Happy Days Preschool and Long Day Care Centre in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales | Childcare service

Happy Days Preschool and Long Day Care Centre

Locality: Coffs Harbour, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6652 6620

Address: 207 Harbour Drive 2450 Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.happydayspreschool.com.au/

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25.01.2022 Another successful trip to our local library to return our borrowed books and select some new ones to bring back to Happy Days. The Busy Bee’s are continuing to build connections between the early childhood setting and the local community.

23.01.2022 This week in the Butterfly Room, we have been extending on our exploration of sensory-based play. We introduced bubble-blowing to our courtyard, and invited the children to blow bubbles for their friends to catch. The Butterflies were free to experiment in this space at their own pace, and over the week, many children have developed the skill in blowing bubbles. Their sense of achievement was clearly evident in their joyful reactions to the bubbles surrounding them.

16.01.2022 Lots of cuddles today as the Busy Bee children visit their friends at Waratah House 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 Today we saw in the Burmese New Year with Thingyan- a Buddhist festival celebrated in Myanmar as the ‘Water Festival’. Traditionally in Myanmar, the celebrations include indulging in delightful water activities and praying for a better year. The children (and brave teachers) had a brilliant time in the Autumn sun, enjoying some water play with their friends. We kicked things off with some delicious Burmese food that Miss Angela cooked for us, then were entertained by some lovely visitors to our centre, sharing traditional dancing. Later in the day, Miss Angela made Mote Lone Yay Paw, a sweet snack in the Thingyan festival made from palm sugar inside glue rice and coconut milk, creating sticky rice balls.

09.01.2022 On Friday we celebrated Father’s Day with a BBQ breakfast and morning of fun. Thank you to all our families that were able to attend. It was lovely to see the children so excited to show you around the preschool and it looked like you all had a great time playing together

07.01.2022 On Wednesday of last week, Miss Jo, Peta and Annabelle took a small group of older Butterflies on an excursion to Fitzroy Oval. The significance of this site is important in educating our young children of the rich Gumbaynggirr history of our local region. Fitzroy Oval was an important gathering place for Gumbaynggirr people, so we coincided this visit with NAIDOC Week, who’s theme this year is ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’, which highlights the knowledge that Aboriginal peo...ple were the first inhabitants and caretakers of this land. We walked excitedly from preschool, remarking on all the things we saw along the way- the creek, the army barracks, the pool...etc. When we arrived at the oval, we shared in the joy of wide, open spaces by running gleefully to the other side of the park, wind blowing across our faces. Afterwards, we sat in the shade and discussed how the Gumbaynggirr people had to use the environment to feed and protect themselves. It gave the children a new perspective on imagining how the land was without all the buildings and modern conveniences. Before leaving, Myla played our tapping sticks while we sang our daily Acknowledgement to Country. For our return trip back to preschool, we took the mangrove boardwalk, looking for the crabs and fish that the Gumbaynggirr people would have feasted upon, as well as marvelling at the large tree trunks that had fallen in previous years. See more

06.01.2022 REMINDER: 2019 KINDER ENROLMENTS CLOSE THIS FRIDAY All forms and information are available from the front office and need to be returned by Friday 18 May.

04.01.2022 We celebrated Harmony Day with our families this morning, sharing our collective cultures through traditional dance, clothing and food. A big thank you goes out to the families of Irfan, Hunter and Francis for delighting us with your yummy foods. Hunter’s dad, Josh, also read a story for us about native Australian animals, and played some music on the didgeridoo. Seng and Lucy were keen to entertain us all with their Burmese dance. EVERYONE BELONGS

01.01.2022 Aren't was lucky that Happy Days is located in such a great place. Being in the centre of town allows us to plan a wide range of excursions within our local community that are all in short walking distance. During Term 2 we had the opportunity to plan some wonderful excursions to the Botanical Gardens where the children were given time and space to explore the grounds. As we spent time walking through the gardens the children were continually commenting on their surroundings,...Continue reading