Possums Child Care in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | Nursery

Possums Child Care

Locality: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 6921 6808

Address: 7 Forsyth Street 2650 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.possumschildcare.org.au

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25.01.2022 Yay!! The yard has initially open!

25.01.2022 Every week here at Possums is amazing but this week was extra special and its only Wednesday!! At the start of the week a lovely parent brang in some beautiful sunflowers which not only brighten our front entrance but definitely our days and today Dee and Tammy received some very beautiful earrings from a beautiful little boy just to say thank you! The smallest of gestures can really brighten someones day!

24.01.2022 I just applied for this for Possums. Thinking an outdoor learning environment would be great. Parents and staff feel free to add extra applications and just put my name as contact person and the landline as contact number. Regards Romola

24.01.2022 Munch and Move wall for the nursery children!! Our baby possums are having so much fun learning about their body parts, eating healthy and how to stay active!!

23.01.2022 Possums location, in the heart of town, allows us the opportunity to explore many venues in Wagga Wagga Tuesday the 11th of June, we went on our way to explore Livs place. This was a fun way for children, to explore their community and the world around them.

21.01.2022 Thankyou to everyone, who gave their time, in our winter working bee. Much was accomplished, such as new beginnings of a face lift to the front of the centre, eg; painting, line marking and gardening. Also to our indoor helpers, and the lovely ladies, that kept us all going, with delicious foods.

21.01.2022 Gardening is a healthy, fun activity for children. Children develop new skills and learn about science and nature from growing their own food. There is a variety of interesting activities children can be involved in, such as planting, mulching, weeding and cooking.

21.01.2022 How lucky are the nursery children to have an area for them to play in rain, hail or shine the educators have called it the Caterpiller sunroom

20.01.2022 Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) Fundamental movement skills are a specific set of skills that involve different body parts such as feet, legs, trunk, head, arms and hands. These skills are the building blocks for more complex and specialised skills that kids will need throughout their lives to competently participate in different games, sports and recreational activities. FMS are a favourite part of our day.

19.01.2022 LETS COUNT- Children in Australias most disadvantaged communities start school already behind. Children who start school behind in maths generally stay behind, Numeracy is a foundation skill for successful participation in our society individuals need it for budgeting, taking medication and employment. The STEM disciplines science, technology, engineering, and mathematics - are key underpinnings for the future of innovative economies, with an increased global reliance ...on these knowledge areas,at Possums childcare, each child has access, to the The Lets Count program. Lets count program is an evidence based , fully evaluated early mathematics program for children aged three to five, developed by the Smith Family and Professor Bob Perry and Associate Professor Ann Gervasoni. The program supports parents and early years educators to develop the maths skills of the children in their care by noticing, exploring, and talking about numbers, counting, measurement and patterns in their daily lives. We also have our own LETSCOUNT bags, that you are welcome to borrow, and take home, to haveFUN with your family. See more

19.01.2022 So it begins, our front transformation...Thank you to Pete & Michael, two amazing dads, who came down today, and, made a difference, for the children....We are so appreciative....Saturday 1st JUNE, FREE SAUSAGE SIZZLE.. come down and help make a better environment....We would appreciate a painter (if only for advice) and on Sunday a line marker, for our capark..

18.01.2022 Sophie from our Committee has entered Possums into the marketplace Hometown Heroes competition! We have made the list so please follow the link and vote for us!!! You need to be shopping in the Market place to enter a special code so maybe take a trip and support them so you can support us for a chance to win. !!! https://waggamarketplace.com//hometown-heroes-vote-for-fi/

17.01.2022 Reading for pleasure unlocks the power of information and imagination and helps children discover who they are. Here are some tips to help your children develop a love of reading. #Set an example. Let children see you read #Have a collection of books in your home. #Support our centres book fair. Allow your children to choose their own books. ... Our book fair is a reading event that brings the books the children want to read right into your centre. It is a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books suitable for your children. Please make plans to visit our book fair and be involved in shaping your childs reading habits.

17.01.2022 Simultaneous story time. Simultaneous story time is run every year. At 11am all schools, preschools, day carers etc read the same book at the same time. This year we had the privilege of having Miss Wagga- Stina Constantine come and read for us. She read this years book Alpacas with Maracas by Matt Cosgrove. The children all seemed to enjoy the story asking Stina to read it again. The second time around the children joined in with maracas. Afterwards the children enjoyed some colouring in about the book and to follow on we will be making some maracas. Thankyou to Leonie, for encouraging, such great events, and who also works tiresly, with the running of book club.

16.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/earlychildhoodaustralia/videos/333910434157298/

16.01.2022 Dear Families, As some of you may know Woolworths has introduce the discovery gardens which are seedling kits. With Dee already leading Gardening at the service we think these little kits will be a brilliant addition to our current gardening projects, as they will certainly be able to enhance this area if we are able to get lots more little plants. So if any families wish to donate these to Possums we will happily use them with the children!! We also want to make a special m...ention to Woolworths Central for regularly donating fruit every week which has enabled us to promote our Crunch and Sip morning tea time as the extra injection of fruit helps to give the children more to enjoy. Good on Woolworths for introducing a scheme that encourages health eating, is no increasing plastic waste and helps kids start to love the becoming gardeners.

16.01.2022 Celebrating NAIDOC week at Possums, we began by promoting OUR sense of belonging. When a child has a sense of belonging they are more confident, feel more secure, be more creative and more likely to explore the world of learning. Firstly we began, with the collection of rocks and sand from outdoors. We then placed the big book of Australia on the table and we talked about the picture on front of the book, which was Australia, by discussing the image, we began to create our... own Australia by using the rocks, we made an outline, of Australia, then filled this in with sand, we also added red powder to represent Uluru and animals native to Australia, such as dingoes, kangaroos, koalas etc. This lead to further discussions, such as what state, town and street we live in. Jace said he comes from a house, Billie, said she comes from (and named her street), Hunter said he comes from down the corner. This was a great learning experience, and we will continue to further develop childrens knowledge, in this area. See more

16.01.2022 And we are off on our adventure

15.01.2022 Today the children watched on as the final touches of our outdoor upgrade was installed, with plants and a mirror in place. The children then had the opportunity to discuss how to care for the plants.

15.01.2022 Due to Possums central location, we are fortunate, to have access to many facilities, within walking distance, such as Supermarkets, Cafes, Emergency services, Parks and gardens and the Wagga Wagga city library. We utilise these facilities for our excursions, as seen below we are off to the library, to watch the movie Finding Dory.

15.01.2022 Thankyou to Freckles flowers, for their contribution to our working bee. I cant wait to see happy faces tomorrow.

15.01.2022 The Nursery children had a visit from "Dusty" the general waste truck today!! And loved every minute!!

14.01.2022 This morning we had Dane, from 93.1 come into Possums to record, talking with toddlers. This is a weekly event, that the children look forward to. Today Dane asked the children What do we do when we feel sick.This is a fun way, for the children to connect with the community.

14.01.2022 The nursery staff at Possums have been super busy making an area where the children can sit with their friends and educators and enjoy fun activities whilst learning their shapes, colors and numbers. The children are enjoying the new area and have so much fun learning.

14.01.2022 Wishing all the readers, a happy experience. HAVE FUN... https://www.alia.org.au/nss

13.01.2022 Hi Families, Dont forget we are closed tomorrow, Monday the 22nd of April and then again next Thursday the 25th of April for ANZAC day. The staff and I would like to wish you all a Happy and Safe Easter and hope the Easter bunny brings you lots of love and great memories for the long weekend. ... Regards Romola

13.01.2022 TO THE BOOK FAIR AND BEYOND it is finally here, our book fair opens tomorrow morning. Bring your Aunts, Uncles, grandparents, even your next door neighbour. Come and join us between 10-12 daily for morning tea, to have a browse and purchase books. Every day we will be having grandparents volunteering their time to come in and read to the children. You can support us by Buying books Donating books... Donating cash Thank you for your support Leonie See more

13.01.2022 Thanks to the those who were able to come help with todays Working Bee. Things are really taking shape!

12.01.2022 Its offical our Lets Count library at Possums is open. Please feel free to drop in and borrow a bag of goodies and lets make numbers fun.

11.01.2022 Here at Possums we have a beautiful bird called Henry, The staff have been taking him out and letting him enjoy the childrens company, today Henry joined us for group time!! The children also get the opportunity to take Henry home on the weekend!!

10.01.2022 Wow looks like we made this list. We are all really happy and humbled by the continued support and great feedback we receive from our parents and community.

08.01.2022 Have you seen toy story 4 yet? We thought that Forky was just so cute that the preschool children have started doing there own "Forky" how good do they look

07.01.2022 So thankful for those who could help today cant wait to the next one to see more transformations.

07.01.2022 The nursery children are absolutely loving their new book area and group time area

07.01.2022 BOOK WEEK IS HERE all next week come dressed in your favourite costumes. If you are looking for inspiration, this years theme is find your treasure

04.01.2022 Tonight the Preschool Team learnt about the importance of War, Weapon and Superhero play with Marc Armitage #marcatplayontour #teambuilding

01.01.2022 Happy Mothers Day to our amazing mums....

01.01.2022 Today Possums staff attended Wests Training for our First aid and CPR training. Every three years we have to renew our first aid and complete training and refreshing our minds with this training.

01.01.2022 Lets Count is an early mathematics program for children aged three to five years.The program supports parents and early childhood educators to develop the maths skills of the children in their care by, noticing, exploring and talking about numbers. Possums Childcare is proud to be a part of this program. Dee completed her training last Thursday 2nd of August and is pictured below with other educators from the region.

01.01.2022 To expand on our discussions about Anzac Day the preschoolers walked to the gardens to see the wreaths laid at the cenotaph and look at the names around the eternal flame, we were able to find Anaiah’s relative John Edmonson VC