Nido Early School Grovedale in Grovedale, Victoria, Australia | Childcare service

Nido Early School Grovedale

Locality: Grovedale, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 5241 2939

Address: 134 Bailey Street 3216 Grovedale, VIC, Australia

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25.01.2022 Sensory play at Nido Early School Grovedale. As we near the end of a very crazy year, our children have been enjoying the calming benefits associated with the various sensory experiences our amazing educators at Nido Grovedale have been creating for them. One of the many benefits of sensory play is that it provides a fun way for children to practice mindfulness techniques. These experiences allow children to be lost in the moment and relax. ... Sensory play is a fun way that children can engage their senses and explore the wonder of the different textures and sensations that the various materials provide. An easy way for you to provide sensory play opportunities for your children at home is with our homemade playdough recipe which you can find on our Nido Early School learning hub at the link below https://learninghub.thinkchildcare.com.au/playdough/

24.01.2022 A massive thank you to all of the beautiful ladies who came along to our 1st ladies night catch up of 2021. It was amazing getting to know each other a little more. We can't wait to see you all again next month and hopefully we can welcome some new friends to join in the fun. If any other ladies would like to join our group next month we will be meeting again on Tuesday the 4th of May at 5.45pm. To RSVP contact Bec or Shaan in the office to secure your place. We look forward to seeing you there!

23.01.2022 Happy Halloween everyone! Yesterday our children and educators enjoyed dressing up to celebrate Halloween! The centre was filled with lots of witches, skeletons and ghosts, we were even lucky enough to get a visit from Blippi! We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

20.01.2022 Today our Kinder 2 classroom had a very special visitor. Mrs. Dean from Grovedale Primary School came to spend some time with our kinder children as they prepare for their big school adventures next year. Over the coming month we are very lucky to have many of the prep teachers from the various local schools that our children will be transitioning to, coming along to meet the children and answer any questions they might have. These visits will help prepare our children for their new adventures next year, by assisting them to feel connected to their new learning communities for 2021.

20.01.2022 Nido Early School Grovedale has a position available for a casual cook superstar to join our team. The position would suit someone who is looking to work casually to cover personal leave and annual leave, with the potential for additional shifts to be offered at our other services throughout the Geelong region. Our ideal candidate would be:... - Someone who has a passion for providing healthy and nutritious meals for children - Ideally someone with either childcare/rest home cooking experience - Holds a Cert III in Commercial Cookery or higher - Is experienced catering for various allergies and dietary requirements - Has experience working in a larger service catering for approximately 80-100 children per day - Is ideally Geelong based and flexible and happy to pick up shifts at short notice If this sounds like you please contact our Executive Service Manager Bec at [email protected] or phone the office on 03 5241 2939.

19.01.2022 "You're Invited" Here at Nido Early School Grovedale we are starting to get into the Christmas Spirit so next Friday the 4th of December we would like to invite our children and educators to come along for a day of fun dressed in their favourite "Christmas Pyjamas" We can't wait to see you all there!

18.01.2022 They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

18.01.2022 Nido Early School Grovedale would like to send out an invitation to our mothers, grand mothers, and other special people in our littles ones lives along to our Mother's and Special Person's afternoon tea at 2.30pm on Friday the 7th of May. We will be serving light refreshments in each of the children's rooms for you all to enjoy with your little ones on the day. If you would like to attend, please RSVP by Friday the 30th of April to Shaan or Bec in the office or via email a...t [email protected] and please don't forget to include any dietary requirements in the email. We look forward to seeing you there!

17.01.2022 "Surely, two of the most satisfying experiences in life must be those of being a grandchild or a grandparent." Donald A. Norberg Nido Early School Grovedale hopes that all of our grandparents in our community had an amazing day today.

14.01.2022 The team at Nido Early School Grovedale would like to wish all of our families and community members a happy and safe New Year and we hope 2021 is an amazing year for everyone. We look forward to continuing our learning journey with our current families in 2021 and we are super excited to be welcoming our new families into our nest.

14.01.2022 The team at Nido Early School Grovedale would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our families in our Nido nest a wonderful Christmas and an even better 2021. 2020 has been a crazy year with Covid however you have all made it our best year yet. We look forward to spending another amazing year with you all, and we also cannot wait to welcome our new families in the new year!

13.01.2022 At Nido Early School we love providing our children with a play based educational program which is inspired by the Reggio Emilia Approach. One of integral elements of this approach is that we see "The Environment as the Third Teacher" Driving this approach is the belief that if children are given beautiful and stimulating materials to work with, and are allowed to work in an environment that is well organised and maintained, then they will in turn maintain and respect their o...wn (and the broader) environment. With this in mind, this week our Toddler 2 room, guided by their children's voices have come up with a beautiful sea creature themed experience. This activity provides the children with not only a magical space to play, but also hours of open ended learning possibilities. The children in our Toddler 2 room have loved exploring the wonders of the deep blue sea this week, and we cannot wait to see what their voices will be turned into next!

11.01.2022 Our Philosophy Each year at Nido Early School Grovedale we review our service philosophy to ensure it is always current and relevant. With each review we invite our children, families, educators and wider community to be a part of this process. We would love thank everyone who contributed to our review earlier this year and we are excited to be able to share with you our updated philosophy. ... By aligning our Philosophy with the thoughts, views and values of our wider community, we have created a philosophy which holds a special meaning specifically to our service. We will use this document to guide our daily practices and decision making and by doing so we believe that our children will experience the high-quality education and care they deserve in their most important and influential years.

07.01.2022 The team at Nido Early School Grovedale would like to thank all of our wonderful families for an amazing 2020. Even in the most unprecedented and challenging of times we have still managed to have a wonderful year with you all. As a small thank you from us our wonderful cook Brooke has baked some delicious Christmas cakes and our Kinder 1 and 2 children have prepared some magic reindeer food that we would love to share with you all. So next time you are in the centre please stop by the reception desk and help yourself to some goodies.

06.01.2022 At Nido Early School Grovedale we believe in continuous improvement. One of the ways we like to ensure we are being the best we can be, is through our reflective practices. Back in 2019 we engaged our community in the process of developing our service philosophy. We wanted our philosophy to truly reflect who we are as a service by creating a meaningful document to help guide our practice and to ensure we constantly strive to be the best for our families. The response fro...m our community was overwhelming and resulted in the philosophy we have today. It's now time for us to review our current philosophy to ensure it stays relevant to our ever evolving community. So we would like to invite all of our families, children, educators and general community to contribute to this review process. We would like to take this opportunity to ask you the following two questions. 1. What 3 words would you use to describe what you look for in a "quality" education and care service? 2. What 3 words would you use to describe Nido Early School Grovedale? You can either comment below, or visit our in-service display to make your contribution. We look forward to receiving your responses and adding them to our current philosophy and sharing the results with you all when it's complete.

06.01.2022 At this time of the year, every year our educators and the service are inundated with beautiful gifts from our families. This year we received one gift in particular that will forever be in our hearts. After 3 amazing years at our service one of our very 1st families is moving on to a new home, leaving Geelong and Nido Grovedale behind. Thank you so much for your smiles, your support, your love and your beautiful words, we will miss you Doolan family. Thank you for this ...beautiful keepsake that is now displayed beautifully in our office space. We wish you all the best with your new adventures and we hope to see you when you are next in town! Love the team at Nido Grovedale.

04.01.2022 Are you looking to enrol your little one at Nido Early School Grovedale for 2021? Places are extremely limited, to register your interest or book a tour head to https://nidoearlyschool.com.au/centres/nido-grovedale and follow the instructions. We look forward to meeting you soon.

03.01.2022 Today at Nido Early School Grovedale we launched an exciting new initiative at the service called "Read and Return". What is Read and Return? Our Read and Return Library has been sponsored by the not for profit charity Reading Out of Poverty, who have helped up set up a beautiful centre based library where our families can come along and select a book and sign it out just like you would any other regular library. When you return your book, you can choose a new one to sign out... and enjoy the fun over and over again. Reading Out of Poverty have kindly provided us with an amazing selection of books along with 150 library bags each with their own height chart and a special book to keep for our children to enjoy. Our Read and Return library is set up in our Piazza and is there for all of our families and children to access whenever they would love to borrow a book to read and share at home. Next time you are in the service make sure you stop by and visit our library to pick up your very own library bag and choose your very first book. We would love it if our families could share some photos with us via email of your little ones enjoying their books so we can add the photos to our display in the Piazza. For more information on Reading Out of Poverty you can visit their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/readlearnandplay/ If any of our families have any books that they would like to donate to our library we would love to include them in our collection.

01.01.2022 Calling all creatives to shoot for the stars! Create a planet with your child out of any resource you have at home for a chance to WIN a $50 voucher! 1. Take a photo of your planet and post it on your Facebook page... 2. Tag us in your post @nidoearlyschool with #playNido by Thursday 22nd of October 3. 5 winners will be announced on of 26 October, 2020 See more

01.01.2022 Book Week 2020 - "Curious Creatures and Wild Minds" This week our educators and children enjoyed celebrating book week. Our children loved bringing in their favourite books to share with their friends and dressing up as their favourite story book characters. We week lucky to have twice the fun with the AFL Grand Final being moved this year. With the change in dates we also celebrated footy colours week, the children enjoyed showing off their favourite teams colours.... We hope you are all enjoying the long weekend with your loved ones and we look forward to seeing you all next week.

01.01.2022 Nido Early School Grovedale is on the hunt for an experienced Curriculum Leader superstar. Our Curriculum Leader is a vital role in our leadership team at the service. In this role you will be provided with 20 hours administration time each week with the other 17.5 hours being utilised on the floor working amongst your peers. This balance provides an amazing opportunity to get to know your team and the children whilst also having plenty of time to work on projects and suppo...rt the team. Key Selection Criteria: The ideal candidate would be someone who possesses the following attributes: - Holds a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care or Bachelor of Early Childhood Education -Has strong organisational skills and time management - Is passionate about the Reggio Emilia Philosophy -Loves mentoring and developing a team in all aspects of planning/programming -Is patient and flexible in their approach -Is fun and creative, and loves thinking outside the box -Loves planning and celebrating key dates throughout the year -Has strong computer skills and confident using Microsoft office -Is experienced using Xplor (desirable) -Has experience supporting large teams (desirable) If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. To apply please email our Executive Service Manager Bec at [email protected] For more information about our company visit https://nidoearlyschool.com.au/