Early Learning Centre Oakleigh South in Oakleigh, Victoria | Childcare service

Early Learning Centre Oakleigh South

Locality: Oakleigh, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9579 7007

Address: 1066 Centre Road 3167 Oakleigh, VIC, Australia

Website: http://elcoakleighsouth.com.au

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25.01.2022 Today we have released our 2021 Continuing Enrolment Campaign. Please check your email or click on the link below to complete the online form advising us of your education and care needs for 2021! https://form.jotform.com/202549136879871

24.01.2022 Children have been exploring where their food comes from before it reaches them onto their plates for meal times. Children read books about food coming from farms, animals, and how it can be grown in the garden. To extend on this concept, children began to grow some food from seeds. They are taking care of their plants every day, eagerly waiting for something to sprout. Learning Outcome 2.4 Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment.

23.01.2022 Our Nursey children have been demeriting their fine and gross motor skills through them attempting the puzzles and the connecting the shaped blocks together. Learning Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners

23.01.2022 This week educator Abi has made some beautiful nursery rhyme finger puppets using new and recycled materials, for the children to use in our weekly music session. You can see she has made puppets for frogs on a log, three cheeky monkeys and monkeys jumping on the bed. The children used the puppets to create the movements and actions to the nursey rhyme all while singing along with their peers. Learning Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world

23.01.2022 Children are attempting to plant some lettuce and basil seeds. Children used critical thinking skills to determine what seeds need to grow. They also predicted how long it would take for them to grow. The consensus was that seeds need water and soil to grow, and that it would take about 100 days to really long for them to grow. Lets wait to see if their predictions are correct! Learning Outcome 4.2 Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating.

23.01.2022 This year will be hosting a Food Drive for the Salvation Army who will be gifting food donations to families who are in need during the festive season. As COVID-19 continues to impact individuals, families and communities across the country, your support now is more important than ever. Every donation, no matter how big or small can help us make sure we leave no one in need this festive season. We would like to invite our families and community to take part in our food drive... by donating food items that are new/unopened and are non-perishables with long expiry dates. Donations will be accepted over the next few weeks leading into early December. We would like to thank our families who have already dropped off donations. Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world

22.01.2022 Children have been connecting with the natural environments during their outdoor play. They are demonstrating great concentration skill as the further extend their play using the open-ended resources to cook up some of their favourite, delicious foods. Learning Outcome 4.4 Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies and natural and processed materials.

22.01.2022 The children have been using the animal costumes in their dramatic role play with their peers. Through their role playing we are seeing the children act out different play scenarios related to their costumes and making sounds that go along with it, We are seeing so many roaring tigers and jumping frogs through out the day of fun dramatic role playing. Learning Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity... Learning Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing See more

22.01.2022 Check out whats happening at our centre in September!

22.01.2022 The Wiggles are here to help us celebrate the first day of Spring with their special Springtime song! https://youtu.be/C5osQEY1iqk

18.01.2022 We love our wonderful Educators! Today is Early Childhood Educators Day, a special day to celebrate our Educators. Our Educators are the heart and soul of our centre and we thank you all from the bottom of our heart for your dedication and wonderful contribution to the wellbeing and healthy development of the children at our centre. Thank you for inspiring us every day, and for your incredible support throughout this challenging year. Write a special comment to our Educators in the comment section below.

18.01.2022 Milking the cow To extend on childrens interest on farm animals, Educators have set up an activity where children have the opportunity to milk cows! First, Educators showed children a video on what we needed to do to get the milk out. Next, we asked children some questions, for example where does milk come from?! Children replied with cows following with the sound of the cow, mooo. What do we need to do to get the milk out? Children replied with you need to squeeze! After the quick video, it was time to experience this! Children squeezed the gloves that had milk in it and watched as the milk poured out. Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners

18.01.2022 Children have been discussing all the different types of plants, seeds and flowers that they see in our yard or in their garden at home, so we decided to do some planting and growing ourselves! We also touched on the topic of where our food comes from, stating that it could come from our very own gardens! Growing our own vegetables and fruit is one way that we are able to help our environment. We started by preparing our garden beds with new soil, but we also put some seeds ...in a Ziplock bag, along with a well saturated paper towel. We stuck our Ziplock bags onto a window where there was lots of sun. We also wanted to do a little experiment with the children, showing exactly what seeds need to sprout and germinate, so we did the same thing with another 3 sets of seeds, but one set did not have any water, one was to be put in the fridge and the last set were practically swimming in their Ziplock bag. Children had mixed answers about what would happen to the seeds. EYLF outcomes 1.3 Children develop knowledgeable and confident self-identities. 2.4 Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment. 4.1 Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity. 4.2 Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating.

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18.01.2022 Construction and Vehicle Play. Our the past few weeks we have seen the childrens imagination grow when in the construction area. They have been working in groups or on their own to use the wooden blocks to create buildings short and tall as well as using the small blocks to build roads for their cars and trains. While in this play space the children are working on their fine and gross motor skills and continuing to develop their social skills through connecting with their... peers and sharing their ideas and thoughts. Learning Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners

18.01.2022 Youre one in a Minion Dad! Weve found the perfect cheesy cards to make for Dad this Fathers Day. Share your ideas for funny Fathers Day cards in the comments below. https://www.craftymorning.com/creative-fathers-day-cards-k/

17.01.2022 Cooking Wednesday. Our children had the chance to make their own pizzas for afternoon tea. Each child was given a pizza base to start and using a spoon they started spreading the tomato paste onto the pizza base. Then they got to choose the toppings they wanted these included cheese, ham, chicken, tomatos and capsicums. Once they had finished making their pizza they got placed on a tray and placed into the oven so they could cook.... We saw the children enjoy eating their pizza in the sunshine for afternoon tea. Learning Outcome 3- Children have a strong sense of wellbeing

16.01.2022 Beginning of this week children participate in spring collage making experience. During the group time educator discussed about various things we can see around during spring and also asked open ended questions to children by showing them flash cards and pictures. To create a collage we used colourful cut outs off flowers, bees, butterflies and some green paper strips to make a leafy garden. Through this experience Children learn about things we see around us during spring season and the way of using the glue and how to stick things to create a collage of spring. Outcome 4.1.3 children Imagines and expresses creativity through play

16.01.2022 Shapes: - Children are also learning about shapes in our Toddler two room, so we set up experience to make patterns using different shapes. Children found it challenging, but with support and encouragement they were persistent to complete the patterns. They are developing their fine motor skills, hand/ eye coordination and knowledge of shapes such as hexagon, pentagon. We also used the coloured shapes to learn about shapes. Children were telling the colours and knew triangle. We talked about all the shapes and their sides. Children repeated after me and then we tried to find the shapes in the room. Learning outcomes: 4. Children are confident and involved learners. 5.4 Children begin to understand how symbols and pattern systems work

15.01.2022 The children in Pre-kinder have been extending on their interest letters and their names. They have been attempting to write or writing their names using whiteboards and name tags. The children who found writing their names easy challenged themselves by writing using smaller letters. Learning outcome: Communication 5.2 - Begin to understand key literacy and numeracy concepts and processes, such as the sounds of language, lettersound relationships, concepts of print and the ways that texts are structured.

15.01.2022 After learning about clouds and rain in Pre Kiner we noticed a lot of children begin to talk about rainbows . We have also been reading books and watching videos about rainbows and learning the colour spectrum. So we created our own special rainbows using rainbow colours. Children talked to each other about different types of rainbow that they were painting like C- shaped rainbow, cloud rainbow, heart shaped rainbow, etc. Through this they are practicing their social, vocabulary and communication skills by sharing their ideas. Learning Outcome 4.3: Children transfer and adapt what they have learned from one context to another. Learning Outcome 5.3: Children express ideas and make meaning using a range of media.

14.01.2022 Road Safety: - We also focused on road safety. Children started to learn about the traffic lights this week. Last week, children were interested in the traffic light set which was set up outside, so we decided to put it into our learning. I showed the traffic light and we had a little discussion about it. What it is and what the different traffic lights mean. We all learnt about the traffic lights’ colour green, red and orange and also the meaning. We sang twinkle twinkle tra...ffic light. To extend this learning, children participated in the art and craft. Children were provided the circle coloured paper to make a traffic light. Children checked the traffic lights and pasted papers to make own traffic light. Children are using their fine motor skills and thinking skills for where to paste or which order to paste. Learning outcomes: 3.2.7 manipulate equipment and manage tools with increasing competence and skill 5.1 Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes

14.01.2022 We would like to take a moment to show our appreciation to our wonderful Educators on Educators Day. Our childhood educators are being celebrated for their ongoing commitment to the children and families within the centre. And we thank you for the educational programs and the learning that takes place every day. Thank you to our amazing educators ... We hope you enjoyed your special day Quality Area 4 Staffing arrangements

12.01.2022 Junior Kinder children have been working hard at using their problem-solving skills to solve the various puzzles. They are focusing on orientation and understanding of the image to help them solve it. They are also building on their fine motor skills as they make small adjustments to fit the pieces together. Learning Outcome 4.2 Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating.

11.01.2022 Its officially National Science Week! Have fun exploring the world of science with your child by testing out this awesome exploding volcano experiment. https://www.kidspot.com.au//819bde026a618398cf298847739d4f

09.01.2022 Junior Kinder children have been exploring familiar routines by engaging in dramatic play with the babies. They have been demonstrating their knowledge of how to look after babies; from feeding them, packing essential items when going for a stroll with the pram, taking them to the potty and bathing them. They are such great carers for the little ones! Learning Outcome 4.3 Children transfer and adapt what they have learned from one context to another.

09.01.2022 The children are able to choose their own art and crafts from the art trolley. They can choose from paper, recycled boxes, patty pans, icy pole sticks, pipe cleaners, glue pots and paint pots, glitter. We are seeing the children get creative with some colourful pieces of art work using the verity of different materials. Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners

09.01.2022 Science week Today children participated in a science experiment called Fireworks. First, children poured warm water into a glass jar, next they poured 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil into a bowl. Then, children used droppers to put food dye into the bowl, afterwards children gently mixed the food colour around the bowl. For the final step, children poured the bowl filled with oil and food dye into the warm jar of water, they watched the food dye drop down and expand like a firework! Through this experiment, children were concentrating very hard whilst pouring liquids into bowls/jars, they were using their coordination skills and their language to communicate what they are thinking and seeing. Learning outcome: Outcome 5: Children are confident and involved learners

07.01.2022 Our children have been using their outdoor time to further develop their gross motor skills by negating their way through the outdoor climbing obstacle course. Learning Outcome 3 Children have a strong sense of wellbeing

07.01.2022 On this cold rainy Monday the children across the Centre enjoyed a warm pasta bolognese for their lunch. Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing

07.01.2022 The childrens weekly sports program builds on their fine and gross motor skills, balance and hand- eye coordination and connecting with their peers through group games. In the session today it was all about continuing on with these skills. To start our warm up we did some jumping and running around obstacles like cones and poles. Next we did a jumping activity where we jumped in hula hoops one after another, trying to stay in the circles. Next we did a ring toss, where we tr...ied to throw some small hula hoops onto some cones, the smaller children in the room practiced throwing with some bean bags and tossing them into a hula hoop on the ground. 3.2 - Children take increasing responsibility for their own health and physical well-being 4 - Children are confident and involved learners 3.2.3 Child effectively engages in activities requiring fine-motor and physical skills

07.01.2022 It’s World Vegan Month, and to celebrate we’ve found this deliciously hearty vegan Spaghetti Bolognese that your family will love! Packed full of vegies it’s sure to be a winner at the dinner table!

06.01.2022 It is so important to consider childrens mental health in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. This fantastic podcast by Emerging Minds, has been designed to assist parents help their childrens mental health at this time. https://emergingminds.com.au//childrens-mental-health-dur/

06.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day! Show Dad how much you love him today by making him some yummy cinnamon and banana pancakes! Click on the link below for the easy to follow and super delicious recipe! https://www.kidspot.com.au//banana-cinnamon-panc/7zq2ht5l

06.01.2022 Mud play This week the children have been learning about different kinds of farm animals. In our group time activities we discussed the different kinds of farms we can see such as chicken farms, bee/honey farms, pig farms and farms for crops. To extend on our learning we did a sensory mud play activity where the children made their own mud for a pig farm. We mixed some dirt and water and took turns playing with our pigs in the mud and then giving them a bath. Outcome 4.1.3 children Imagines and expresses creativity through play

05.01.2022 Junior Kinder children have been practicing mindfulness throughout the day, to bring a sense of calmness to their bodies. The lovely sunshine created a wonderful opportunity to practice yoga outdoors. Learning Outcome 3.1 Children become strong in their social and emotional wellbeing

05.01.2022 As this week has been a beautiful and sunny week, children from across the centre have engaged and participated in water play based experiences in their outdoor environment! Children enjoyed filling buckets with water and tipping it back in the tub, they loved to give the animals and babies a bath and some children purely just enjoyed splashing water around and cooling down. Learning outcome: Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world

05.01.2022 Today is R U OK Day, a special day to remind Australians that every day is the day to ask, Are you OK?. This years theme is Theres more to say after R U OK? Start a conversation with somebody in your life and find out if they are okay a simple conversation could mean so much to somebody who is struggling. Find out more at https://www.ruok.org.au/join-r-u-ok-day

05.01.2022 Our educators in the nursey room have created a room that gives the children the opportunity to explore and make new discoverys through play based learning activities. Learning Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity

04.01.2022 Check out what's happening at our centre this December!

04.01.2022 Our Chef has made apple and banana muffins for the childrens afternoon tea. These are a very popular item on the menu. Learning Outcome 3: Children Have A Strong Sense Of Wellbeing

03.01.2022 The children are having a nutritious and freshly made fruit platter for their morning tea. Learning Outcome 3 Children Have A Strong Sense Of Wellbeing

03.01.2022 To extend on the children’s problem solving skills, the Junior Kinder children have been working on matching to solve puzzles. Recently they have been making different shapes in their play. They have begun sorting out shapes and matching them based on their appearance. They are paying close attention to how many sides the shape has particularly pentagon and hexagon! Learning Outcome 4.2 Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating.

02.01.2022 Magnets Play Children have been using magnets to construct and build what they are thinking. For example, children would piece the magnets together and make a ‘big house’, ‘tall house’ or even a ‘fence’. They would often say ‘it’s a big one’ or ‘look’ to show the Educator what they had built. Furthermore, as the magnets play have different shapes such as, square and triangle, it allows children to extend on their learning about shapes! When Educators asked children what shape is this? whilst pointing at the triangle magnet, children are able to confidently reply with triangle. Learning Outcome: 4: Children are confident and involved learners 5: Children are confident and involved learners

02.01.2022 Recycling and rubbish Sorting In Toddler 1 room have started to learn about recycling and garbage. Educator discussed with children that certain stuff like cardboard and paper go into the blue bin in the room, which is for recycling. Stuff like tissue paper and gloves go into the red bin which is for general waste. Educators showed children picture blocks of chip wrappers, milk cartons, plastic bottle and cardboard boxes, then we asked children where each of the picture block...s go to- blue or red? After asking children questions such as, where do you put the paper after you finish drawing? Where to do you throw your food scraps? Educators also offered some fruit’s skin (banana, apple orange), papers and card boards to throw in the correct bins. 2.4 Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment 4.3 Children transfer and adapt what they have learned from one context to another See more

02.01.2022 Watering the garden The younger children has started to show interest in watering our outdoor plants. They fill up their watering cans with the water from the outside tap and go over and start watering the plants and seeds that are growing in our garden. This helps children to learn about taking care of their natural environment and able to understand plants need water to grow Learning Outcome: 2.4 Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment

02.01.2022 Playgrounds are so much fun for children, and they also have many cognitive, physical, and social benefits too. Click on the link below to read some great tips on how to keep children safe while they are having fun at the playground. http://nsw.childsafetyhub.com.au/outdoor-safety-playground/

02.01.2022 Our children had their weekly cooking class. And in todays class they participated in making some scones for their afternoon tea. Before the class started they had a discussion on how to make the scones and what ingredients they would need. And after their discussion and going to get all the food ingredients from the kitchen they started making their scones by measuring out all the ingredients and then pouring into the mixing bowl and giving it a good mix around. Once it was all mixed together and with the help from their educators they rolled them into a circle shape ready to be cooked in the oven for 20 minutes. Learning Outcome 3- Children Have A Strong Sense Of Wellbeing

01.01.2022 Whilst outside, the Kinder children have particularly enjoyed exploring and challenging themselves to use the new climbing frames which are giving the children the opportunity to extend on their gross motor skills of climbing and balancing and encouraging the children to take risks. With the support of an educator, the children are learning how to climb over the different sized and shaped A frames as well as practicing their balancing skills on the balance beams and wobble beams. Learning Outcome 3.2 - Children take increasing responsibility for their own health and physical wellbeing