallets, Scissors, Stanley knives, Cones, pool noodles, milk crates etc Fire pits where children are invited to cook and learn about the value of fire and fire safety Encourage children to climb, jump and challenge their individual physical skills Bush and beach excursions where children and educators explore the wonderful resources nature provides. Why do we do it and why is it important to us? Implementing this type play supports children to develop important life skills such as; Building resilience and persistence Awareness of their own capabilities and limits The ability to assess and make judgement about risk Confidence and independence Resourcefulness Creativity and inventiveness Curiosity and wonder Problem solving Understanding consequence to action Balance and coordination Handling tools safely and with purpose

15.01.2022 Adventure Patch are looking for an experienced Outside School Hours Care Coordinator. Please click on the link below for further information about the position and how to apply. https://www.seek.com.au/job/50894058

15.01.2022 Good morning Adventure Patch families. The July Vacation Care program is now available on the web page and mobile bookings have been turned on.

13.01.2022 Adventure Patch are aware of the Relief Package announced by the Prime Minister today. As soon as we have further detail, we will provide information for families. Please refrain from phoning our services at this time while we obtain further information for you. Thank you.

13.01.2022 Want to hear about PLAY in OSHC and FDC settings? Come along to the Inspiring Adventure Conference 2020 https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/inspiring-adventure-2020-ti

13.01.2022 Happy Diwali Day, 'Festival of Lights' - celebrating diversity and the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.

13.01.2022 Adventure Patch was delighted to have officially opened it’s much anticipated deck extension at our Blackmans Bay Outside School Hours Care (BBOHSC) site. The unveiling took place in front of Federal MPs, Councilors, dignitaries, staff and child care children. With a focus on play-based learning, the individual child and how they learn, our organisation has grown from a twenty-child day care centre based in Blackmans Bay [formally Blackmans Bay Childrens Services] to a commu...nity minded, state-wide not-for-profit organisation that now looks after in-excess of two thousand children. BBOHSC has been located on the grounds of Blackmans Bay Primary School since 1998. Adventure Patch has had a long partnership with Blackmans Bay Primary School, collaboratively working together to ensure the best interests of children are met. As a former student at Blackmans Bay Primary School, CEO Lynne Moran said, I remember fondly my time in the playground at Blackmans Bay Primary School. With ‘messy, nature based play’ at the heart of our philosophy and with space a commodity at BBOHSC, we wanted to enhance the indoor and outdoor play experience for BBOHSC children. A grant was sought through the Department of Education’s Education Care Unit. Adventure Patch was awarded the grant in late 2019 and with additional funds being provided by our Board, construction started in April 2020 during the initial stages of the Covid-19 outbreak. This was an ideal opportunity to undertake building works, ensuring minimal disruption to service and children. Mrs. Moran said. Scott Norris, Adventure Patch’s Director of Outside School Hours Care, said The deck has changed the outdoor space physically. However, it has also totally transformed the way children interact with this outdoor space, and has provided greater opportunities for children in care to experience. We feel very honoured and privileged to have this addition at Blackmans Bay Outside School Hours Care. Mr. Norris said. The deck was officially named ‘The Loosmore Deck’ in honour of past chair and long serving Board member, Jeanette Loosmore who recently stepped down from the Adventure Patch Board having served for more than thirteen years. Jeanette has been invaluable in honouring the history of Blackmans Bay Children’s Services and Adventure Patch and leaves a legacy for all of us to live up to. Said Mrs. Moran. Ms. Loosmore unveiled a plaque at the official opening.

11.01.2022 A nice simple video for children to watch.

11.01.2022 We were sitting on the couch together with a book and I was trying to get him to point out and name some of the numbers on the page that he recognized. He had ...zero interest. I had a moment of panic... ‘Where is he at now? Is he behind? How will he manage in September?...’ and I almost pushed him. I almost let my worries take over the moment - but decided against it. Later on outside, while playing with the phone, he’d ask me what’s the number for the pizza store? So I’d write some numbers down on the log. He’d look at the numbers on the phone and punch them in, naming the ones that he recognized and asking for help with the others. He’d call and order us a pizza. Then he’d ask what’s the number for the doctors office? I’d wipe the old numbers off and write some new ones. This went on for quite awhile. And as I watched I realized (again as I have so many times before in my 17 years of parenting) that’s its far better (and more effective) to let learning happen naturally - and playfully. And I wish that I’d video taped this moment because (as if he was reading my thoughts) he put his chubby little hand over the mouth piece, and whispered See? I know my numbers. Mama got schooled.

10.01.2022 We Will Remember Them.

09.01.2022 A celebration of the Adventure Patch 40th birthday with our community. Great memories of the Family Fun Day on 29 February.

09.01.2022 An interesting read how Coronavirus has helped families find "time"

08.01.2022 We are experiencing some issues with our phone lines. Until these issues are rectified, please email us at [email protected]

08.01.2022 A great article about childrens play.

07.01.2022 Dear Families, We are monitoring information being received from recognised authorities in relation to COVID-19. You will notice some changes in our services as we implement strategies in relation to information being received, such as increased handwashing measures. The Adventure Patch Leadership Team meet at least daily and more often if required as further information becomes available and our contingency plans are implemented.... We have received some queries from parents regarding closure of services. Please be assured that we are acting in line with our Regulatory Authorities and Public Health advice being received. At this point in time, all of our services remain open and will be informed by the appropriate authorities in relation to any change in their advice. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]

07.01.2022 If you are looking for some great online professional development about PLAY, Marc Armitage has the following sessions available. Head over to his page for further details Marc Armitage at Play

07.01.2022 A great video to watch!

06.01.2022 Adventure Patch celebrated this year's Book Week theme of 'Curious Creatures, Wild Minds' through Nick Bland's endearing book 'The Very Cranky Bear'. Staff dressed up for the occasion, celebrating the book's creature characters with an interactive performance for the children of Mountain View and Ocean View.

06.01.2022 Adventure Patch are looking for Early Childhood Teachers to work at our 2 long day care services. If this is you, please follow the link below:

05.01.2022 For those essential workers that need care next week during the schools student free days, Adventure Patch is offering care. Please contact your service or admin ([email protected])

04.01.2022 Psst! Heres a sneak peak into what our services looked like on International mud day! Children and Educators jumped at the opportunity to celebrate nature, outdoors, and mess by getting really muddy through a variety of planned and spontaneous experiences.

03.01.2022 Dear Families, We know many of our families are feeling concerned about COVID-19 and the impact it will have on us all including access and safety in child care. Every morning we wake up to new developments which means we have to be very responsive as things change. We want to assure you that the senior leadership team at Adventure Patch has a process to talk every morning and make decisions as they are needed. We also talk throughout each day as new information comes in.... We are very focused on making sure our response is proportionate and based on the best advice available. We are constantly monitoring information from health experts as well as the regulatory bodies in our field. This allows us to balance the need you have for childcare, so you can continue with your normal life as much as possible, with the need to keep the children, families and staff members of the Adventure Patch community safe. The bottom line is that we are not health experts so we will be highly responsive to the advice and direction give by health officials and our own industry regulators. Whatever they tell us we need to do will be done. There are some things that you will see us implementing at our services and also some things you can do to help. At our services: Hand washing and sanitising routines have been implemented for all people that enter the building on arrival please follow the signs We have increased assistance for children to practice good hygiene (hand-washing, sneezing into elbow, etc) There is additional cleaning of surfaces that children are in contact this is being done by staff during the day and we are working with the cleaners who come in every night to increase the cleaning they do Things you can do are: Please follow the medical advice being provided and dont bring your child to care if they are unwell If your child becomes unwell while in care, please respond promptly to a request they be collected Outside of care, you can limit close contact with others for example, if you are in public with your children, a bush setting or beach walk with limited contact with other people are safer than shopping centres and other indoor environments This is a challenging time for everyone and we are striving to find the right answers for our community. If you have any concerns, please contact me directly on 0417 545 113 or [email protected] but we also ask you to understand that our decisions are guided by advice from health authorities and industry regulators. All the best to everyone in the Adventure Patch community Simon Thiessen Chief Operating Officer

03.01.2022 School ending early & Vacation Care With todays decision that Tasmanian schools will close early, we will extend our Vacation Care program to cover these student free days. For families that need Vacation Care, the new start date will be Monday 6 April. The format of Vacation Care will change to ensure we observe social distancing principles. All days will be based at the services with local excursions (bush walks, beach visits) taking the place of other excursions that in...volve indoor spaces and crowded bus trips. When the children are inside at the service, we will implement strategies to enhance social distancing and good personal hygiene. With smaller numbers anticipated, we are likely to have children more spread out and fewer of them engaged in any one activity. We also have additional cleaning measures in place both by our Educators and also by our contract cleaners to focus on more frequently used surfaces For full details about the Vacation Care program, please visit https://adventurepatch.org.au/portfolio/vacation-care/ - the new program is currently being developed and should be online within 24 hours (Thursday afternoon) Our usual policy for Vacation Care is that there will be no penalty for cancellations received before the holidays commence (so by Friday 3 April) if you want to change or cancel an existing booking, please let us know ASAP by emailing [email protected]

01.01.2022 Hi Families, information about care arrangements for the student free days from Monday 6th to Thursday 9th April will be forwarded to families this afternoon.