Reid Early Childhood Centre in Reid | Non-profit organisation

Reid Early Childhood Centre

Locality: Reid

Phone: +61 2 6230 5660

Address: 27 Amaroo Street 2612 Reid, ACT, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 Plant Apple tree A very wise farmer (My Grandpa ) once said: "The best timing to plant fruit trees would be 10 years ago or now!" We do not want to wait another 10 years. In Canberra, winter is the best time to plant apple trees. At this time, the apple tree is dormant, and will wake up in Spring to reshoot. ... We prepared the three dwarf apple trees, Cripps Pink, Jonathan, and Red Fuji, potting mix, mulch, chicken manure, & garden tools we needed. Children assisted to plant the apple trees today; we are going to learn how to look after them, and looking foward to harvest organic delicous apples in the future. #winterappletree #diggersclub #dwarfapple #redfuji #Jonathan #crippspink #earlylearning #gardeningwithchildren #sustainability #growyourownfood

25.01.2022 2019 is in our sights and we would love to hear which fundraisers that you would like to see in the new year! Please click the link below to vote on an event or to add an alternative suggestion. https://linkto.run/p/Q1H7FX7B

24.01.2022 RECC is very proud and excited to be a part of Floriade 2020, to bring flowers to the community We received our bulbs and flower seedlings earlier in the week and the children and staff have been busy planting please walk by our garden in spring to see our blooms! #Floriade #FloriadeCommunity

22.01.2022 Winter Sport program IFA Sport, Coach Matt lead and demonstrated to Junior Preschool and Preschool children multiple gross motor skills. The children were learning to follow instructions, develop gross motor skills, participate in group activity and how to have fun with their preschool mates. ... #ifasport #physicaldevelopment #grossmotorskills #sportprogram #reidearlychildhoodcentre

22.01.2022 Our Halloween Spooky Disco is only a few hours away! Please confirm your arrival at the front door and pick up your very own goody bag! We will have face painting, games and lots of great tunes available from 5:30pm! For families arriving a bit later, we will be serving dinner from 6:15pm - 6:45pm. ... P.S. Please be careful this evening, particularly if you're arriving by flying carpet or broom, as we are in for a windy and rainy evening!

21.01.2022 I got a little hammer! Junior Preschool children (age 2.5 yrs to 3 yrs) enjoyed construction activities with golf tees and toy hammers at the cardboard box, developing their fine motor skill and hand-eye coordination. Children engaged with this activity, and many of the children worked on this task for an extended period of time.... #childrenconstruction #littlehammer #earlylearning #eyehandcoordination #finemotoractivities #engagedplay

21.01.2022 In our ongoing excitement for getting our garden spring and summer ready, this week we have been building a teepee in the garden, and this morning with the help from our Tiny Toddler children we have planted our climbing bean seeds! We're so excited to watch them grow and can't wait to share the progress #spring #summer #beans

19.01.2022 It's time for our "Get to Know the Educator" post! This week we have Komal - Our Nursery Room Leader - who has chosen a quote by Ignacio Estrada. "If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn."

19.01.2022 Recently, the children have been talking about what jobs adults do all day, and have been particularly fascinated with all things travel (pilots, sniffer dog trainers, engineers) Today the children got to go on a very special excursion to Canberra Airport where we explored the sculptures, met a sniffer dog, learnt how we go through an airport... and here they are looking through the glass floor at the suitcase conveyor belt

18.01.2022 Our Lovely Patsy has given us a special Christmas post to pass on to all of our families. Happy holidays everyone! https://www.facebook.com//a.368644583726/784976972092997/

18.01.2022 Education Program: Ms Pasty Storytelling Reading and storytelling with infants and children promotes brain development and imagination, develops language and emotions, and strengthens relationships. Dear Ms Patsy... Years and years of partnership, we are so fortunate to have you as part of the RECC community. Children love your stories, singing, books and puppets. Thank you and we love you. #patsyallan #storytelling #languagedevelopment #earlylearning #incursionprogram

16.01.2022 This week some of our rooms have been learning yoga poses from Suzanna Thell. One of preschools favourite poses was the Downward Dog Pose. To do this pose... "Start on all fours with your hands under your shoulders and your knees under your hips. Tuck your toes under and lift your hips up, straightening your legs and relaxing your head between your arms..." (Deer-lightful by Suzanna Thell, p.25) Please feel free to stop by the foyer (with the collection of books by the chairs) and read through "Deer-lightful", a wonderful and calming story written by Suzanna.

15.01.2022 Good Afternoon Everyone! It's starting to get very chilly in the mornings, so make sure you're rugging up! It's always a good idea to pack an extra jumper, jacket, beanies, warm socks, etc. for your kids, as accidents happen and we don't want any of the little ones to get cold!... Hope you're having a great day and staying warm! RECC Staff :)

15.01.2022 Take a look at how great our outdoor space is looking! The children will spend a large part of their days spent outdoors exploring our natural environments, and engaging with exciting and challenging activities. We currently have vacancies in all rooms! For the next 2 weeks we are offering parents and families who would like to tour the centre 1 week free childcare if you enrol within this 2 week period*... Send us a message via facebook or contact the lovely office staff on 02 6230 5660 to find out more!

14.01.2022 Has your little one come home chattering about the Bettong today? Our Junior Preschool and Preschool rooms were visited by this furry little creature today! Our educators and children did a great job in creating a safe environment for the Bettong by staying quiet and reducing light in the rooms. Log on to StoryPark to see some great videos and pictures of the visit.

13.01.2022 Here at RECC we are LOVING our new mud kitchen, from Muddy Play Kitchen, a small family business located in NSW! May fun spring and summer afternoons to come, we can't wait to see how our bright kids utilise the space and where their imaginations take them! #MudKitchen #Spring

13.01.2022 Our lovely Patsy, from Patsy's Storytelling, has shared a link to a recorded story time you can watch at home with your children! Enjoy! https://youtu.be/iWfdKPvFRQY

12.01.2022 Vampires, gremlins and little monsters beware, Reid Early Childhood Centre is ready to scare, We're kooky and spooky, it's true, We're ready for some fun and we want to say BOO! For now is the time, get ready for a fright,... You're in for some fun with our Halloween night! Reid Early Childhood Centre is hosting a Halloween Disco on Friday 2nd November at 5:30pm - 7:30pm and we would love to see you there. Tickets are $10.00 per child and are available for all children, including siblings. Tickets will include a spooooky meal and a night of zombie dancing! If you would like to purchase tickets, please pop by the office and specify whether your child/children have any dietary requirements. Please also let us know if a parent of the child will be sticking around during the disco so that we can organise staff for the night. If you have any questions at all, please message our Facebook page or contact [email protected].

12.01.2022 Outdoor play Playing outside provides opportunities for young children to experience the world with all of their five senses. Quality outdoor play has a great influence and effect on the growth of children’s brains and creates strong foundations for future development in all. ... Playing freely outdoors helps children with the development of social skills, spatial awareness, cooperation and communication. It also assists children to learn about decision making, develop their ability to share, develop conceptual ability, the ability to imagine an idea without seeing it in practice, learn about their body and their ability as well as become more independent and address their fears. #earlylearning #outdoorplay #spatialawareness #cooperation #communication #sensoryawarness #decisionmaking #conceptualability #independent #phyiscaldevelopment #grossmotorskills #childrenbraindevelopment

11.01.2022 Recycle + raising founds Drop off your containers, so RECC can pick up 10 cents for each. Please check the label for the "10c" symbol to see if it can be returned.... You can find this pink color bin in Reid Early Childhood entrance front yard. (we will return these containers to bottle station.) You can return 10c container to bottles station, and key in account numbers 0262305660 Thank you for your ongoing support. actcds.com.au #raisingfounds #actcds #containerdepositscheme #reidarlychildhoodcentre #communitysupport #charity

10.01.2022 -CURRENT VACANCIES - To find out about what days we have available, how you can get a 10% discount for full-time enrolments or just to come and have a look at our beautiful centre in the leafy suburb of Reid, contact us on 6230 5660 or send an email with your details through to [email protected] We have completed our re-enrolment and room transition process for exisiting families, and we have available spaces across our Nursery, Tiny Toddlers, Junior Preschool and Preschool rooms!

10.01.2022 It's time for another "Get to Know the Educator" post! This week we have Dana - Our Tiny Toddlers Room Leader - who has chosen a quote from a very famous philosopher, Plato. "Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow."

08.01.2022 Happy World Environment Day! We have lots of reasons to celebrate World Environment Day at Reid Early Childhood Centre. Our large, natural outdoor play area is quite unique - our large trees, our garden beds and our wide open spaces for children to run about, hide and engage in imaginative play offer a very special learning environment for our children. Lets make the most of it and enjoy what this beautiful earth brings us!

07.01.2022 Stop by our foyer to read the new copy of "We're Excited" by Ms Shona Chapman. Shona is a local Ngiyampaa-Wiradjuri woman and community leader. This wonderful book aims to encourage children and their families to share their excitement and any hesitations that they may have in starting school.

07.01.2022 This week Reid Early Childhood Centre is partaking in the acknowledgment of the traditional custodians of our land, The Ngunnawal People, by commemorating Reconciliation Week within the centre. We would like to extend a kind hand to our indigenous families and community members, we have enjoyed hearing your stories and learning about Australias history. Have a great week from everyone at RECC :)

07.01.2022 Our children have been learning this week about what ANZAC day means. To commemorate our veterans, they were hard at work yesterday making Poppies as a display to our community. Lest We Forget.

06.01.2022 Take a look through our photo's of our outdoor space. Children at RECC are encouraged to explore the natural environment and engage with a wide variety of fun activities and tasks.

06.01.2022 Looking for quality childcare in Canberra? Look no further, call our Office on (02) 6230 5660 to find out more!

06.01.2022 We had such a fun night at our Halloween Disco! Thank you to all of the staff and parents who made this such a fantastic night. We had some scaaary guests, with lots of vampires, witches and pumpkins making an appearance! We hope you all had as much fun as we did and we would love to hear what your (or your little ones') favourite activity was so please comment below! ... If you have any feedback for future events, please feel free to contact our facebook page or send us an email.

06.01.2022 Good Morning All! From all of us at Reid Early Childhood Centre we would like to wish you a happy and safe easter holiday, and can't wait to hear all about your adventures in the coming weeks! Stay warm and we will see you soon!

05.01.2022 Spring has officially sprung here at RECC! We're delighted to see our Floriade bulbs starting to shoot up, we can't wait for them to bloom! Happy spring everyone x #floriade

05.01.2022 MANGOES We’re into our final week of collecting orders for our mango fundraiser! If you’d like a tray for $25 (approx. 7kgs) please put your name down in the foyer and pass on your cash to Bella or Tori in the office If you’re collecting orders from your workplace/community, please return the list and cash as well... Or feel free to also comment on this post if you’d like to place an order They will be ready for collection in early to mid December from RECC! Thank you lovely RECC community!!

05.01.2022 Reid Early Childhood Centre's last day for 2018 is today, Thursday 20th December. We look forward to seeing you in 2019 when we reopen on Tuesday 8th January! To all of our families that are moving on, we wish you all the best and thank you for helping us build such a wonderful community. We hope to keep you apart of this For families that are travelling, we wish you a safe journey. From the staff at Reid Early Childhood Centre, have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

04.01.2022 Helping the children learn skills that they can apply to their home environments and keep for the future is an important goal for our educators. Which is why our Junior Preschool room has been learning all about composting! Our group discussed the role that worms, insects, fungi and microbes play in the process of composting. The children then applied what they had learnt by selecting items that can be composted. Our educators also found a great and engaging video by Peppa ...Pig. In this video, Peppa and George help Granny and Grandpa Pig with their composting! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PElbErayZg

04.01.2022 We're feeling very festive this season! What plans do you and your family have for the upcoming holidays?

04.01.2022 The Christmas holidays are nearly here! For many of us, this means that the long car rides or journeys are fast approaching... Here are our favourite free podcasts to keep the kids (and adults!) entertained: http://storiespodcast.com/ Stories for children of all ages... Tune in to find out what happened at the Dog King Thanksgiving... https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510321/wow-in-the-world For children who are curious about the way the world works, such as what is a dog's secret sniffing power? https://itunes.apple.com///bedtime-explorers/id1333863338 To help the little ones fall asleep while imaging a world of adventures... like travelling in a rocket to the moon https://itunes.apple.com//podcast/the-beanies/id1219876283 Tune in for a little bit of silliness with the beanies, it's sure to keep kids of all ages entertained https://www.abc.net.au/kidslisten/ The ABC Kids podcast channel has a range of podcasts, playlists and activities ready to go What are some ways that you keep the kids entertained on a long trip?

03.01.2022 In observation of Infant Mental Health week we would like to take a moment to express the importance of supporting your children's mental health, even during Infancy. At RECC we believe that good mental health begins in early childhood. Those first weeks, months and years of children's lives are so important which is why our fantastic team of nursery educators pay close attention to our babies, watching their expressions, movements and reactions, thinking about what the bab...y is trying to communicate and responding accordingly. For more information on how to promote quality attachment with babies visit the Australian Association for Infant Mental Health's website. https://www.aaimhi.org

03.01.2022 Our #Floriade display is looking gorgeous!

01.01.2022 RECC is looking festive! Just a reminder that our holiday shut down period is 22/12/21 - 5/1/21. We have multiple spaces available across our rooms for various age groups, if you or a family you know will require care in the new year feel free to contact us on 6230 5660 for a chat!... Have a safe and happy holidays everyone! Love, RECC

01.01.2022 It's time for our "Get to Know the Educator" post and this week we have Rani! Rani's favourite quote is: "Life is playfulnessWe need to play so that we can rediscover the magic all around us. ~ Flora Colao