Journey Early Learning Ocean Grove in Ocean Grove, Victoria | Childcare service

Journey Early Learning Ocean Grove

Locality: Ocean Grove, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9005 4650

Address: 33-37 Coastal Boulevard 3226 Ocean Grove, VIC, Australia

Website: https://journey.edu.au/centre/ocean-grove/

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25.01.2022 Harmony Day at Journey Ocean Grove was about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. Many educators and children dressed in the colour orange (the colour chosen to signify social communication and meaningful conversations) to celebrate the day. We also joined together as a centre to acknowledge the day; we had a 'Journey Jams' music session as a large group, learnt how to say hello in a variety of languages and all had afternoon tea in the beautiful sunshine. It was a lovely way for children to develop a sense of belonging to groups and communities and to see inclusive practices in action.

25.01.2022 MEET THE TEAM Next up is Mirella, a support educator who helps in all the rooms here at Journey Early Learning Ocean Grove. Mirella has her Certificate III in Children's Services and has been working with children for the past 35 years!... Mirella was born here in Australia, but has an Italian background and in her spare time she enjoy all things outdoors, especially motorsports. Mirella is looking forward to getting to know all of the children and families here at Journey!

24.01.2022 MEET THE TEAM Here's Laura, an Early Learning Teacher here at Journey Early Learning Ocean Grove. Laura has her Bachelor of Education and has been working in the Early Childhood Sector for five years now.... Through her teaching, Laura aims to create an environment that is positive and respectful, and bring passion, enthusiasm and a love of learning to the children. In her spare time, Laura enjoys spending time with her son Noah, taking walks along the beach and seeing her friends and family.

20.01.2022 What does Harmony Week mean to you? To us, it’s about ensuring everyone feels a sense of belonging at our centre. #harmonyweek

19.01.2022 As Harmony Week draws to a close, we thought we’d share a bright orange recipe from Wholesome Child! Copy this link into your browser for a delicious Sweet Potato and Coconut Soup! www.wholesomechild.com/recip/sweet-potato-and-coconut-soup/ Wholesome Child is an invaluable resource to our centres and has a range of culturally diverse food perfect for celebrating our vibrant and multicultural country. #harmonyweek

19.01.2022 In Kinder, these are a few of our favourite things!

19.01.2022 At Journey, we create an environment where everyone feels welcome and safe. You could say every week is #harmonyweek

18.01.2022 Children love getting out and exploring in nature. That’s why we’re excited to share we’ll be running a weekly Bush Kinder program in the Ocean Grove Nature Reserve. To find out more contact us on 9005 4650 or head to www.journey.edu.au.

18.01.2022 It’s the third day of our 5 Days of Christmas Treats with Wholesome Child and we have a handy hack for you! When baking cookies with your children, make a hole at the top of the cookie and when it’s cooked, thread ribbon through and use them as delicious decorations for the tree!

17.01.2022 We love witnessing precious moment as friendships blossom. These children are collaborating in their creation of a chicken house.

17.01.2022 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.

16.01.2022 For our final post of National Nutrition Week, we’re excited to share another Wholesome Child recipe with you. We’ve gone with an absolute crowd pleaser to finish the week off chicken nuggets! This chicken nugget recipe is gluten free, dairy free, nut free and can be altered to be egg free as well. It’s also easy to turn into a vegetarian recipe, but best of all, it’s packed with wholegrains, cauliflower and full of nutrition! Thank you for tuning into our National Nutrition Week posts. Have you enjoyed our handy hacks and wholesome recipes?! This is just a sample of the fresh, nutritious and balanced meals children will receive daily at Journey Ocean Grove. Please contact us today if you have any questions regarding our Wholesome Child menu.

16.01.2022 Eating fresh produce is important when trying to boost veggie intake, and enjoying fresh, seasonal produce is something we focus heavily on at Journey. Making fresh produce go the distance is so important to ensure you can get the most out of your weekly shop. Our Nutrition Week hack of the day is brought to you by Wholesome Child! We hope you find these tips on how to keep produce fresher for longer helpful. If you have more tips of your own, we’d love for you to share below!

16.01.2022 Yoga with Rachel is a big hit with our children!

15.01.2022 MEET THE TEAM Janine is the Centre Chef here at Journey Early Learning Ocean Grove. Janine has been in the cooking industry for over 30 years and is incredibly passionate about children's nutrition and wellbeing.... Married with four children and two grandchildren, in her spare time Janine enjoys doing all things crafts, including knitting and candle making.

15.01.2022 At Journey Ocean Grove we encourage and promote family grouping. We often have older siblings go to the Nursery to visit their brother or sister and vice versa. They love to spend time together! We will continue to promote this collaborative learning for all the children.

14.01.2022 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!

14.01.2022 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 MEET THE TEAM Here's Joyce, an educator in the Nursery here at Journey Early Learning Ocean Grove. Joyce has her Diploma and has been working in the Early Childhood Sector for 12 years now.... Joyce has recently relocated from Brisbane and in her spare time enjoys all things cooking, fishing & gardening.

12.01.2022 We’re excited to kick off nutrition week with this easy recipe for healthy Mac ‘n’ Cheese cupcakes by our nutrition partner Wholesome Child. This week is all about focusing on supercharging our children’s meals with as much nutritional value as possible, and these are a brilliant way to get some sneaky veggies in, in a fun and child-approved way! Boosting children’s health and wellbeing through fresh, delicious and healthy meals is something we pride ourselves on at Journey, and we’re so excited to share some tips directly from our Paediatric Nutritionist, Mandy Sacher, with you this week. Stay tuned!

12.01.2022 The FREE KindyNow App is a quick and reliable App that allows you to: - see available openings at Journey Ocean Grove to enable you to make new and last-minute bookings, even when the centre is closed - notify Journey Ocean Grove if your child cannot attend - easily see your bookings for the two weeks ahead You can download here:... App Store: bit.ly/kindynowi Google Play: bit.ly/kindynowa See more

11.01.2022 We are equipping our educators with the knowledge, tools and capacity to keep children safe. Recently, our educators have been completing a course through Bravehearts on Child Protection and made a personal commitment to the children.

10.01.2022 Things are moving quickly at Journey Ocean Grove - we have a roof, the internal walls, the car park is taking shape and we have windows and doors! Is anyone else as excited as we are to see the finished product?!

10.01.2022 MEET THE TEAM Donna works in Administration here at Journey Early Learning Ocean Grove. While Donna has previously worked in administration, it is a new experience to be in an early learning environment.... In her spare time, Donna likes to go for walks, go to the movies and travel.

09.01.2022 Say hi to Donna . Donna is our newly appointed Centre Manager at Ocean Grove. She’ll be busy over the coming weeks setting up our amazing learning environments in preparation for tours. Enquire today and be one of the first families to meet Donna . https://journey.edu.au/centre/ocean-grove/

09.01.2022 It’s #harmonyweek. Join hands with us this week as we celebrate Australia’s incredible cultural diversity.

08.01.2022 We are SO excited today to debut our new virtual tour exploring our beautiful Ocean Grove Early Learning centre. Click on the link below to see the tour: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=woMVYm43nqe

07.01.2022 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

06.01.2022 #harmonyweek. It’s about inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone. Sounds just like us.

06.01.2022 Here's our first Nutrition Week handy hack! Switching to whole grains is the easiest way to make a positive nutritional impact to your children’s diets. This means swapping refined grain products for whole grain alternatives and is as simple as choosing brown rice over white rice, whole grain oats instead of processed oats, or wholemeal bread instead of white bread. Always read the nutrition label and look for the word whole in front of wheat or the grain. And watch out fo...r misleading labelling such as mixed grain. To find out more about how to read nutrition labels and make some simple swaps to boost your family’s nutrition, you can sign up to The Wholesome Child Academy for free, and go through Mandy’s complimentary Wholesome Shopping course. Click here to register: www.academy.wholesomechild.com/register/ Wholesome Child

06.01.2022 Welcome back for our second handy hack of Nutrition Week! Cooking with children is a brilliant way to increase their willingness to try new foods. By turning cooking into fun sensory play with no pressure to try what is made, children often surprise you with their curiosity and enthusiasm to give new foods or textures a go. But we get it, it can be messy and so is often avoided! Paediatric Nutritionist and Founder of Wholesome Child Mandy Sacher, has the following advice, when cooking with kids at home, try prep ingredients in the sink to make the clean up a breeze! This is how I love cooking with my own children and it makes the mess no fuss at all. Another fun and easy strategy to encourage fussy eaters to try new foods is by using cookie cutters to turn things like cheese slices and sandwiches into their favourite shapes.

05.01.2022 Water Play is such an enjoyable and educational experience!

03.01.2022 We popped by Journey Ocean Grove today and all we can say is WOW. Take a look at the outdoor playspaces... it’s going to be EPIC ! What do you think?!

01.01.2022 Celebrating and acknowledging NAIDOC Week in our Nursery room!

01.01.2022 What will the reindeer eat on Christmas Eve? Native bird seed! So our Kinder and Pre-Kinder children enjoyed an excursion to our local pet store to buy some bird seed. Glitter and sparkles turned the bird seed into reindeer food for our children to take home and sprinkle over the lawn. What a magical experience!

01.01.2022 MEET THE TEAM This is Ashlee. She has been working as a casual educator at Journey Ocean Grove, but you will now see her working as a support educator helping in all the rooms! Ashlee has her Certificate III in Children's Services and has been working with children for the past four years. In her spare time Ashlee enjoys netball and works with the local CFA. ... She is looking forward to getting to know all our children and families here at Journey.

01.01.2022 The fondest memories are made when gathered around the table... and our beautiful new table and servery window in our alfresco area are just the ticket! Huge shout out to our local friends at Red Gum and Steel in Freshwater Creek for the amazing Pine Slab!!!