The Willows Preschool and Early Learning Centre in Orange, New South Wales | Nursery

The Willows Preschool and Early Learning Centre

Locality: Orange, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6361 2575

Address: 55 Dalton Street 2800 Orange, NSW, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 Garry needs an offsider! Do you know of a handy Jack-of-all-trades who might like to join the Willows team? Send them our way!

25.01.2022 Hello Willows Families, This is our first week using the new sign-in platform - Xplor. Thank you so much for your patience!... HAVE YOU SET UP YOUR XPLOR ACCOUNT YET? You should have recently received an email from XPLOR with links and instructions. Parents are prompted to create an account (separate account for both parents)in order to sign their children in and out each day. Anyone who collects a child, who is not a parent or legal guardian, can be added by a parent as a "hub guest" through the app. If you require any help, please don't hesitate to get in touch. We will have a team member available in the office to help anyone requiring assistance. Follow the link below for some great tutorials to show you step-by-step how to set up and use your Xplor account.

24.01.2022 Christmas Eve will be a sad day for The Willows as we farewell two wonderful team members! Leanne, a Willows stalwart since 2010 will be finishing up at The Willows on Christmas Eve. She is an incredible educator, and we will miss her wonderful projects and experiences, her amazing capacity for sustained shared thinking with children, and her veggie garden expertise! Caitlin, who has worked alongside the Rainbow babies and families in 2020, will moving on from Willows to wor...k in her new hometown of Molong. She has been a nurturing and dedicated addition to the Willows team, and we will miss her dearly! All the very best, Leanne and Caitlin!

23.01.2022 The Willows Village is looking for someone special to run the kitchen. We'd really appreciate you sharing this post with anyone you think might be perfect for the job! * Qualifications not essential

21.01.2022 Hi There, Willows Families! There are a few changes on the horizon... Please take a minute to read through The Willows Family Newsletter at https://www.dropbox.com//Willows%20family%20newsletter%20J Thanks and have a lovely day,... The Willows Team. See more

21.01.2022 THE MUNCH & MOVE PROGRAM is a fabulous initiative supporting early childhood services and families to foster children's health and wellbeing by promoting research-based practices around healthy eating, physical activity and reducing screen time. Take a peek at their key messages and tips!

19.01.2022 Hello Willows Families ENROLMENT NEEDS SURVEY As was outlined in yesterday’s newsletter, we are asking families to share with us their ongoing enrolment needs now that Free Care is coming to an end.... Please fill out the survey below or contact Nat and Donna as soon as possible on 63612575. This will allow us to ensure correct staffing and resources, plan budgets and accommodate any requested changes to schedules. Thanks and have a lovely day, The Willows Team

18.01.2022 HAPPY NATIONAL EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS DAY! 2020 has been a particularly challenging and unpredictable year for early childhood educators in Australia and around the world. As essential workers, Educators have had to dig deep and call on courage, resilience and flexibility to continue to provide children and families high quality care and education and a sense of normality and consistency in these turbulent times. Join us in whole-heartedly thanking the passionate, skilled ...and dedicated team of educators at the Willows. Thank you, Willows educators, for all that you do and all that you are! We are so blessed to have you as part of The Willows Family!

18.01.2022 5 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS AT THE WILLOWS For the first time in 23 years, we will sadly not be holding our Annual Family Christmas Party. Instead, we have planned a week of festive activities to celebrate another year of learning and growing alongside one another. Every day, the attending children will engage in a special planned experience and be treated to a Middleton’s Ice block. If you have any questions or suggestions, please let us know!

17.01.2022 Next week is NAIDOC week! Unfortunately, this year, we are unable to get involved in the Orange NAIDOC march, so we’ve decided to hold our own! Next Tuesday, the children, educators and staff will march around the paddock in celebration of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are so proud to belong to a country that is home to the world’s longest living continuous culture. This year’s theme Always Was, Always Will Be a...cknowledges that Australian history extends back more than 65,000 years and reminds us that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were Australia’s first explorers, first navigators, first engineers, first farmers, first botanists, first scientists, first diplomats, first astronomers and first artists. (NAIDOC, 2020). To find out more about NAIDOC week, go to https://www.naidoc.org.au How do you plan to celebrate NAIDOC week?

15.01.2022 We get outdoors all year ‘round from birth - rain, snow, or shine! Now that the Orange winter is creeping in, please remember to bring along appropriate (and labelled!) clothing warm jackets, beanies, gloves, gumboots with plenty of spares. Layering is a great technique; a good rule of thumb is to put your children in one more layer than you would wear in the same conditions. At The Willows, we practice an indoor-outdoor program, meaning children have access to indoor and ...outdoor environments simultaneously - for our older children, this occurs almost all day long. We are very conscious of ensuring that children's health, safety and comfort are promoted and prioritised at all times and endeavour to share information with families about why getting outdoors in all weather is believed to be a hallmark of high-quality practice in early years education and care. Please don'y hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions or suggestions. Thanks and have a lovely day, The Willows team.

11.01.2022 We are excited! One month to go til the Aussie Backyard Bird Count! Australia’s largest annual bird count event is back for its 7th year! Held between 192...5 October, the Aussie Backyard Bird Count is a great way to connect with the birds in your backyard, no matter where your backyard happens to be. You can count in a suburban backyard, a local park, a patch of forest, down by the beach, or the main street of town. In fact, you don't even have to leave home, making it the ultimate Covid-safe activity! To take part all you need is 20 minutes and your favourite outdoor space. Not only will you be contributing to BirdLife Australia's knowledge of Aussie birds, but there are also some great prizes on offer. Head over to the Aussie Backyard Bird Count website and register as a Counter today! https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/ The yearly bird count gives us a snapshot in time of bird numbers around the nation so if you’ve participated before and are raring to go remember the app doesn’t kick in until the count begins on 19 October (one month to go!). #AussieBirdCount See more

10.01.2022 It's not too late to spend 20 minutes counting birds in the backyard!

10.01.2022 We're clearly not the only service pondering runny noses at the moment!

08.01.2022 Wednesday 2nd September 2020 is Early Childhood Educators' Day! We know it has been a challenging year, so this year's celebrations will be even more meaningful.... It's a chance for service providers, families and children to say thank you on a very personal level. Don't forget to SHARE THIS POST and spread the word to help make this year's event extra special!!! #EarlyChildhoodEducatorsDay #LoveMyECE <3 :) See more

05.01.2022 It with heavy hearts that we announce that our lovely Dinah will be finishing up with us on Monday 2nd November to move to sunny Queensland. Dinah has generously shared her time, passion and wisdom with The Willows community for the past 8 wonderful years. We’re all going to miss her dearly The Willows will not be the same without her! We wish her all the very best for her big move and future endeavours. ... The children and families of Queensland are so lucky to be gaining an exceptional educator and advocate! See more

03.01.2022 Today on Early Childhood Educators' Day, we recognise the wonderful work of Australia's early childhood educators. We hope you have a super special day today & ...know how much you are appreciated! Not just today but every day - THANK YOU!!! #EarlyChildhoodEducatorsDay #LoveMyECE #YouAreAwesome See more