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Cuddlebugz Family Daycare

Locality: Blakehurst, New South Wales

Phone: +61 451 677 901

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25.01.2022 17.6.19 A busy, cold, wet but certainly not miserable Monday! * A small world invitation to play using our waytoplay roads, our farm and Wobbel board. The children thoroughly enjoyed picking apples, visiting the hippo at the zoo and driving the tractor through the town!... * Continuing on with our exploration of Van Gough's "A Starry Night" painting the children discussed the colours and textures used. Miss E was very excited when we pointed out the moon in the painting! They then created their own versions using different shades of blue paint, white and black and some cotton tips on aluminum foil. * Our colour sorting, matching and classifying game using our Grimm's Rainbow, Grimms Friends and Grapat Mandala pieces turned into a pattern making game with the children creating their own masterpieces from the loose parts. * We heard the whistle blow and immediately stopped what we were doing to find Desi. We headed for the door and practised our Emergency evacuation drill. Once safely outside we called the roll and then discussed the need to call 000 for a fire brigade to make sure it was safe to go back inside. The children all practised using Desi's phone to call 000. * And of course we finished off the morning by cleaning up the ocean once again (this is an activity that the children have kept coming back to over the last week, working on their fine motor and manipulative skills and asking questions about the different sea creatures!). Thanks for another great day friends!

24.01.2022 For those that were asking here is our finished products for our Van Gough "A starry Night" Provocation... On display in our playroom and the children were so excited to show their parents the finished masterpieces this afternoon! Complete with a description of the activity, EYLF Learning outcomes, Voices of the children and Photos of them completing their artworks! This afternoon we also put on the YouTube Video listed below which showcases a variety of Van Gough's pieces an...d the children squealed in delight when they saw the "a Starry Night" depicted in the video! https://youtu.be/gIc_533Uf54

23.01.2022 Well, Earn and Learn is over for another year! I have been absolutely blown away by the support that our little service has received over the past several weeks from our local community. Every time we have checked our collection boxes there have been lots of little green stickers as well as the countless sheets, envelopes, ziplock bags and even some hiding in our street library!... We have more than doubled the points goal I had imagined!! Its been crazy and I am still counting stickers! So from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU to every one who contributed. The children and I really appreciate your help. If you have any sneaky stickers still hiding at home dont forget to send them in as every last point counts. I cant wait to share the new resources that this promotion will provide for the children in our service.

23.01.2022 *** VACANCY ALERT*** Cuddlebugz Family Daycare located in Kogarah Bay has a rare 1 x Tuesday, 2 x Wednesday and 1 x Friday Vacancy available soon. * Diploma Trained Educator with 15 years experience (Nominated Educator of the Year 2017)... * Asthma Management/Anaphylaxis/First Aid Trained * Focus on Natural and Sustainable environments and a Play based learning approach * Small group Ratios 1:4 (under 5 years) * Registered with All Areas Family Day Care scheme so eligible families can claim CCS entitlements. Contact us today for an obligation free tour as this position will not last long!

22.01.2022 A busy day at Cuddlebugz today! Some of today's experiences included: * Florist shop to celebrate spring... * Fish colour sorting and matching game * Spontaneous baby play (child initiated) * Road building See more

19.01.2022 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS DAY! Just wanted to pop in to wish all the AMAZING Early Childhood Educators a very special day today... 2020 has been a tough year for all of us... and for many of our Educators in Victoria it is not over yet... EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US deserves a medal this year... you are all amazing!... HAVE A FANTASTIC DAY!

19.01.2022 Its Party Time! What is a birthday without balloons? I recently completed a Munch and Move webinar which inspired me to encourage the children to get active (whether indoors or out) Just look at how much fun we had catching, kicking, throwing, sitting on and hitting our balloons this morning! A great way to get active and work on our gross motor skills! ... EYLF L/O:- 3.2 Children take increasing responsibility for their own health and physical wellbeing

18.01.2022 Wobbel Board Mr J spent all afternoon on our new Wobbel board and I printed off and laminated the Wobbel Yoga cards for him to explore. He had mastered the flamingo pose, the frog jump and the mouse pose all before dad came to pick him up. He was also very excited to show dad what could be done with our new Wobbel!

18.01.2022 This mornings invitation to play to celebrate spring... The children and I went on a nature hunt and then came inside to create these gorgeous natural sun catchers using the fresh blooms we found in the garden!

18.01.2022 Just look at how busy we have been the last few days! Cafe, hospital, beauty salon, dinosaurs in goop and small group painting! Just to name a few! Cuddlebugz has limited vacancies available. Contact us today to arrange an obligation free tour. Registered with All Areas Family Daycare scheme so eligible families can claim CCS entitlements.

17.01.2022 The start of Science Week! To introduce science week this week we set up a simple Sink or Float Experiment/Invitation to explore... We discussed the different items and the children guessed whether they would sink or float... when we dropped them into the water and confirmed our theories we recorded our results on the chart...... A great display of turn taking skills, problem solving, hypothesizing, observing and collecting/recording data!

16.01.2022 This little miss has joined the Cuddlebugz Family! It was so heartwarming to see our friends building a relationship with little G, who had a stellar first day. They read her stories, cuddled her, played peak-a-boo and showed her how to use all our toys! Welcome to Cuddlebugz little one, we can't wait to watch you grow...

15.01.2022 Building relationships in our community! We thoroughly enjoyed this mornings excursion to our local primary school for their Open day during Education week. It was a lovely opportunity to visit the classrooms and see our schoolies work, to watch some performances from the Jazz and Contemporary Dance groups, the School band and more. We even had lunch with our Schoolies, had a chat to some of the teachers that have seen us around the playground and bought a few books from the... Book fair to add to our collection. EYLF Learning Outcome: 2.1 - Children develop a sense of belonging to groups and communities and an understanding of the reciprocal rights and responsibilities necessary for active community participation.

14.01.2022 What a beautiful way to end the week! A trip to the park to collect some more flowers for our spring sun catchers... Running races and sone stretching whilst we were there and of course we had to scale our favourite tree! Thanks for another great week friends!

14.01.2022 Another Wonderful week at Cuddlebugz... We are just loving our new environment! Cuddlebugz has very limited vacancies and is located in Blakehurst close to public transport. Registered with All Areas Family Daycare Scheme so eligible families are able to claim CCS entitlements. Contact us today for an obligation free tour!

14.01.2022 Seeing as we can't get to the Zoo... Bring the zoo to you! Live Streaming at 10am and 2pm Daily you can watch some amazing handler talks!

14.01.2022 21.6.19 What a wonderful day! Mr W. brought in his new addition to the family "Flynn" the puppy for us all to have a cuddle. A new city complete with farm, Harbour bridge and harbour tunnel and Taronga zoo had the children engaged for quite some time exploring community roles during their play. The children even sourced more road pieces, Grimm's blocks and more to create their own carpark to add to the city!... We traced letters on the light table using pebbles, showing basic letter recognition. We made rainbow pasta necklaces to take home, showing our developing fine motor skills and basic pattern making skills. Home corner recieved a workout with the children making coffee, and buying and selling sweet treats to each other. A great way to end the week... Have a lovely weekend everyone!

14.01.2022 In all the craziness i almost forgot... TODAY IS OUR BIRTHDAY!!! 5 years ago today we opened our home to our first Cuddlebugz Kids... In the last 5 years i have had so many little ones come through these doors... i have watched them grow and develop (some from as little as 6 weeks old) and some i have known when they were still inside mummy's belly! These children ALL hold a special place in my heart and I consider everyone of them FAMILY... At the moment we are struggling...... Financially, Emotionally, Socially... like every other Family day care and long day care service out there... I dare say this has been the most emotional, scary, overwhelming time in my career... But we will continue to open our doors and provide the best quality of care to our children because these children DESERVE it... They DESERVE my undivided attention, my love, my support, to feel safe and secure in order to develop and grow... To all my amazing families, both past and present, THANK YOU... Thank you for trusting me with your most precious posessions, THANK YOU for supporting me and checking on me through these crazy times, THANK YOU for being apart of our AMAZING journey so far... And to my own family... words cannot express how much i love and adore you all... We would never have made it this far without your endless love, support and encouragement. Here is to the next 5 years... HAPPY BIRTHDAY CUDDLEBUGZ!!!

14.01.2022 Playschool is holding a special episode this afternoon at 4pm! Tune in with your little ones as they will explain staying home, hand washing techniques and more in easy language for our munchkins to understand!

13.01.2022 Throwback to when my little munchkins and I featured in a Familydaycare Australua commercial... Gosh it feels like forever ago! Can you spot our little munchkins?

12.01.2022 *** VACANCY ALERT*** Cuddlebugz Family Daycare located in Blakehurst has a rare 1 x Tuesday, and 1 x Thursday Vacancy available soon. * Diploma Trained Educator with 15+ years experience (Nominated Educator of the Year 2017)... * Asthma Management/Anaphylaxis/First Aid Trained * Focus on Natural and Sustainable environments and a Play based learning approach * Small group Ratios 1:4 (under 5 years) * Registered with All Areas Family Day Care scheme so eligible families can claim CCS entitlements. Contact us today for an obligation free tour as this position will not last long!

10.01.2022 ***VACANCY ALERT*** Cuddlebugz Family Daycare located in Blakehurst has a number of vacancies for new friends to join us in February 2020. Registered with All Areas Family Day Care Scheme. Benefits of enrolling at Cuddlebugz Family Daycare:-... * Diploma Trained Educator with over 15 years experience in both FDC and LDC * Nominated for Educator of the year 2017 * Small group ratio (1:4) * Natural/Sustainable Environment * Play based approach to learning * CCS available for eligible families * Home away from home where you and your child really become part of the Cuddlebugz Family. Contact Us Today to arrange an obligation free tour.

09.01.2022 A box left over from a recent couch delivery makes the perfect base for a city for the children to explore and a great way to Reuse the box! Add some road tape, Grimm's resources, a park and an airport and you have a recipe for hours of exploration! EYLF L/O:- ... 2.1 Children develop a sense of belonging to groups and communities and an understanding of the reciprocal rights and responsibilities necessary for active community participation. 2.4 Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment.

09.01.2022 An Interactive Developmental Workshop for Parents/Carers and more all about Tummy time!

07.01.2022 Today's Invitations to play! *Continuing to work on our fine motor skills whilst we "Clean up the Ocean" using Coles Minis and tweezers, following on from our World ocean Day exploration. *Way to play roads and the Wobbel board make the perfect small world invitation for our Train/car obsessed little men today! (Lot's of conversations of the Wobbel being the harbour bridge and the Harbour tunnel is underneath)... *Working together to finish a variety of different floor puzzles and practising their turn taking skills during our shopping list game activity. *Grimms Rainbow (used as bowls) and Grapat Mandala pieces in the tuff tray make a great sorting, matching and classifying game. *During an art and craft experience this morning we looked at a very Famous Painting "Starry Night" by Van Gough. We talked about the colours he used, the swirls in the painting, the brush strokes and what the painting was about... The children then recreated their own "Starry Night" painting on Aluminium Foil! Wow... I'm exhausted and its only lunch time!

07.01.2022 Working together to build a zoo for our animals! So many lovely conversations, sorting and classifying animals and cooperative play! Thanks for another great day friends!

07.01.2022 Some important information from Asthma Australia, particularly with so many struggling with our current situation and Air Quality...

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06.01.2022 Please share... No doubt our children are aware of our current climate crisis and the bushfires ravaging our country. Although they arent able to comprehend the gravity of the situation they are aware of it... On a number of occassions at Cuddlebugz we had to explain to the children why we couldn't play outside due to the air quality in our own backyard... This short story published by the queensland government is an easy way to help children understand what is currently happ...ening. The use bright illustrations and easy to understand words to alleviate some of their fears and help them cope with what they are seeing around them... Hope All our friends around Australia are safe... https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2656320247778713&id=408876375856456

06.01.2022 I said i would and i did... We NEEDED something to celebrate... and reaching our 5th Birthday is an achievement to be celebrated! So whilst it was only my children in care today and my family, we still sang, we danced, we played with balloons, we had cake and snacks and we forgot about all the stress of the last couple of weeks... And whilst the children played with the balloons, they had no idea that each one represented a Cuddlebugz kid who has been through these doors, th...eir names written on their own individual balloon... THANK YOU...

06.01.2022 Some of our NAIDOC WEEK activities... Loose Parts, Dreamtime stories, symbols and even a paint up! We were extremely lucky that one of our mums could take some time out this afternoon to come and show us a little bit about her Torres Strait Islander heritage for Naidoc week... We started off with an acknowledgement to country, followed by a sweeping ceremony where we used the gum leaves to sweep the bad energy away (shaking it off to the side) and inviting good energy to rep...lace it. We then sat down and were introduced to a number of Torres Strait Islander Artefacts (tapping sticks, hunting boomerangs, Kangaroo hide and more) before finishing off with a paint up! We had our faces painted to symbolize Connection to Country, Respect and the Waterways... Thank you so much for coming Mrs H.. We loved it! *** Cuddlebugz Family daycare has limited vacancies available now and registered with All Areas Family Daycare scheme so eligible families are able to claim CCS entitltments. Send us a message today to arrange an obligation free tour! ***

05.01.2022 *** VACANCY ALERT*** Cuddlebugz Family Daycare located in Kogarah Bay has a rare 1 x Wednesday and 1 x Friday Vacancy available soon. * Diploma Trained Educator with 15 years experience (Nominated Educator of the Year 2017)... * Asthma Management/Anaphylaxis/First Aid Trained * Focus on Natural and Sustainable environments and a Play based learning approach * Small group Ratios 1:4 (under 5 years) * Registered with All Areas Family Day Care scheme so eligible families can claim CCS entitlements. Contact us today for an obligation free tour as this position will not last long!

05.01.2022 Some important information with regard to Asthma in our little ones and COVID-19... a Free Ebook is now available... https://7news.com.au//free-asthma-ebook-now-available-for-

05.01.2022 Here at Cuddlebugz Family Daycare we are commited to supporting and ensuring the safety of the children and our families. We have set up a hygiene station outside to ensure all families entering the service have access to hand santizer, tissues, disinfectant, paper towel and more as well as important information as to how we can reduce the spread of COVID19. Please ensure you keep a close eye on your children over the coming weeks/months to watch for signs and symptons of th...e illness and if in doubt seek medical advice. We have also set up a community share basket... In these unprecedented times our families are having trouble accessing basic supplies... Toilet paper, pasta, rice, canned foods, toothpaste and more... if you have anything to spare please add it to the basket and feel free to take what you need... We are thinking of our community during these times with many small businesses already feeling the flow on effects of COVID19... Hoping you all are safe and well...

04.01.2022 Some of this week's Invitations to play/extensions... I can't wait to see where these lead this week!

04.01.2022 Our Halloween Extravaganza! We started the Afternoon we an afternoon tea and some spooky sensory activities here at Cuddlebugz... We had earlier in the week dropped letters in our neighbours mailboxes with an orange balloon, explaining we were trick or treating and if they wanted to participate just inflate the balloon and leave it for us to find! ... THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! To all our wonderful new neighbours who left their balloons out and had some sweet treats ready for our spooky munchkins! And even those who came out to find us after forgetting to pop out their balloons! I can't tell you how much we appreciate the effort! The kids were THRILLED! And to ALL my families who made the effort to come along (both past and present) to our afternoon tea and stayed to trick or treat with us you are all incredible. Thank you for being a part of the Cuddlebugz Family! Till next time! Enjoy the photos!

02.01.2022 Thank you George's River Council for putting on such a wonderful Opening Ceremony to commence the start of NAIDOC Week! The children and I absolutely loved it... - Traditional Smoke Ceremony with Uncle Russell and Brendan playing the Didgeridoo ... - Welcome to Country from Aunty Deanna - Dance/Choir Performances - Special Guest Speakers - We learnt about the Australian, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags We then headed into the library to sample some Bush tucker... the wattle seed scones were Devine! This outing sparked some lovely conversations and questions from the children which we will extend on this week back at our service... Why were the dancers painted and wearing no shirts? Why was there smoke coming out of the Bush? Why are the flags all different and why were the Aboriginal men yelling during the performances? Soooooo many extensions!!! P.s. how cute are our little munchkins all standing respectfully whilst the Australian national Anthem was sung?

01.01.2022 An insightful message from a fellow Family Day Care Educator echoing the thoughts and fears for thousands of us...

01.01.2022 So excited to head down with the children to this event next week. We will be immersing ourselves in Aboriginal Culture at The NAIDOC Week Opening Ceremony. Bush Tucker to sample, children's art and craft experiences and more!