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Albany Occasional Child Care Centre

Locality: Albany, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9841 6610

Address: 9 Vancouver St 6330 Albany, WA, Australia

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25.01.2022 Have you seen our very colourful happy bugs? The children in the kindy room have been very busy making some wonderful bees and lady bugs! They have given the room a lovely happy, colourful feel to it!

25.01.2022 A huge thank you to all the families that supported our recent fundraisers! Our Book Stall raised over $200 which will go towards new books for the centre! This has blown us away at how well received the book stall was and we will definitely be holding another one in the future! And our Talk like a pirate dress up day raised $50 towards Childhood Cancer Support! This was a fantastic effort towards such a great cause and it was great seeing all the pirates who came to day care! Loved the dress ups guys! Thank you to all our wonderful families who support us during our fundraising efforts - we are so lucky to have such a great community behind us!

25.01.2022 Hey all...we need some feedback and ideas on what our friends and family think about the centre offering a "Party Tub" to hire? We are thinking of purchasing sustainable and fun resources perfect for childrens parties and hiring them out...is this something you would be interested in? What kind of things should we include in the party tub? We love the look of the plates and bowls below, what do you think? Should we include equipment like foam climbing blocks, teepees, dress ups and bikes? Thanks so much for your time! Team AOCCC

25.01.2022 The Emu chicks have really enjoyed playing with farm animals lately and we are practising their names and the sounds they make. They have also read some farm animal books like Clippety Clop and My Farm Sounds. Singing Old MacDonald has been fun too . This is a great way to introduce new language and literacy skills to the babies and the educators enjoy finding ways to extend on the childrens interests.

24.01.2022 Dont forget to buy a raffle ticket before todays Christmas Party to go in for the draw to win this amazing hamper! $2 a ticket or 3 for $5! Raffle will be drawn at the Christmas Party this afternoon!

23.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS to Tammy Belfield this years winner of the Christmas raffle! Thank you to everyone who went in the draw and Vicki Freeborough on donating such a beautiful hamper!

22.01.2022 Calling all dads! If you want to spend more time with your children, come along to the Child and Parent Centre from 9am on the next four Saturdays for Dads and Kids Playgroup. Free breakfast provided as well!

21.01.2022 A wonderful FREE Magic Coat Workshop coming to Albany for Families!.

20.01.2022 Thank you to everyone for attending our 30th Birthday Party - without the community and families that support us we wouldnt be here today and it was wonderful being able to celebrate this milestone of 30 years with you all! Thank you to Dora for a wonderful story time and fun filled balloons, Albany Bouncy Castle Hire for the fantastic bouncy castle, Albany All Events Hire for the bubble machine, Bean to you for coffees and ice creams and to all the wonderful staff and famil...ies who donated food for the cake stall! We have changed lots throughout our 30 years and we wouldnt be who we are today without all the wonderful families and educators that have come through our doors! A huge thank you to the past and present members of our committee for all your support over the years! We would like also like to thank Vicki Freeborough for donating her time and baking us a wonderful birthday cake - it was delicious and enjoyed by all! See more

18.01.2022 Dont forget to join us this weekend for our 30th Birthday Party! It is going to be lots of fun with a bubble machine, Doras fantastic story time (1:30-2pm), Nans Face Art, Albany Bouncing Castle Hire, Bean to You coffee/ice cream van and more to come with some yummy cakes at the cake stall and photo displays through the centre! Make sure you invite your friends and family! See you there!

17.01.2022 We have some new environments set up in the Bilbies room! Over the next fortnight we will be learning about all things bugs! We got a great selection of books out from the library which the children are already super excited about reading! Look out for some creepy crawlies making their way in to our art work in the room!

17.01.2022 Come and join us in celebrating our 30th Birthday this year! We will be have a party to celebrate the 30 years of memories, staff and families! Bring your families and friends to join in the celebrations!

16.01.2022 Dont forget to come on down! The party is happening and we are here until 4pm! Lots of fun activities for the kids and delicious food for you to enjoy! Come and celebrate 30 years with us!

15.01.2022 Missing Albany Public Librarys Storytime and Rhymetime? Watch Dora and the crew online! Link in bio #albanyinthistogether #albanywa #yourcity #ouralbany

14.01.2022 The babies room have bought a wonderful new book called Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson (inspired by a child bringing it in from home to share!). The book covers a lot of things like: nature, colours, numbers, seasons, animals and fine motor skills. The Emu Chicks have been busy making some beautiful art work inspired by the book - bees, flowers, trees and more!

14.01.2022 A huge shout out to all the wonderful staff who work at our little centre - today to celebrate Early Childhood Educators day we had a shared lunch from Teede & Co. followed up by a marble cake baked by a member of the staff! And we were each presented with a certificate acknowledging all the hard work and dedication from the staff! Thank you to everyone who makes the centre who we are and the continued support from our team! And thank you to the Waisun family for a yummy slice for morning tea and to our committee for the beautiful flowers! So spoilt!

12.01.2022 We have been updating our physical play resources across the centre! Check out these great obstacle course set ups in both yards! These resources promote gross motor and fundamental movement skills and give the children opportunities to extend on their skills such as balance, jumping and climbing! The children are loving the new equipment and we cant wait to use them again!

11.01.2022 EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT! Starting on Monday the 30th of March we will be doing DAILY live streams here at the park AND Animal Tales With Tim Faulkner whic...h will be educational videos for students! The schedule will be released this weekend so keep an eye out! Were so excited and cant WAIT to bring our animals to your lounge room.

11.01.2022 The Kindy room have been very busy learning all about The Solar System and the planets, jobs and travel that is associated with Space! The children have been very excited to learn about the solar system and have been asking lots of great questions! We have made some beautiful planets, suns and moons! And we also did a collage of all the different planets in our solar system! We have also been enjoying watching videos of the life on the space station and learning The Solar System (with lyrics) song on YouTube! We will be continuing learning about this exciting topic - focusing next on transport in space!

11.01.2022 The Bilbies Room have been very busy learning all about How Plants Grow! The children are learning all about how plants grow and what they can do to help them! The have made some beautiful displays and had lots of fun making grass heads and their very own green houses so they can watch seeds grow and observe how the changes happen from seed to plant!

11.01.2022 In the Bandicoots room we have been having a Literacy focus each fortnight. This fortnight we are reading Magic Beach by Alison Lester. We have set up a beach exploration table with some beautiful pictures from the book, some photos of things that you can find in the book, shells and some sea animals. We will add to the table over the week and introduce new items that can be found at the beach! The children enjoy having a theme to learn about and its great choosing topics that are relevant to our environment/community - it has prompted lots of discussion about the beautiful beaches around Albany and what we get up to with our families at the beach!

11.01.2022 The toddlers room have been very busy extending on their literacy themes! They finished Brown Bear, Brown Bear last fortnight and they have some beautiful artwork displayed in the room - the children have enjoyed using this paintings to help retell the story. This fortnight they have moved on to Dear zoo by Eric Campbell - they have a engaging environment set up for the children to explore and have lots of exciting activities linked to the story planned!

11.01.2022 MONDAY SPOTS AVAILABLE FOR CASUAL OR PERMANENT BOOKINGS...get in touch on 98416610 or email [email protected] SPOTS AVAILABLE FOR CASUAL OR PERMANENT BOOKINGS...get in touch on 98416610 or email [email protected]

11.01.2022 The Possums (Toddlers) Room had a wonderful fortnight reading The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and creating some beautiful, colourful artworks inspired by the story! The room is filled with beautiful colours and artworks created with different forms of painting, gluing and more! Having a literacy theme is a great way to extend on childrens learning and build on their literacy skills as they become familiar with the story! This fortnight they are moving on to Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? By Bill Martin Jr. Keep your eyes out for even more beautiful creations!

09.01.2022 Easy to view flyer with activity kits available for kids to book and collect Tomorrow and Friday from the library. 1-Book a kit for your child on our Website u...nder News & Events or follow the link in the event we created 2-Book a Click & Collect - Holiday Activity time to pick up the kits for your child/ren. See more

08.01.2022 The toddlers room have been busy making a beautiful belonging garden! Making beautiful handprint flowers, colour leaves and they will be continuing to add to it over the coming weeks! It is important for the children to build a strong sense of belonging and educators find ways to allow the children to express their ideas and make meaning using a range of media. Make sure you check it out next time you pop in to the Possums room!

08.01.2022 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR WA KIDS (and chocolate lovers) Yesterday, I received a very important letter from Taylah, who is nine years old and lives in Thornlie.... Taylah asks: "Will the Easter Bunny be able to come to Western Australia this year? I heard that no one can come into Australia because of COVID-19." Well Taylah, I have some very important news to share with you and all WA kids today.

07.01.2022 Upcoming Food Sensation workshops for parents!

07.01.2022 The Bilbies (Kindy) room have painted some beautiful rainbow paintings this week which are proudly displayed on their window in the foyer! The children used dye to paint their rainbows inspired by the rainbows that we see in the sky after the rain! Painting is always a loved activity and a great school holiday activity too!

06.01.2022 Check out the beautiful new environment on the toddlers (Possums) veranda! We are lucky enough to have some enclosed veranda spaces which we can use for our third environment. They come in handy on those rainy days when we can’t make it outside or even in the summer when it is too hot in the middle of the day! The toddlers have created a beautiful quiet space where the children can go to spend time exploring literacy through books while at the same time enjoying some quiet time to support their self regulation.

05.01.2022 We have been so fortunate to be involved in excursions to the Senior Citizens for lunch this year! They go above and beyond for us and have been so welcoming! Thank you so much to Taryn and her team at Senior Citizens Centre of Meals on Wheels - Albany Inc for all the delicious meals and for welcoming us this year! Looking forward to many more lunches with them in 2020!

04.01.2022 Thank you so much for all the wonderful support we received over our Book Fair! We have just purchased some amazing new books for the centre from the funds raised over the Book Fair! Lots of fantastic books to be enjoyed in all the rooms!

01.01.2022 Children need lots of unstructured #play time to benefit their developing #brains, and they tend to have a natural awareness of what they need to naturally grow... up healthy and strong. Every child develops in a particular pattern. For example, they have to be able to sit up by themselves before they can crawl and eventually walk. And this is part of why a child naturally progresses to loving swinging sensations when they are in the midst of developing coordinated motor movements. Their sensory system is ready to organise and interpret moving information, and swinging is a fun way to do that. The #proprioceptive system, located within muscles and joints, provides a child with a sense of body awareness and also detects force and pressure while they swing. Meanwhile, their developing #vestibular system, located in the inner ear, detects movement and gravitational pull. The timely development of these senses can help a child learn to calm down if they are easily overwhelmed by sensory stimulation, or can help bring alertness to a child who needs sensory stimulation to facilitate attention and learning. The balance that feels so natural to an adult is a complex process where large groups of muscles work together to maintain postural control. Its very easy to forget how much we all loved swinging when we were little, or to minimise it as frivolous play without serious and necessary developmental benefits. If your child loves to swing, try to make some extra time for them to explore this super-activity. You will be helping their little brain grow in harmony with their body, and they will love you for it. #neurochild #childdevelopment #letthemplay

01.01.2022 To our Great Southern families: The WA Country Health Service Child Health teams drop-in clinics across the Great Southern area have moved to appointment only.... If you wish to see your Child Health Nurse please contact them to arrange an appointment. The Child Health team are also available to support you over the phone. If you are unsure of who your local Child Health Nurse is please call 9842 7500.