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25.01.2022 Discovery has been an advocate for universal access to early education and care for many years. Every child in Australia deserves the opportunity to learn and grow in a safe, fun and educational environment and every Australian parent deserves the opportunity to continue their pathways in further education / training and their career. We want EVERY Australian child to be given the opportunity to access quality education and care, regardless of their family circumstances. We need your support to make this happen - get involved by signing the petition at www.thrivebyfive.org.au #thrivebyfive #minderoofoundation

25.01.2022 Discovery Lauderdale made the most of the wet weather today, with our slide becoming a slippery mud slide!

25.01.2022 Today our Launceston centre turns ONE! 1 year of welcoming families and children to discover, imagine and explore in an environment where children's natural curiosity is fostered. Thank you to all the families and our Launceston team in building this amazing community of high quality early learning in such a wonderfully secure, nurturing and gently challenging environment

25.01.2022 Discovery has, with great pride and excitement, launched our Reconciliation Action Plan in the North West. We were honoured to have Guy Grey do a Welcome to Cou...ntry and Ochre Ceremony for us; and joined by special guests, Narragunawali Champions and children from Milpara, Alexander Beetle House, Ulverstone Early Learning Centres and our Outside Schools Hours Care representatives. Our Reconciliation Action Plan is a pathway to ensuring that we are able to embed and honour the history and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, so that children grow up learning from the oldest continuing culture on the planet - shaping the communities of the future. #reconciliationaustralia #narragunnawali

24.01.2022 Our northern launch of the Discovery Reconciliation Action Plan ran in Launceston today and included children from our Ravenswood, Bungawitta and Launceston Ear...ly Learning Centres. It's important for us to celebrate this wonderful achievement with all the people who have supported and assisted us as we've developed our RAP. We are excited to be a proactive member of the journey to a reconciled nation, one that is inclusive of all peoples. #reconciliationaustralia #narragunnawali

23.01.2022 We would like to share our exciting news: Discovery Lauderdale - Whole Team won Tassies best educator. We are thrilled to have won this achievement with the amazing support from our families. We believe the children, our educators and families are integral part of our community. A massive congratulations to Sophie Budgen from Discovery Dominic who was also was recognised for her achievements.

23.01.2022 We have recently had the absolute pleasure of recognizing more of our awesome team on their 5year anniversaries with Discovery. Congratulations Joanne, Kerri, Hayley, Chantelle, Laura and Glen! Thank you for making positive contributions to the children, families and communities you're involved in; together we shape the future!

23.01.2022 There is more to say after R U OK! Discovery Ulverstone is raising awareness around Mental Health. We are supporting children to recognise emotions and things they can do when they are struggling to understand and acknowledge their feelings. Little people dealing with big emotions!

21.01.2022 Discovery takes the mental health and wellbeing of it's staff, families and children seriously and is committed to reducing the stigma of mental health challenges in our communities. We proudly support R U OK? and the goals of the organisation to boost confidence to allow for meaningfully connect, encouraging us to ask about life's ups and downs. Today is R U OK? Day - so keep the conversation going and check in with your mates! https://www.ruok.org.au/

21.01.2022 This week is Child Protection Week. Putting children first means prioritising the safety and wellbeing of children. To grow up well, children need to feel safe and loved; have a chance to play and explore; have a say in decisions that affect them; and have access to essential things like food, shelter and healthcare. For children to thrive we need to come together as a community and put childrens needs first during National Child Protection Week and every week. ... Discovery is committed to child safety, our Child Safety Commitment Statement outlines how we protect the children in our care. We encourage all families and the communities we work in to put childrens safety and wellbeing first. napcan.org.au/national-child-protection-week/

20.01.2022 Celebrating Early Childhood Educators Day in Burnie. Thank you to Jo and Lyndon for the incredible morning tea and also to the Autism Specific Early Learning team for bringing in some donuts for all of our team to enjoy. A huge thank you to all of our amazing Early Childhood Educators for continuing to provide engaging experiences for the children to be able to Imagine, Explore and Discover.

20.01.2022 Dominic- It has been lovely to be back heading out to county to our beloved Lenah Valley Bush Camp. Our Bush Camp is situated in the foothills of Kunanyi (Mt Wellington). The children and educators have enjoyed re familiarising themselves through exploring the land. They engage in enhanced opportunities which develop a lifelong connection with nature while also keeping warm by the fire. With beautiful fauna and flora at our finger tips our time at Bush Camp is always magical.

20.01.2022 Time flies when you're having fun! We couldn't do what we do without dedicated educators, support staff and managers - please join us in congratulating Sally, Natasha and Hannah on 5 years of service with Discovery; and our tech extraordinaire, Leigh, for 10 years of patience, support and trouble shooting Here's to many more!

19.01.2022 Discovery staff, families and children all have a role to play in their own and each other's mental health - because mental health matters! This week is Mental Health Week in Tasmania with the theme WE ALL HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY - this includes supporting our own mental health and the mental health of our friends and family. Check out the Mental Health Council of Tasmania at www.mhct.org.au for more info. October is also mental health month with the theme MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS -... there is so much we can do to support our own, and other's, mental health, see all the events and webinars available this month through the Mental Health Foundation Australia at www.mhfa.org.au #nationalmentalhealthmonth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthcounciloftasmania

19.01.2022 Ravenswood are embracing ARE YOU OK day, by checking in with our families, children, community and each other and offering a chat and free coffee and wearing yellow to raise awareness.

19.01.2022 Discovery would like to take this opportunity to thank Heather Nicholson, Chantel Bessell and Lauren Perkins for 5 years of service. Thank you for the wonderful care and education you provide, and for making a difference in childrens lives. Congratulations we look forward to many more years to come.

19.01.2022 Widjan’s visit

18.01.2022 Ongoing learning from our live theatre at Alexander Beetle House. The children wanted to act out our Acknowledgment to Country. The children continue to experiment to see what they can create.

18.01.2022 The Tadpole room from Alexander Beetle House have been doing a lot of cooking over the past few weeks. We decided to go on an excursion to Banjos to find some inspiration on future cooking experiences. Off we went with a pram full of excited children. As soon as we got to Banjos the children noticed the scrolls in the cabinet and formed a connection with the scrolls that Ali sometimes makes us for afternoon tea. We also noticed vanilla slice, Chocolate slice and muffins. It was great to get back out into the community and remake those connections. Thanks to Banjos for our baby chinos, they were yummy.

18.01.2022 Illara - Science week at Launch into Learning Dominic College

17.01.2022 Across the service at Launceston Early Learning all the educators and children have been looking at Reconciliation Week as we continue to embed Aboriginal perspective and culture into all aspects of our day. In the Bottle Brush room the children and educators have been singing our Acknowledgement of Country. The children are enjoying moving to the music and are interested in the actions performed by the Educators.In the Waratah Room the children have been exploring Aboriginal... art , looking at a variety of art. The children have been doing some paintings, exploring the colours of the Aboriginal Flag. They have also done some hand prints, which feature throughout aboriginal paintings across the whole of Australia. As we have used the colours of the flag we have talked about the significance of the colours , black for the people, red for the land and yellow for the sun , all important cultural areas for the Aboriginal people. Illawarra and Gumtree have worked together on their understanding of Reconciliation. They have been painting their feet in a representation of the walk for reconciliation held 20 years ago in the year 2000. They are also looking at the colours of the Aboriginal flag in their art work. Banksias Reconciliation journey has also incorporated understanding of the colours of the Aboriginal flag and they have also looked at the colours of the Torres Strait Islander Flag . The children have used the Flags as a starting point for their own art works using those colours. After reading the dream time story "How the Birds got Their Colours" the children made their own puppets and reenacted the story for their peers. They have also been learning about Managleena and what life was like for the Aboriginal people before white man came to Tasmania. On their first day together the Wattle group read about the saving of the Mala and how they could help protect our land as well as making hearts in the colours of the Aboriginal Flag. the children learnt what these colours signified to the aboriginal people . Many of the children shared this new knowledge with their parents at pick up time. We all enjoyed using pencils to explore the colours of the Torres Strait Island flag and the Aboriginal flag. By participating in this experience outside within the natural environment we were also able to develop and explore our connection to the land. See more

17.01.2022 What an amazing experience children at Ravenswood have had this morning with all the snow. Weve had snowball fights, made many snowmen, made snow angels, played in the park area loving our winter wonderland that hasnt happened in decades

17.01.2022 Discovery would like to take this opportunity to thank Adele, Andy, Jenny, Mel, Sarah, Kayla, Sharon and Hayley for 5 years of service. Thank you for the wonderful care and education you provide, and for making a difference in childrens lives. Congratulations we look forward to many more years to come.

16.01.2022 Today at Launceston Early Learning Centre, we set up our chicken incubator with 9 eggs which were donated by one of our families. This is a fantastic opportunity for children to extend on their science concepts and to learn about the life cycle of a chicken. We are also strengthening our connections with families and community by working together to provide children with these fantastic learning opportunities. We are excited for the next 21 days. Thank you Arlow, Tracey and Quentin

16.01.2022 Ravenswood children had an opportunity to help look after Larry and Lola lambs this week, children learnt all about sheep and the different types of wool, They showed empathy and consideration as they helped to feed and take care of them.

15.01.2022 A huge thank you to Leighland Christian School for their thoughtful gift today, thanking our Early Educators for going above and beyond during a difficult time.

14.01.2022 Wednesday, September 2nd is Indigenous Literacy Day. The day is organised by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation who work towards closing the gap in literacy learning and outcomes for Indigenous Australian children. To celebrate at Milpara; the Puggles, Little Penguin and Echidna rooms have set up interactive environments linking to children books by Australian Indigenous authors and will be reading books celebrating aboriginal culture across the week. https://www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au/indigenous-

14.01.2022 Please take the time to visit our website to view the Acknowledgment of Country video, which is a compilation of the videos shared from a number of Discovery services across the state. The Discovery Reconciliation Action Plan is also available there to view and download. You will find both the video and RAP in the Commitment to Quality section on the website. Please dont hesitate to email or message us or contact your service directly with feedback. Thank you https://discoveryelc.com.au/commitment-to-quality

14.01.2022 Milpara After School Care had an excursion to Bush Camp on Friday where they were able to join in running races, use the exercise equipment and explore the bush land. This experience is beneficial to the childrens emotional and social wellbeing and allows children to explore and take risks in a controlled environment.

14.01.2022 Congratulations to the following Educators at Milpara Early Learning who have reached their five years of service with Discovery Early Learning. Ros, Angie, Courtney, Elli, DAyrne, Heather, Trish, Fiona, Tahlia, Hayley and Rachel. They have been caring, educating and making a difference in childrens lives for a a huge 200+ years of combined service. They received a beautiful hand crafted cheese platter and a certificate of recognition.

14.01.2022 Today the Children from the Butterfly room at Alexander Beetle House made a live theatre, And began experimenting with light and shade, promoting cooperation, imagination and creativity.

13.01.2022 Launceston Early Learning Centre is participating in Little Stars Yoga and Wellness classes with Natalie once a week to promote health and welling amongst the children. The children are mastering the skill of yoga and learning about their bodies, spacial awareness and self regulation.

13.01.2022 We are working hard to keep up with the technological opportunities available to us to drive convenience, share information and progressively reduce our reliance on paper in line with our commitment to sustainability. We are excited to announce that our 2021 re-enrolments will be online. Please speak to your service for more information on how to set up your Family Hub account on our website. Also, thank you for joining us in the world of instagram @discoveryearlylearning

13.01.2022 Today Launceston Early Learning are taking part in 'Day for Daniel' by wearing red and contributing a gold coin donation. Day for Daniel is Australia's largest day of action to raise awareness of child safety, protection and harm prevention whilst honouring the memory of Daniel Morcombe. The funds raised will assist the foundation to increase awareness of child safety. What a great foundation to support and learn more about.

13.01.2022 Dominic- Thank you to everyone who donated prizes or bought tickets in our Winter Raffle. We raised $405 for BCCAfrica Congratulations to the winners below-... 1st Juliet D kindly donated by Emilys Cleaning Services 2nd Dan K kindly donated by Accru Hobart Pty Ltd 3rd Diane P kindly donated by Sarahs in Stitches 4th Deb B kindly donated by Wendy Rust 5th Liz A kindly donated by Wendy Rust 6th Trudy W kindly donated by Downton Property 7th Kamala T kindly donated by Trudy Peterson See more

12.01.2022 Bush Camp has been a lovely place to be while Dominic is currently under renovations. Every day Orange room children have enjoyed the open space and beautiful serenity of our much loved space. The fire pit is a great way to stay warm on our more chilly mornings.

12.01.2022 At Discovery Ulverstone, in the Red Room, we enjoy exploring our emotions and the strategies we can use to regulate ourselves throughout our program. Leading up to ‘r u ok? Day’ we discussed strategies of what we can do to help ourselves or others feel better. We then decided it would be a great idea to share these with our local community. Our whole room as well as our support dog Charlie, set off on a walk today, delivering care packs into mail boxes. The packs included some of our favourite song lyrics, bubbles, chocolate, pencils, conversation starters and a sweet little message . All of these items being ones that we like to use to assist when we’re not feeling ok. We hope by sharing our strategies and tools with others, this will help them when they’re not feeling ok too.

12.01.2022 Wishing the team at Launceston Early Learning Centre and our entire Discovery family, Happy Educators Day! We have been super spoilt in treats, flowers and beautiful messages of thanks. We hope everyone has had a fabulous day!!!!

11.01.2022 Happy Early Childhood Educators Day to all of our early childhood educators and team! Your contribution to the wellbeing and healthy development of the children and families in our services does not go unrecognised. Thank you for all you do - today and every day.

11.01.2022 Today Discoverys Lauderdale service appeared front and centre in The Mercury after more than 35 team members were nominated by colleagues and parents as the paper searches for Tasmanians Best Child Care Educator - as centre Director, DanYele, is quoted as saying she "couldnt be more proud" of her team .

10.01.2022 Today at Alexander Beetle House we celebrated World Kindness Day. We took this opportunity to embrace educating each other and our children around the importance of instilling a positive personal well-being. All staff took part in writing messages of kindness to each other and this will be displayed in the staff room for everyone to continue to add to and inspire each other.

10.01.2022 Look out for our GRATITUDE PROJECT displays coming soon to all of our centers! Launching this mental health month, we will be encouraging all our families, children and staff to start a regular practice of GRATITUDE with us! Everyday decorate or write on a piece of the material something that you are grateful for. These pieces will be used to make an awesome, never ending bunting which will be displayed across Discovery services throughout the year and beyond!

10.01.2022 NAIDOC Week celebrations are underway across all our Discovery centres. This week focuses on celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and... Torres Strait Islander peoples. "Always Was, Always Will Be. recognizes that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years" Check out our website to see our commitment to reconciliation with a link to our Reconciliation Action Plan and a video of our children Acknowledging Country https://discoveryelc.com.au/commitment-to-quality #naidoc2020 #naidocweek #naidoc

10.01.2022 We are very excited to announce the opening of Green Point Early Learning Centre, including our first purpose built Outside School Hours Care service. A huge congratulations to Kellie, Katrina and the team. We hope that the children, families and staff enjoy their new home.

09.01.2022 Today the children at Launceston Early Learning Centre had the most magical time exploring elements of water play and science concepts (check out our volcano). Our creek bed is just one of the amazing features of our outdoor environment.

09.01.2022 Footy Colours Day 2020 Yesterday we celebrated Footy Colurs Day. We seen the footy spirit throughout the whole service. Dominic children and educators joined Illara Preschool for a kick of the football and enjoyed saveloys for lunch. Fight Cancer Foundations Footy Colours Day is a national fundraising campaign which helps children with cancer.

09.01.2022 Ravenswood green room children went for a walk on country in our local bush land, they enjoyed exploring the bush and a man made hut that they had found, they enjoyed their afternoon tea out in the natural environment. The children have been learning about their native Australian wildlife and were lucky enough to hear Kookaburras as they ate their afternoon tea.

08.01.2022 Following discussions and celebrations for NAIDOC week with families at Alexander Beetle House, we are grateful to have been given by a grandmother, a very special Tasmanian Aboriginal Stories Taraba book. The children have particularly enjoyed the page with the Tasmanian Devil saying; "At night, the handsome animal could not be seen. It's black body merged into the darkness and shadows of the bush". Through building strong, trusting relationships with families and children cultural awareness knowledge and understanding is embedded.

08.01.2022 Next week the 6th-12th of September is National Child Protection week. Please see a link which will provide you with more information and a link to some webinars from NAPCAN - National Association for Prevention Child Abuse and Neglect. https://www.napcan.org.au/ncpw-get-involved/

07.01.2022 Dominic- Our renovations have been quite the interest to many and when we received our new tools resource the Yellow room children were eager to explore them. Jeremy and Christian from Cordwell built have been busy renovating our centre and have an audience of little ones where possible. Yesterday they stopped to show the children their tools as they helped fix a cabinet door in the Yellow room. After educating the children about the tools they use the children then popped on their own safety equipment and were busy constructing creations out of wood.

06.01.2022 Yesterday Discovery Lauderdale took part with the other Discovery Early Learning Centre's in the south to Launch Discovery's Reconciliation Action Plan. It was a beautiful day at our Lenah valley bush camp. Below is our Vison For Reconciliation Together waranta (we) are committed to respectfully acknowledging the truths and histories of the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Lands across Australia. Our journey of cultural awareness inspires acceptance, inclusion and a stro...ng sense of belonging for all children, families and our community. We take pride in our relationships with and connections to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and value their knowledge, stories, language and guidance. Through nature we will continue to educate children to care for Country, respect and protect the Land for future generations. waranta takara milaythina nara takara waranta putiya nayri, nara laymi krakapaka waranta tu manta waranta tu manta waranta tunapri nara. We walk where they once walked and their absence saddens us, but they will never be dead for us as long as we remember them. See more

06.01.2022 Discovery takes the mental health and wellbeing of its staff, families and children seriously and is committed to reducing the stigma of mental health challenges in our communities. We proudly support R U OK? and the goals of the organisation to boost confidence to allow for meaningfully connect, encouraging us to ask about lifes ups and downs. Today is R U OK? Day - so keep the conversation going and check in with your mates! https://www.ruok.org.au/

05.01.2022 Our new Discovery Green Point centre appearing in The Mercury!

05.01.2022 Such an amazing morning!!!

05.01.2022 Over the past few weeks, Discovery Ulverstone have been very lucky to have Classic Landscapes rejuvenate our outdoor learning area. The children have been very engaged in the whole process, watching and talking to the landscapers about the changes they have been making to our natural outdoor environment. We are very excited that we are now able to enjoy a new bike track that goes around our big yard, along with a new deck that will be constructed in the baby yard. The Red Room were very curious throughout the process, creating paintings that represented key features of our new yard. The children and educators would like to say a very big thank you!

03.01.2022 Some of our children from Alexander Beetle House made a card for Leighland Christian School, to thank them for their thoughtfulness, after we received a lovely gift basket and encouraging words. We continue to connect with our community.

03.01.2022 Illara- National Pyjama Day 2020 An annual event that aims to raise awareness and funds for The Pyjama Foundations Love of Learning Program which empowers children in care to reach their full potential.

02.01.2022 Illara children enjoyed the Launch into Learning activities last week. They had the opportunity to visit the animals at Dominic College. Everyone was very excited and eager to interact with the animals. The Launch into Learning program supports the transition into Kindergarten through a range of physical, social and emotional development activities and early literacy and numeracy experiences. You can view the program by visiting www.dominic.tas.edu.au/prog/launch-into-learning-pre-kinder

01.01.2022 During Science week at Milpara we have been conducting experiments with the children. They learn about their surroundings, how different parts and things in our world work and begin to understand why things happen. They have the opportunity to explore, infer, predict and hypothesis.