Showgrounds Children's Centre in Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia | Childcare service

Showgrounds Children's Centre

Locality: Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia

Phone: 9376 7486

Address: Government Pavilion, Showgrounds Village P2, 320-380 Epsom Road, Flemington, Victoria, 3031, Australia 3031 Ascot Vale, VIC, Australia

Website: https://trycs.org.au/child-care-centre/showgrounds-childrens-centre

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24.01.2022 Yes, the time is challenging and uncertain, yet we are finding reason to smile and do the best we can!

24.01.2022 It takes less time to do things right, than to explain why you did it wrong ( or not did ) - Henry W. Longfellow At Showgrounds, we do take being compliant seriously to ensure quality care and education. Our educators are spending the weekend to update the Full first Aid and CPR certifications.

24.01.2022 A dream does not become reality through magic, it takes sweat, determination and hard work - Anonymous Our Babies room team has proved the above with their above and beyond performance not only in their room, but took various responsibilities for the service, had the best feedback from the families , demonstrated team work , lots of practical initiatives and open communication with families and team! Congratulations Joeys room for the Room Of the Month!

24.01.2022 We are very thankful to our families who are thinking of us whilst self-isolating as a precaution! Just sharing the happy faces of team in Possums room , trying to maintain the social distance and saying big thanks to Maxwell for sending the lovely flowers! We miss you all and I am sure our families are enjoying the videos from all the rooms to stay connected

23.01.2022 Based on the saying, A small change can make a big difference, we are slowly modifying our staff room. The hard working team at Showgrounds has been very appreciative of all little changes around. Thank You Team!

22.01.2022 Our November Champions- Bilby’s Room won the Room of the month award for choosing sustainability as the focus, used recycled materials for displays, lots of positive interactions with children, follow ups on Story Park and role modeling the team work! Keep it up Serah, Paramjit, Evie and Sonia!

22.01.2022 School Readiness starts right here for children and families... Lunch Box week has been a success in our Kinder Room this week where children loved to have the home cooked meal for lunch and enjoyed healthy snacks. Everyone has shown off their beautiful colourful tiffins

22.01.2022 What an amazing incursion we had last Tuesday and Wednesday! Adam Kershaw, an author of Children’s books, producer and publisher , amazed children by reading his special book- Crocodile Shark The children did relate very well with the words, pictures and feelings.... What a thoughtful book to teach children about acceptance and sharing their feelings. The book is available online! Thank You Adam and thank you Alissa for helping organise the visit

21.01.2022 Proud to share our latest Sun Smart and QIP display. We cannot wait for our families to start to come inside the service and see all the additions. We are encouraging children to be sun smart and would like to request for labelled hats to be sent with children for them to have fun outdoors!...

20.01.2022 Today we bid a very sad farewell to our lovely Area Manager! Showgrounds team will miss you! Good luck for everything Julie and thank you for your support and guidance.

19.01.2022 Regular exposure to music and movement improves childrens ability to learn. It enhances cognitive development and also promotes social skills such as language, group learning, turn taking and co-operation. Impressed by this research , we did mini session in Emu room today and had lots of fun!

19.01.2022 Just a quick glance at busy afternoon of what our amazing team does when children are resting! Best Time Management to create safe, clean and inviting environments!

18.01.2022 This is how we keep busy on rainy days.. Yoga and singing songs using Auslan.. Just little things The children showed an immense interest once we said we will do some yoga poses. They all gathered together and one child asked to put the sleep music on.... They all followed what the teachers said. When asked to think of the best part of the day so far, the responses were, my dog, my friend and the beach. They have also been practising the songs with Priya using Auslan and were very proud to show off to me

17.01.2022 A very sad farewell... Showgrounds team would like to wish good luck to our GM, Carly for her future endeavours! Carly has been with TRY for last 10 years and held various roles, all to support the services and families. We will miss you !

16.01.2022 Meet our very proud Educators Of the Year- 2020 Evie Sampson and Eliza Gomes Thanks to all the team at Showgrounds for all the hard work this year!

16.01.2022 Our Gardening Champions ready for next season of veggies and flowers! Our families will surely love it when able to come inside

16.01.2022 Dear Showgrounds Families, We have created little space for the water station. We know how easy it is to forget about yourself when you see your children. Remember your health and hydration is equally important!... Enjoy the refreshing water infused with lemon and mint at the entrance. Thank You, Loveleen Kaur Centre Director

15.01.2022 A day in the busy life of our kitchen staff- For us to keep our promise of healthy eating and nutrition, we have our lovely kitchen staff- Jessica and Gabriella working very hard each day! From cooking to ordering, keeping track of allergies and kitchen compliance audits is a job that needs lots of passion. Very proud of our kitchen power duo!... Jess will be posting her favourite recipes for families as and when requested. Thank you for the families input on Story Park for reviewing our menus

15.01.2022 The children at Showgrounds have worked hard with their teachers and parents to add their favourite food recipes to make the Koala Recipe Book. It has Chicken drumsticks with coconut rice, Easy fried Rice, Lentil and Potato Bake, Chicken and mushroom risotto, Hot Cross Pizza to name a few! We did not forget the desserts so it also has the recipe for Choc Chip cookies and Snow Crisp !!... Collect your very own copy !!

15.01.2022 A Glimpse Of The Busy Week of National Journey Towards Fully Reconciled Country at Showgrounds... At the heart of this journey are the relationships between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

15.01.2022 Utilising our Community Library space... Ms Ikhra would be doing the Story Time every week with children from different rooms. The children loved to listen to the stories, choose their books and read them comfortably .

14.01.2022 And we are out again ... At Showgrounds, Excursions are more than an outing! Such a simple and practical way to teach road safety and building confidence for young people ! You will see us more often and feel free to ask for the business card or book the tour with any educators out there

12.01.2022 TRY wishes you all Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year! Thank you to all the families who joined us for the Childrens Christmas party and we are hoping to see the ones next time who missed it today! Face Painting, Music, Books reading , Bowling and Musical instruments were few of the highlights along with SANTA CLAUSEs cake cutting ... We hope you all had a great evening!

12.01.2022 Thank you to all the staff and our respected GM, Janet W Smith for attending the after hours staff meeting yesterday. It was such an insight into current regulations, Children’s brain development , understanding child’s psychology and most importantly, discussing how the team is travelling and approval of well deserved resources to be purchased. Looking forward to many more staff meetings with our higher managers involved and participating!

12.01.2022 We are very lucky to have the supportive families at Showgrounds! As much as we would like to acknowledge all of our amazing families for their support, being understanding and co-operative, this time we are sharing Damien Walsh’s photo to celebrate him as Family of the Year Damien has been checking with us for any thing we would need, had volunteered several times for variety of jobs and most importantly has been helping us fixing big furniture items for the children’s ro...oms, foyers , staff room and so on. Thank You Hannah and Damien! And Thank You To all the families who made this year easier by being there for us! We are truly honoured! Loveleen Kaur

12.01.2022 Showgrounds Children’s Center is booking tours again. We have a great offer for new families who can enroll before 31st December 2020. Call or visit us for detailed information .

11.01.2022 Enhancing on the National Quality Frameworks , Quality Area 3 ( Element 3.2.3), We are focusing on sustainable practices in the service. At Showgrounds, we are:... 1-Using Recycled boxes for storing childrens equipment , making toys/ play resources and doing art and craft activities . 2- We use recycled paper for colouring, drawing and sometimes writing. 3- The temperature is controlled in order to save energy. 4- We adhere to Earth Hour by turning all the lights off and non urgent electrical equipment off for minimum of an hour each day. 5- The children are learning about sustainability via projects in their rooms. 6- We have worm farm to recycle the waste food and use the natural manure for garden. Please share any ideas or suggestions for us to add to sustainability section. Thank You Lucy, Janice and Leticia for the display.

10.01.2022 Happy Educators Day to my wonderful team and everyone in TRY... All of you are indeed making a difference

09.01.2022 As the Quality Area 2 ( Childrens Health and Safety) was the focus of the week, we encouraged children to self serve meals. At Showgrounds, We ensure the meal times are relaxed as eating is an emotional process. Giving one on one attention to children who needs that comfort and having happy faces around where children thrive on body language and learning continues... Book a tour today and see for yourself!

08.01.2022 The children at Showgrounds are practicing the enhanced hygiene practices. Even the babies are busy cleaning the high traffic areas . Using the hand sanitizer upon entrance and checking their own temperature for educators is a proof of consistent practice.

08.01.2022 Some people look for beautiful places, others make a place beautiful With the annual conference held for all TRY services to empower everyone and share the goals, we are privileged to be a part of new growth and change model. Thank You Carly Middleton Julie , Janet, Angela and the entire Head Office Team for an amazing day!

08.01.2022 Getting Ready for The Christmas:) Many of our rooms have been sustainable using natural and recycled materials for making Christmas trees Also, Santa knows all our children have been really good, so we got the books delivered for all the children by Santa too

08.01.2022 Environment is the third Teacher This quote by Reggio Emilia holds so much truth and we at Showgrounds take pride in setting up the experiences and displays the way our most important stakeholders like it. Book a tour today for January 2021 guaranteed bookings!

07.01.2022 The First PD of the year... STEM skills in Early Childhood Thanks to our Area Manager Julie for staying for the PD and going through the basics of Story Park.... For the first time, We also had one of the rooms organised home cooked dinner for the team. What a thoughtful idea! Thank You Team for the active participation

07.01.2022 What else could we ask for the extension on childrens interest in home corner , leading to Washing dolls and finally watching the little baby Liams LIVE BATH Thank you Courtney, you have been very brave and you put the priceless smiles on everyones faces in the room

07.01.2022 Happily Moving towards the end of the year ... Thanks to all our families for the Christmas wishes, presents and Look at our Little Santa distributing KK presents Thanks to our Head Office Team for the lovely gift hamper

07.01.2022 Thank you Carly and Julie for buying the lovely resources for the children. We are very excited and looking forward to enhance on childrens skills with the new equipment and resources! Our families will surely love to see the new set ups and improvements when the restrictions ease up more to enter the service :)

06.01.2022 There will be a Rainbow soon With this lovely message to all the educators at Showgrounds, we had our beautiful family visit the educators to say Thanks and gave us the painting . Thank You for thinking of us

04.01.2022 We had a busy week this week celebrating NAIDOC week, Remembrance Day, Diwali and Recycling week. The children participated in various art and cooking activities. My favourite was one room doing All In One where the children did Aboriginal Yoga on Recycled mats and holding One minute of Silence..

04.01.2022 Enhancing on the National Quality Framework’s , Quality Area 3 ( Element 3.2.3), We are focusing on sustainable practices in the service. At Showgrounds, we are:... 1-Using Recycled boxes for storing children’s equipment , making toys/ play resources and doing art and craft activities . 2- We use recycled paper for colouring, drawing and sometimes writing. 3- The temperature is controlled in order to save energy. 4- We adhere to Earth Hour by turning all the lights off and non urgent electrical equipment off for minimum of an hour each day. 5- The children are learning about sustainability via projects in their rooms. 6- We have worm farm to recycle the waste food and use the natural manure for garden. Please share any ideas or suggestions for us to add to sustainability section. Thank You Lucy, Janice and Leticia for the display.

04.01.2022 Showgrounds team is very proud of our gardening champions, Paramjit and Van. This power duo helps keep the garden safe, clean, engage children in gardening experiences and do projects on healthy eating.

04.01.2022 Thanks to all the families who joined us for the Kinder Graduation! It was a lovely evening, full of fun! Showgrounds teachers and management would like to wish good luck to all the little scholars for future!... We will miss you but we are very proud of you !!

04.01.2022 Welcome Back Puja Puja is back from maternity leave and will be assisting in Kinder room. Puja has worked in all the age groups before the leave and knows the children and families.... Very happy to have you back with us!

03.01.2022 This is what nurturing and care for babies look like at Showgrounds! Just the Gentle touch and Smile Very proud of the hard working team in Babies Room who are welcoming the new babies and building secure relationships ! Book a tour and see what else we have to offer for young babies:)

03.01.2022 We are seeking Casual Early Childhood Educators with Certificate III or Diploma Qualification. Must have current police check, WWCC, mandatory reporting training, First Aid and CPR. Please share this with your family and friends. Resume and cover letter can be sent to [email protected]

02.01.2022 Hello Showgrounds Team, The relief phone is not working. Kindly notify me of any absences or late arrivals on my personal phone or message here!... Enjoy the rest of the Sunday! Regards, Loveleen

01.01.2022 He, who has health has hope , and He who has hope has everything- Arab Proverb It holds so much truth that Heathy minds can only exist in healthy bodies.... Currently focusing on Quality area 2 and 5, we are going to visit Twisters Gym as our regular excursion for Kookaburra and Koala Room. The coaches were amazing, fitnesses program and memory games were todays highlights . Fun and learning to be continued....

01.01.2022 Thank You my lovely team for all the birthday wishes and making the day so special