Rose Park Community Childcare in Adelaide, South Australia | Nursery

Rose Park Community Childcare

Locality: Adelaide, South Australia

Phone: +61 8 8332 1791

Address: 22 Watson Ave 5067 Adelaide, SA, Australia

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

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23.01.2022 The Wallaby room have been exploring Christmas. Educators gathered information on how our families celebrate Christmas at home and are using this information to provide children with familiar parts of Christmas in our room. We have been making Christmas decorations, decorating the Wallaby room with lights, tinsel, baubles and a tree as well as listening to Christmas songs in many languages and reading Christmas stories. The children have been sharing their knowledge of what ...they have up at home and what they have seen out in their community. United Nations Rights of a child Article 13 states that Children have the right to get and to share information, as long as the information is not damaging to them or to others. In the Wallaby room we have a felt Christmas tree that the children decorate together daily. The children are developing their expressive language while exploring different items brought out at Christmas, for example tinsel is shiny and fluffy. They have also been exploring how everybody celebrates Christmas differently. While exploring Christmas, children develop acceptance and inclusiveness when exploring how people celebrate differently to each other. The children also develop their knowledge and understanding of how we are all individuals and create a wonderful world together (inclusiveness). See more

23.01.2022 The Wallaby room have been exploring many concepts included in the acronym S.T.E.A.M (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths). We have been exploring technology and engineering, exploring how the bee bot robots work. Bee Bots are little codable robots that the children can program to move . The children have been developing their early coding skills (maths) while using the robot, having to pre plan where they want the robot to move too and then place the code into th...e robot and press go. The children then observe if what they coded actually takes it to where they wanted it to go. The children also explored graphs while using the Australian animal grid, where they would code the bee bot to move to their chosen animal on the mat. The children worked together to problem solve and develop their ideas and concepts. The children showed determination if at first it did not work they tried again. While coding the children also develop spatial awareness, cooperation and learn through hands on experiences. The goal of early childhood education should be to activate the child's own natural desire to learn Maria Montessori See more

21.01.2022 Here are a few more photos from today's Christmas Celebration!

21.01.2022 Happy New Year to you all!! We hope that you all had a chance to have a nice break. We wish the families that are heading off to school next week all the best. Your children and families will be missed. We have a few spaces left for the beginning of the year, so if you know of anyone looking for care, please put them in touch with us. We are looking forward to sharing 2021 with you. Enjoy (the sort of) long weekend.

20.01.2022 I wanted to share one of the highlights of my day...... I was walking a child back from kindy. The child said "I want to be like you when I am older". Thinking I was about to get a lovely compliment, I asked what he wanted to do when he was older. He said " I want to sit on a chair with wheels"...... LOL. Enjoy your evening

19.01.2022 Today, we celebrated Rachels' 20 year anniversary at the centre. We were able to gather together as a whole group (adults and children) and present Rachel with a card and gift and some hip hooray's from the children. QA 4.1.2 talks about the fact that continuity of educators helps to build secure relationships with children and plays a significant role in promoting their learning and development. Thanks Rachel for your commitment and contribution to Rose Park Community Childcare over the last 20 years.

18.01.2022 This year, due to COVID we did things a little differently at RPCC. Instead of our Christmas picnic in the park, we had a 'party' day. Kim, our amazing kitchen manager, made special party food for the children. Thanks to Ryan and Harrison who suggested sausages and fairy bread be on the menu. Also thanks to Mike who came and cooked the sausages. Tony from 'Cool 4 Kids' came and performed a concert for the children, involving lots of singing and dancing. Santa then made an appearance bringing presents for all of the children. (A special thank you to the two families that brought in an extra book so that no-one missed out). Lots of fun was had by the children. We would like to wish all our families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

18.01.2022 Today RPCC celebrated Outdoor Classroom day. A global movement to promote education to be brought into the outdoors. Planning educational experiences in the outdoors, is part of our everyday practice and pedagogy at RPCC however, by becoming a registered participant to Outdoor Classroom Day, allows our centre to become a part of something bigger. The global event is a celebration of how the natural environment provides important learning aspects to children in regards to well...being, development, connection and most of allplay! This year RPCC focused on continuous pedagogy that is embedded, with elements of biodiversity, plant and life cycles, habitats, community connection and joy. The under 2 children worked together to build bug hotels and plant trees as we have been looking at the biodiversity of bug life in our yard. The wallabies went for a walk and picnic in the community as they connect with the environment outside of RPCC, they collected resources to be used in natural mobile making today. The Kangaroo children learnt about cross pollination with our Kiwi fruit trees and had a busy day engaging with nature climbing trees and challenging their abilities. How blessed are we to have such a wonderfully diverse play environment that educators, families and children can engage with the natural world, daily at RPCC. Learning about, knowing, caring and respecting the environment is such an important lesson for children as no one will protect what they don’t care about and no one will care about what they have never experienced’’ sir David Attenborough #outdoorclassroomdayaustralia See more

14.01.2022 The value of human connection. In our everyday practice we see moments of connection. The importance of just being with each other and with the children, we feel, is just as important as learning numeracy and literacy. Co -regulation is an embedded practice in the under 2 environments, as children experience developmental and behavioural factors that can result in separation anxiety and high emotions which at times is referred to as attention seeking. To the under 2 educat...ors attention seeking’’ isn’t a behavioural term we use, rather, we view the behaviour as children seeking connection. Educators use these moments to model kindness by sitting and just being’’ with the child. In fact, it is within these moments of stillness, that the best learning occurs. COVID has presented a challenge for human connection, it has forced a modification of how we interact within the community, however, in a child care environment the importance of a hug, remains an integral part of daily life and this will never be altered. the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attentionA loving silence often has more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words’’ Rachel Naomi Remen See more

11.01.2022 What are the best ways to support early childhood learning and development to help children thrive as they start school? Your feedback is being sought by the Department for Education. They want you to let them know what is important to the South Australian community and your feedback will help inform the focus of the Early Learning strategy. At Rose Park Childcare this year, we too have been seeking your feedback around all rooms and the Kangaroo room specifically. We have b...een critically reflecting on what we do in the preschool room - we have had a subcommittee with Board, parents and educators; sent out questionnaires; had discussions as a team; purchased resources; researched and visited numerous other environments, from private to community centres and preschools. This has shown us what we are doing really well and what plans we can make for the future to continue to improve. Thanks you for all of your feedback and support. https://yoursay.sa.gov.au/dec/early-learning-strategy/about

10.01.2022 We are currently looking for casual educators to join our Centre team. If you are interested, we would love to hear from you. Please email your resume to [email protected] and the director will email you regarding the next step. We look forward to hearing from you.

09.01.2022 ‘’A flourishing life on land is the foundation of our life on this planet. We are all part of the planets ecosystem and we have caused severe damage to it through deforestation, loss of natural habitats and land degradation. Promoting a sustainable use of our ecosystems and preserving biodiversity is not a cause. It is a key to our own survival’’ Global goal 15: Life on Land. The sustainable committee at RPCC have been looking at ways in which we can incorporate the 17 Global... Goals for a sustainable future, into our daily practice. Trees for Life’’ is a not for profit community-based organisation that works with everyday people to restore our natural environment. RPCC contributed to the care of wildlife with the recent fires. It is with this idea in mind, that educators thought it would be meaningful to give back to the community, by assisting with the restoration of habitats and rejuvenation of the eco system, in bush fire affected areas. Our contribution will be through membership and becoming volunteer growers for ‘’Trees for Life’’. The children have been actively involved with stories and discussions about seeds, bush fire and habitats (with text It starts with a seed’’ to provide meaning). Ongoing, the children will be planting, managing and growing the trees. Working groups have been organised so that the children can become environmental carers and learn the importance that trees play in land care and management. Benjamin Franklin said it best ‘’Tell me and I’ll forget. Teach me and I’ll remember. Involve me and I’ll learn If you want to be involved contact ‘’Trees for Life’’ to register your interest. A wonderful cause for a sustainable future. See more

09.01.2022 Today we celebrated World Read Aloud Day 2021, which was founded by Litworld. 'World Read Aloud Day has evolved into a global movement of millions of readers, writers and listeners from communities across the world, coming together to honour the joy and power of reading and sharing stories." RPCC celebrates the crucial role that literacy plays in childhood development and connection. Today we came together to view stories that add meaning to the current program. The under two...s watched "Owl Babies" by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson which focuses on object permanence, as we support belonging with current the transitions that are occurring. The Wallaby room watched 'Time to Go, Bello 'written by Jackson and 'The Hungry Caterpillar' by Eric Carle, as they support transitions and focus on healthy eating and allergy awareness in their current program. The Kangaroos have been using the text 'We're going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen. Using the magic of text to imagine and become whoever they want to be in play. What stories will you read to your child today? We would love to hear from you. #WorldReadAloudDay #

03.01.2022 Don't forget our AGM is Wednesday 23rd September at 6:30pm. We look forward to seeing you there.

01.01.2022 Every month the educator team at RPCC come together for reflective meetings. This is a time to discuss practice and work on Quality Improvement for the benefit of our service members. Last night we came together to share our knowledge of the learning that occurs behind provocations (invitations to play). Educators create "games" based on program elements and the bodies that govern our practice, as a discussion reference. We too like to play! The games we create make coming together for educator collaboration, fun. To see how far we have come as a team is so rewarding. Our knowledge, self improvement, encouragement, support and willingness to learn is evident. ‘’Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much’’ -Helen Keller