Child's Play ELC in Torquay, Victoria | School

Child's Play ELC

Locality: Torquay, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5296 0105

Address: 1 Pintail Drive 3228 Torquay, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.childsplaytorquay.com.au/

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25.01.2022 Wednesday 2nd September marks Early Childhood Educator Day. This day is about recognising and celebrating our educators and saying thank you for all the hard work that they do. We think that this year is especially important as educators have been a consistent source of support, care and love for children throughout Covid-19. We are asking parents to nominate an educator in the service to receive a special prize (a beautiful hamper and some cash!). We also encourage familie...s to share a special note about their nominated educator as we know they will love to read these messages. Please click on the link below to nominate an educator. Nominate an Educator Your child may want to create a note or drawing for a very special educator or multiple notes to hand out to a number of educators or just one for everyone in the room/centre. Please bring in these notes on the Wednesday 2nd of September, or through out the week if your child doesnt attend on the Wednesday. If you are not attending during the lock down period please upload it with your nominations, send it by email or drop it off in our letter box as we would love for you to still be involved. Lets show our amazing educators how much we appreciate their hard work and dedication. We cant wait to celebrate with you all and we are looking forward to receiving nominations and seeing all the smiles on our educators faces! Samantha & Ian Johnson Owners and Directors Childs Play Early Learning Centre https://www.childsplayelc.com.au/educators-day/

25.01.2022 Research shows us that sensory play for children builds on the nerve connections in the brains pathways, which leads to the chilrend ability to complete more complex learning tasks. Our room 3 children love their artwork so the educators set up this wonderful sensory experience to give them opportunities to explore and develop on their language, cognitive growth, fine and gross motor skills, problem solving skills, and social interaction all while creating some pretty amazing artwork

25.01.2022 National Recycle week and what a beautiful creation one of the room 6 children made Cant wait to see what else this week brings around the rooms

24.01.2022 We want to say a big congratulations to Beckk (our centre manager) and her partner Ben on the birth of her beautiful baby boy. Hendrix was born on Sunday morning at 10.07am, he is 4.2kgs and he is 54cm long.... welcome to the childs play family Hendrix!

24.01.2022 Dear Beautiful Families, We hope that you are all well! This announcement relates to all of our kinder children that are graduating this year. We are happy to announce that we have been able to review our kinder graduation based on changes announced by the Department of Education and are able to have parents and guardians attend the kinder graduation. This makes us incredibly happy that parents are able to enjoy and celebrate the end of this problematic kinder year together,...Continue reading

22.01.2022 Today we celebrated Educators Day reflecting just how lucky we are to have our wonderful education team. Thank you to our families for all the beautiful messages it really shows just how wonderful our Childs Play Family is. Happy Educators Day to all.

22.01.2022 https://www.bcyf.org.au/online-play-based-learning/ If anyone is at home with their children check out this great resource...

22.01.2022 What a yummy pick platter the children are going to enjoy today. This gives the children the choice of what they would like to eat and a nice variety of healthy foods. Thanks Jordan and Tim.

21.01.2022 Reminder...... annual leave for the children throughout December and January needs to be in today!Reminder...... annual leave for the children throughout December and January needs to be in today!

20.01.2022 Have you met Leo the Lion from room 2? He even has his own custom mask made by Sarahs lovely grandma! So far he has been on many special adventures with the children and spent some time with them at home, we cant wait to see where he goes next and what he gets up too

18.01.2022 We kept our educators fuelled with a delicious candy bar today continuing to celebrate how great they are. Yummy Yummy.

17.01.2022 Room 3 are working on their fine motor skills and their imagination while they decorate the Birthday cakes by threading coloured straws onto the sticks, which look like bright coloured candles

17.01.2022 Fun in the garden with Georgia this morning Some of the children were very interested in the new bug hotel that has been made. What bugs can you find?

16.01.2022 To kick start science week room 7, the children explored sink or swim with Amy. The children gathered around a large transperant container testing various natural and recycled objects from within the service. The pre kindergarten children were eager to explore what happens with an orange when it is peeled, do you know what happens to an orange once its peeled??

16.01.2022 Rainsticks are ancient musical instruments used by Aboriginal Australians that were thought to bring rain to droughted land. The children In room 5 made and decorated their own version of the rainstick, using recycled materials and other recourses.

16.01.2022 We would like to introduce our newest member of our Childs Play family, Miss Lakey Karyn. Born on the 28th of August weighing 3.8kg. Congratulations Brooke Stevens and Connor on the safe arrival of Lakey. Very cute.

15.01.2022 2021 bookings and End of Year. Dear Families, Just thought I would update you on a few things: ...Continue reading

15.01.2022 REMINDER Tomorrow we are having our own crazy hair day, a gold coin donation is required and all donations will be going towards cystic fibrosis research. We cant wait to see all your crazy hair dos!

15.01.2022 In the current health pandemic, hygiene has never been more important than it is today. While children have the lowest risks of developing severe symptoms of COVID-19, they can potentially be carriers of the virus and the best way to stop the spread? HYGIENE. Read more about best hygiene practices in our latest blog.

15.01.2022 Room 7 today got up and active dancing along to Wombat Wobble during group time. Everyone enjoyed showing off their best dance moves. Here is the link so that you can join in the fun at home. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lKKlMtjnkNw#searching

14.01.2022 #BREAKING The requirement for people to wear face masks when outside their home has been expanded across the state, and will come into effect from midnight this... Sunday. People living in the City of Greater Geelong, the Borough of Queenscliffe, and the Surf Coast, Golden Plains, Moorabool, and Colac Otway shires will also not be allowed to have visitors in their homes from midnight tonight.

14.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day to all our wonderful Childs Play daddies and Poppys, we hope you enjoy your day!

14.01.2022 Is any one else watching the penguins tonight?. Wow there are so many. I wonder how many penguins we can count? If you missed tonights parade you can watch again tomorrow night. https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=mg8Iq-dKTlw

14.01.2022 Communication to families A return to Stay at Home restrictions for Regional Victoria from 11:59pm on Wednesday 5th August 2020, as stated by Dan Andrews In line with advice from the Victorian Chief Health Officer, the Victorian Government has announced that Regional Victoria will return to Stage 3 Stay at Home restrictions from 11.59pm on Wednesday 5th August 2020. This decision was made in response to a significant increase in community transmission of coronavirus (COVID-1...Continue reading

13.01.2022 Stuck on what to do over the school holidays?? There are still some activities coming up on Tuesday and Wednesday, be sure to book in so you dont loose a spot! Click the link below to book in... https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/action-for-kenya-online-wor

13.01.2022 We love being outside on a rainy day, But we especially love being outside with our gumboots on finding big puddles to jump in

12.01.2022 Would you like to join us for some lunch?? Our educator Georgia has set up this enticing natural role play experience for the children to pretend to prepare some delicious meals. When growing up wasnt it the best thing ever to find all different plants, rocks and bark to make the yummy mud pies

12.01.2022 Dear Beautiful families, We hope you are all well and are staying safe throughout this time. We wanted to give you an update on a few things:- Normal Weekly Fees... Normal weekly fees resume; and you all should have received a statement this morning. This statement should indicate what your normal weekly fees are. Fees will be deducted from your account tomorrow; please ensure that your direct debit details are correct. Attachments Attached we have updated the COVID-19 policy and the payment of fees policy and the fee schedule. This has been updated to reflect new measures introduced at service level and by the government; these policies have also been updated in relation to fees and the transition from free childcare, back to CCS; and the provision that have been set out if a service goes into a lockdown e.g. waiving of gap fees. Please read them when it is convenient to do so. Entering and Exiting Childs Play ELC We making it mandatory that when you and your child have their temperature checked when coming in or exiting the service, that the people taking the temperature WILL be wearing masks, visors and will be using an infrared gun to take temperatures. Please as you are entering / or exiting ensure that you are maintaining social distancing requirement of 1.5 metres, we have set up i-pad stations around the reception desk to ensure that you maintain 1.5 social distancing measures. If there are a few families in reception then perhaps if you could wait outside until it clears. At the moment it is NOT compulsory for the educators in the service to wear masks, although we are encouraging this and ensuring that we have resources to educate children about the usage and wearing of masks. Take care and Stay safe Much love and respect Sam and Ian

10.01.2022 Room 1 children have been exploring Science Week. The educators made sensory bags filled with coloured gel. As the children moved the gel around with their hands, they were able to explore the cause and effect of the colours mixing inside the bags.

10.01.2022 On the 7th of August we celebrated Jeans for Genes day and room 7 created an amazing display. They used an old pair of jeans, what a great idea and the children did such an amazing job! Thank you for celebrating this day with us and raising some much needed money for the research into Childrens genetic diseases

10.01.2022 Fees at Childs Play Torquay All parents at Childs Play ELC Torquay will have their gap fees waived if their children dont attend childcare, while we will be able to claim subsidies (CCS component of your fees) for children who arent there. This means that until the 13th September you will only pay for the childcare you actually use!!... What are we asking of our parents? We would ask all of our parents to keep their children/bookings in childcare, if you require it moving forward, to help you and the us get through this time. We will be contacting all families in the service and asking them what they intend to do moving forward, so that we can plan accordingly e.g. online learning, catering and staffing. There will be a point when we will go back to working / studying and we want you to consider this before making any rash decisions which may make it difficult for you to return to work as you cannot have adequate / the preferred care from the childcare of your choice. How much will I pay? You pay for the childcare you use therefore if your child attends then you will be charged your normal daily fee. Therefore, if your child is sick or if you are feeling uneasy about sending your child at this time then you have options, and you wont be obligated to pay for days that perhaps you are not using at this time. Absences If you know that your child is going to be absent from childcare, we would ask that you communicate IN WRITING via kindyhub, or emails to let the service know (preferably before 9am of that day). If you do not contact us, then we will be calling you by 10.30 on that day. This will help us to staff accordingly and support you and your child whether you are attending the service or not! If you foresee that you will not be attending childcare during his whole lockdown period, please let us know and we can mark you as absent throughout the whole time. Thank you for your help and support, Ian & Sam

09.01.2022 Friendly Reminder Room 6 Kinder children will be participating in the lunchbox program from tomorrow Monday the 30th of November for a period of 2 weeks. In this time, we will be encouraging the children to bring their lunchbox (just as they would when they start school); we will be providing additional food for the children if they need it. Can we ask that children do not pack nuts, eggs or mango products in their lunchbox as we are a nut free and egg free service, and w...e have 2 anaphylactic children who cannot have/be exposed to these products. Please use this opportunity to provide your child with a healthy balanced lunchbox. On arrival in the mornings educators will be checking the lunch boxes to make sure that the food being brought into the centre are appropriate. If you have any questions or need any assistance please make sure you call the front desk. See more

09.01.2022 It's almost the new year, and with a new year, yourself or some of your friends might be thinking about enrolling into childcare. If so you should check out our latest blog to find out what you need and when you should enrol.

09.01.2022 Socialising put simply is interacting with others. It is particularly crucial to a childs development for both physical and emotional wellbeing purposes. If you would like to find out why click below and read our blog!

08.01.2022 In room 2 Jess has been busy on her final assessment task. She is planning for the room over the next few weeks, what a great experience she has set up for the children. Zoo and farm animals for all the children to explore

07.01.2022 The hungry caterpillar theme continues between our Kindergarten rooms but now they are exploring the life cycle of a caterpillar

07.01.2022 In room 4 the children have participated in natural art experience where the children painted on sticks and paperbark. The wonderful natural masterpieces are hung outside for all to enjoy. It is shown that when in contact with nature it can lift moods, lower stress, enhance creativity, allows the children to express themselves and many more developmentally benefits.

06.01.2022 As we get closer to the end of the year, some of the children in Room 4 are very excited to be heading off to 3 year old kinder next year! They have been extending on their self help skills and taking on more responsibility in the room, and have loved helping wash up their own dishes after meals. Well done Room 4!

06.01.2022 Thank you to the kitchen for our creative afternoon tea. The children loved creating their very own picture and then eating it all up. Yum Yum.

06.01.2022 Listen to our rain sticks that we made.

05.01.2022 Reminder From Monday the 27th of July we have Christine coming all week from Five Graces photography to take photos. Cant wait see everyones best photo faces

05.01.2022 It's getting warmer We are welcoming the warmer weather here at Child's Play but with warmer weather comes the need to be sun safe and protect our children from harmful UV rays. Find out how we are being sun safe in our latest blog!

05.01.2022 Happy Educators Day/ week!!! What a great surprise from Sam and Ian for all of our amazing, passionate and caring staff! More to come during the week!

05.01.2022 "Today is not a good day." This is how the update from the Premiers office began today. As a result of higher numbers, and the pattern of how they see those nu...mbers spreading, a couple of key changes are going into effect: starting at 11:59pm tonight (30 July) no visitors are allowed in your home, as this has been the biggest source of transmission outside of workplaces. from 11:59pm on Sunday 2 August, all Victorians must have a face covering when they are out in public. Council facilities remain open according to these restrictions. Please remember: maintain social distancing, practice good hygiene, and be kind and patient with those around you who are also adjusting to these changes. And, if you show ANY symptoms, no matter how mild, get tested. Read the full announcement: https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au//statement-premier-30-july-2020 Learn more about face coverings: https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/face-masks-victoria-covid-19 Find out about testing locations: https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/getting-tested

03.01.2022 Dear Beautiful Families, Sanitising hands Can I remind all families to sanitise their hands BEFORE they mark children into or out of the service for that day; this will help to ensure the iPad is disinfected and reduce the risk infection.... Facemasks Following on from the statement from the Premier on Thursday, facemasks need to be worn whilst outside of your house from Midnight tonight (2nd August), therefore parents MUS wear a face mask at all times when in the building, if you do not have a face covering we will not allow you to enter the service. Drop off & Pick up As per my previous email parents will drop off and collect their children from reception rather than going into the room. Only 1 parent will be allowed in reception at any one time. We ask families to not enter the reception area if there is already someone in the reception area. Whilst waiting outside please follow social distancing guidelines. Sick Children Just to re-iterate if your child is not 100% in any capacity please keep them away from childcare on that day; seek advice from a doctor before they return. If a child is at the service and showing signs of illness we will contact you and we will expect you to pick the child up ASAP. Lastly thank you. We are all in this together and have loved the way in which our community has supported one another and been open and communicated cohesively!

01.01.2022 Reminder to all families that we are checking temperatures of everyone who is dropping off and picking up or entering the service including all staff. All temperatures need to be below 38 degrees. Thank you for your help with this process as it continues