Early Beginnings Childcare Toongabbie in Toongabbie, New South Wales, Australia | Nursery

Early Beginnings Childcare Toongabbie

Locality: Toongabbie, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9896 0188

Address: 56 Bungaree Rd 2146 Toongabbie, NSW, Australia

Website: http://earlybeginningschildcare.com.au

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25.01.2022 Educate children about social distancing and stay safe!

25.01.2022 Last week I posted about iron absorption and someone said, "this is really complicated, what am I supposed to actually serve?" A fruit or vegetable with e...very meal and snack. Thats the bottom line and why fruits and veggies are so important. If kids arent eating the veggies, they may not be getting enough vitamin C, which can affect a lot of things, including how much iron they are absorbing. If your child isnt eating fruits and veggies, then its time to look and see if they are eating any fortified foods that have vitamin C. If they arent eating any of those, then its time to explore supplementation. If you want tips for getting your child to eat more veggies, I just released the new version of my picky eater guide, its called From Stress to Success: 4 Ways to Help Your Child Eat Better Without Losing Your Mind. Its 14 pages and parents have been sending me emails about how much they love it. #kidseatincolor See more

25.01.2022 For all of our amazing mums and dads, grandparents and our amazing careers We love you Keep doing what you do.

24.01.2022 Our Green thumbs will be hard at work first thing Monday morning. We are creating an edible garden. Time to get our hands dirty, or maybe just the garden gloves.

23.01.2022 Throwback Thursday! #TBT Todays inspiration comes from June 19, 2019:... A babys #brain benefits from gentle #touch! But, we bet you just knew that #instinctively didnt you? In a 2017 study out of Columbus Ohios Nationwide Childrens Hospital researchers found that premature babies may associate touch with pain due to their early medical experiences. This may reduce their brains response to positive touch later in life. However, when families were also able to provide gentle, positive, touch experiences the premature babies showed an increase in brain response to touch similar to that of full-term babies who had not experienced painful medical procedures. Worldwide there are over 15 million premature births each year which means many families are experiencing lengthy hospital visits, and it might not always be possible for parents to be at the hospital 24/7. The study concluded that gentle touch had such a positive effect that they recommended hospitals consider involving occupational and physical therapists to offer touch experiences when families cannot be present. Some hospitals even have volunteer positions called Baby Cuddler. So, do what you always knew was right, gentle touch and #snuggle with your baby <3 If someone says you are hugging them too much, just let them know Im building my babys brain! https://www.facebook.com/284489278675856/posts/719158731875573 #neurochild #brainscience #morehugs

22.01.2022 Early Beginnings will be taking part in a fantastic cause that will assist those in need. We are asking our families and community to help by donating those basic items such as soap, shampoo, deodorant and sanitary products for those less fortunate, fleeing domestic violence, and the homeless. A basket will be available at the foyer for all donations. Please help us to help others.

22.01.2022 On our pathway towards reconciliation, Sorry Day is an important moment to remember the past policies of forced child removal. Here, we reflect on the sad and ...painful history of the Stolen Generations and recognise moments of resilience, healing and the power of saying Sorry. http://tiny.cc/gvrppz #inthistogether2020

21.01.2022 This article from the Hes extraordinary blog outlines a fun 7 minute self regulation workout that would also be great for re-energising and refocusing. It includes a link to a downloadable poster version of this image. http://ow.ly/gkdo50A5CbF

21.01.2022 OUR PLAY SCHOOL COVID-19 SPECIAL Join Emma and Matt for this special episode as they help explain some of the big questions around Coronavirus, from staying at home to washing your hands.

20.01.2022 Psychologists have shown that in social situations, people will simulate other peoples facial expressions in order to create emotional responses in themselves.... For example, research has shown that when you #smile the muscles involved in that smile send information to the #brain in a feedback loop. The brain interprets the smile to mean that there must be something to be happy about and so the brain feels happy. And smiling is good for you! Each time you smile your brain feels really happy too. Smiling activates the release of feel good messengers that work towards fighting stress. When a smile lights up your face; #dopamine, #endorphins and #serotonin are all released into your bloodstream, making your body relax and also working towards lowering your heart rate and blood pressure. So smile a bit to boost those around you. And if you cant smile yourself, have a browse through this smile library to see if it helps you out. R.D. (2000). Neural correlates of conscious emotional experience. In R.D. Lane & L. Nadel (Eds.), Cognitiveneuroscience of emotion (pp. 345370). New York: Oxford University Press. SonnbyBorgstrm, M. (2002), Automatic mimicry reactions as related to differences in emotional empathy. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 43: 433443. #neurochild #selfcare #brainscience

20.01.2022 Very informative information. This is a free webinar. Follow the links.

20.01.2022 With a lot of change accompanying the new school term, there may be heightened discussion at home about whats going on in the world. Regardless of how old your... children are, theres a helpful way to have the COVID-19 conversation. Head to bb.org.au/2V5nO9k to see how to start these conversations with your children.

19.01.2022 We are so excited to invite you to CLASS 4 of our Wiggly World of Dance classes LIVE right here on Facebook! This is our 4th and final class and its going to be jam packed with delightful dancing! Get ready to enjoy #BigDaysAtHome with The Wiggles and BIGW!

18.01.2022 Happy Schools Tree Day! To all kids, parents, teachers and students we hope you enjoy your time connecting in nature today. Are you planting a tree, starting ...a new green project, planning a nature activity or engaging in nature play for Schools Tree Day? There are so many benefits of outdoor play and learning for both children and adults - get your green prescription today! A huge thank you to all the educators who go above and beyond to teach the next generation how to care for our natural environment. Thanks also to our major sponsor Toyota Australia and their dealers, staff and local heroes who support Schools Tree Day initiatives around Australia every year. #SchoolsTreeDay #NationalTreeDay #ConnectwithNature #HugaTreeforNTD

17.01.2022 Having fun indoors....

17.01.2022 NAIDOC WEEK. NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is celebrated by all Australians and is a great opportunity to learn more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

17.01.2022 We are so excited to invite you to join CLASS 3 of The Wiggles Wiggly World of Dance LIVE dance classes right here on Facebook! We have already done Irish danci...ng, ballet, highland dancing and even animal dancing.... what styles of dance will be next!? Dont forget to tune in and get ready to enjoy #BigDaysAtHome with The Wiggles and BIGW! See more

15.01.2022 Wash your hands for 40 seconds and sing along "Wash Wash Wash Your Hands" with Peppa Pig and and her friends, Rebecca Rabbit and Mr Badger! Washing your hands can help to stop the spread of COVID-19.

14.01.2022 A PLAY SCHOOL COVID-19 SPECIAL To help explain whats happening at the moment, we present this special episode that will launch on Facebook. Watch Play School: Hello Friends! with your little ones here at 4pm Thursday AEDST.

14.01.2022 Thank you for giving us Bluey dancing with your little ones all across Australia. We were overwhelmed with over 5K Dance Mode videos, so here are just a few!

13.01.2022 Keep your eyes posted for some exciting events soon to be posted.

12.01.2022 School readiness is an every day occurrence at Early Beginnings, Our STEM Program will assist all our children who are moving on to the next stage of education. Make sure your child is school ready. Book a tour now and secure your child’s spot for 2021. Spots filling fast.

12.01.2022 Dr Karl Kruszelnicki auditioned for Play School a few years ago and he...well, see for yourself. Thankfully he returned for the very special Sea & Space series!

11.01.2022 Every day you drink dinosaur pee. Mind. Blown.

10.01.2022 Dont miss In My Blood It Runs, for its limited online Virtual Cinema release this National Reconciliation Week! Meet ten-year-old Dujuan, a child-healer, a ...good hunter and speaks three languages, as he discovers the resilience and resistance of many generations of his people and faces the history that runs straight into him. Get your popcorn in the microwave and see online screening options here! https://bit.ly/39TpM2j #inthistogether2020

10.01.2022 Spring is definitely in the air. Get on board our garden adventures. Donate a veggie plant or herb plant to help get our garden flourishing. The garden is such a great way to release stress and relax. It’s certainly my favourite place to be on the weekend.

08.01.2022 Researches show that a child who is socially and emotionally ready for school achieves most of the following abilities in their early childhood years: * They are friendly and relate well to other children. * They are willing to take on new challenges and persist with them. * They can speak clearly and be understood by adults who do not know them.... * They can listen to and understand the information they are given and what they are asked to do. * They are learning to manage their feelings and behaviour in most situations. * They can stand up, within reason, for their own rights and respect the rights of others and they can give and take in relationships. At Early beginnings Childcare, we understand the significance of it. Our Little Treasures were provided with the opportunity to use their expressive language through emotions. The educator provided the children with different emotion faces and spoke about each emotion. Happy, sad, angry, excited, surprised etc; Then the children held up each face and looked at their reflection in the mirror. During the learning experience, the educator discussed with the children about feelings and that we all feel these different emotions. the children were encouraged to use their language skills to express how they are feeling which further provided with an opportunity for the Little Treasures to learn about emotions.

07.01.2022 100+ INDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/indoor-activities-for-/

06.01.2022 Can you guess what animal makes this sound? For more great nature sounds like this join Dr Ann Jones for a brand new season of Noisy by Nature, a podcast that invites kids to explore the wonderful sounds of Australian nature.

06.01.2022 What does it mean to support young children? What does it look like? With rain falling in much of the country, we thought it was apt to share this footage, capt...ured as a part of the Early Years Connect program for the Queensland Department of Education and Training. Learn more about active outdoor play: bit.ly/3bjY4fL See more

05.01.2022 Early Achiever...

05.01.2022 There is a difference between self-regulation and self-control. Despite so many parents seeing references to self-control on their #childrens report cards,... one is often mistakenly confused with the other. And because a child needs self-regulation before they can exhibit self-control, it can be #distressing for a child when the latter is demanded in lieu of the former being developed. Did you know there are 447 different uses of self-regulation in scientific literature from which 446 variations are about #self-control (Burman, Green, & Shanker, 2015). The two terms are somewhat convoluted, even throughout child development literature. As Jeremy Burman, author of self-regulation research alongside renowned Dr Stuart Shanker, says, When there are thousands of partially-conflicting studies, with new ones being published every day, you cant just read more. You need to approach the subject in a different way." Recent research into self-regulation follows this line of reasoning, showing that the cognitive and physiological mechanisms involved in developing, experiencing and dealing with self-regulation issues are separate from those involving self-control. SELF #CONTROL Self-control became a focus in psychological research largely due to the delay of gratification studies that began to appear in the late 1960s (Mischel, 2014; Mischel, Ebbesen, & Raskoff Zeiss, 1972). These studies showed that problems in self-control could be detected in children as young as four, and that these problems were associated with challenges in emotion-regulation and executive functions (Eisenberg et al., 1995; Blair & Razza, 2007; Diamond & Lee, 2011). The self-control paradigm became dominant because of the longitudinal studies showing that the children identified at a young age as having poor self-control fared worse over the long run, both physically and academically, and had significantly higher rates of internalizing and externalizing disorders as young adults (Moffitt et al. 2011; Mischel, Shoda, & Rodriguez, 1989). This research led many to conclude that children should be taught in primary school how to control their impulses (Schlam, Wilson, Shoda, Mischel, & Ayduk, 2013; Diamond, Barnett, Thomas, & Munro, 2007). SELF #REGULATION In 1865, the father of modern physiology, Claude Bernard, inaugurated the scientific study of what came to be known as self-regulation. Bernard was interested in the mechanisms that enabled an organism to maintain a stable internal state in response to both internal and external perturbations, what Walter Bradford Cannon (1932) later defined as stressors. In its original psychophysiological sense, self-regulation refers to the way one recovers from the expenditure of energy required to deal with stressors. In psychophysiology terms, self-regulation is a prerequisite for exercising self-control. An unstable internal state can lead to a limbic response fight-or-flight, or freeze (a primitive neural response to threat easily misconstrued as compliance) and impinge on the functioning of the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain governing self-control (Porges, 2011; McEwen, 2007). The more an individual is chronically hypo- or hyper-aroused because of excessive stress, the more readily that person goes into fight-or-flight, or freeze (Lillas & Turnbull, 2008). These fight, flight, and freeze limbic states suppress, and at times brake, the necessary mechanisms in the prefrontal cortex for the practice of self-control. Learning self-regulation involves: Learning how to monitor and manage your internal states; Understanding what it feels like to be calm and alert; and Learning to recognize when certain activities help you to return yourself to those states most easily, as well as what pulls you out of them. As you can see, self-regulation is not self-control. In fact, self-regulation is what makes self-control possible. https://news.yorku.ca//york-u-researchers-map-self-regula/ https://dictionary.apa.org/self-regulation https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org//0593933285c0d771ad90a697 #neurochild #selfregulation

05.01.2022 There is a difference between ‘self-regulation' and ‘self-control'. Despite so many parents seeing references to self-control on their #children's report cards,... one is often mistakenly confused with the other. And because a child needs self-regulation before they can exhibit self-control, it can be #distressing for a child when the latter is demanded in lieu of the former being developed. Did you know there are 447 different uses of self-regulation in scientific literature from which 446 variations are about #self-control (Burman, Green, & Shanker, 2015). The two terms are somewhat convoluted, even throughout child development literature. As Jeremy Burman, author of self-regulation research alongside renowned Dr Stuart Shanker, says, When there are thousands of partially-conflicting studies, with new ones being published every day, you can't just 'read more.' You need to approach the subject in a different way." Recent research into self-regulation follows this line of reasoning, showing that the cognitive and physiological mechanisms involved in developing, experiencing and dealing with self-regulation issues are separate from those involving self-control. SELF #CONTROL Self-control became a focus in psychological research largely due to the delay of gratification studies that began to appear in the late 1960s (Mischel, 2014; Mischel, Ebbesen, & Raskoff Zeiss, 1972). These studies showed that problems in self-control could be detected in children as young as four, and that these problems were associated with challenges in emotion-regulation and executive functions (Eisenberg et al., 1995; Blair & Razza, 2007; Diamond & Lee, 2011). The self-control paradigm became dominant because of the longitudinal studies showing that the children identified at a young age as having poor self-control fared worse over the long run, both physically and academically, and had significantly higher rates of internalizing and externalizing disorders as young adults (Moffitt et al. 2011; Mischel, Shoda, & Rodriguez, 1989). This research led many to conclude that children should be taught in primary school how to control their impulses (Schlam, Wilson, Shoda, Mischel, & Ayduk, 2013; Diamond, Barnett, Thomas, & Munro, 2007). SELF #REGULATION In 1865, the father of modern physiology, Claude Bernard, inaugurated the scientific study of what came to be known as self-regulation. Bernard was interested in the mechanisms that enabled an organism to maintain a stable internal state in response to both internal and external perturbations, what Walter Bradford Cannon (1932) later defined as stressors. In its original psychophysiological sense, self-regulation refers to the way one recovers from the expenditure of energy required to deal with stressors. In psychophysiology terms, self-regulation is a prerequisite for exercising self-control. An unstable internal state can lead to a limbic response fight-or-flight, or freeze (a primitive neural response to threat easily misconstrued as compliance) and impinge on the functioning of the prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain governing self-control (Porges, 2011; McEwen, 2007). The more an individual is chronically hypo- or hyper-aroused because of excessive stress, the more readily that person goes into fight-or-flight, or freeze (Lillas & Turnbull, 2008). These fight, flight, and freeze limbic states suppress, and at times brake, the necessary mechanisms in the prefrontal cortex for the practice of self-control. Learning 'self-regulation' involves: Learning how to monitor and manage your internal states; Understanding what it feels like to be calm and alert; and Learning to recognize when certain activities help you to return yourself to those states most easily, as well as what pulls you out of them. As you can see, self-regulation is not self-control. In fact, self-regulation is what makes self-control possible. https://news.yorku.ca//york-u-researchers-map-self-regula/ https://dictionary.apa.org/self-regulation https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org//0593933285c0d771ad90a697 #neurochild #selfregulation

04.01.2022 Dr Karl joins Play School for the new series Sea and Space. Here he talks about his favourite things to do with, you guessed it, sea and space. New episodes start this morning at 9.00am on ABC Kids

04.01.2022 A song to lift your spirits. Turn it up. We have a very special -physically distanced- performance of I Am Australian by the students of Broome Primary Sch...ool and children all across Australia. The ABC would like to thank the Mabu Yawuru ngan-ga language team and Yawuru Traditional Owners of Broome for providing the translation of the song and for assisting us in the making of this video. I Am Australian is written by Bruce Woodley AO and Dobe Newton.

03.01.2022 You may find that your parenting #instincts have been guiding you to do some certain things to #nurture your childs growing #brain. Listen to that inner vo...ice! Here are some science-founded tips to keep on hand for when you need inspiration or the reminder to do just that. Children are burdened and blessed with brain activity thats wildly alien to adult intelligence. A 5-year-old brain has 100 billion neurons with 77 percent located in the furiously-networking cerebral cortex the zone that constructs language, mathematics, memory, attention, and complex problem-solving. The neurons are constantly sprouting dendrites, long tendrils that slither out to receive data from up to 15,000 other cells, and axons that transmit information to other cells. Links between neurons or synapses build cognitive pathways that create every individuals specialised brain architecture that allows them to comprehend, accumulate, and retain knowledge. Harvards Center for the Developing Child notes, early experiences in brain architecture make the early years of life [ages 0 to 6 years] a period of both great opportunity and great vulnerability for brain development. In other words, these are crucial years for building the foundation of brain architecture a time when, as a #parent, #caregiver or #teacher, you can have a significant impact on your childs development. If you do some of these things every day already, give yourself a big pat on the back. Growing brains together can be fun and fulfilling for everyone. #TALK, SING AND READ Talk, sing, and read books frequently. Steady exposure to verbiage enables your childs cerebral cortex to develop strong neural circuitry for swift acquisition of language. Be an active listener, asking open-ended questions that initiate thinking, such as, If you could have any superpower in the world, what would it be? or, What do you like most about going to the beach? Explain how things work, use natural wording, and include your young ones in some adult conversations. Talk about your feelings good and bad to help them develop an emotional vocabulary. BE THE #SAFEST PLACE Children need to feel safe and confident to learn. A 2007 Stanford University study indicates that traumatic stress and fear can release toxic levels of the hormone cortisol; this can destroy neurons in the hippocampus, a region that supports factual and episodic memory. Give your child positive, loving, and encouraging feedback. Minimise reprimands, avoid unnecessary power struggles, and dont try to use fright in discipline. Express sympathy if your child is afraid of nightmares, or the dark, and be patient about bed-wetting, which can be common past age 7. ENCOURAGE #EXPLORING Young brains thrive on playing, inventing, experimenting, constructing, and tinkering with three-dimensional materials. Childrens brains grow in response to novelty and challenge because curiosity secretes dopamine, a chemical that stimulates the dendrite expansion that wires the brain. Exercise also builds brain cells in the dentate gyrus, elevating chemicals that create the brains infrastructure. All children need movement. If a child keeps fidgeting, its often a signal that they need to move more. #EAT A SMART DIET For optimal brain growth, avoid serving sugary, salty foods and those with food colourings and preservatives, which lower the ability to concentrate. Have easily accessible a variety of fruit, vegetables, whole grains and meat. Egg yolk, fatty meat, and soybeans contain choline, the building block for the neurotransmitter acetylocholine, which is crucial in memory function. Antioxidants, like those found in blueberries, are associated with increased memory and cognitive function. Oatmeal has also been shown to improve results on short-term memory and auditory attention tests. BRING #MUSIC TO LIFE Expose your children to music, and when they show an interest, let them play an instrument. Music is considered a window into higher brain function, and children who learn to sing and play music have demonstrated dramatic improvement in spatial reasoning. Study of music has also been shown to correlate with childrens advanced performance in mathematics. Sing songs together, and turn on some melodic, structured music for them to listen to while they work, play or relax for some effortless brain-building. #FOCUS ON FOCUSING Engage children in activities that require focus, like meditation and board games, to bolster their ability to concentrate. Teaching self-control and delayed gratification helps children academically: the correlation between self-control and academic marks is twice as high as that for IQ and marks. Limit screens when sensible, as too much exposure can overstimulate neurological systems causing shortened attention span and hyperactivity. However more importantly right now, you can boost a childs patience by modeling the calm behaviour that comes with self care. DEVELOP #SENSATION Sensory experiences can have a huge impact on a childs absorbent brain. Help them practice using all 8 of their senses within their own personal limits: touch; sight; taste; smell; sound; proprioception (which shows them where their body parts are via internal senses that come from joints, muscles and connective tissue); vestibular processing (which helps detect changes in gravity and whether they are sitting, standing, lying down, upside down, spinning, or still); and interoception (which senses their internal physiological condition, including hunger, thirst, need for the toilet, and heart rate). https://news.stanford.edu///march7/med-carrion-030707.html https://www.greatschools.org///four-brain-foods-kids-love/ https://www.greatschools.org//kindergartner-brain-develop/ https://www.growinghandsonkids.com/what-are-the-8-senses.ht https://www.newscientist.com//mg15320732-900-science-can-/ https://www.researchgate.net//232440875_Keeping_Mozart_in_ #neurochild #brainscience #learning #familygoals

03.01.2022 astrophysicist, author, and science communicator Neil explains how to raise kids that will become the shakers and movers of the world of tomorrow. Interview: Tom Bilyeu from Impact Theory

03.01.2022 Dancing is an expression, a form of communication

02.01.2022 Join Daisy on her first day of school. Who will she meet? What will she learn? And will she have fun? This beautifully illustrated book shows that school can be an exciting place where anything is possible. http://tiny.cc/cesuoz

01.01.2022 When educators create environments in which children experience mutually enjoyable, caring and respectful relationships with people and the environment, children respond accordingly. The educators at Early Beginnings Childcare creates an environment for the children to provide them with opportunities to contribute to decision making skills and to learn to live interdependently.

01.01.2022 Stay safe Remember to take care of you.