Little Sparrows Family Daycare in Hammond Park, Western Australia | Childcare service

Little Sparrows Family Daycare

Locality: Hammond Park, Western Australia

Phone: +61 412 163 340

Address: Snowden Street 6164 Hammond Park, WA, Australia

Website: http://littlesparrowsfdc.com.au

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25.01.2022 We had such a great time at Cohunu Koala Park yesterday! The weather was absolutely perfect and we got to catch up with our old friends Miss A and Mr J!!! The children got to experience riding on a miniature train to see lots of animals. We learned all their different names and got to feed the wallabies, kangaroos and deer some yummy popcorn.... The children got the perfect chance to practice being gentle, quiet and slow, so they dont scare the animals they are feeding.

25.01.2022 Look at those lionesses pacing hungrily! Theyre staring down the lioness on the other side who just got fed

24.01.2022 Yesterday we went to Cohunu koala park to see the wildlife animals with Sarah's Tiny Tigers The weather was absolutely beautiful for the day and the animals were out and about and active for all the children to see! Most were being just fed, so they were really in a good mood We got to feed the wallabies popcorn and pat them too . The children learned to be gentle and patient when approaching the animals, so that they feel safe around us.. thus promoting empathy for oth...er living things. After lunch, we threw away our rubbish and made sure the area was clean, which showed respect for the environment.

23.01.2022 Parents, please be vigilant and have symptoms and any mysterious spots checked out before sending your kids to daycare (or yourself to work). Its spreading awfully close to us now and we need to work together to keep it at bay.

23.01.2022 Its a bit hot!!! But still here!!! Come on down and buy some treats!!!!

22.01.2022 Due to Lockdown, only children of essential workers are able to still attend care, but parents will not be entering the premises. All centre walk throughs will also be put on hold until the Lockdown is lifted. All measures are being put into place to create a safe environment for the children and myself. Hand sanitizers and handwashing practices are in high gear, so lets all work together to beat this!

21.01.2022 What fun we had at chipmunks today!!! And it was made even more fun when we had 2 of our old friends join us for almost a mini reunion!!! Miss H and Mr J!!! How we have missed you both

20.01.2022 Getting into the Christmas spirit! Carols playing in the background, dancing happening, and we are all still learning Today we did a sensory activity with shaving cream and coloured ice blocks. This activity was planned to help the children explore different textures and also encourage them to be adventurous . Having other children join in makes them all feel comfortable and confident.... if they can do it, so can I

20.01.2022 A trip to Kmart to find gifts for the Kmart wishing tree. This gives me the opportunity to talk to the children about giving to others. They both got to choose the items they wanted to gift to the tree.... Mr. O wanted to get the electronic sound machine for a little boy makes loud noise! while Miss.H chose a unicorn so the little girl can cuddle it!

18.01.2022 #crateimagination provided a crate full of goodies for the children. This is something I’m trying out for the next few months to enhance the program at my service. One of my goals is to be more sustainable, and this is one way I can do it with my resources. Instead of buying them and keeping, these resources are loaned to us for a month, and then swapped at the end for something new based on the children’s interests. The activities meet all the national quality standards and ...most of all, keep the children even more engaged. Sometimes we as educators need a little help to think outside the box to keep it interesting for the children, as well as ourselves. This month we had lots of construction ( due to seeing lots of diggers next to my home), so we got construction as the main theme... but gardening, painting, play dough, and much more have also been included! Can’t wait to see what else we can dig up this month

18.01.2022 Yay!!! With this new phase coming up, excursions will slowly come back into our routine. All precautions will be taken, as childrens safety is my priority. But I am so excited to start taking the children out again

17.01.2022 For book week I encouraged the children to bring in their favourite book to share with their friends Miss E brought in Funny Zoo Day which was a lovely link to our planned excursion to the Zoo today!! It was such a beautiful day for it, that a lot of the animals also felt like snoozing in the sun... But we ended the day with the lionesses coming right up to the window pacing away as they were hungry, and the meerkats came right out because they were also being fed! So all was not lost!!! All in all, the children had a great day, and in honour of book week, we went into the store and chose a new book for our library

16.01.2022 A bit late... but here are some photos of the children painting their special Fathers Day picture frames! They were able to express themselves creatively and each frame looked completely different We also did a mini photo shoot to create the word DAD

15.01.2022 Hello!! Did you know we are also on Instagram as littlesparrowsfdc? Click on the link below and follow us! I will mostly be putting photos of activities we do, with recipies or instructions listed... or any special occasions we want to share. It will just be a snapshot, and things will still be shared here on our page ... https://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/

15.01.2022 Hot hot hot today!! But we braved it and went to the zoo!!! The children had such a great time looking for Wally and learning all about the different animals that camouflage they even got to pat a blue tongue lizard!!!! Bonus for the day, my sister brought her girls to join the fun, and the kids also bumped into their aunt and cousin!!!! Surprises are the best

15.01.2022 Come and check out our bake sale fundraiser!!! There will be : Brownies... Wheetbix slice Gluten free cupcake Rice crackles And much more! Come on down and satisfy your sweet tooth! Plus a raffle to win some free large coffees generously donated by Threepence Cafe & Bakery, as well as a $20 Woolworths/bigw gift card!!! Come on down and help a worthy cause

15.01.2022 We had an absolute blast at the heritage fire station in the city!!! The children got to dress up, and climb into a fire truck and they loved it! There were photos that showed how fire trucks were moved around the city before we had engines, but the children were too engrossed in the dress up and role play ... A definite favourite and we shall be back again!!!

15.01.2022 What a beautiful day out in Fremantle! Just me and Miss H so we decided to check out the Shark exhibit before it closed. Lots of conversations about the different sharks, preservation of the sharks and marine life. Very eye opening!!

15.01.2022 When the weather is so perfect The children love seeing the planes and helicopters that fly over my place so today we decided to come and see them in action, and have a picnic

14.01.2022 Today we went to Little Land! The children had the best time ever! This place had a lot of different role playing areas from an office, to a grocery store, to a hairdresser, and so much more!!! This place offered a lot of opportunities for the children to use their imagination and it was so nice to see what they knew and how they applied real life experiences into their play :) ... Definitely a place to go again!!!

14.01.2022 Working on all of our gross motor skills! Climbing, balancing and jumping. We are also cooperating together to build a super tall tower, and helping each other on the equipment. Coming to places such as this gives the children the opportunity to practice their turn taking and social skills.

13.01.2022 What a glorious day to be outside!! Now that covid is letting up restrictions, we have taken full advantage, and started going out for walks everyday! Yay for going out!

13.01.2022 First time taking these guys to Little Land last week! They were so excited to see the play space and could not wait to get started!! I can safely say that the supermarket was their absolute favourite. They continuously shopped and pushed those trolleys. This is why I have now also started to take them food shopping with me, and letting them choose fruit etc to put into the trolley ... The builders corner was also a favourite, which was very popular with Mr.E as he loves to help his granddad build things! Miss.E also loved the fire engine and playing in the supermarket

12.01.2022 An oldie but a goodie!!! Bring on the goop! Such an interesting texture that brings out so much descriptive language and experimentation!!!!

12.01.2022 The bake sale is on TODAY!!! Please come and help support us in raising funds for the bushfire relief!!!! Yummy food to be had!!!!

11.01.2022 nee naw! Nee naw!! We were off to the heritage fire station today!! We decided to take the train up, and walk through the city. The children had an absolute blast taking the train up One of the children had family members who are volunteer firefighters, so I decided to take them up to see a fire truck up close and personal. They also got a chance to dress up in the gear, and see a fire pole up close and personal ... What a great outing!!!!!

11.01.2022 We got messy this Halloween!!! Lots of cute costumes and activities We did a pouring activity with beans, spoons and scoops, shaving cream with coloured ice and hidden spiders, and coloured goop with more spiders!!! Lots of sensory activities to encourage fine motor and hand eye coordination

09.01.2022 Our bake sale was successful! Thanks to all my friends, family and kids families who came to help support such a worthy cause!!! Together with the bake sale and raffle, we raised $260!!! Miss H got the honour of pulling out the raffle names!!! Congratulations to all the winners, you will all be contacted this weekend ... I will be researching who to donate this money to, and discuss it with the children.

09.01.2022 We've been enjoying our morning walks! So great to see miss H helping mr E with walking! He needed a bit of balance help in those boots!! Best way to end a walk in the brisk weather? Hot choc and banana bread! What a great treat! Nom nom

09.01.2022 Super hero week last week! We raised funds to support children with muscular dystrophy through dressing up as superheros as everyone is a hero in their own way We threw balls at targets, painted our own super cuffs, did face painting and designed our own masks! ... Thanks to the parents who donated towards the cause! Together we raised $60!! And thanks to Sarah's Tiny Tigers for joining in on the adventure!

09.01.2022 Being stuck indoors with children is a lot of work we miss going out on our outings.... but ladbaby is here to save the day! Hes come up with about 30 ways to entertain kids with just tape!!! https://youtu.be/-KvwuihamZw

08.01.2022 This week has been one of the hardest weeks I have had to go through since opening Little Sparrows. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic... I have had to say goodbye to 5 of my kids... all staying home to be with their families. I will miss them all so much. We have had awesome fun, even though we didnt get to go out anymore. I hope to have them back once everything goes back to normal.... I will endevor to stay open, until the health department says otherwise. Bring on the new week with my 2 other children we are going to tear up the house! Hope you all have a safe weekend! And remember to #staysafe #stayhome

08.01.2022 We are looking for some new friends!! With covid-19 slowly letting up, we are excited to expand our little family Vacancies can start ASAP and availability is below: M-4... T-2 W-2 Th-4 Fri -3 Age range is 16m - 4yrs Please dont hesitate to call or message for more information!!!

08.01.2022 Excursions play an integral part to our program. The children (and parents) absolutely love it when they hear we are going out, and it is the first thing they ask when they come to the center where we going today Sarah? Going out allows the children to expand on their environment, and it also introduces them to so many conversational topics that we may never have at home. I was soooo happy to hear restrictions had lifted and we could once again go out... with all proper pr...eventatives!! The children were thrilled!!!!! Our favourite places to go are: Perth zoo Scitech Parks of all places Jungle gym Chipmunks

08.01.2022 When the sun is out, and the weather is warm, the park is where we shall be!!! We switch and change it, depending on the childrens suggestions, and the ages of the children as well, to make sure it is age appropriate. Cant wait for more days out!!!

07.01.2022 We got a new gate put in at the end of the hallway!!! Now the children can bike and play and be 100% safe!! ( there was always a front gate that is locked... but for added security and supervision purposes, this adds extra safety )

07.01.2022 Book week!! The children were encouraged to bring in their favourite book/s to share with their friends we also got to see the fairy! She sang some beautiful songs and read a story to us! The Children had a man awesome time

07.01.2022 Had a great trip out to Scitech today! Taking advantage of the school holidays ending, so the place is emptier hehehe. It was the first time I’d taken the 2 younger ones to Scitech, and they loved it! They were so confused as to which exhibit to go to first, but we took our time and looked at almost everything. ... Lots of trial and error happening, and team work to make the machines go

06.01.2022 What an amazing end of year excursion!! We took the bus and the train up to Aqwa with Kerri and her children from Bateman Family Day Care. They all had such a great time exploring the world under the ocean, looking at sharks, seeing the MASSIVE rays being fed by a scooba river, touching the starfishes, and also seeing lots and lots of different fish!! What an adventure!!! Not surprised that the kids have totally zonked out!!

05.01.2022 What a great month of December leading up to Christmas!! The children decorated our mini tree everyday, as it got reset so they could do it over and over again... they made delicious gingerbread cookies to share with their families, made reindeer cookies, and attended the last story session at the library for the year. All the children loved their presents, which I am so happy about!! And I got spoilt by my beautiful families.... Merry Christmas to all and I shall see you in the New Year!!!

03.01.2022 What a great end of year outing to AQWA! We got to reunite with our friends Sarah and Mr.W from tiny tigers to explore the underwater world. The children loved the touch pool, the shark tunnel and all the jellyfish! So much language happening - describing what we see, feel and hear, using our eyes to spot all the different fish, and learning all the different names! Ended the day with some yummy well deserved ice cream

03.01.2022 What a fantastic book week it has been! The children were encouraged to bring in their favourite books to share with their friends And what a variety weve had! We ended the week at Laklands shopping centre where they held a bookweek event with our local heroes and Story Dogs the children had a great time!!... Encouraging the children to read a book a day brings their imagination to life, as well as building their literacy skills in letter recognition and sequencing.

02.01.2022 What an absolutely fantastic day out today!!! The children and I went to Cohuna Koala Park with our friends Sophia and Rosie to explore all the different animals! Something totally different from the zoo, and the children were able to get up close and personal with the wallabies, donkeys, pony, ducks and more! The cockatoos even danced to our music!!! ... The children said their favourite part was riding the miniature train

02.01.2022 Just made some entirely indulgent cookies with the 2 children I have. Once in a while, its ok to be sweet hehehe. They turned out really chewy and yummy like the subway ones. Will definitely try again with less sugar, and substitute with peanut butter. YUM! Heres the recipe if you want to give it a go!! ... https://cafedelites.com/easy-soft-chewy-chocolate-chip-coo/

01.01.2022 Child protection week last week tied in nicely with our superhero theme. As we talk about our local heros such as the police force and firemen. The children went to the library and listened to a story about not going with strangers, we we talked about the 5 safest people to trust and follow should we ever need help

01.01.2022 Thanks so much to Angela's Family Day Care for hosting a great Christmas party! It was such a hot day, but the water play made it more enjoyable! We did painting, made reindeer food, read a story and had a special surprise present drop off from Santa!!!

01.01.2022 What a great first excursion!! Spent the morning at the zoo checking out all our favourite animals! We even got to catch up with old friend's!! Hi mr. W!!! Mr.E made the noices of the animals, and wanted to get up as close as possibl ... Had such a great time, whilst also maintaining social distancing