Singleton Childrens Services in Singleton, New South Wales | Childcare service

Singleton Childrens Services

Locality: Singleton, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6578 7550

Address: 1 Marcus Place 2330 Singleton, NSW, Australia

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24.01.2022 WANARUAH PARK PLAYGROUND RENEWAL Wanaruah Park will be closed from Thursday to make way for an all-new playground. The space has been specially designed in con...sultation with the Aboriginal community and reflects the spirit of the Wonnarua/Wanaruah with an Acknowledgement of Country incorporated in the equipment. The project includes: capital combination play unit packed with activities a Starfish spinner to help children develop strength and coordination skills A-frame capital swing seats with back rests to allow comfortable supervision of children rubber softfall pattern links high wear areas and incorporated Aboriginal culture patterns to complement the site’s heritage Contractors will move onto the site on Thursday to commence the installation, which is expected to take four weeks to complete.

21.01.2022 Our favourite book at OOSH this week We Are All Equal by P Crumble & Jonathon Bentley Wow, we do enjoy this book. It has been read many times over the past few weeks at OOSH. ... The animals may all be different from one another, but they know that doesn’t matter. They have different lifestyles, different places of origin, different abilities, different types of families, and more. But big or small, weak or strong, native or new to their land, these animals are all equal, with no one better, more important, or more worthy than the others.

20.01.2022 Looking for something to do this week? Try the Singleton Public Library Lego Challenge and go in the draw to win a prize!

20.01.2022 We will be closed Monday 5 October & Friday 16 October. Have a lovely and safe long weekend!

20.01.2022 Day 2 progressing well, our children think "it's awesome", "it's cool", "it's pretty"!!!!

19.01.2022 We're very proud of our new space and can't wait to start using it with the children!

19.01.2022 The latest newsletter is just hitting inboxes this afternoon. In case you missed it, you can download it from our website https://www.singleton.nsw.gov.au/770/Childcare-Newsletter

17.01.2022 Get to know our Educators - Nattalie

17.01.2022 Pssst enrolments are open for the next school holidays. Get in early to avoid disappointment. Enrolments can be made via the My Family Lounge. For guides on how to use My Family Lounge visit W https://www.singleton.nsw.gov.au/776/My-Family-Lounge

17.01.2022 Checkout some of the artwork we've done at OOSH recently. What clever artists!

16.01.2022 How cute are these clay creatures we made at OOSH! Crazy Clay Creatures 1. Work It. ... Warm up the clay in your hands until it is easy to mould. 2. Shape It You choose to mould any shape you like. Make an alien, monster or critter. 3. Decorate It Before the clay dries add the google eyes and pipe cleaner pieces. Once you have finished, let the clay dry 4. Paint it. Once your creature is dry paint it!

16.01.2022 THERE'S A MAGAZINE FOR EVERYONE IN SINGLETON LIBRARY'S EXPANDED ONLINE COLLECTION Celebrity gossip has stepped up a gear with an explosion in Singleton Public L...ibrary's online magazine offering from 150 titles to 3,603 from around the world. In partnership with neighbouring councils Muswellbrook, Upper Hunter, Cessnock and Maitland, the Library now has access to the full magazine collection provided by RB Digital, which can be accessed now via the Library page on Council’s website. All you need to register is your Library card number and pin number available from the Library. The result is thousands of magazines covering a range of topics for both adults and children that can be borrowed free of charge anytime for Library members. Anthony Egan, Council’s Director Business and Community Services said the magazine expansion followed an increase in use of the Library’s online services during the COVID-19 lockdown. Our digital collections definitely have a growing audience, especially with COVID-19, and it’s good to be able to invest a little bit more in those collections that are well used, he said. Our monthly statistics show that online magazines are very popular, and it’s interesting to note that celebrity gossip seems to be a favourite topic among our borrowers. And now there’ll be even more to read about with the collection growing from about 150 magazines hand-picked by our Library team to the full 3,603 from around the world. Of course that means plenty more choice for adults, but there’s also a really good number now for kids as well. The full suite of the Library’s online collection includes e-audio books, streaming music, e-books, and streaming movies and documentaries. All are available on the website, and most of the platforms we use have an app that you can access on your phone or device, Mr Egan said. The platform for online magazines, RB Digital, will notify you when the next edition of your favourite magazine is available. It’s also expanding in the next few months to include some ebooks that users can access at the same time, so it’s good for book clubs or if you want to read the same book as your friend and talk about it. Despite the growing online collection, Library lovers are still welcome in person. Mr Egan said children’s programming was very popular with additional storytime sessions to accommodate smaller groups of people in keeping with COVID-19 guidelines. Tickets are available a week in advance and they are snapped straight up plus we have people on a waiting list. We’ve had to expand so there’s two storytime sessions and two baby storytime sessions each week, to try to have as many people come along as possible, he said. We’ve now heard that restrictions are easing to increase the number we can have from 20 to 30 people, and we’re working through the logistics of how that would work in the space we have available in keeping with the four square metre rule. We’re also busy working on our Christmas holiday activities, so whether you’re online or in the building, there’s plenty happening in our Library. To check out the online collection, visit www.singleton.nsw.gov.au/library

16.01.2022 Truer words have never been said!

15.01.2022 The end of the first day of work and ready for a big day tomorrow of set-up and planting!

14.01.2022 This is a well loved activity at OOSH

14.01.2022 Letters The children love finding letters that are in their name as well as exploring new letters and how they take shape. Many skills can be learnt throughout this activity such as:... Fine motor skills Hand eye coordination Trial and error Letter recognition Verbal communication skills Turn taking See more

13.01.2022 NSW Health is urging parents and carers to keep young children at home if they are sick amid a rise in viral gastroenteritis cases in childcare centres. Gastroe...nteritis is highly infectious and may spread rapidly in childcare centres. Nearly 60 childcare centres reported outbreaks of gastroenteritis in October, which is significantly higher than usual. More than 480 children and 120 staff have been affected and levels have remained high throughout November. Symptoms of viral gastroenteritis include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, fever, abdominal pain, headache and muscle aches. They can take up to three days to develop and usually last between one or two days, sometimes longer. For more information visit https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/gastroenteritis/

13.01.2022 Whether you’re baking a cake or cooking a steak with your child, maths trains chef brains. Find out how on https://education.nsw.gov.au/everyday-maths. #MathsTrainsBrains

12.01.2022 We all know children get sick and sometimes need medication. Your child needs to have taken antibiotics for 24hrs before returning to the childcare, even if they have had it previously. All medication must be in their original package, clearly labelled with a chemist label containing child’s name and directions.

11.01.2022 Our favourite book at OOSH this week A stack of Alpacas by Matt Cosgrove Smashing and splashing! Jumping and thumping! Fighting and biting!... Macca is looking after his nieces and nephew and they are big trouble! How will Uncle Macca tame this unruly trio? Lots of fun and laughter to be had.

10.01.2022 Our favourite book at OOSH this week The Slime Book From basic slime to edible, textured, glow-in-the-dark, and colour-changing slime.... Children will be mesmerised and "slimerised" by the book's gloopy, gooey, colourful slime recipes. Create a volcanic slime eruption, gross-out your friends with snot slime, and tuck into tasty chocolatey slime. Simple step-by-steps and vibrant photographs show how to create awesome slime, every time. Each recipe uses safe, readily available ingredients, so you can start pulling and poking straight away. Get ready to be slimed!

10.01.2022 Tomorrow is R U OK?Day, a reminder to start a conversation that could change a life today, tomorrow and any day it's needed. Learn what to say after R U OK? so ...you can keep the conversation going when someone says they're not OK. Visit www.ruok.org.au/how-to-ask #RUOKDay #theresmoretosay #RUOK See more

10.01.2022 Paper Plate Llamas What you need; Paint Paintbrushes... White paper Scissors Pencil Hot glue gun Step 1 Cut your paper plate in half. One half will be for the body, and the other half is for the head, legs, and tail. First, use the pencil to draw a simple llama neck and head along the cut edge of the paper plate as shown. Step 2 Cut out the head and use the remaining paper plate scrap to cut out four legs and a tail. The legs are just rectangles with rounded ends, and the tail is a small raindrop shape. Step 3 Use the hot glue gun to assemble the llama, gluing the head, legs, and tail onto the back of the body. Step 4 Time for the fun part Paint and apply onto the llama to make a face, ear details, a blanket for its back. Let dry.

09.01.2022 The latest newsletter is hitting emails this afternoon. In case you missed it you can download the last few newsletters on our website https://www.singleton.nsw.gov.au/770/Childcare-Newsletter

07.01.2022 Handprint Troll Cards 1. Fold your cardstock over and trace your hand so that the pinky finger and left side of the hand is along the folded part. Cut out your handprint. 2. Paint your handprints... For Poppy: Paint the 3 middle fingers and down as shown for the hair. For Branch: Paint the 3 middle fingers. Add a small mark with paint on the pinky and thumb of each handprint to make the ears of the Trolls. 3. Add your facial features For Poppy: - Cut out a strip of the glitter foam paper and glue down. Cut out 3 flowers from the blue felt and glue on top. Add your googly eyes. Cut out the nose from pink felt and glue down. Draw on the mouth, eyelashes and eyebrows. For Branch: - Glue on the googly eyes. - Cut out the nose from blue felt and glue on. - Draw on the eyebrows and mouth with a black marker or sharpie. 4. Write your message inside

03.01.2022 Having trouble understanding your statement? Take a look at our Understanding Statements guide https://www.singleton.nsw.gov.au/776/My-Family-Lounge

02.01.2022 Anxiety in children can be exhibited in many ways

02.01.2022 Lots of fun activities planned for our OOSH Vacation Care Program these school holidays. Bookings via the My family lounge app. https://www.qkenhanced.com.au/external/Authentication/SignIn?