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Koala Cottage

Locality: Willoughby, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 9958 0503

Address: 64 Tulloh Street 2068 Willoughby, NSW, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 It's been a busy month at Koala Cottage. The children have been engaging with nature during Outdoor Classroom Day, spending the day replanting our herb and vegetable gardens, using bark for our drawings, enjoying lunch, al fresco before resting in the shade, watching the trees sway in the wind and listening to the sounds of the different insects and birds.

24.01.2022 Our Pre-schoolers have been taste testing freshly juiced apples. They agree that the red apple juice is sweeter than the green apple juice!

23.01.2022 The children and educators at Koala Cottage rugged up in their pyjamas last Friday for National Pyjama Day. We enjoyed popcorn and a movie while raising money to support children in Foster care.

22.01.2022 The Federal Government announced today (Thursday 3rd April 2020) a support package for families where they have said that they will provide free child care during the Coronavirus Pandemic by essentially waiving the gap fee. Precise details are still to be received but the Prime Minister stated: If you have terminated your enrolment since 17 February, then I encourage you to get back in contact with your centre and re-start your arrangements. Re-starting your enrolment will ...not require you to send your child to child care and it certainly wont require you to pay a gap fee. Re-starting your enrolment will, however, hold your place for that point in time when things start to normalise, and you are ready to take your child back to their centre. We are strongly encouraging families that have ceased care with us to get back into contact and recommence your enrolment so we can cover your childcare costs and waive the gap fees. We thank everyone for their patience during this time and thank all of our amazing families for being so supportive! I will call all families over the next few days who have ceased care and see what we can do to help as we would love to see your children back in the Centre with their friends.

22.01.2022 We celebrated the birthdays of our amazing educator, Jess and our fabulous cook, Fabiana last Wednesday with a movie/pyjama day. The children enjoyed munching on popcorn while watching Finding Nemo! Happy birthday Jess and Fabiana!

21.01.2022 Today is R U OK Day. Conversations about mental health have never been so important. Here are some simple things you can do to help lift your mood. https://images.app.goo.gl/du6EXmJEqfzCHMRB6

20.01.2022 Yesterday was National Sorry Day and today marks the beginning of Reconcilation Week. Koala Cottage honours the stength of the stolen generation and we commit to working towards true reconciliation by acknowledging past mistreatment of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. We walk gently on this land. #Inthistogether

20.01.2022 The children of Koala Cottage have been exploring aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture through stories, art, symbols and dramatic play. We hope by educating children about the history of our first people, we can work together to move forward on the path to true reconciliation. Today we decorated our bridge with gum leaves, collected in our street. The children drew on the leaves and then hung them on the bridge using red, black and yellow ribbon and wool. We then made our way across the bridge together, reminiscent of the Sydney Harbour Bridge walk for Reconciliation in 2000.

19.01.2022 The Koala's welcomed Anita the trainee guide dog, into the classroom on Friday. They learnt about the important work Anita is being trained for and we all hope she passes the test. We couldn't believe Anita's favourite treat was apple!

19.01.2022 Koala Cottage proudly donated this box of treats to the Health Staff Appreciation Project. These snacks will be distributed to our amazing healthcare workers. We are in awe of the massive sacrifices you make to help our community. Thank you!

18.01.2022 The children of Koala Cottage were excited when Tilly came to visit them today!

18.01.2022 Today, the children enjoyed making and decorating a Christmas ginger bread train with our amazing cook, Fabiana!

18.01.2022 Thank you NIcola! Your thoughtful gesture has brightened our day as well as our classroom!

17.01.2022 Emma is reading Alexanders Outing to the children at Koala Cottage. We then placed a rubber duck in a vase and tried to guess how many cups of water it would take to rescue Alexander. You can try this experiment at home!

16.01.2022 Each day this week the children are making a wreath out of Rosemary to commemorate ANZAC Day. This wreath then takes pride of place as we hold our own version of a dawn service. The Last Post is played, and The Ode is recited before we bow our heads in silence as we remember the sacrifices and devestation of war. Lest We Forget.

15.01.2022 The children have noticed the change in the weather, leading to discussions about Autumn. We have noticed the leaves are starting to change colour and fall into our playground. Today we read the story "Leaf Man" by Lois Ehlert, before heading out into the playground to see if we could find or create a Leaf Man. Using leaves, sticks and seed pods, the children displayed their creativity as they engaged with nature. See if you can find a 'Leaf Man' next time you are walking around the neighbourhood!

15.01.2022 Our family who adopted 2 of our ducks sent in an update. They have grown so much!

15.01.2022 One of our lovely Dad's enjoyed his Father's Day breakfast by candlelight. These were decorated by the Koala's for their Dads! We hope all of our amazing Dads enjoyed a special day with their families!

15.01.2022 The children and educators at Koala Cottage are ensuring that our high quality of health and hygeine is maintained during this time. The educators have all completed training through the Department of Health and the children in our Possum and Wombat rooms are conducting an experiment to highlight the importance of using soap. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvG6uBq-dV0

15.01.2022 Emma is reading Alexander's Outing to the children at Koala Cottage. We then placed a rubber duck in a vase and tried to guess how many cups of water it would take to rescue Alexander. You can try this experiment at home!

14.01.2022 The children have been busy making presents and decorating biscuits for all of their gorgeous Mums. We would like to wish everyone a Happy Mother's Day for Sunday, we hope you all have an amazing day!

14.01.2022 Its the first day of Spring and the children at Koala Cottage have celebrated by planting Sunflower seeds to take home. Each child decorated a pot, before filling the pot with soil, planting the seeds and watering them. The children demonstrated their understanding of the life cycle of the plant throughout the activity by making comments such as "Now I need to cover the seed over""and "Lets put them in the sun so they grow."

14.01.2022 Dont forget to look on Storypark for our daily story!

14.01.2022 The Jolly Roger has dropped anchor outside Koala Cottage full of treasures for the mind! Come and visit our new street library, kindly relocated from down the street by one of our lovely families.

13.01.2022 The educators at Koala Cottage have drawn a chalk tribute to the ANZACs at the front of our service. This was inspired by the childrens collage activity this week. Lest We Forget.

13.01.2022 A bit of backyard fun!

12.01.2022 We are continuing to explore the history of the ANZAC's while making ANZAC biscuits. The children measured, poured and mixed the ingredients before listening to the story "ANZAC Biscuits" by Phil Cummings and Owen Swan. Recipe in comments.

12.01.2022 We always knew that our Koala Cottage families were beautiful, generous people. During Reconciliation Week we launched our Gunawirra Project, collecting bags full of essential items such as socks, underwear, tooth brush, toothpaste, soap, face washers as well as an activity book and pencils, to be distributed to children in remote Aboriginal communities. Our families have joined together and donated 55 backpacks to this amazing cause. I want to say a big thank you to all that were involved!

11.01.2022 The Koalas welcomed Anita the trainee guide dog, into the classroom on Friday. They learnt about the important work Anita is being trained for and we all hope she passes the test. We couldnt believe Anitas favourite treat was apple!

11.01.2022 Koala Cottage is currently taking enrollments for children aged 2 to 5, for 2021. We would love to welcome you to the Koala Cottage family. Please contact Cathy on 99580503 to discuss your child's educational needs for next year!

10.01.2022 In keeping with the theme of Reconciliation Week, "In this together" the children and educators have used a native Australian ingredient to creat delicious cookies to share with our families. Lemon Myrtle has been used by Indigenous Australians for over 40000 years, by wrapping the leaves in paperbark to flavour fish, and to treat headaches by crushing and inhaling the leaves. It really was a treat for the senses as the children tore and crushed the leaves to add to the biscuit mixture.

08.01.2022 It's the first day of Spring and the children at Koala Cottage have celebrated by planting Sunflower seeds to take home. Each child decorated a pot, before filling the pot with soil, planting the seeds and watering them. The children demonstrated their understanding of the life cycle of the plant throughout the activity by making comments such as "Now I need to cover the seed over""and "Lets put them in the sun so they grow."

07.01.2022 Don't forget to look on Storypark for our daily story!

06.01.2022 Follow this link to hear books read by the authors. It is so cool to have Mem Fox read Possum Magic! https://drive.google.com/open

06.01.2022 The educators at Koala Cottage have drawn a chalk tribute to the ANZAC's at the front of our service. This was inspired by the children's collage activity this week. Lest We Forget.

06.01.2022 We are continuing to explore the history of the ANZACs while making ANZAC biscuits. The children measured, poured and mixed the ingredients before listening to the story "ANZAC Biscuits" by Phil Cummings and Owen Swan. Recipe in comments.

06.01.2022 One of our lovely Grandparents dropped in to read stories with the children this week. Im not sure who was more excited!

06.01.2022 One of our lovely Grandparents dropped in to read stories with the children this week. I'm not sure who was more excited!

05.01.2022 The educators at Koala Cottage would like to pass on their gratitude and thanks to all of our wonderful children and their families who made 'Early Childhood Educator Day' so special. We were thoroughly spoiled with kind, thoughtful notes, special pictures, flowers, homemeade treats and chocolates. We are truly lucky to share our days with such amazing children and are forever grateful for the support from thier families in all that we do!

04.01.2022 Congratulations to Tam, our wonderful Educational Leader who completed her degree. We are so proud of you, well done!

04.01.2022 Good morning! Koala Cottage has some face masks for our parents, these are located in the foyer. #weareallinthistogether #staysafe

04.01.2022 Koala Cottage welcomed Matthew Doyle into our service.Matthew, proudly belongs to the Muruwari people from north western NSW. We spent the morning learning songs, listening to stories and further developing our understanding of the rich Aboriginal culture.

04.01.2022 To our KC Families, 2020 has definitely been a year of changes and challenges and we are so grateful to have the amazing families and children that we do. You all make us who we are. From our Family to yours, we hope you have a joyous Christmas with the ones you love. ... We wish all of our school leavers the best of luck in 2021 and look forward to hearing all about your stories of Big School. Merry Christmas KC Families and thank you all for the support you have shown us through 2020 and we look forward to 2021 :)

03.01.2022 ***Happy Two Year Anniversary Emma*** A huge congratulations to Miss Emma for being a part of our growing family for the last two years!! We are so appreciative for everything she does and shares with her room, centre, staff and families and look forward to celebrating more milestones!

02.01.2022 The KC children have been busy in the kitchen today making Hot Cross Buns with Fabiana! Look on Storypark to see the children measuring, pouring and mixing!

02.01.2022 Yesterday was Japanese Childrens Day. This Japnese National Holiday celbrates the health and personalities of the children. At Koala Cottage we spent the day exploring Japanese culture through cooking, craft and stories. We made sushi to enjoy with our lunch, the Koalas have been exploring origami, while the Wombats and Possums made a Koinobori or carp kite.

01.01.2022 Employee of the Month At Koala CC management has implemented a new rewards system for our wonderful staff. We are asking all of our families to vote for who they believe should be Employee of the month in DECEMBER by writing the staff members name onto paper and emailing this through to our Centre. ... At the end of the month the names with be tallied and the winning staff members will receive a generous gift card from management. This will occur every month and we ask for you to please only vote for one person a month.

01.01.2022 Check out our ducklings! So cute! What do you get if you cross a duck with fireworks? A fire quacker!

01.01.2022 The children at Koala Cottage have become worm farmers!

01.01.2022 Our pre-schoolers have been following their interest in sustainability by replanting the bases of celery. This has led to discussions about what other type of vegetable they can grow from cuttings. They are also experimenting with carrots and potatoes and they will be attempting to grow strawberries and tomatoes from the seeds they are collecting. Delicious!

01.01.2022 A friendly reminder to all of our families that we still have a few vacancies for 2021. Now is the best time to secure a spot in our Possum room (2-3yrs), Wombat room (3-4yrs) and Koala room (4-5yrs). We will continue to also provide casual days where vacancies exist, so please contact us if you need a one off day of care :)