Journey Early Learning Centre Durack in Durack, Northern Territory | Nursery

Journey Early Learning Centre Durack

Locality: Durack, Northern Territory

Phone: +61 8 8986 7557

Address: 29 Packard Avenue 0830 Durack, NT, Australia

Website: https://journey.edu.au/centre/durack/

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25.01.2022 Sharona & her family visited our children in celebration for NAIDOC Week Sharona read story books, told her own childhood stories, shared pieces of her art & created art with our children MK Eco by Starwin

25.01.2022 McKenna says 'Hey' to the long weekend ahead

24.01.2022 Royal Darwin Show Virtual Art Show This year we entered the Darwin Show a little differently from previous years. The children created their pieces or art, and we took photos and submitted their work online! Over the weekend, the Royal Darwin Show announced the winners. The overall placings were: First place: Toddler 2 Second place: Kindy ... Third place: Toddler 1 Congratulations to everyone who participated See more

24.01.2022 We hosted a stall at the City of Palmerston's Children's Week event! It was great to get out into the local community again and provide information about our centre!

23.01.2022 On the last day of 5 Days of Christmas Treats Wholesome Child said to me here’s an easy Christmas decoration hack! Use Christmas cookie cutters to cut out cheese, fruits and veggies to create themed sandwiches, pizzas, crackers and more!

23.01.2022 Heres Kirby & educator Sam making sand castles! Kirby approached Sam with a turtle mould, so they made the turtle together. Kirby was being ever so gentle with it, pulling small bits of sand off and investigating the texture. A little while later, Kirby gave Sam a big cheeky smile and squashed the sandcastle! They continued to enjoy this moment together, creating and smashing their sand castles.

22.01.2022 Lets help change the statistics! Show your support by buying a ticket or making a small donation

22.01.2022 Remember to register to join in on our Preschool Information Webinar www.bit.ly/JELDurackWebinar

22.01.2022 To support the many Journey families in lockdown across Australia, were pleased to announce two upcoming family webinars . Please see below information for each webinar and registration links. Thursday, 20 August, 1:00pm: www.bit.ly/JELWebinarWC Thursday, 27 August, 1:00pm: www.bit.ly/JELWebinarQC

22.01.2022 We are proud to announce we have created a partnership with Chidanpee Cultural Enterprises. Together we have started an ongoing program to introduce our children to the Indigenous culture. Throughout the year Eddie will be sharing his knowledge and culture with us! During our first session, Eddie played his didgeridoo teaching us about the different songs, animal noises and dances. He also taught Charlie how to play didgeridoo & Ellie how to play clapping sticks, have a listen

21.01.2022 Bunnings Easter Art Show Our children chose to decorate fence pickets, they painted & created master pieces which will be displayed at Bunnings Palmerston

20.01.2022 Educator Leisa created a special puppet show of the children's favourite nursery rhyme Incy Wincy Spider The rhyme came to life for the children as they sat down to watch the show unfold & joined in on the actions!

20.01.2022 Our Preschool children were invited to perform their Acknowledgement to Country at the 2020 Leaders Summit for Education NT. What a privilege this was!

20.01.2022 Our Orientation program with our partnership school Good Shepherd Lutheran College NT has kicked off for 2021! For our first visit we join in on their Harmony Day celebrations. They held an assembly which each class performed what Harmony Day meant to them. Our Preschoolers got up on stage and performed their Acknowledgement to Country We then joined Miss Kitely and her tranisiton class doing activities and shared morning tea

18.01.2022 What a great management team we have at Journey Early Learning! Our Co-Founders, Ryan & Anthony put on an awesome Saturday afternoon treat for our team just to say "thanks" . We had a blast and a laugh dressing up to playing mini golf & hitting balls at the driving range followed by pizza

17.01.2022 Zoey’s inspire program has began with great success The 'Love of Literacy' program is designed to build & encourage children's love and engagement with reading. The program includes four different books planned for over eight weeks, and features reading, songs and experiences to build on their knowledge and fun of reading. Each group has differing experiences based on their age & needs and always includes lots of movement, sensory play and smiles from all the children. The Love of Literacy has so far been a great success and we are looking forward to the following of the program-held every Friday morning.

17.01.2022 Fill yourself with positivity As our families walk through our front door each morning, they stop by & read an affirmation card to start their day with positivity and mindfulness

17.01.2022 National Tree Day As we do every year, we did our part for the community by planting a safe home for the fauna within our area We choose to plant a Silver Trumpet Tree (Tabebuia Argentea) to bring some colour & shade into our yard. The Preschool children wrote letters to the tree about how they would love and care for it, placing them in the tree hole before planting & watering the new addition to our yard with help from everyone across the centre

16.01.2022 The weather has warmed up, so out comes the water play! We like to mix it up and see what activity the children like best. So far bubbles are the most fun! The children love to see the bubbles float around and the water is so lovely and refreshing!

16.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day to all of the fathers, step-fathers, grandfathers, uncles, brothers and important fathers figures in our lives Thank you for coming along to help celebrate at our backyard BBQ

16.01.2022 A final 2020 Christmas celebration with our Journey Durack Children! As a big family, we gathered for Christmas lunch, enjoying a Wholesome Child special menu; Roast Turkey & spuds, extra veg, along with Christmas tree broccoli, dinner rolls & gravy! We finishing off afternoon tea with sweet potato Santa hat brownies! ... What a way to finish the year! We wish everyone a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

16.01.2022 As part of Fitness Friday's, the Toddler Two children have been very interested in exploring the different parts of the lake! The children have been spotting fish lately, so off they went to try and catch some!

15.01.2022 As educators, we are always coming together to reflect on the childrens environment, ensuring we are creating the best spaces for their learning and development. Recently, the Kindy room has undergone some changes in the way of our layout and the resources we provide to the children. Throughout this week, the children have been exploring their new environment and farthing their learning with the new supplies on offer. These new items can look like: abstract pieces such as our magnetic toys, home like toys which fill our home corner or new items that build the childrens responsibility, such as our real guitar and clapping sticks.

15.01.2022 Book Week To celebrate our love for reading, on Tuesday we dressed up as our favourite book character and brought along the book to share. We welcomed special visitors - a group of year 5 students from Good Shepherd Lutheran College NT! The visitors made our day as they read our books to us and commented on our fantastic costumes

15.01.2022 Happy Early Childhood Educators Day Today we extend our heartfelt gratitude & warmest thanks to our amazing team. Your wonderful work is VERY much recognised & appreciated - not just today but every day! We enjoyed lovely gifts from our families and a grazing table full of delicious food for morning tea

13.01.2022 Easter Eggs-travaganza On Thursday afternoon our children & families gathered for our annual Easter celebration. The children created their own Easter bonnets at home and paraded them for everyone to see. The Easter bunny secretly placed eggs around our yard for us to find!

13.01.2022 The Easter break and Term 1 School Holidays begin next week, and we understand this can be a very busy time of the year for families. This is a quick reminder that if you need extra care during the holidays, you can always quickly and easily see our upcoming vacancies and book an extra day using the KindyNow App. App Store: bit.ly/kindynowi Google Play Store: bit.ly/kindynowa

13.01.2022 Our Infants are always given the opportunity to feed themselves. We encourage all of our children, including the tiniest ones, to become an active participant rather than a passive recipient in everyday experiences.

12.01.2022 Moon Day in the Kindy "Curiosity is the essence of our existence" - Gene Cernan. It all started with the children searching for the moon during the drop off routine. From there, the educators continued the discussion with the children about the moon, other planets and the space in between. ... Continuing this interest through June and then July, the children have learnt a lot about the things beyond our world such as what other planets look like, the rockets that took people to the moon and the space crafts that visit other planets to learn more about them. On the 20th, we celebrated Moon Day with a special afternoon tea and presentation of the first moon landing.

12.01.2022 As our toddlers have been attending Good Shepherd Lutheran College's Little Lambs Playgroup over the year, they were invited to their annual Christmas Party. The children engaged in Christmas activities, played with their playgroup peers, enjoyed a morning tea and had a special visit from Mrs Claus, who gave them all a gift! Thank you for having us Catherine, we hope you love your plant!

12.01.2022 We went on an excursion to the Territory Wildlife Park for National Science Week, to follow this years theme "Deep Blue: innovations for the future of our oceans". We explored the dark nocturnal house to discover animals that are awake at night time whilst being super quiet so we didnt scare them We ventured to the billabong, where there was a scoop of pelicans feeding, and Isla spotted a turtle under the deck Lastly we visited the aquarium where we could see the under side of a stingray. We are excited to have further conversations with the children about this awesome learning experience

12.01.2022 A well deserved Christmas Party for our Educators Picnic at Cullen Bay was nothing short of amazing with the venue & catering! Darwin Slushie Machine Hire put the finishing touches on our night with the slushie machines & karaoke

11.01.2022 It tasted just as good as it looks Aboslutely delicious! Our children had Sweet Potato Pizza with Greek Salad for lunch Thank you to Wholesome Child for providing us the best recipes and our amazing cook Jay for bringing them to life!

11.01.2022 Eddie from Chidanpee Cultural Enterprises come along to celebrate NAIDOC Week with our children He played the didgeridoo and taught the children how to play & dance

11.01.2022 Happy World Teachers Day to our amazing Zoey Thank you for supporting our children to always be their best selves. You are helping them become capable & confident learners Lia Finocchiaro MLA showed Zoey her recognition & appreciation to Teachers in long daycare with a special delivery

10.01.2022 Thank you so much to all the families who joined us for our very first Preschool Information Webinar! We had a great time discussing our program with the families who tuned in and we hope it was informative and insightful. If you missed out, weve got you covered! We recorded the webinar so you can access it again. Click here to register and view the recording: https://bit.ly/33YrqyQ As always, we welcome you to ask questions regarding any of our programs. Just reach out on [email protected] and we can assist you.

10.01.2022 An afternoon well spent moulding clay under the tree!

10.01.2022 We are now recruiting! Our educators are required to: Hold or be actively studying towards a minimum of Certificate III in ECEC. Be available 5 days a week.... Hold their First Aid & Emergency Asthma & Anaphylaxis. Possess a current Ochre Card. Be passionate and excited about the work they do everyday with children and families. Want to actually enjoy coming to work each day. Have a great work life balance including paid day off for your birthday. Recieve unlimited support from our Leadership group, and each other. Professional recognition and respect-Customised Professional Learning and Above Award wages are negotiable based on experience and qualifications. If this sounds like you- please email [email protected] for more info!! *Sponsorship is not available for this role

07.01.2022 Over the past month the Toddler Two room have been learning about different types of emotions. We have talked about what makes them sad and what makes them happy. Today we did a science experiment and thought about what colours might match some emotions. We decided yellow might mean happy, red may mean angry and blue could mean sad. Adding a little bit of bi-carb powder, food dye and vinegar into a tube with an emotion on the front, we saw each colour erupt over the faces!

06.01.2022 We took part in the #satelliteselfie On Tuesday a MAXAR satellite took images all of the Northern Territory. This event was hosted by National Science Week NT, who encouraged people to create art or a message in your backyard that could be seen in space! We created a masterpiece of our new Journey logo that were so proud of! Emily & Zoey outlined the big J and children from across the centre filled inside using spray bottles of paint. Were excited to see how our image will turn out.

06.01.2022 The spookeist time of the year, Halloween at Durack The children come dressed in their most FRIGHTENING costumes & enjoyed a day of FANG-TASTIC Halloween activities Trick or treating & Haunting afternoon tea party

06.01.2022 This week, to encourage sensory play, the children were given a pile of play-dough! They picked it, squished it between their fingers, rolled it on the table and some even tasted it! Of course, it was made from natural ingredients and we didnt allow them to eat too much.

06.01.2022 Zoeya & her family stopped by to share the celebrations of Zoeyas 1st birthday today A small gift for her educators and a cake to share

06.01.2022 It was a pleasure to have you Judd! Our children enjoyed their time with you

05.01.2022 As the weather is starting to warm up, what better way to enjoy some outside time?? Splashing and clapping bubbles everywhere!

05.01.2022 Only two days left and we’re excited to share with you the recipe to a Christmas favourite fruit mince pies ! Thanks Wholesome Child! Swipe for the full recipe.

04.01.2022 Tune in tonight at 6pm to hear everything about Journey Duarcks Preschool program If you havent already, make sure you register via the link! www.bit.ly/JELDurackWebinar

04.01.2022 Securing an extra day has never been easier with the KindyNow App. Download the free app to instantly view vacancies in your childs room and book an extra day at the click of a button: http://kindynow.com/download

03.01.2022 As a friendly reminder, here’s what you can do with the KindyNow App: - view our school holiday vacancies at the click of a button, - book an extra day of care to help you juggle having school children at home, and - notify absent days in advance if your family is heading away on holiday. ... Let us help you these school holidays and manage your bookings today by heading to KindyNow: App Store: bit.ly/kindynowi Google Play Store: bit.ly/kindynowa

03.01.2022 Sensory activities are a great way for children to explore and investigate, while also encouraging the development of fine motor skills. The Toddler One children enjoyed a messy afternoon with shaving cream and food colouring this week. As they added in the food colouring, the shaving cream become brighter and they then mixed them together to create new colours!

03.01.2022 Recently, in the Preschool room, the children furthered their creativity and fine motor skills in a fun and social way. This included using traditional drawing materials, such as textas and paper and then adding some interesting loose parts and cars to further their play. This encouraged many of the boys to create and draw as they made roads, bridges and car parks!

02.01.2022 What a perfect Wholesome Child Morning Tea for the hot weather today! Cold Berry Smoothies with a veggie platter

01.01.2022 Toddler One joined in with our partnership school, Good Shepherd Lutheran Colleges Little Lambs playgroup on Wednesday morning. The session was a sensory experience! There was play dough, shredded paper with hidden animals, coloured shaving cream, drawing with chalk on a massive black board, multiple puzzles, blocks and plenty of cars! We also had Hector the cat come and visit us! We will definitely be back soon! ... If anyone else would like to attend Little Lambs playgroup, its every Wednesday morning from 9am - 10.30am during school term.

01.01.2022 Its your final chance to register for our Wholesome Child Webinar this afternoon, beginning at 1:00pm (AEST). Click the following link to register if you havent already: www.bit.ly/JELWebinarWC