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Little Peoples Place Willagee

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9314 6060

Address: 14 Webber Street, Willagee 6156 Perth, WA, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 School holiday day 4- Dress up day What a powerful and colourful day we had today with educators/children all dressed up as Superheroes and Unicorns.Today we explored power, feelings and achievement through dressing up. This event opened up discussions about Superheroes, their powers and whats make them special. Together we investigated what makes everyone a Superhero and how KINDNESS can be used as a super power. ... We shared so much happiness and supported positive sense of self with baking a unicorn cake , reading a unicorn story, showing our special powers -saving others and pin the horn on the unicorn game.

24.01.2022 Over the past couple of weeks the educators and children of the toddler room have given themselves a challenge to bring colour and fun into our outdoor play area. We set ourselves a goal to use mostly recycled materials to create new play spaces and garden beds whilst educating ourselves on how to be environmentally responsible. We have used plants that are low maintenance and obtained most of our equipment for free or a low cost. We have incorporated the childrens interests in our plans so that they would get more out of these experiences and their new environment. So please come and have a look at what the busy bees have been up to. #littlepeoplesplace #willagee #earlylearning #childcare #perth #environmentallyresponcible #reducereuserecycle #sustainable #backyardblitz

24.01.2022 Monday the 20th of July We will be combining Pajama day and Stress Down day Please feel free to bring your child in their favourite warm and comfortable Pajamas ... Parents you will be welcomed with Hot Coffee and Tea from Educators Sammi and Kirri, along with a beautifully packed take away gift that has some stress down essentials such as a delicious chocolate, quirky jokes to make you smile, hints of lavender and some useful tips that can help to manage stress. Educators you also have a little stress down gift to take also We hope this can enable a relaxing start to your week next week #earlylearning #littlepeoplesplace #childcare #willagee

23.01.2022 Hello! Good morning! How do you say hello to your family? We would love to know. Please add your "hello" to the chalk board in our foyer so we can greet all our children with all our hello's at our morning mat sessions.

22.01.2022 Here are our super cute toddlers sharing some of their favourite songs based around their focus topics explored throughout the year. We hope you enjoy!

22.01.2022 Hot Cross Buns - Final call! Please remember to return your Hot Cross Bun orders by close of business today. We have a wide variety of Hot Cross Buns for sale from traditional to sweeter treats. These will be available from Wednesday afternoon for collection from the centre. A big thank you to all the families and staff who have already placed orders

22.01.2022 Yesterday was National Sorry Day. We acknowledge the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation as the traditional custodians of the land we play, learn and work on. We pay our respects to Elders past and Elders present and give gratitude to the many Elders that guide us along this journey of reconciliation. With this in mind, we reflected and participated in a variety of opportunities. Our older children cut, glued and pinned native hibiscus flowers to their tops, the official sy...mbol of Sorry Day as authorised by the National Stolen Generations Alliance. We reflected upon the Aboriginal flag, it's colours and symbolism of the sun, land and people, then recreated this using coloured card in class groups incorporating this year's theme "In this together". We have begun to create and practice our own acknowledgement of country, saying hello land, hello sky, hello me and hello friends with actions associated with each step. Following the colours of the flag we made some headbands and handprints to use as a visual display of knowledge, respect and continual learning. We read stories including "When the snake bites the sun". Over the week we will continue along our journey of reconciliation In This Together. #InThisTogether2020 #NRW2020 See more

21.01.2022 Good morning families! As residents of Western Australia, we are privileged to access to the Better Beginnings literacy program run through the state library and government. Yesterday was the launch of the NEW Better Beginnings website! Here you will find readings and songs along with a wealth of information and resources. I have been lucky enough to be part of the trial team who has trialled the site over the past months to ensure it is working well and meeting the needs of our community. We are so lucky to have access to such a well rounded resource, please jump on and give it a go!

21.01.2022 As we were sitting eating our breakfast Julius was flying around the room like an aeroplane, Sammi asked Julius where he was going and Jay responded To Australia thats my home. Harry looked at Sammi and said, Well one of my teachers are from Africa and she lives there we then explored the different animals that are from Australia and the animals that are from Africa ! Sammi asked the children if they would like to find Australia and Africa on the globe. They jumped arou...nd very excitedly. Harry found Australia straight away !! We then ventured with our fingers and explored our imagination, flying all over the globe exploring and recognising all countries. #littlepeoplesplace #willagee #earlylearning #childcare #diversity #exploration

21.01.2022 It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas ~ Kindy sign in station ~ Using an old pallet educator Sammi created a Christmas tree and painted it white, few years ago. Reusing this and creating a sign in station the children were then introduced to their very own bauble. Every child has their own unique bauble and will be encouraged to recognise their name upon drop off to sign themselves in as Santa loves to know who is at daycare. We love to influence and encourage the... children’s learning in anyway possible, in this case recognising their name is one of many skills they may need for big school and is a great way to give the children a sense of belonging. #littlepeoplesplace #willagee #childcare #earlylearning #selfhelpskills #recognition

20.01.2022 MERRY CHRISTMAS Thank you to our wonderful families..... Wishing you a safe and happy Christmas Love from your Little Peoples Place Willagee Team xxx

20.01.2022 International Mud Day Fancy some messy play anyone?? We shared so much happiness and satisfaction as we celebrated International Mud Day in the centre. Educators had setup a messy play area outside for the children to explore this grubby, gooey and sticky mud.... We explored how different cars and truck moves in the mud learning about speed, motion and friction.Some of us just enjoyed the sensory side of it and used it as facial masks .

20.01.2022 Taco Tuesday Today is Tuesday, and many of our children and educators love eating tacos on Tuesdays. Last week our kindy children picked a huge bowl full of lettuce that they have grown in the veggie patch to have with our tacos. The love and care we gave to our lettuce really paid off as we enjoyed the sweet, crispy lettuce leaves in our lunch. Great work kindy children!

19.01.2022 Family input - Webber reserve - Kindy What a beautiful afternoon to go and see our local construction site at Webber reserve. Lennys Mum told Educator Sammi that Lenny has been recognising the construction going on at the reserve and asking to go and see it. Taking this interest on board Educators waited for the weather to clear and took this opportunity to go on an excursion and visit the site as a class. The children were very excited! They collected their hats, bottles a...nd shoes and lined up with their partners and the emergency rope and waited patiently untill we were ready to go. We skipped all the way untill we arrived at the construction site and the workers noticed the children and waved through the gate, they introduced themselves and told the children they were making a new club house. The kindy were very inquisitive asking questions about what they were wearing, their safety gear, their tools.. it was fantastic. We then took advantage and enjoyed afternoon having our afternoon tea outside on the oval, the sun was shining and the children loved it. #childcare #earlylearning #kindyroom #construction #willagee #winter #excursion

19.01.2022 Tomorrow we would like to invite all children to our incursion of Childrens play music Childs Play Musics travelling roadshow brings over 60 handmade musical instruments to your school or centre. Then they guide your children through an exciting and educational program of learning through hands-on play and exploration This begins at 9:30 - 9:55 for babies and toddlers... && 10:10 - 11:00 for kindy/school aged children Not only can the children booked join but also Children who are not booked in are welcome accompanied by parents to join with a small cost of $11 #incursion #earlylearning #littlepeoplesplace #childcare #music #playbasedlearning

19.01.2022 School Holiday Program - July 2020 The school holiday program is finalised and we are excited and looking forward to few excursions and incursions ranging from arts and crafts, sustainable science experiments, environmental music exploration and more. . The program will be located at the front foyer to review. ... School aged families, please feel free to talk to Rachel the director and Educators from the Kindy room for bookings and preferences as numbers build up very quickly and spaces are limited. - Incursions are for all ages to enjoy - - Excursions are School aged children/Kindy - #littlepeoplesplace #willagee #earlylearning #childcare #schoolholidayprogram #fun

19.01.2022 | Happy Fathers Day | Daddy I love you, For all that you do. Ill kiss and hug you... Cause you me, too. You feed me and need me To teach you to play So smile cause I you On this Fathers Day. Last Friday we celebrated Fathers Day in our centre as a little gesture to appreciate all the father figures. Thank you all for coming in and sharing happiness. Children had loved seeing their dads and taking pictures. Hope you all enjoyed the food, company and activities.

18.01.2022 Here is the first two weeks of the school holidays program - Commencing 4th of Jan - Please speak to senior staff for expression of interest as the excursions tend to fill up quickly ... Note: school aged children get priority but have to book/pay if needed a week in advance to confirm their spot. Otherwise remaining kindy children are welcome. #schoolholidays #jan #learningisfun

18.01.2022 Upon Educator Sammis arrival she was approached by a very excited Jay (Jayjay) and Reece who wanted to proudly show her the tower they have made using some large wooden block resources. It was taller then Reece and almost as tall as Sammi! Their friends were watching them creating their tower and would walk around it with respect and caution, which was so nice to see. Educator Sammi then commended their efforts and enthusiasm for their construction and together they talke...d about what each part of the tower represented. Educator Sammi was amazed and gave them both a big cuddle and high five for working together and creating something so much imagination, which instantly gave them a sense of solitude and recognition as their smiles shone very brightly. We love team work! #construction #workingtogether #earlymornings #littlepeoplesplace #willagee #earlylearning #childcare

18.01.2022 - Team work - As a spontaneous experience was provided to the children yesterday which encouraged team work, manipulating equipment with competency and skill, quick thinking and negotiating through their environment safely, the children were challenged to create the tallest and strongest towers in 2 groups. As duplo is very popular and so is constructing cities educators wanted to incorporate this into an intentional teaching activity where they could encourage team work and... assist with this transition when needed. Today during free play, educator Sammi witnessed a small group of children incorporating the skills they learnt yesterday. They each gave themselves a role. James was using his very creative imagination and using the green duplo as flowers which needed to be spread through out the garden! Julius was the supervisor and Edmund and Lenny took their cues from him to create the big house. Jay was very content watching them create the house and garden as he narrated the story ! Working together to get the job done #teamwork #littlepeoplesplace #willagee #earlylearning #childcare #construction

18.01.2022 | Health and Balance flow Incursion | Today kindy children got a special visit from Julie helping them relax and focus. We learned to connect to ourselves and listen to our bodies through calming music, guided meditation and some yoga movements. Thank you Julie for taking time out for our little people and the donation of the special gratitude book.... #healthandbalancewithjulie See more

17.01.2022 How does your garden grow? Recently we have encouraged families to explore their gardens (or local parks) with their children. If their is something their child shows an interest in, we are asking families to bring some of it in to share with us, such as leaves, herbs, stones... Today we received roses! What a special treat! I love roses, especially when they smell like an old fashion rose. Roses remind me of two things. First, they remind me of visiting Nana Taylor's house.... Nana Taylor is one of my biological Nana's best friends, and a Nana I adopted from a very young age. She lived in a house in West Swan with the most amazing rose garden, that was always very well kept and smelt so beautiful as you pulled into the drive way. Nana Taylor lives in a small unit now that she unable to run the vineyard of table grapes, but I still remember that rose garden and the smell every time I smell a proper rose. Also, I love Alice in Wonderland, all those painters painting the roses as they panted the wrong coloured roses before the Queen of Hearts came and shreaked "Off with their heads!" So yes, roses are one of my favourite flowers. As I'm sure you all know, I love to share stories, but my story actually relates to your children too. How you ask? Well... My memories of roses stem from my sense of smell and that is associated with a memory. There are many neuroscientists that have shown throughout their studies that different things can spark activity and memories in our brains, one of which is smell. So just think, this is a fun experience, we have explored the soft petals of the flowers, we have interacted verbally and non verbally with each other, we have taken turns, we have bridged learning and experiences from home with daycare... There is an abundance of learning that has taken place here. The children wont consciously remember this exact experience in another 10, 20 or 50 years, but they may remember this feeling of sharing and enjoyment when they smell a rose. I encourage you to take the time to smell the world around you, and if you and your child find something you would like to share from your garden, please continue to bring this in.

17.01.2022 Can anyone else see our the satisfaction in our little kindy friends face. Over time the children have been working through their literacy skills, through different types of challenges and discovering the differences between upper and lower case. This weeks school readiness was a great way for the educators to see how each childs progression is going identifying letters and linking them to upper and lower case. Zack was absalutely amazing and its evident how much he has improved !! #progression #earlylearning #littlepeoplesplace #childcare #willagee

16.01.2022 Worlds Ocean Day Today is worlds ocean day. A day to honor and explore the ocean and its inhabitants. So educators have set up an ocean scene with kinetic sand along with fish and some rubbish. This environment enabled us have open conversations about saving the world. We discovered whats harmful for the fish and how can we be more responsible around the environment. This day was another opportunity to reinforce the concept of sustainability in our children.

16.01.2022 School holiday program September-October Wow has the year gone by that quickly. Parents please take the time to look through this Septembers school holiday program which explores many of the children's interests and sets them up with challenges, exploration fun and many outdoor engaging experiences. ~Gentle reminder that the school aged children do have priority with excursions so please let educators know as soon as possible if you would like your 'Schoolie' to be booked in... as we know our little kindy friends are always eager to step up and enjoy the fun~ Please kindy parents let educators know of your childs interest so this can be noted if their is space. ~~People that have previously paid for Childsplaymusic will be noted~~ #schoolholidayprogram #littlepeoplesplace #earlylearning #childcare #exploration#willagee See more

16.01.2022 The life cycle of frogs As an ongoing extension of the life cycle of frogs in the kindy room, the Educators set up a display table. On our display table the children have the opportunity to reflect on past experiences such as how the cycle of eggs-frogs progresses. This has been taught through visual experiences such as a you-tube clip of story telling of a little green frog. Also a cutting and gluing experience which lead to placing the egg, tadpole, froglet and frog in... sequence. A counting experience which includes fine motor fun of pinching frogs with our play tweezers and counting and placing them on numbered leaves to that value. Then finally imagination exploration, where the children can freely play with frogs in a lake setting using natural rescouces and coloured sand. This is just the beginning of our Kindy rooms Frog cycle learning ! We cant wait to see where it will lead too. #frogs #thelifecycle #littlepeoplesplace #willagee #earlylearning #childcare #kindyroom #numeracy

15.01.2022 - School Holidays day 2 - Wetlands centre What a beautiful welcoming from the teachers from the wetland center who had a room and programs waiting for the children. Upon this excursion the children enjoyed learning about turtles, baby turtles and features the turtles have. Given the opportunity to feel the shell Of a turtle and see the insides enabled them to then manipulated clay and created their perception of the turtle which was so beautiful to see. ... Off on a trail walk we go through the wetland. On their adventure they came across rabbit holes, owl nests, felt different textures trees and saw two beautiful butterflies. At the end of a trail was an anchored patio which sat on the lake, they were able to see some small fish swimming, feathers in the lake and some unique birds. The children lay at one point on the patio and enjoyed watching the shadows from the lake on the roof. To end this beautiful experience, each child was given tools to which they used to story tell a Mother Turtle preparing to lay eggs, they had to on cue dig a hole, bury their eggs, then softly use pressure to push them in the ground and hide them. During this experience one of the children liked a leaf, this leaf Infact is a soap leaf that the aboriginals used for soap so the children picked some branches off and used them to later wash their hands by simply adding water. They were amazed What a beautiful day #wetland #turtle #littlepeoplesplace #earlylearning #childcare #willagee #kindy

15.01.2022 Exploring our sensors We love to challenge our smelling abilities We love to explore different textures We love to taste different flavours And we love guessing games! ... #earlylearning #littlepeoplesplace #sensoryplay #childcare #willagee

15.01.2022 Last Thursday afternoon Educator Celina spent some time out in our Community Garden with the school aged children revamping it into our very own Community Fairy Garden. This experience has been weeks in the making with discussions and planing taking place between educators and students, research being conducted using information technologies and of course shopping. The children had a blast making their own little fairy garden with their choice of brightly coloured flowers before placing more fairies around into the other herbs, fruit and vegetables in the other pots. #little #willagee #earlylearning #daycare #families #community #fairy #garden #environmentallyresponcible

14.01.2022 - Colour mixing - As an extension from our skittle science experiment the children over time have been exploring colours whether it be recognising them, learning the names of colours in other languages and have now began to be experimenting with mixing colours together to make other colours. Using all types of different resources the children make pink. Some used their fingers, elbows and paint brushes, others used stamps and playdough shapes. How do we make pink?"... You have red and white and mix it together, but not too much white here is the light pink and here is the dark - Geni Sammi I made pink and their is 9 dots on my sheet - Abigail #earlylearning #littlepeoplesplace #childcare #willagee #colours #exploration #paint

12.01.2022 Hot Cross Buns are Here! Our hot cross bun order has been delivered and ready for families to collect. A huge thank you to Bakers Delight Myaree for supporting our centre by facilitating this tasty fund-raiser

12.01.2022 Walk to School Safely Day. As today is walk safely to school day our wonderful children at Little Peoples Place engaged in exploring what it means to be safe when walking to school and how they can do so. Educators engaged with the school children in a mat session before they went to school where they discussed what it means to be safe when walking to school, also discussing how they can be safe and dangers to look out for. The Schoolies then re-visited their discussion, safely and beautifully walking across the oval to school. Our wonderful kindy and toddler children were excited to join in a morning mat session where they discussed road safety, how to be safe, dangers on the road and role played safe walking after being demonstrated by educators gaining knowledge of road safety.

12.01.2022 We are pleased to introduce our new Educator Jess to the team. Jess a bright and bubbly personality that all our children have gravitated towards. Jess has a passion for dance and loves teaching dance to children. Jess has begun to incorporate dance into our curriculum here at Little People's Place Willagee; you should see some of the awesome moves our children have shared . If you haven't already, please come say "Hi" to Jess. Welcome to the team Jess!

12.01.2022 School holiday day 3 - Tie Dying What a fabulous sunny day to use our creative skills and make some fabulous clothes. We loved tapping into our creative sides as the children enjoyed exploring a tie dying process. The kindy and some toddlers were very excited to show their t-shirts/tops to educators that they had brought from home. Through engaging in a mat session with educators Tanya and Sammi the children put their hypothesis skills into action. They explored the diff...erent patterns/effects that can be made through looking at examples and were taught about safety when tie dying. The children also engaged in tie dye saftey as we discussed the dangers and how they can be prevented. In open discussion educators advised keeping the spray bottle away from their bodies, eyes, ect and only to explore the tie dye on clothes. The children explored how tie dye is applied, which is through bottles, were able to apply colour to certain spaces and how the lackey bands create different effects. Tie dye time! With the children's new found knowledge of tie dye they were excited and ready to get the spray bottles and start creating their tie dye master pieces. First educators asked the children to pick a way that they would like to tie their top, as it will create a different effect. Educators then assisted the children in helping achieve their desired design as elastic bands were applied. Educator Sammi demonstrated and guided the children on how to apply their tie dye to their t-shirts as they used their fine motor skills and in which they confidently shared, happiness, humor and satisfaction when they saw their master pieces coming together. The children showed great team skills as they worked together choosing friends to help them to create their master pieces. After some hard concentration and application of colours and lots of creative thinking the children had finished their fabulous tie dye creations and engaged in celebration showing their master pieces to educators. Beautiful Work! #littlepeoplesplace #earlylearning #childcare #willagee #creativity #families #schoolholidays

12.01.2022 Children’s interests This morning educator Sammi noticed some of the children attempting to take the bikes up the stairs, she asked was it because they wanted them on the top level of the out door area and they responded no it was our bike track. Taking their cues, we then worked together to create our very own Bmx track using our large wooden blocks and a tyre. The children and Sammi used trial and error to create the track. We would adjust the track when we felt it wasn’t... safe and used resources to make sure it was safe enough for us to attempt. The children are so good at encouraging one another you can do it Harry I believe in you ! #trialanderror #safety #littlepeoplesplace #childcare #earlylearning #willagee

12.01.2022 Wow, we loved taking down the childrens shirts and unravelling the elastic bands they placed one them to create coloured sections. They were so proud of their creations and what beautiful colours and patterns they created #creativity #earlylearning #littlepeoplesplace #childcare #willagee #art

12.01.2022 Favourite Family Recipes! We are currently updating our new menus for the season. If you have a favourite family recipe that your children love, please send us the recipe to [email protected] or add it in the comments below. All suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

10.01.2022 Last week the children at Little People’s Place Willagee celebrated NAIDOC Week paying respect to the traditional land owners. This was done through a wide range of activities where the children explored the diversity of culture, heritage, background and tradition and that diversity presents opportunities for choices and new understanding. #littlepeoplesplace #willagee #earlylearning #childcare #NAIDOCWeek2020

10.01.2022 I Happy Eid I We shared so much humour,happiness and satisfaction as we celebrated Eid with educator Sumaira in the centre. Today we embraced diversity and connected through food, dress up, art and tattoos.... Happy Eid

10.01.2022 On behalf of the staff and children of little peoples place Willagee we would love to celebrate and say happy birthday to Vijay owner of Little Peoples Place. We appreciate all you do and thank you for allowing us to do what we love #littlepeoplesplace #willagee #childcare #earlylearning

10.01.2022 Welcome, Please help your self to a little morning treat, a pinch of rosemary, a positive and motivating quote and a nice warm tea/coffee. At our stress down station #stressdown #earlylearning #littlepeoplesplace #childcare #willagee

09.01.2022 1 week to go! To all the dads, granddads and father figures please join us for Fathers Day afternoon tea on 4th September. We would love to see you, please RSVP on the register at the front door or comment below.

09.01.2022 Our children, educators and families love our local cafe 2 Green Fingers. We we're all very sad to say bye for now to Miranda who has made many of us babychinos and feel so special. We are all very excited to know her baby girl will be here soon enough and we can't wait to meet her. We wish you very best Miranda and so glad you like the card we made you.

08.01.2022 Neeeeeeowwwwww Aeroplanes Aeroplanes! Julius has discovered Great inventions that shaped the world Book. As soon as his little friend Jay arrived he raced and excitedly told him about the aeroplanes he had seen and invited him to the couch. Zara joined the boys and engaged with them about the planes and other inventions such as boats and telescopes ! #inventionmornings #welovetoread #littlepeoplesplace #willagee #earlylearning #childcare

08.01.2022 This morning as the babies entered the meals area they were welcomed with some sensory colourful books to read. As they observed the letters in their books, explored their sensory abilities and observed the animals they could see, they expressed humour, lent over and looked at their peers books and then Elliott brought her book to educator Sammi to read to them all. With gazing eyes, we ready the book about animals and what tails they might have, imitated the sounds the animals made and clapped with much excitement at the end of the book. #readingisfun #littlepeoplesplace #earlylearning #willagee #childcare #babies #literacy

08.01.2022 Daffodil Day In recognition of Daffodil Day everyone in the centre wore yellow which represents the Daffodil colour. All the children in the centre also engaged in creating their own Daffodil. To create their Daffodils the children used yellow card that was in the shape of a flower, some yellow cup cake cases and also pop sticks. The children used their art skills to paint and assemble these items to produce their Daffodils, they all looked amazing. The centre was very bright and sunny!

08.01.2022 On the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour we will remember them.... Today at Little People's place Willagee educators and children dressed in black and red and at 11 o' clock gathered outside in the yard for a moment's silence to remember and honour those who have fought and fallen for us. Those dressed in red formed a circle around those dressed in black to form our very own poppy created like no other as it was created with our bodies. Lest we forget. #littlepeoplesplace #earlylearning #childcare #willagee #rememberanceday2020

08.01.2022 At the markets - Afternoon tea - Self help skills - We love to mix up our day and add fun into our daily routines. Today Educator Sammi and Tanya notices the children were all a little tired this afternoon as afternoon tea approached so we set up a station outside like a circle and asked the children if they would like to read outside. As they were reading we also set up a little shop keeper station. ... The children were wondering what we were doing! Sammi picked Harry who was todays Superstar and asked if he would like to be todays shop keeper, he bounced up and down and gladly agreed. The children were given some money and were then Invited by Harry to come and buy some afternoon tea. This was very thrilling for the children and a great way to incorporate currency, self help skills with using tongs, resilience as we had waited for our turn and fun into our day. After 3 friends had bought their fruit for afternoon tea we then moved onto our next superstar to be our shop keeper #earlylearning #littlepeoplesplace #willagee #childcare #selfhelpskills

07.01.2022 Book week belated celebration In celebration of the book week event, we celebrated today by dressing in our favourite characters from our favourite books. It was magical to see the excitement from the children and we loved the range of costumes we were surprised with. During the day the educators read through some of the children’s books they wanted to share from their home amongst their friends. Literacy is such an important aspect and is used in our every day lives

06.01.2022 Out and about Today our babies ventured out to the local nature playground. It was a big walk for us across the oval as we stopped frequently to point out and wave to the lawnmower tractor. While at the park we climbed, balanced, explored and interacted playing peek-a-boo and sharing our skills with our peers. We had a lovely time enjoying nature and the company of our friends.

06.01.2022 Here our our terrific Kindy children sharing some of their favourite songs including I Am Australian in Indigenous language as well as English. It's worth the wait

04.01.2022 Holi - Festival of colours Friday, all the children at Little People’s Place Willagee celebrated Holi. Holi is a hindu festival all the way from India. It signifies the victory of good over evil and is celebrated with vibrant colours to spread live and happiness. In the afternoon, all the children were invited to play with colours. They explored the diversity of cultures, traditions and heritage through this festival of colours. We also feasted on some yummy Indian lunch and ‘laddoo’ for afternoon tea, which is an indian sweet ball. All the children explored diversity together by throwing coloured powder at each other to share their happiness and joy. #littlepeoplesplace #holifestival #willagee #earlylearning #childcare #diversity

04.01.2022 - School holidays day 1 - Civic Square Library Today was the first day of the school holidays and the children were very excited to be going on the bus. Educator Sammi managed track down Miss Heather who used to be the librarian at the Willagee Library and who continuously made great relationships with the children when visiting. Miss Heather greeted the children, Educator Tanya and Sammi in the car park and walked with them into the Civic Library ... To begin their excursion the children participated in a memory activity which encouraged them to introduce themselves and their friends to Miss Heather. Miss Heather had a physical play, indoor appropriate activity, which encouraged social distancing and involved a group of frogs jumping from Lilly pad to Lilly pad.. which was perfect as we have been learning about the life cycle of frogs so the children loved this! We then enjoyed some story telling about frogs and tadpoles. Before lunch the children participated in singing and dancing to nursery rhymes, involving sea creatures, farm animals and heads shoulder knees and toes! Picnic time! To end our experience Miss Heather gifted us with three art and craft activities to enjoy at the centre. One involved illustrating the cycle of frogs, the other creating their own frogs using paper plates and coloured card and the last was glueing objects to make colourful Lilly pads. We were so grateful to have our first school holiday excursion of July to be so enjoyable and the children responded so attentively that ..we have booked to visit Miss Heather in one months time and link this as an ongoing experience. #schoolholidays #library #literacy #relationshipbuilding #lifecycleoffrogstotadpoles

03.01.2022 We would love to wish our beautiful owner Phyllis and very Happy Birthday! We hope you have the opportunity to enjoy this warm sunshine as we are

03.01.2022 All the educators of Little People's Place Willagee would like to wish our wonderful families and community a happy and safe Easter. Enjoy your Easter eggs but please remember to save the wrappers for us so we can upcycle them this week. Safe travels and we will see you after the long weekend

03.01.2022 Holiday Program Day 7: Ephemeral Art Ephemeral art is a magical art form created with the natural resources available at hand. The artist then leaves their work for the next person who comes along to discover. This does mean the artist does not keep their art in a frame or to hang in an art gallery. Instead, to keep this memory, the artist captures the art in a photo. Our Little People Artist had the opportunity of exploring ephemeral art in a nature playground, and were aff...orded the opportunity to capture their memories with a camera on a tripod for balance; and later an iPad. The children explored nature, shapes, lines, curves, twisted leaves and branches, captured naturally occurring moss and much more as they explored. The children left their creations for other to discover as magical findings as they visited the park later. One of our children today shared how their mum went to see their art and found some at the park in the afternoon. The children also left the creations as they further understand that country belongs to itself, and as such, we leave country on country. The children explored their natural environments with curiosity and wonder, as well as investigating the functions of working technologies. Please enjoy some of the photos the children captured themselves using the camera.

03.01.2022 Exploring Our Senses Today all of our Toddler and Kindy room children were invited to explore their sensory capabilities and dispositions for learning through engaging in a large sensory bin. Educators prepared the bin with a range of dried materials such as split peas, lentils, black and kidney beans and even pasta that was died red. We added a range of animals as quite a few of the children have been showing interest in different types of animals and are able to identify and name quite a few of these. We then added some other interesting elements such as mirror balls, rocks and gemstones to this unique experience. #littlepeoplesplace #willagee #earlylearning #daycare #perthlife #family #sensoryplay #exploration #fun

02.01.2022 National Nutrition Week This week we have participated in National Nutrition Week, learning about a different vegetable each day: Monday - carrots Tuesday - beetroot Wednesday - broccoli ... Thursday - peas Friday - pumpkin. Each day our educators provided an educational experience incorporating creative arts, sensory play, mathematics or science. Following this, our wonderful cook Maria included the vegetable of the day in a meal. Educators continued to discuss this vegetable as we ate the meal, identifying the vegetable and what it looked, felt and tasted like. Thank you to Nourished Beginnings for supplying recipes and ideas for us to experiment with. See more

02.01.2022 Thank you to the Minderoo Foundation for delivering a delicious morning tea for our dedicated educators. Such a special treat for our special educators

02.01.2022 Our April holiday program is out! We look forward to enjoying a wide range of experiences with your children this school holidays

01.01.2022 Here at Little People's Place, we appreciate all our family input as your input, feedback, comments and encouragement help us all to grow. This week we are sharing our gratitude and appreciation with Sophia and Nirvana. Thank you for all your Educa comments and encouraging emails, but mostly, thanks for helping us grow!

01.01.2022 Holiday Program Day 7: Ephemeral Art continued... I hope you enjoyed the creations captured through the eyes of the children. Now to see our budding artists at work.