Hillside Cottage Early Learning & Kindergarten in Hillside, Victoria | Nursery

Hillside Cottage Early Learning & Kindergarten

Locality: Hillside, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9390 2100

Address: 73 John Paul Drive 3037 Hillside, VIC, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 What's cooking? In our Kindergarten room the children are preparing 'lunch' for their friends with lots of veges and teamwork! Imagination is important skill in the early years as it builds on their confidence and problem solving skills and critical thinking.

25.01.2022 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... Counting in Pre-Kindy! Counting has been a focus and the children have been so excited learning as it is fun and exciting!! Learning through play :)

24.01.2022 Today we are joining Magic Jenny with her latest video, Warm up ONE! Its lots of fun!! https://youtu.be/fhbKt5d2Hpw

24.01.2022 Thank you for helping us celebrate Early Childcare Educators Day and give appreciation to the awesome ladies that make up our team at Hillside Cottage.

24.01.2022 Cutting!! We have been practicing our hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills! building up our strength and tricky technique of holding and cutting with scissors!

23.01.2022 Happy smiles are what we live for at Hillside Cottage - each child brightens our day with their laughter, chatter and caring nature. Smile often and everyone will follow your lead. #HillsideKinder #EarlyLearning #Kindergarten #Kids #Babies #Toddlers #LearnThroughPlay #Hillside #MelbournesWest #FollowUs #Kidstagram #InstaKids #Learn #Play #Read #Draw #Fun #HomeAwayFromHome #smile #kidssmile

23.01.2022 Making lanterns with Pre-Kindy and Kindergarten This has been a little tricky as we decorated them and then cut the lines very carefully to make a lantern. We were so very proud!!

21.01.2022 Composting! Embedding sustainable practices into our daily routines is not only important, but the children LOVE it!

20.01.2022 Toddlers always take opportunities to express themselves in art. Their masterpieces look amazing

19.01.2022 We encourage self help and sense of achievement where ever we can! We have set up a washing up activity so the children are given opportunities to give it a go! They have been loving it!

19.01.2022 Who's ready for the weekend to be over? #HillsideCottage #Sunday #Weekend

17.01.2022 Spring is here!! Time to plant some carrots in our vegetable garden :) The Kindergarten children were super excited in planting the seedlings, and now also taking responsibility in looking after them as they grow.

16.01.2022 Getting creative! The Toddlers have been using extra recyclable tubes to paint and they were so cleaver as they were so unstable! Lots of thinking and problem solving involved while painting their creation.

15.01.2022 Join us as we raise awareness for children in foster care, Pyjama dress up day, only 2 sleeps away :)

15.01.2022 Book Week in the Nursery and Toddlers We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one. What a beautiful day... I’m not scared Oh no, the toddlers had to go through it.... This fun sensory experience had the toddlers engaged in conversation as they describe the sensation on the soles of their feet.

15.01.2022 What goes up... must come down! Exploring and investigating their world around them, encouraging wonder and creativity.

15.01.2022 We wish everyone a very Happy Families Week!!

14.01.2022 "Children need the freedom and time to play. Play is not a luxury. Play is a necessity." ~Kay Redfield Jamison

14.01.2022 Sunny days and lots of laughter as the Kindergarten children loved doing an obstacle course!

14.01.2022 Making music with out Toddlers and Babies! we have loved exploring the sounds things make and how much fun it is to do together.

13.01.2022 Learning shapes! Making learning fun is the key :)

13.01.2022 The weekend is almost here! #HillsideKinder #EarlyLearning #Kindergarten #Kids #Babies #Toddlers #LearnThroughPlay #Hillside #MelbournesWest #FollowUs #Kidstagram #InstaKids #Learn #Play #Read #Draw #Fun #HomeAwayFromHome #weekend #Friday #Saturday #Sunday #smile

13.01.2022 We can't wait to welcome new little humans to our amazing centre located in Hillside! Book a tour or request an enrolment package! Our friendly and caring centre is a home away from home! #HillsideKinder #EarlyLearning #Kindergarten #Kids #Babies #Toddlers #LearnThroughPlay #Hillside #MelbournesWest #FollowUs #Kidstagram #InstaKids #Learn #Play #Read #Draw #Fun #HomeAwayFromHome

12.01.2022 Kindergarten is important time to learn the required skills and being school ready! Our beautiful children are engaged and love group mat times!

12.01.2022 What's for lunch? We are having delicious homecooked (with lots of hidden vegetables) burgers and salad. The Children love them!!

11.01.2022 Take a seat! The puppet theatre is open! The children love using puppets to tell stories.

10.01.2022 With the weather being so lovely outside, our Toddlers have been getting stuck into Nature! Miss Louise brought in some nature items that she found and the children explored their textures and awesome colours as they did some pasting using our fine motor skills We loved our Nature collages that we made!

09.01.2022 Hula- hoops!! So much FUN!!!! Our Pre-Kindy and Kindergarten children love using these and they are great in building core muscle strength and gross motor skills. But best of all are the smiles and laughs that they have :)

08.01.2022 Sharing our latest Magic Jenny YouTube clip ‘That’s What I like to Do’. It has a Multi-Cultural element to it and Magic Jenny also does a song/dance about what we like to do with instrument. Join us in watching this. https://youtu.be/xZ5hKYm0ymI

08.01.2022 A new video from Magic Jenny!! We miss her so much!!! We hope you enjoy at home as much as we love this in the centre! https://youtu.be/CfpgKvQG2cg

07.01.2022 Whats for afternoon tea??? We are having Salad sticks with Baked bean or Spaghetti wholemeal cups with cheese!! Delicious :)

07.01.2022 Bubbles!!! Catching bubbles are so much fun, we are also increasing our hard-eye coordination as we try to catch them!

06.01.2022 Fun in the Sun with the Nursery children! Lots of fun things to do and explore

06.01.2022 Happy Fathers day to all Fathers, Step-fathers, Grandfathers, Foster Dads, expecting Fathers, Honorary Fathers and all men that have the positive impact on the lives of your children, nieces, nephews or anyone that you have influenced. Today is your day, Relax and enjoy your day, you deserve it.

05.01.2022 We are going on a letter hunt!!! In the Kindergarten room we have been very busy as we hunt for letters! This experience has been a huge hit as the children find the letter, write the letter and check their writing!

05.01.2022 Creativity is contagious, pass it on. ~ Albert Einstein

05.01.2022 Mind the mess... We are creating everything we can imagine! Kindergarten have been very busy in working together, making and exploring creative arts as we use recyclable items.

04.01.2022 "You got a friend in me.." Toddlers have the most amazing time outside. They show great companionship and share smiles and laughter along the way

04.01.2022 Enrol today at Hillside Cottage where we follow the Early Years Framework of understanding your children’s lives are characterised by belonging, being and becoming. Book today for a tour or call us for an enrolment package! #HillsideKinder #EarlyLearning #Kindergarten #Kids #Babies #Toddlers #LearnThroughPlay #Hillside #MelbournesWest #FollowUs #Kidstagram #InstaKids #Learn #Play #Read #Draw #Fun #Enrol #BookATour #EnrolmentPackage #JoinUs #FollowUs #HomeAwayFromHome

04.01.2022 Kindergarten room has been very busy with the expression of art using recyclable materials and imagination to make their beautiful masterpieces!

03.01.2022 Lets Build It! Toddlers love building with the duplo blocks, so much fun as they play together.

03.01.2022 Lets Go Bowling with Kindergarten!!! Our Kindergarten children have enjoyed the sun outside with some outdoor bowling! They were very excited to get into it and try to knock all the pins over.

02.01.2022 Exploring Science with Kindergarten and Pre-Kindy. The Children have had an interest in volcanos, with this experiment we explored how volcano's erupt. We used oil, water, food dye and a special tablet.

01.01.2022 We are So EXCITED!!!! Only one more sleep until PYJAMA DAY!!!

01.01.2022 Check out these 'Kool Kidz' Its great to see when imagination takes over and the creation is celebrated by all.