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Miss Emily's Family Daycare

Locality: Augustine Heights

Phone: +61 449 865 848

Address: Benezet Drive 4301 Augustine Heights, QLD, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 Yesterday we explored aspects of engineering through building with different mediums. The children learnt the need to balance both sides of their see-saws through trial and error. I just love his face when he put 2 different sized blocks on the tower and the whole thing came crashing down

25.01.2022 We all got a little surprise this morning to find one of our caterpillars has made a cocoon! So exciting to see the life cycle play out in real time

24.01.2022 After weeks of Oobleck play, we had a change up this morning! Who doesnt love bubbles

23.01.2022 Spike loves to explore our playroom

23.01.2022 Child led play at its absolute best

22.01.2022 Something exciting just happened! Our caterpillar that we have been watching carefully over the last few weeks just hatched! Hes turned into a beautiful moth

22.01.2022 Some people naturally need more sensory stimulation, while others need less. I fall into the "less" category. That's because I feel things MORE than others. E.g.... I have a low threshold for auditory input, so I notice noise more than others (I struggle to concentrate in noisy cafes, and am frightened by unexpected loud noises) and I’m sensitive to visual input (I don’t like lights being too bright). The idea that people are more or less sensitive to visual, auditory, touch, smell, taste and movement input is part of SENSORY PROCESSING. People who are MORE sensitive, may take measures to AVOID sensory input. People who are LESS sensitive, may take measures to SEEK sensory input. This is easy for adults to do. E.g. if I'm struggling to concentrate in a noisy cafe, I put my headphones in to screen out the noise. If the sun is too bright, I put my sunglasses on. Adults also develop coping mechanisms for when they experience unwanted sensory input. E.g. when I get frightened by a loud noise, I've learned to take a few deep breaths. Imagine being a child with sensory under- or over-sensitivity, and not having developed the measures to cope, or simply not being able to use them, because you're in an adult-controlled environment. E.g. a child who is sensitive to noise can't do much about being in a noisy classroom. A child who is less sensitive to movement, so is constantly seeking it, may have trouble sitting still on the mat and be reprimanded for this. A child who is sensitive to proprioceptive input may have a meltdown because someone brushed past them, but that brush felt like a BUMP. Or a child who is sensitive to tactile input may not be able to concentrate on painting when there’s paint on his hand. And being in these states of dysregulation, of having too much or not enough of the sensory input their bodies need to function optimally, can be very uncomfortable. It's important to understand that we all have our preferences, and they don't necessarily need to be "fixed". However, for children especially, we need to help them, and the adults around them, understand their preferences and how best to work WITH them. This takes time and patience. See more

21.01.2022 Our garden got a makeover this week thanks to the kiddies

19.01.2022 With the easing of Covid restrictions we got to go to Bunnings to get some flowers for our Mud Kitchen! The children did such a great job at picking out some colourful flowers and carefully planting them in the planter baskets

19.01.2022 Even the big kids love a good transfer activity

19.01.2022 Did someone say seed planting?

18.01.2022 Some fun with Oobleck this morning All child initiated, they best way to play!

18.01.2022 The boys had some Christmas science exploration yesterday! So much glitter so much fun!

17.01.2022 The children had a blast creating some spooky Halloween cookies today They are super excited for our Halloween Lilly hunt tomorrow to finish out celebrations woth a bang

17.01.2022 To say we’ve been busy today is an understatement! After watching the thunder storm roll through yesterday with absolute amazement, we’ve spent our morning learning all about different extreme weather patterns, how they form and work. We’ve created some extreme weather beginner readers made our own mini tornado engaged in a rain formation science experiment ... and finally, created our own thunderstorm artworks! See more

17.01.2022 After the children woke up on Friday from rest time they noticed a bee sitting on the outside window sill. It wasn’t moving and they asked if we could help him. We carefully moved him into one of our flower gardens and left some drops of sugar water and he was gone the next day. I hope we managed to save him It’s so important to teach our littles about respect and caring for the environment to ensure they have a sustainable and beautiful world to grow old in

16.01.2022 Harry mixed up a batch of therapy putty this morning for himself and Willow. Such a great tool for fine motor skills!

16.01.2022 We have had such a beautiful morning out exploring in our neighbourhoods parks. We collected some leaves off different trees for a special group project and had a roll in the grass Sometimes the happiest moments of a child’s day can be had with a field and some fallen sticks

16.01.2022 I really love just simply sitting back and watching how a childs mind works. Today is Harrys 3rd birthday, he wanted his new truck to be able to drive on his table to collect the garbage but it was too wide. He grabbed our wooden roads and made himself this creation so his truck could drive over the lava to the other side. No adult input, just his own imagination

15.01.2022 Living and learning!

14.01.2022 We had a blast at the Springfield library on Monday

14.01.2022 The boys are loving our new train table we built together this morning! Dont mind the styrofoam all over the floor, they also made some snow

14.01.2022 Who doesnt like bubbles on a sunny afternoon

13.01.2022 Such a pretty day today, we had to go for a park trip!

12.01.2022 Messy play today :)

12.01.2022 Have you met our new little friends? The children found these little guys eating in our front garden and have been watching them everyday since. We saw the idea to bring them inside from Little Ted Family Daycare and thought we would give it a go and so far its been a big hit! Theyve already changed so much in just under a week going from bright green to black! Butterfly or moth?... I guess well find out soon :) See more

12.01.2022 Did you even go to kindy if you didnt get messy?

11.01.2022 Beautiful slow days in the sunshine The children asked for clay so we incorporated some air dry clay into our handwork rhythm this morning while singing and creating some keepsakes for end of year gifts #waldorfeducation #steiner... #familydaycare See more

11.01.2022 All ready for the boys today!

11.01.2022 Weve been painting up a storm today!

11.01.2022 Some free painting this morning

10.01.2022 Say CHEESE Lots of yummy lunch boxes today!

09.01.2022 We went on a beautiful nature walk around our neighbourhood this morning to collect some springtime flowers. The children have been closely watching out flowers and garden for butterflies so we ventured out to see what else we could find. We collected a basket full of colourful flowers and they made the most beautiful playdough creations with them

09.01.2022 Someone call the doctor!!! Oh wait, never mind. I think we have it covered here

08.01.2022 When your fine motor activity takes an unexpected turn

07.01.2022 When its pushing 40 outside we stay in and make snowmen

07.01.2022 Impromptu 7am sensory tray. Mr Harry is obsessed with his sting ray at the moment so we added more creatures to explore

06.01.2022 Such a nice day for some messy play! Save the sea animals from the iceberg

05.01.2022 Some fun in the beautiful sunny weather today with Harry & baby Kyle

04.01.2022 Playroom shuffle while the littles were resting, feels lovely and fresh :)

03.01.2022 Yesterday the children worked together to set up a little mud kitchen. They brainstormed together and told me where they wanted to put the bench and reel and collected different items to cook with. They are LOVING it! If only we could get to the $2 shop to get more cooking equipment

03.01.2022 What a day we had! The kiddies had so much fun with some spontaneous balloon play this morning And we also had baby H in for his first full day and he was an absolute joy

02.01.2022 Making sand pies and building friendships

01.01.2022 This is what pre-writing looks like in my play school. This child is 4 years old. This is her second year in my play school, where she has been able to get her... body and brain ready through HER PLAY. During this moment of her play, she is using her core muscles together with her biceps, forearms, hands and fingers. These are the exact same muscles that need to be coordinated and strong for successful writing. Her body IS READY for that wonderful moment when SHE is intrinsically motivated to write. Getting ready to write doesnt require a scheduled time for an adult to direct a child to write. Getting ready to write requires PLAY.

01.01.2022 With all the horrible fires going on at the moment there are so many animals going into shelters and animal Carers homes. If you can knit, sew or crochet please join and help out

01.01.2022 We had the most amazing experiences yesterday on our excursion to The Llama Farm! The children had a wonderful time meeting all the llamas and other animals and it was such a personal experience and so hands on. Such a great day!