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25.01.2022 Our Emu friends just hangin around together. Look for them in the foyer.

25.01.2022 Thank you to all of our children and staff who dressed as Emergency Service workers today! We praise and are grateful for the wonderful work that our Police, Paramedics, Doctors, Nurses, Firefighters and Lifesavers do to keep our community safe. It was such a fun, colourful display of costumes

25.01.2022 A (w)hole lot of fun baking blueberry donuts with Jackie on Friday! The pink ones are Gluten Free.

24.01.2022 We love our visits from St Columba Anglican School Port Macquarie!

24.01.2022 It's Healthy Harold day! Did you ever visit the van? Healthy Harold has been visiting schools for 40 years. Today it was our turn - Emu and Kangaroo friends visited the van and learned about staying healthy. Get the Healthy Harold, Healthy Me App from the app store for some fun games based on staying healthy. #agreatplacetogrow #healthyharold

23.01.2022 Just hanging around in the sun on this glorious day. #agreatplacetogrow

22.01.2022 Today we celebrated Diwali, the Indian festival of light. Nasha and Jackie swapped cooking duties today and the centre still smells wonderful. #agreatplacetogrow #columbacottage

22.01.2022 On Thursday the Emu's had the pleasure of listening to an Eco Warrior, a SCAS student Shalise who is passionate about the impact of plastic pollution on our Oceans. The children were enthralled and enjoyed her colourful, yet powerful displays. Thank you Shalise. #ecowarrior #agreatplacetogrow

22.01.2022 Ahoy there me hearties! Today is 'Talk like a Pirate Day' and arrrggghh we have had some scary Pirates with cutlass in hand.... shiver me timbers, who is going to walk that plank?

20.01.2022 It has been an absolute treat having Lily join our friends in the Koala room for the past three weeks. Lily graduated in 2016 from SCAS and is now completing a Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood at Macquarie University. We hope she enjoyed her professional experience with us!

20.01.2022 We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything, than when we are at play. Charles Schaefer #agreatplacetogrow

20.01.2022 Check out what's happening for National Child Protection Weeks 7 to 15 September.

19.01.2022 Crazy Hair Day. Raising awareness of Cystic Fibrosis. #agreatplacetogrow #cysticfibrosis

19.01.2022 Our doors are open as usual to all our friends at Columba Cottage. We will continue to provide nurture and care for our community. #agreatplacetogrow

18.01.2022 Every day as leader of the Platypus Room, Bec sees her friends grow socially and emotionally with friendships always blossoming.

18.01.2022 How low can you Limbo? #agreatplacetogrow

17.01.2022 Tomorrow, Friday 14 August, we celebrate Red Nose Day. Join us as we support this wonderful work where every dollar raised directly helps to fund research, support grieving families and save little lives. Celebrate with Columba Cottage and dress in red, wear a red nose or just get involved as we get silly for a serious cause! #rednoseday #agreatplacetogrow #redhair

17.01.2022 Today we finished our Child Protection activities with a visit from Constable Wendy. Our friends listened carefully and were happy to share their own ideas. The highlight was when Constable Wendy turned on the lights and sirens and we were all able to wave goodbye! Thanks to Constable Wendy and all our special visitors this past couple of weeks. #agreatplacetogrow #childprotectionweek2020 #whiteballoonday

17.01.2022 Check out whats happening for National Child Protection Weeks 7 to 15 September.

16.01.2022 Our Emu friends just hangin’ around together. Look for them in the foyer.

15.01.2022 Another Googik track visit today, this time for our Emu Room friends. Thanks to the educators who made this such a great visit.

14.01.2022 Rachele is our energised, enthusiastic and empowered room leader of the Possum Room for 2020. Rachele loves painting with her friends and is often seen covered in some very bright colours.

13.01.2022 Another day, another walk on the Googik track. Our Kangaroo friends found seed pods, fish, tadpoles and discussed natural and man made products in the environment.

13.01.2022 Deanna is our 2020 Kangaroo leader. Deanna aims to be a positive role model who nurtures our friends self-esteem and encourages good habits.

13.01.2022 Today we dressed in red and got silly to save little lives in honour of Red Nose Day. All funds raised will go to Red Nose Australia to help them in their mission to prevent sudden infant deaths and support affected families #agreatplacetogrow #rednoseday2020

13.01.2022 Crazy Hair Day! Raising awareness of Cystic Fibrosis. #agreatplacetogrow #cysticfibrosis

13.01.2022 Following on from a childs interest, the Kangaroo room investigated planets and space travel. The varied surfaces of planets was of particular interest as was zero gravity.

12.01.2022 Early infant feeding practices are a critical part of education and care programs within Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings.

12.01.2022 Teepees are big with our preschool friends! They built one in the sandpit and one on the Googik Track! Teepees are great for hiding, dramatic play, pretend caves, or going on a bear hunt!. #agreatplacetogrow

11.01.2022 Our Columba Cottage friends wore their best denim outfits today to raise funds and awareness for life-saving genetic research that will help achieve the vision of a world without childhood diseases. The money raised from our Jeans for Genes Australia dress-up day will go on to help scientists at the Childrens Medical Research Institute discover treatments and cures, to give every child the opportunity to live a long and healthy life.

11.01.2022 No matter what is going on in the world, our educators are still providing care, nurture and fun for our friends at Columba Cottage. #agreatplacetogrow

11.01.2022 We enjoyed a fun morning in the preschool rooms helping to spread some cypress mulch. It smells so good! Cherie and Cam said our wheelbarrow and shovel skills are wonderful. #agreatplacetogrow

10.01.2022 Make sure you wash your hands! Our friends at Columba Cottage know how important hand hygeine is, they even practise while pretending in free play.

10.01.2022 On Thursday the Emus had the pleasure of listening to an Eco Warrior, a SCAS student Shalise who is passionate about the impact of plastic pollution on our Oceans. The children were enthralled and enjoyed her colourful, yet powerful displays. Thank you Shalise. #ecowarrior #agreatplacetogrow

10.01.2022 Katie loves the outdoors and spending time with her family. This year she will be leading our youngest friends in the Koala Room.

10.01.2022 This years Emu Room Leader is Tom! Tom is our resident worm farm expert and is helping guide our friends with the Native Beehive.

08.01.2022 As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our Columba Cottage community, we are monitoring the COVID-19 situation closely and following all advice from Government agencies. As of 12 March 2020 there are no suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Columba Cottage Early Learning Centre or St Columba Anglican School. Please be assured that we are continuously monitoring this situation and should we receive new guidelines from any Government agency on how we need to respond, we will advise our community immediately.

08.01.2022 The Kangaroo Room children ventured to the Googik Track for a walk today. How lucky are we to be surrounded by National Park?

08.01.2022 Columba Cottage - a great place to grow!

07.01.2022 Announcing the St Columba Anglican School Virtual Tour featuring Columba Cottage Early Learning Centre! Take a flight through some of our rooms and view 360s, photos and videos along your journey.

04.01.2022 Happy Mothers Day to all of our Cottage families!

04.01.2022 Before the rains came... #agreatplacetogrow

03.01.2022 How lucky are we to attend live virtual dance classes held by the Australian Ballet? Our friends loved learning dance skills and techniques from the pros #agreatplacetogrow

03.01.2022 BOOK WEEK! So much fun. #agreatplacetogrow #bookweek2020

03.01.2022 Dress up days are a favourite for our friends! How fabulous do they look in fancy dress? #agreatplacetogrow

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02.01.2022 Our aged care friends from Emmaus drove by to visit us on Friday. It was lovely to see three of the patrons get wheeled off the bus and have a chat through the fence. We were gifted a lovely bunch of Koala colouring in stencils as we have been on our very own Koala trail hunt. We miss our visits with the residents, and we hope we brightened their day in our colourful costumes!

02.01.2022 Following on from a child's interest, the Kangaroo room investigated planets and space travel. The varied surfaces of planets was of particular interest as was zero gravity.