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Early Childhood Resources

Locality: Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

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25.01.2022 Are you a father who struggles with doing their daughters hair? We have come up with a class for you. During this little class we will show you the basics of ...doing your daughters hair. $40 for each father and daughter duo. Each child will receive a little goodie bag to help with the class. Only 8 spots available. See more

24.01.2022 Love the all the kids get involved with entertaining each other. The beautiful relationships forming in our service is inspiring and child focused and child led...! Gorgeous development of language development and cognitive processing as miss 7 is working out how to read upside down, taking what she sees me and her school teachers do and transferring into her own life and building her own skills. See more

24.01.2022 Does theory and pedagogy have an impact on provisions for outdoor learning? An interesting comparison of approaches in Australia and Norway https://bit.ly/2CBuxlb

23.01.2022 Petal Potion If we want children to flourish, to become truly empowered, then let us allow them to love the earth before we ask them to save it. Perha...ps this is what Thoreau had in mind when he said, the more slowly trees grow at first, the sounder they are at the core, and I think the same is true of human beings. ~David Sobel #myfamilydaycare #potions #imaginativeplay #nature

20.01.2022 How fun and simple is this activity!

19.01.2022 Making muffins or making music? We will never know #expressyourself #myfamilydaycare #music #cooking

19.01.2022 I am having an online Tupperware party, if anyone would like to check it out, maybe join in on the fun, please follow the link. The best part is that you dont need to physically be able to pick up your order, it gets sent straight to you. https://www.facebook.com/groups/917671945407661/?ref=share

18.01.2022 Did you know there is a fabulous resource out there for educators from Jane Goodall called roots and shoots. You can register on the website for the 2021 resource packs. https://rootsandshoots.org.au

16.01.2022 Happy Early Childhood Educators Day for this Wednesday & all through the week! We hope that Australias early childhood educators know how much they are recogn...ised & appreciated - not just on the day, but every day. To each and every one of you, we say thank you. #EarlyChildhoodEducatorsDay #LoveMyECE #YouAreAwesome See more

15.01.2022 Don't forget to organise your raffle tickets for our thermomix, maybe even buy a couple as a Christmas gift. You never know, it could be your lucky number that we draw out and you win a brand new thermomix!!

14.01.2022 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT... Next week when you are going to a store and theres an employee standing at the door, whose job is to turn you away if you dont have a mask, remember: -He/she is probably scared as hell to even have to be in that position. -They have no political affiliation with this; they may even be against it. Theyre just performing the requirements of their job. Last but not least, remember...they are considered essential. They are not collecting unemploy...ment, and they have bills to pay. PLEASE RESPECT THE RETAIL WORKERS!! Copied and pasted.

13.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day! Happy Fathers Day to all of the awesome dads, step-dads, uncles, grandfathers out there who step up to the plate and also to the amazing single mums who have to fill both roles! -Nancy & the RSP Team

13.01.2022 WHO DOESNT LOVE MAGNETS. Magnet play provides so many endless opportunities for children of all ages. Children develop many key domains when playing and buil...ding with magnets. Fine Motor control, Hand Eye Coordination, Language, Creative and Imaginative, Cognitive and Problem Solving and Social Skills. See more

12.01.2022 If youre looking for something to do under the Milky Way tonight make sure your bank account details are up to date before we start balancing Child Care Subs...idy (CCS) from next week. If we didnt pay you enough CCS during 2019-20, well pay you a top up directly to your nominated bank account. You can check and update your bank details using your Centrelink online account through myGov. You can also use the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app. Use our online guide for help: https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au//update-your-payment-

12.01.2022 Happy fathers day to all our wonderful father, grandfathers and mums who wear both mum and dad hats! We hope you have a wonderful day! We would love to see photos of you and treasures in this wonderful day! Especially for 2020 I think any time we can celebrate and appreciate the small things and people in life the better!

12.01.2022 Most parents would do anything to protect their children. Most parents wouldnt introduce their child to an abuser, nor would they allow abusers access to their... children. Most parents dont know that statistically only 11% of sexually abused children were abused by a stranger.. Let that sink in. 89% off sexually abused children knew their abuser. 12% of females and 4.5% of males report having been sexually abused before the age of 15 with the majority being between the ages of 3 and 8! I can imagine most of you are reading this thinking, this wouldnt happen to my kids. No one in our family or friendship circle would hurt my kids. And Im sure most of the parents of the abused kids thought the exact same thing. So what can we do to protect our kids? We can talk. We can use our voices as a weapon against these appalling facts. We can educate and empower our children to protect themselves and to remove the effectiveness of the techniques that groomers use. Our favourite book is called Only for me and its a a fun, rhyming book. It informs kids of their right to privacy and how to protect their own body, by discussing body parts, safe secrets, the power of saying no and what to do if something bad does happen. Im going to do a few more posts in relation to child protection.. why we dont have secrets in our house, calling a penis a penis and a vagina a vagina and how to teach consent to kids. But for now, buy this book, read it more then once. Read it over and over until your kids know it so well that they read along with you. It was written by a mum of 4. No one is making money off this book. Not me, and not the author. She donates 100% of her royalties to the agencies treating victims and preventing child abuse. It is an incredible resource you can use to fight back against these monsters. Our greatest weapon is to educate and empower our kids. Our greatest weapon is our voice. *this is not an ad* #onlyformeprotects #childprotection

12.01.2022 **SOCIAL MEDIA WARNING *** The e-Safety Commissioner has put out a warning to all parents and carers to keep your children offline today or limit access. We hav...e been advised that there is a suicide streaming on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tik Tok today. The clip is extremely graphic and has yet to be moderated. We strongly recommend keeping your children offline today if possible, and heavily supervise all social media interactions until this content is removed. Check with your children to determine if they have viewed this clip. They are likely to be extremely distressed. We are also receiving reports that trolls are using videos of puppies and kittens to lure kids into seeing the video. It is also being inserted into videos of kittens on Tik Tok. If you have viewed the video and are in distress please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800. #keepingkidssafe

11.01.2022 , ..Water in the Cubby sink. My Toddlers just love the Cubby house. Today I gave them a surprise, and added water to the play sink. They immedia...tely engaged in play, and began to wash and dry the dishes. Conflict arrived as obviously four toddlers wasnt going to fit on one sink, so we decided to have two washers, and two driers, setting a timer for one minute, then swapping roles. This worked a treat, but the children had to be reminded not to swap roles, upsetting their friends, and wait for the buzzer sound. Yes, some had tears, as one minute is a long time for a toddler ;) , but they needed to learn to wait for their turn, weather it upsets them or not, they soon got the gist of it, and the activity ran smoothly. Children develop social and emotional skills and understandings, needed to support positive relationships. Interacting with others also helps to teach children how to regulate their behaviour, and understand others feelings, as well as promoting a sense of independence, developing emotional competence and empathy are developed through play experiences as children become aware of their own and others emotions, motivations and desires, providing opportunities for children to learn about themselves and others. LO1 Children initiate, engage and join in play as they develop their autonomy, interdependence, resilience and sense of agency. LO2 Children are connecting to their world; coconstucting their own learning by observation. LO3 Children are strong in their social and emotional wellbeing, building confidence, empathy, kindness and respect towards others. LO4 Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence and reflexivity as they resource their own learning. LO5 Children engage in enjoyable interactions using verbal and non verbal language. NQS 3.2 The service environment is inclusive, promotes competence and supports exploration and play-based learning. NQS 5.1.1 Responsive and meaningful interactions build trusting relationships which engage and support each child to feel secure, confident and included. NQS 5.2 Each child is supported to build and maintain sensitive and responsive relationships. NQS 6.2 Collaborative partnerships enhance childrens inclusion, learning and wellbeing.

10.01.2022 Were excited to announce that nominations are now open for the 2020 Excellence in Family Day Care Awards. The Excellence in Family Day Care Awards is Australias only awards program celebrating the family day care sector; showcasing stories and achievements of excellence that make family day care the natural choice for children, families, communities and early childhood education and care professionals across the country. To nominate an outstanding educator, coordinator or service visit www.familydaycare.com.au/awards

10.01.2022 Prior to teaching academic language (like colours, shapes, letters and numbers), we like toddlers to be able to independently and consistently use functional wo...rds that get their needs and wants met! Focus on teaching your little one words from these four categories to help them communicate functionally to get their needs and wants met! Mommy & Me Milestones

10.01.2022 We are looking for someone who volunteers for wires or other wildlife place that would be willing to visit a small family day care service with some baby native... animals in January. If you know of anyone we can call to organise this or if you would be willing to come and share your native animals with us, please let me know! Thanks Rachel and the Kids at Wagga Helping Hands FDC!

10.01.2022 #Good morning How about creating your own terrarium with guidance on how to make them

09.01.2022 Today on Early Childhood Educators Day, we celebrate the contribution early educators make to the lives of children, families and our country as a whole. The in...tegral role educators play has been brought into sharp focus during the pandemic. In an environment where social distancing cannot be observed, early educators have continued to work - providing a quality early education for children, and allowing parents with young families to keep their jobs. Early educators are essential workers in every sense of the word. Today and every day, we thank them for all they do. #EarlyChildhoodEducatorsDay #ozearlyed Early Childhood Educators Day Big Steps Campaign United Workers Union Early Childhood Australia

08.01.2022 This is is an amazing offer for family day care educators, we use ours on a daily basis and really love how many learning opportunities and experiences having a thermomix opens up for us! If you are interested in knowing more, please let me know as from one family day care educator to another, my thermomix really is worth its weight in gold not just for the day care children but also for helping be more organised and create more time with my husband!

08.01.2022 Now available at Cotmakers Wagga Wagga

08.01.2022 Another awesome group of services talking like pirates today! Look at all the fun that was had!

07.01.2022 An excellent idea for edible resources. Really great if you have chooks too.

07.01.2022 Its almost D-Day for parents with kids in childcare. From Monday, itll no longer be free. #9ACA

06.01.2022 Invite your children to make their own flower butterfly wings! https://woodlarkblog.com/diy-flower-butterfly-wings

05.01.2022 This morning we have extended our messy sensory rice and pasta play with Ziggy adding in a roller and Zara seeing this and going looking for a vehicle to use also. #childledlearning #childsplay #sensoryactivities #rice #pasta #familydaycare Family Day Care Australia

04.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day / A reflection on Gift Art For the past month or so, here and there, weve dabbled in meaningful art tailored to the dads and weve e...ngaged in discussion about our dads too. Weve shared what we think of our dads in a detailed interview Before I engage in my reflection, Dad, if you happen to read this I love you and I miss you so very much. With my holiday, your holiday and ongoing lockdowns (and 90km of road), weve spent a whole 8 hours together this year Nonetheless, I still love you and cant wait to hug you tightly again! You know, I think dads are pretty special. I know all children are not in the position to experience an engaged and loving dad in their life but in my service, all children have present, engaged and hands on dads. We went to a lot of effort because I think it is really important to acknowledge the often undervalued role that dads play in their childs life. Dads are valuable, theyre influential and theyre worth celebrating. This thinking became more transparent to me since Ive been physically separated from my own dad with ongoing lockdowns in Vic. I completed interviews with the children I think words are precious so I regularly interview the children These interviews capture the childs voice, their opinions, their humour, their thinking. It all becomes transparent to the listener/audience. These interviews enhance language skills, build confidence and fuel learning for peers. Its a win-win. (I appreciate that in depth interviews might be harder to achieve in long day care or a sessional kinder, but simplified or group versions are achievable.) After compiling the interviews it became clearly obvious that all the dads provide most of the silliness and laughs for the children in their homes. Farts is something that all of the children associated with their dads I appreciate how these dads somehow find a way to be both the childs dad and their funny little friend. These dads seem to show the children the lighter side of life which is truly wonderful and its definitely needed! I have been asked by a couple of educators to share how I get children to be so successful with drawing and writing, so Ive decided to do a reflection on it below. I am a really passionate educator and person in general. With passion comes strong opinion sometimes. I dont do much craft where there is a desired outcome. This stifles creativity and its boring in my educated opinion. I love art, heck I have an entire room in my service dedicated to the exploration and production of it. But art has to be authentic, it has to be the childs work and the process has to be enjoyed by the child This Fathers Day, there were different pieces created some children did similar things and some items were very unique. It all depended on the childs preference and the type of relationship they have with their dad. For example, one little boy adores his dad so much he is essentially his dads little shadow, so I supported him to create something that reflected and celebrated their bond through footprints. I did not create this art, I helped by creating a page with typed writing but the child painted their own foot and their dads boot for an impression, he painted hearts with nail polish, drew complimenting people figures and wrote his name. I could have easily done this myself but that is hardly meaningful learning and engagement for the child. It might be a great keepsake for Dad, but its more of a keepsake when it includes the childs touch. How do I manage to get children to succeed with drawing and writing? I dont know, exactly. Its a combination of a lot of little things. I am fairly artistic and perhaps this passion transpires to the children. The children are never forced or coerced to do art, they end up developing the intrinsic motivation to want to do it. Art exploration is available to the children all day, every day. I ensure I provide quality resources from quality pencils through to quality fine liners. You see, when children are given the opportunity to use quality resources it can enhance and truly help define their creations. This helps them to feel successful. We use real resources too - accidents did happen with this Fathers Day gift making - a glass frame broke during the wrapping process - we discussed it, we cleaned it up together. Tears flowed. Recovery and composure returned. Goofing around with wrapping paper happened as well - there is both fun and short term sadness in much of what we do! I also find that childrens drawings tell a story and I make myself available to hear it, to show interest in it and to be the childs engaged and attentive audience. This all helps. I use playful language that becomes relevant too. Perhaps a child is learning to write the lower case e. Ill teach it through a visual demonstration, either written or using my magic finger that outlines the letter in the air, but its the language I use that will often capture and retain the childs attention For the letter e we go across, up and over like a rainbow and back down and around a little. This is just a playful example of how I describe to write the lower case e. For years now, this attitude, this approach, along with the space, availability and freedom to create has seen tremendous success unfold with childrens drawing, creating and writing pursuits Sometimes, I think this area of development, is one of my points of difference as an educator. Just remember, we ALL have a point of difference, we just have to identify it, build on it and celebrate it! Sincerely, Mel

03.01.2022 Ensure windows above the ground floor do not open more than 12.5 cm to #keepkidsafe from falls. For more information see http://www.kidsafensw.org/home-community/falls-prevention/

03.01.2022 Passion Drive Belief Trust = Advocacy! What is Family Day Care? Family day care is an approved child care service run from an indi...viduals home that has been fully approved and is regularly accessed under the child care regulations. Run by a qualified professional educator whom has chosen Family Day Care as their career choice. Providing education and care to children that truly focuses on each individual childs development, while supporting and creating meaningful relationships with the children and families in care. Often these relationships continue long into the adult years sharing many milestones along the way, often described as an extended family. In small groups, children will enjoy a natural approach to play and discovery and form genuine lasting bonds, while families enjoy peace of mind knowing their child is happy and safe in a nurturing, natural and flexible home learning environment. Thats what makes Family Day Care what it is. A unique service that provides care for children 7 days a week, overnights and public holidays, we provide a flexible and affordable child care choice for families. Your choice in child care~ Family Day Care.

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02.01.2022 BALLOON TENNIS You guys, this is so FUN! For kids (including my 2 year old ) and adults too . I had never heard of it before Agnes @hellowonderful_co shared... it on her page. She made hers a bit different to suite her toddler so make sure to check it out . I owe her big time! HUGE hit with all of us. Its such an awesome way to keep busy and active indoors with mostly household items. All you need is some masking tape, paper plate, spatula or cooking spoons, strong tape and a balloon. INSTRUCTIONS: 1Tape the spatula end to the back of a paper plate. 2Mark a net using masking tape on the floor. 3Blow a balloon and tie it. 4Play tennis #mothercould . . . #kidsexercise #indooractivities #moveyourbody #stayhome #keepkidsbusy #mymotherhood #motherhood #playmatters #kidsactivities #toddlerlife #toddler #livefortoday #momlife #learningthroughplay #montessori #invitationtoplay #preschool #toddlerfun #playathome #montessoriathome #letthekids #letthembelittle #letthemplay #childhoodunplugged #kidsplay #diy #homeschool See more

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