Little Explorers Academy in Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia | Childcare service

Little Explorers Academy

Locality: Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 4737 1437

Address: 29 Cosgrove Crescent 2747 Kingswood, NSW, Australia

Website: http://explorersacademy.com.au

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24.01.2022 All Inclusive Fees //

24.01.2022 Positions are filling fast! #theLEAdifference

22.01.2022 Spooky Friday // Check out the super spooky Little Explorers today as they have engaged in some creepy sensory and creative learning experiences.

20.01.2022 Family Centered Practice //

19.01.2022 School Readiness at the Academy // Enrolling now for 2021.

19.01.2022 Celebrating Diwali // From Friday - Monday at the Academy we celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights. Miss Vidy and our Preschoolers created a beautiful Rangoli display in our foyer and taught the children and educators how to create their own Rangoli, alongside Miss Almas, in each of our classrooms. We were also very privileged to be able to share and experience some cultural dress and dance.

18.01.2022 Universal Children’s Day // Each year, across the world on the 20th of November we celebrate universal children’s day. This day was established in 1954 by the United Nations as a day to promote togetherness and awareness among children worldwide. Today at the Academy, we celebrate the little people that we are incredibly fortunate to educate and care for because as described by one of our four year olds Today is about us not you! #universalchildrensday

15.01.2022 Happy Monday Little Explorers! What better way to start a new week than with the surprise of some big, colourful balloons. After today I think we can confidently say its almost impossible not to have a big smile on your face when surrounded by a wall of balloons and what a fabulous way it was to kick off our Australia/Survival Day celebrations and learning. ... From all of us here at Little Explorers to you, we hope you have a wonderful week ahead. #LEAcommunity

12.01.2022 Cooking with the Explorers // As part of an extension of learning in the Kangaroo room, all of the Explorers across all rooms came together to collaborate and create some tasty treats! Recently we began devising a recipe book with our families including our families favourite recipes from home and the children’s favourites from in service. With such a popular learning experience this healthy treat will most definitely be included!

12.01.2022 Here is an animated version of the Department of Educations publication - Daisy’s First Day!

11.01.2022 Creating Welcoming Spaces // At LEA, our space is your space. We place significant emphasis on ensuring our learning environments are warm & inviting for the children as we endeavour to create spaces where children feel safe and secure. But our families and visitors don’t go unnoticed either! Presently our team are working on tweaking our environment to ensure the big people who engage with our service have a safe and secure place to just be too. Whether this means rea...ding through our array of brochures and resources, our policies, catching up on your emails, having a chat with our team and enjoying adult interaction or just doing nothing for 5 minutes we are creating spaces for you to do this. We have introduced water and glasses to our reception, specifically as the weather warms because we know that as parents it’s not often you put you or your needs first. We will continue to adapt our space to suit your needs and your feedback and ideas are always encouraged to support us in this process.

09.01.2022 Fun Fit Kids // Recently, Little Explorers Academy partnered with @Active Beginnings @activebeginningsau by participating in their Fun Fit Kids program. Their program is all about promoting active and healthy lifestyles and supporting every child's physical development with their hands on program focusing on gross motor and locomotor skills. The children have absolutely been loving the program and are so excited for our Fun Fit Kids days where they get to work with th...e qualified and experienced coaches from the team at Active Beginnings. To learn about how your child can participate in these sessions please speak to your child's educator!

09.01.2022 The Koala's are currently on a world tour! // Recently they took a Gondola Ride through Venice, Painted Tulips much like the farms in the Netherlands, Constructed the Colosseum , Enjoyed Gelato in our Italian Gelato shop, Created an African Rain Shaker (take a look out your window today, we can confirm it worked!) and African Beaded bracelets. Tickets to our COVID SAFE world tour are unfortunately all sold out.

07.01.2022 Australia/Survival Day // Today at the academy we've learnt lots about our country and its rich cultural history. Across our learning environments today the children have engaged in cooking experiences where they have made lamingtons and vegemite and cheese scrolls. They enjoyed some Aussie themed meal times including enjoying a yummy sausage sizzle for lunch with a fresh salad. ... We have learnt about our National Anthem, and traditional songs such as Waltzing Matilda and listened to these throughout the day. We spent time acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land in which we learn upon here at LEA, The Dharug people and engaged with singing "We are One" in Mabu Yawuru Ngan-Ga language. Through our interactive smartboard the children engaged in further exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives and Australian History alongside their educators. The children also engaged with stimulus pictures to create their own interpretative adaptations of both the Australian and Aboriginal flags through creative art experiences. A busy day of learning to be extended upon when we all returned back on the 27th after tomorrows Public Holiday.

05.01.2022 Always was, Always Will be - NAIDOC WEEK 2020 // Our educational focus at the academy this year for NAIDOC week this year is to highlight and unpack our embedded practice. 2020 has taken both the Little Explorers and our Educational Team on a cultural exploration journey as we have immersed ourselves in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. ... This has included the creation of our reconciliation action plan and ensuring our embedded learning and practices are culturally appropriate and respectful. It is our strong belief that every week should highlight and pay respects to our nations traditional custodians and it is for this reason in each our our classrooms we recite of Acknowledgement of Country as we pay respects to the Dharug People, the traditional custodians of the land in which we are so privileged to educate and care for some of our littlest community members. We have been exploring story telling through symbols, learning Aboriginal Language, discovering the meaning behind the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags, discovering traditional instruments and learning about Corroboree's, imitating traditional dance and discussing music amongst much more. As our learning journey continues we would love to take this opportunity to extend an invite to our wider Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to work in partnership with our centre to support us in our cultural development. Please feel free to either message us or call us on (02) 4737 1437.

05.01.2022 Oh Christmas Tree //

05.01.2022 Australia Day 2021 //

04.01.2022 Remembrance Day // At the Going Down of the Sun and in the Morning we will remember them. Today on the 11th day of the 11th month on the 11th hour we held a minutes silence to remember those who bravely fought for our country. As part of our learning today we painted poppies and poppy fields and engaged with some animations such as the Poppy Story and a BBC short film on the animals perspective during this time. ... Should you wish to watch this and further your child's learning at home, please see these linked below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeR5JWaIcpo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiGXTeiP5Nc

01.01.2022 The start of the 2021 school year is fast approaching and for many families this is the beginning of their little persons next big adventure. Early Childhood Australia have shared some great tips on how you can foster a smooth transition to school.