Kelli's Family Day Care in Toowoomba, Queensland | Nursery

Kelli's Family Day Care

Locality: Toowoomba, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4634 4075

Address: My Home Toowoomba, QLD, Australia

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25.01.2022 Great reminder...

23.01.2022 Would like to wish everybody a very Merry Christmas and hope you all have a great day enjoying the love and company of family and friends.

22.01.2022 Today was the last day of care for a little girl that has been coming since she was a little bubba. I wish you and your family all the joy that life can bring. May the next adventure in life be exciting for you and bring you loads of happiness and new found friendships. I will miss you very much

19.01.2022 Celebrating Floral Design Day with playdough and flowers from our garden so the children could design their very own flower gardens Next week we will turn the petals from our harvest into beautiful potpourri

19.01.2022 Look at our garden grow

18.01.2022 It was a media frenzy in Toowoomba this morning for the launch of the Kath Dickson Family Centre Teddy Bears Picnic! Make sure to watch the local news (Seven, Win & Nine!) tonight to see our adorable Family Day Care playgroup children in action.

17.01.2022 Childcare Vacancies available: I am currently operating within the Kath Dickson scheme and hold a Certificate III in Early Childhood. I encourage play based le...arning through self selected, planned activities and attend a number of various child focused excursions each week. I have 14 years of experience, hold a blue card, a full police check and hold a full First Aid and CPR certification. I am situated in the Glenvale area and have a number of vacancies available. Please private message me for more details or to arrange a time to come and visit. See more

16.01.2022 Message from our CEO regarding COVID-19...

15.01.2022 Wishing everyone a Happy Easter hope you all have an amazing day

13.01.2022 Today we went on excursion to the Toowoomba Fire Station on Kitchener St. We learnt all about how the fire fighters put out fires, help people that are trapped in a building that’s on fire or cut cars open using the jaws of life. We got to see what the fire fighters wear when they are fighting fires so they can stay safe. We heard the truck sound it’s sirens and flash it’s lights, got to have a turn at spraying water from the big fire hose and took turns at sitting in the truck. Once we were done we ventured inside to see where the fire fighters live when their not out fighting fires.

11.01.2022 Feeling the love today from the families whose children I care for wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year

11.01.2022 Yesterday we found a birds nest that had fallen out of one of our trees. The children were very interested in the nest and asked lots of questions. To extend on our find we watched a show on how birds make their nests and feed their babies, then today we made our very own nests. loving nature

10.01.2022 Tayte Gill - 2020 Toowoomba Face of Relay We are so excited to announce that our 2020 Face of Relay is the super awesome Tayte Gill! Tayte is a cancer sur...vivor and all round amazing kid, and he and his family will be sharing their story with us in the lead up to Relay and at the Candlelight Ceremony on the night. Thank you so much to Tayte and his family for being apart of Toowoomba Relay for Life 2020! #TbarRelay4Life #WeSeaaCure #ThumbsUpforTayte #CancerCouncilQLD

10.01.2022 FOOD RECALL Rafferty’s Garden Happy Tummies Vegetable Risotto Best Before 10 Aug 2018 Best Before 12 Aug 2018... The recalled products have been available for sale in most major retailers and some pharmacies throughout Australia. Problem: Rafferty’s Garden has been advised that the Arborio rice we used in two batches of our Happy Tummies Vegetable Risotto may contain glass. No other Rafferty’s Garden product or batch is affected by this recall. Food Safety Hazard: Food products containing glass may cause injury if consumed. At Rafferty’s Garden, we take food safety and the safety of our little consumers very seriously. We have been advised that there was an issue at the Arborio rice manufacturers where glass has entered the production process and was not detected. Although we are confident of our rigorous quality screening mechanisms in place, we have initiated a recall of the affected batches as a precautionary measure. No other Rafferty’s Garden product or batch is affected by this recall. What to do: Consumers should not eat this product and should return it to the place of purchase for a full cash refund. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Contact details: For further information contact Rafferty’s Garden Consumer Services on 1800-190-661 or email us [email protected] or visit our website www.raffertysgarden.com See www.foodstandards.gov.au/recalls for Australian food recall information

10.01.2022 Child Protection and Mandatory Reporting / Child Care Restraints and Car Safety As an Educator, a major part of my role is to protect and keep safe the children I care for. So this morning I attended a course on Child Protection and Mandatory Reporting. As my role is to do my best to protect the children, it is also my role to report any harm or suspicion of harm as I have a duty of care to the children as an Educator. It’s our job as community to keep all children safe and... reporting even each concern can possibly save a child from a more harmful or sometimes fatal outcome. Remember child protection is everyone’s business https://www.csyw.qld.gov.au//protect/reporting-child-abuse Below is a link to a song we started our training with which left each and every one of us with tears in our eyes https://youtu.be/KtNYA4pAGjI I also attended a car safety course. This In-service taught us the importance of installing car seats in our vehicles correctly. We also learnt the importance of not overlooking the little things, like a twisted strap, the positioning of the belt above the child's shoulders or the tether strap being too tight or too loose when it comes to the children being safe if ever an accident was to occur and correct ages of children to be rear and forward facing according to development. A fact for you all is that if a accident was to occur you must replace the seat. This includes if there is any body damage to the vehicle and if the car seat is dropped whilst not in the vehicle as the impact can cause a hairline fracture in the seat which can result in the seat breaking on impact during an accident, causing increased harm to the child. Kath Dickson has a certified car seat inspection and installation service available if anyone wishes to have their car seats checked at a small cost of $10 for inspection or $35 for installation per car.

08.01.2022 Today we have been following an interest MR C has in veggies. We’ve had lots of rain lately so I thought what a great day to get out in the garden. MR C helps in the garden at home and really enjoys being outside. Firstly we set to work pulling weeds and the old plants from the garden beds. While we weeded we came across a snail that was living in our garden, MR C got to have a closer look at the snail before moving him on. Once we had finished we headed for Bunnings to cho...ose some veggies. Mr C’s first choice was, yep you guessed it, Capsicum and then he chose Cucumber, followed by tomatoes. I also added to our trolley some lettuce, silver beet and sweet corn. When we got back to Kelli’s house MR C was ready for a rest so when he woke up we ventured back outside to start planting out our veggies we brought and then watered them in. We will continue to look after our little crop of veggies by giving them water every few days so that they can grow. We have had a rather busy day today but it has been great being able to get out in the garden with MR C. We had a great day being outside with nature with loads of learning to be had.

05.01.2022 #SnakeBite That bite of summer has well and truly come early this year and with that heat, comes snakes. Our neighbours (Meringandan near Toowoomba) have repor...ted many sightings. 3000 bites are reported annually. 300-500 hospitalisations 2-3 deaths annually. Average time to death is about 12 hours (4-24 hours). The urban myth that you are bitten in the yard and die before you can walk from your chook pen back to the house is a load of rubbish. While not new, the management of snake bite (like a flood/fire evacuation plan or CPR) should be refreshed each season. Let’s start with a Basic overview. There are five genus of snakes that will harm us (seriously) and for which there is an Antivenin. Browns, Blacks, Adders, Tigers and Taipans. All snake venom is made up of huge proteins (like egg white). When bitten, a snake injects some venom into the meat of your limb (NOT into your blood). This venom can not be absorbed into the blood stream from the bite site. It travels in a fluid transport system in your body called the lymphatic system (not the blood stream). Now this fluid (lymph) is moved differently to blood. Your heart pumps blood around, so even when you are lying dead still, your blood still circulates around the body. Lymph fluid is different. It moves around with physical muscle movement like bending your arm, bending knees, wriggling fingers and toes, walking/exercise etc. Now here is the thing. Lymph fluid becomes blood after these lymph vessels converge to form one of two large vessels (lymphatic trunks)which are connected to veins at the base of the neck. Back to the snake bite site. When bitten, the venom has been injected into this lymph fluid (which makes up the bulk of the water in your tissues). The only way that the venom can get into your blood stream is to be moved from the bite site in the lymphatic vessels. The only way to do this is to physically move the limbs that were bitten. Stay still!!! Venom can’t easily move if the victim doesn’t move. Stay still!! Remember people are not bitten into their blood stream. In the 1980s a technique called Pressure immobilisation bandaging was developed to further retard venom movement. It retards venom /lymph transport toward the blood stream. A firm roll bandage is applied directly over the bite site (don’t wash the area). Technique: Three steps: keep them still Step 1 Apply a bandage over the bite site, to an area about 10cm above and below the bite. Step 2: Then using another elastic roller bandage, apply a firm wrap from Fingers/toes all the way to the armpit/groin. The bandage needs to be firm, but not so tight that it causes fingers or toes to turn purple or white. About the tension of a sprain bandage. Step 3: Splint the limb so the patient can’t walk or bend the limb. Do nots: Do not cut, incise or suck the venom. Do not EVER use a tourniquet Don’t remove the shirt or pants - just bandage over the top of clothing. Remember movement (like wriggling out of a shirt or pants) causes venom movement. DO NOT try to catch, kill or identify the snake!!! This is important. In hospital we NO LONGER NEED to know the type of snake; it doesn’t change treatment. 5 years ago we would do a test on the bite, blood or urine to identify the snake so the correct anti venom can be used. BUT NOW... we don’t do this. Our new Antivenom neutralises the venoms of all the 5 listed snake genus, so it doesn’t matter what snake bit the patient. Read that again- one injection for all snakes! Polyvalent is our one shot wonder, stocked in all hospitals, so most hospitals no longer stock specific Antivenins. Australian snakes tend to have 3 main effects in differing degrees. Bleeding - internally and bruising. Muscles paralysed causing difficulty talking, moving & breathing. Pain In some snakes severe muscle pain in the limb, and days later the bite site can break down forming a nasty wound. Allergy to snakes is rarer than winning lotto twice. Final tips: not all bitten people are envenomated and only those starting to show symptoms above are given antivenom. Did I mention to stay still. ~Rob Timmings (Amos) Rob runs a medical/nursing education business Teaching nurses, doctors and paramedics. #ECT4Health

02.01.2022 This week's playgroup theme is Crazy Hair Day. Our family day care playgroup has set the standard high - can't wait to see what our Thursday playgroups in Toowoomba and Dalby come up with!