Pumpkin Patch Family Daycare in Nollamara, Western | Childcare service

Pumpkin Patch Family Daycare

Locality: Nollamara, Western

Phone: +61 421 001 461

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24.01.2022 Lest we forget. Remembering our soldiers who fought for our democracy through red poppy flower painting. #fingerpainting

24.01.2022 Numeracy in a fun and engaging way with our children learning how to count using apples and ice cream mats.

23.01.2022 Circle time is a part of our daily routine and helps them get ready for school when they turn 4. They loved singing songs, guessing the object and letter using flash cards and letter factory and reading a book called Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see? They know how to transition from one activity to another by packing away the musical instruments before moving on to the flash cards, book reading and among others. Songs, music, dance and books are great fun tools to engage our children into literacy.

23.01.2022 Creating and playing with play dough improves the childrens tiny fingers and hands. This is a great and fun way to get those fingers ready for fine motor skills such as writing, cutting with scissors, and among others later on in life. #creatingchildhoodmemories #earlyyearslearningframework

22.01.2022 Gain important skill of delivering first aid to your children with this free course. Knowledge is power especially for parents and our important role in our kids lives.

22.01.2022 Heres some fun happenings for this upcoming school holidays.

22.01.2022 Here come sunny days in Perth. Our children at Pumpkin Patch FDC are enjoying this lovely weather so far with loads of activities happening this week so far. Don’t forget to slather on sun protection cream and hats for outdoor play.

22.01.2022 Color sorting and matching things helps children develop visual perceptual skills, thinking and memory skills. Did you know? Sorting and grouping things together is an important cognitive skill. It teaches your toddler to notice similarities and differences, learn to categorise, and develops early literacy and numeracy skills. ... Your child will benefit more in a family daycare setting as they learn how to share, take turns and learn in a play based environment at a lower number of children to educator ratio.

22.01.2022 The children always love using our colorful parachute and musical instruments to help build their vocabulary and a way to review colors, shapes and letters.

21.01.2022 Check out your local library for Seed Library. Its a great way to introduce children to gardening and plant life or just to add more planting activity in your current family daycare garden. You can share the love by collecting and donating seeds to your local library found in your daycare. #cityofstirling

21.01.2022 Pumpkin Patch FDC celebrates National Reconciliation Week 2020 as we acknowledge and pay respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The children learns how to put the Australian jigsaw map together and watch/listened to a Dreamtime story about how the bird got its colors. To know how you can celebrate NRW at you...r home, school, early learning childcare centre and family daycare, check out this link: https://nrw.reconciliation.org.au/ #NRW2020

17.01.2022 Our color wall features the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see as an extension of learning for color recognition and engages our children in interactive learning.

17.01.2022 Today we played the domino truck for color identification. So far we worked on green, red, yellow, and blue. We all worked on sharing, taking turns and packing away as team work.

16.01.2022 Yoga for kids is a great way to get the moving, learn yoga poses, motor and balance coordination and emotional regulation. Today our lil yogis had a great first session of introduction to kids yoga as a certified Kidding Around Yoga teacher. Namaste!

16.01.2022 Happy Easter everyone! Nothing beats good ole fashion egg hunting. Encouraged my daycare children to drink loads of water and made sure they have plenty of outdoor time to burn off those treats commonly eaten at this time of the year. Fun Facts about Easter: 1. A lot of us may chomp on chocolate eggs at Easter, but originally eating eggs was not allowed by church leaders during the week leading up to Easter (known as Holy Week).... So any eggs laid that week were saved and decorated to make them Holy Week eggs, that were then given to children as gifts. Victorians adapted the tradition with satin-covered cardboard eggs filled with Easter gifts. This has now developed into the tradition that many people enjoy today. 2. The story of the Easter Bunny is thought to have become common in the 19th Century. Rabbits usually give birth to a big litter of babies (called kittens), so they became a symbol of new life. Legend has it that the Easter Bunny lays, decorates and hides eggs as they are also a symbol of new life. This is why some children might enjoy Easter egg hunts as part of the festival. 3. Most importantly don’t forget the real reason why we celebrate Easter to Jesus who came back to life on Easter Sunday.

16.01.2022 Experience magic milk in action with the use of soap and food coloring poured in milk. #scienceweek

15.01.2022 Learning time about the world map using Leapfrog tag reader for non nappers while other children are resting at this time of the day.

15.01.2022 Celebrating Easter with Easter egg cookie decorating to help develop fine motor skills and color combination skill. Encouraged the children to drink water after this treat.

15.01.2022 What an inspiration in teaching creativity to children in my daycare. :)

14.01.2022 Lets raise awareness this September as Save the Koala month. Here in our daycare, we are making finger puppets in time for story time on books about Australian animals especially our dear Koalas.

14.01.2022 Nature is the best playground that never gets old to any generation of children.

14.01.2022 Attention to all parents and educators who seek to make outdoor play part of enriched learning for children. Nature Play WA, with the support of the Education Department of Western Australia, have developed five FREE webinars (that will be available to watch as videos after their original screening). The series will provide a pathway for teachers to design and develop outdoor learning and play opportunities for their students, and to educate parents in the importance of out...door play and learning for their children. Check out link below. https://www.natureplaywa.org.au//professional-learning-wor

14.01.2022 Showcase your childs creavitivity by entrering this competition.

13.01.2022 This is the reality of most daycare educators. So funny though :)

12.01.2022 Celebrating NAIDOC week with hand painting of the Aboriginal flag and singing an Aboriginal song Inanay during circle time. its a great and fun way to teach children about their cultural roots in Australia. We give thanks to the ancestors of this land.

11.01.2022 Counting skills activity using recycled egg carton and colorful beads. Its a fun way to teach counting 1 to 12 and introduce the concept that one dozen is equals to 12. Try it with your children to develop their counting awesomeness. #playbasedlearning

10.01.2022 NAIDOC week 2020 Always Will, Always Will Be We are celebrating NAIDOC Week today by learning about the colors of the Aboriginal flag and the colors that they represent. Black means the Aboriginal people of Australia, yellow is for the sun the giver of life and protector and red is the red Earth. We celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with this year’s theme Always Will, Always Will Be.

10.01.2022 A typical day in our family daycare where the children play, learn and grow together. We focus on building their sense of agency, literacy through circle time of songs and books, and interdependence through social skills.

10.01.2022 Heres an extension activity of our The Very Hungry Caterpillar book for Book Week. The children are busy fishing for letter C for caterpillar. Its great for letter recognition skill, social skill and fine motor skill. Just add a hint of blue food coloring to make it look like ocean water.

09.01.2022 Hey everyone. Our family day care is located in Nollamara and registered with Glory Family Daycare. My name is Toni. I am a qualified early childhood educator, a fully qualified registered nurse in Australia and a Communications major. I hold certifications in First Aid, Working with Children Check, In Safe Hands, Food Safe, and Fire Safety. I have a strong background working with children as I am one of 9 children growing up and have worked as an au pair when I first came... to Australia. Now, most of all, I am a mother of two beautiful children. My family day care environment is perfect for children who play, learn and grow together. Your little one will be provided crucial activities as a pre school readiness program based on the early years learning framework. I will be teaching children key concepts for their physical development, cognitive development, social development, language development and emotional development in a fun and play based approach. The family daycare service builds on relationships, partnerships, and engages with the children, their families, and the wider community. Services offered are: Family day care Before and after school care (Our Lady of Lourdes School only) Vacation care Indoor and outdoor learning activities Pre school readiness program Help with school homework and school program Operating schedule is from Mondays to Saturdays from 7AM to 7PM. We currently do not have any vacancies but welcome you to join our waitlist. Give us a call today. We currently do not have any vacancies but welcome you to join our waitlist.

09.01.2022 Here’s a paint controlled but fun activity for your toddlers. We learned the letters of their name and identified colors using plain white paper, colored paper, stick glue, marbles and of course paint.

09.01.2022 Introducing our mud kitchen turned into sensory play station. Children are busy with sand play, water play and nature loose part play. Cant wait for the warm days ahead in Perth.

08.01.2022 We are starting to learn about colors as early as two years old. We are starting to learn basic colors first: red, green, yellow, pink and purple. Learning trays is a great way to engage our children through animals and through a game. They love it and will continue this learning through songs and book during our daily circle time.

08.01.2022 Our budding artists are learning basic colors such as red, yellow and green then combining them onto the tissue to make another color. We also made colored baking soda and added vinegar to see what happens. #eylf

08.01.2022 Parents should let their children fight their own battles and grit. We should be raising the next generation of leaders who can rise and fall without their parents hovering over their shoulders be it as simple as opening a box of Sultanas or tying their shoe laces.

07.01.2022 Our focus lettter of the week is letter M. The children are busy painting mermaid made of plaster of Paris. We read The Little Mermaid book. Throughout the process, we recognize colors, develop fine motor skills, take turns, fostering teamwork and build on vocabulary. What a great way to learn about letter M while having fun.

05.01.2022 Outdoor play is vital to a childs development. Today we are having fun playing with sand and water. Thanks to the rain and recycled bottle container, we made use of them to learn sink or float, letter recognition matched to toys, and scooping skills. #eylf

05.01.2022 Easter fun still around next week in our family daycare.

05.01.2022 The best way to fight bullying is to allow children to play with babies and allowing them to see how mothers feed, play, and look after babies. Taking care of babies sparks that nurturing and caring side of us. Here at Pumpkin Patch Family Daycare we value our home corner where children can role play as moms and children, pretend cooking, and play together.

04.01.2022 Creating a sense of belonging and family with our pumpkins in the spirit of Christmas while developing their fine motor skills, vocabulary through songs, and social skills.

04.01.2022 Trick or treat? We celebrated this year’s Halloween during our playgroup with The Little Explorers Family Daycare. The children had a blast with games, free play and best in costume awarding. Wonderful to see how celebrations like Halloween make children happy dressing up in their scariest costumes and developing friendships.

03.01.2022 Children are learning letter A while busy using their tiny fingers. Play based learning is very essential so children at their formative age can combine love for playing and literacy.

03.01.2022 Animal themed activities, such as play tray and puzzles, is a great way to teach per schoolers new vocabulary, fine motor skills, and eye and hand coordination.

03.01.2022 TODDLERS, MELTDOWNS, AND BRAIN DEVELOPMENT "Toddlers are brilliant. Arent they? They live in the present moment.... Theyre capable and innocent. And perhaps my favourite trait theyre authentic. Theyre unfiltered. Theyre among the most honest humans on the planet. Theyre unapologetically themselves. But, perhaps theyre also the most misunderstood humans on the planet. We, adults, have forgotten what its like to be a toddler. To be small and dependent. To be constantly learning. To feel only one (strong) emotion at a time, yet not have the tools to regulate that emotion. To experience the most rapid brain development of ones life. Instead, what our culture chooses to see are toddlers throwing tantrums. Pushing our buttons. Testing our limits. Acting clingy, uncivilized and impolite. This perspective can make us feel as though weve lost control. As if were bad parents. As if were failing. And so, were encouraged to control our children; to leverage our size and power. Mainstream parenting focuses on modifying superficial behaviour and resorting to tactics like punishments, time-outs, threats, bribes and rewards under the justification that perpetuating a dominance hierarchy is somehow serving the greater good. And when these scare tactics dont workwe escalate the punishment. But, what if, theres absolutely nothing wrong with our children? Nothing to be fixed. What if the problem is a lack of knowledge, understanding, and empathy within our society? And what if these techniques threaten to erode the ONLY influence you truly have with your child your relationship."

02.01.2022 The children are busy with their little hands learning the letter C with letter craft activity. Learning is so much engaging when children are involved in their creativity and sense of agency.

02.01.2022 Heres a video of how loose parts in a "playground environment unlocks children and their imanigation, resilience, and problem solving.

01.01.2022 Happy Saint Patrick’s day to all. Teaching the children the meaning Shamrock and the foremost patron saint of Ireland as well as understand ths religious celebration of Ireland.