Waterford Rise Early Learning Centre and Kindergarten in Warragul, Victoria | Childcare service

Waterford Rise Early Learning Centre and Kindergarten

Locality: Warragul, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5611 0334

Address: 1 Crole Drive Warragul 3820 Warragul, VIC, Australia

Website: https://www.sparrow.edu.au

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25.01.2022 Did you know, you can now select a SELF-ISOLATION option on KindyNow! When you mark absent via the KindyNow App, you are prompted to select a reason for your child/rens absence. You can now select the SELF-ISOLATING option to let us know when your family is in isolation. #SparrowEarlyLearning #WeAreAllInThisTogether

25.01.2022 Thank you to all our families supporting our new state COVID restrictions by wearing masks to and from our service. We really appreciate each and every single one of you helping to make our service as healthy as possible for our educators, our families and our communities. You are our true heroes during these uncertain times

25.01.2022 Our Educator of the month this month goes to Sarah W. Sarah is a constant bright spark throughout our service. she puts in 110% each and every day to ensure that all children within her care are taken care of to the best of her ability. Sarahs welcoming face is there to greet families when they come to collect the children, while being able to pass on direct messages about the childs day. Sarah is a hard worker and shows initiative everyday to ensure she is never without a task to complete. Whether it be additional cleaning, folding washing or doing the dishes. Sarah is role model for professionalism within our service, well done.

24.01.2022 One of our beautiful families gave us some lovely gifts this afternoon. Thank you for taking the time to recognise our work!! We really appreciate!!

24.01.2022 Melbourne zoo is having a virtual tour of their marvellous faculties. https://facebook.com/events/s/virtual-tour-of-melbourne-zoos/764648324296949/?ti=icl

24.01.2022 Lets continue to work together and support each other during these tough times. #respect #weareallinthistogether #supporteachother #SparrowEarlyLearningCentres

23.01.2022 After a tasty and nutritious meal even the fussiest of eaters will love? Try this curried mince recipe packed full of veggies and flavour! A recipe provided by our friends at Sparrow Early Learning Ellenbrook. Swap or add in your favourite vegetables to suit the family. #SparrowEarlyLearningCentres #SparrowsRecipeoftheDay #InspireNurtureGrow #SparrowEarlyLearningEllenbrook

23.01.2022 This week we have been busy updating our foyer with our new resources and savvy finds. come in, make yourself comfortable. Our concierge educators will help you with all your family needs.

23.01.2022 An all time favourite in Aussie households. Its simple, delicious and symbolic. With ANZAC Day around the corner, it only seems fitting to share this recipe from Sparrow Early Learning Brighton. Get baking this ANZAC Day, April 25th. #SparrowEarlyLearningCentres #RecipeoftheDay #ANZACDay

23.01.2022 To all of our amazing Mums, wishing you a wonderful Mothers Day <3 #HappyMothersDay2020

23.01.2022 Australian kids need to eat more veg! Current estimates suggest that only five per cent of Australian children consume the recommended serves of vegetables each day. Educators can play an important role in promoting healthy eating to children in their care. ... Vegetable acceptance is mostly a learned behaviour, and childhood is the best time for teaching healthy habits. Eat the rainbow! Regularly exposing kids to a wide variety of vegetables is key. Providing and promoting vegetables in all the different colours of the rainbow is a particularly engaging way to do this. Offering a wide range of colours not only looks great, but also ensures that kids are consuming a variety of nutrients. There are lots of fun ways that you can do this: 1. Read the rainbow: Read books that introduce children to the idea of ‘rainbow vegetables’ and why we should eat them. 2. Cook the rainbow: Involve children in cooking a ‘rainbow recipe’, get them to choose the vegetables you use and help you put it together. 3. Eat the rainbow: Expose children to tasting new vegetables in a safe and exploratory manner. Check out the resources on our website for more rainbow-inspired activities and get kids eating more veg today! And keep an eye out for our 'Ask the expert' videos on fun activities to introduce children to new foods, coming soon to social media. Follow us on Facebook to make sure you don’t miss them! Sent out from the Australian Eating Advisory

22.01.2022 Did you know that you can book casual days straight from your mobile phone? Use the KindyNow app to notify of absences and to book casual days. Download via the App Store or GooglePlay #KindyNow #BookChildcare #SparrowEarlyLearning

21.01.2022 We are currently in the process of looking for Casual Early Childhood Educators with the intent to move to Permanent Part Time in 6 to 12 months, for the the right candidates. Please forward Resumes and Cover Letters through to [email protected] https://www.seek.com.au/job/50651272

21.01.2022 With covid restrictions in force, why not check out the live feed from Phillip island fairy penguins to help children reconnect with our world while we cant get out to see the real thing.

20.01.2022 A delicious banana skin cake made by our lovely Jodi at Sparrow Early Learning Victoria Point, topped with freshly picked marigold from her very own garden! Add an icing of your choice. Everything goes: icing sugar dusting, cinnamon glaze, salted caramel or brown sugar frosting. #SparrowEarlyLearningCentres #recipeoftheday #bakeacake #homecooking

20.01.2022 Need extra days these school holidays? Book casual days straight from your mobile using the #KindyNow app. Download via the App Store or Google Play #SchoolHolidays #BookChildcare #SparrowEarlyLearning

19.01.2022 Dont forget you pjs tomorrow and your gold coin donation. All proceeds will go to helping children in foster care situations as well as children living out of homes.

19.01.2022 Thank you Sparrow for our new travel mugs for Educators Day

18.01.2022 Enjoy imaginative play with the kids from the content of your recycling bin! The opportunities are endless with open ended materials. Reusing items in different ways helps teach resourcefulness and builds creativity and problem solving skills. We want to see your little ones masterpieces! Share in the comments below. #SparrowEarlyLearningCentres #recyclableart #Imagination #ActivityoftheDay

18.01.2022 Educator of the month this month goes to Mailn Malin is our centres kinder teacher and has been an amazing educator since beginning with us in March. Malin has bought all her knowledge and skills and has excelled in providing engaging resources for the children to explore, built positive and nurturing relationships with all families and children within her care. Malin is also sharing her gift of Swedish with the children and they are now able to sing happy birthday and greet their parents in Swedish. Thank you for all your hard work over the last couple of months, we really appreciate everything you bring to our service.

17.01.2022 The Australian Government has confirmed the Early Childhood Education and Care Relief Package will be extended until 12 July 2020. From 13 July 2020, Child Care Subsidy and Additional Child Care Subsidy will recommence with the introduction of a number of new measures to support families through this period. For more information and answers to FAQs, please follow the link: https://www.dese.gov.au/covid-19/childcare/childcare-faq

17.01.2022 Dear Families, We know how much COVID can impact small businesses but we would like to offer our families free advertising in our foyer. Currently we have a TV that is not in use in our foyer that would be perfect for a short video clip or picture advertising local businesses within the service. if you have a business our you would like to advertise a business in our foyer, please send through a JPG or short video clip that we can run for our families to view on arrival and pick up times. If your file is too big, come in with your clip on a usb stick and we can transfer it to one of ours here for you.

16.01.2022 Another fabulous virtual tour!! This time of the African Safari!!

15.01.2022 There are hundreds of possibilities for our children to learn and discover with light box play. Children can explore light and shadows, mix colours, make patterns, work on their fine motor skills and investigate materials using all senses. A fun and excellent learning experience for children of all ages. #educationalresources #lightboxplay #sensoryplay #SparrowEarlyLearning #TheSparrowWay

15.01.2022 Dear families, Warragul North primary school has cancelled their information night foundation for next year. Please call the school to arrange a alternative arrangements for additional information on 5623 4066.

15.01.2022 Dear Families, The wonderful officers of the local Warragul Police Station have kindly donated a beautiful array of hand made teddy bears. Due to have having so many, we would love for these guys to go to a loving home. They will be all waiting fro you here in the foyer.

15.01.2022 What would Waterford Rose be without Heather!! Today was heathers 70th birthday and we celebrated in style. All of the children came out at 10:30 to wish heather the happiest birthday and watch her unwrap all her beautiful gifts. During these times, Heather wont be able to celebrate with her own children in due to lockdown measures, but here at Waterford Rise we are her second family and we would not let this amazing milestone go unnoticed! We love you more than sausages heather and we hope you have the most amazing day!!

14.01.2022 We would like to offer a warm WELCOME BACK to all of our lovely families who have re-joined us now that social distancing regulations have been relaxed. Please be assured rigorous Covid-19 hygiene measures will continue to remain in place at the Service. We look forward to seeing all of your smiling faces again.

14.01.2022 As our families cant come into our rooms at the moment we would like to share some of our cosy spaces within our rooms. Our educators have worked extremely hard on their environments and the children are loving it.

14.01.2022 Nothing beats making your own toy from scratch, and what kid doesnt love playing with a stretchy, gooey activity like SLIME!? This one is a must try. The texture is so fun to play with! #sparrowearlylearningcentres #activityoftheday #homeactivitieswiththekids

13.01.2022 Homely set ups such as our beautiful possum room, allows children to experience beautiful natural items found throughout the world. It encourages and promotes respect for their environment and items within it, while giving the children a sense of belonging.

13.01.2022 Need a fun activity for the kids this weekend? Keep them entertained with imaginative play using blocks, boxes and other resources. Children approach these materials in their own unique way building skills such a creativity and resourcefulness while extending on their physical and social development. Share with us your masterpiece! ... #SparrowEarlyLearning #TheSparrowWay #ImagintivePlay #BlockPlay #OpenEndedResources #Creativity #Collaboration

13.01.2022 You know what makes homemade muesli slice the best!? The recipe is SO versatile. You can substitute any or all the nuts, seeds or dried fruits to your favourite mix or the rice malt syrup for honey. You can even add in some cheeky chocolate . A perfect snack for the whole family kindly provided by Sparrow Early Learning Bray Park. #SparrowEarlyLearningCentres #cookingwithkids #RecipeoftheDay

11.01.2022 Children have an innate curiosity, sense of wonder and a strong desire to learn. They are very capable of creating their own learning path driven by their interests, their interactions with others and the environment around them. #SparrowEarlyLearning #TheSparrowWay #Curiosity #EarlyLearning #ReggioEmiliaInspired #Exploration #ChildLedLearning

10.01.2022 Today we celebrate our amazing Educators and all that they do for the children, families and our Service. Thank you for everything you do! Happy Early Childhood Educators Day #WeAreSparrow #WaterfordRiseEarlyLearning #SparrowEarlyLearning #ECED2020 #EarlyChildhoodEducatorsDay2020

09.01.2022 Thank you to all our amazing families who left donations for our pyjama day to raise funds for children in foster care. We raised over $200!! Thank you for all your support we understand how difficult spare cash can be during this difficult time. Thank you for anything that you have spared.

08.01.2022 Welcome to Waterford Rise Early Learning Centre The following link is for our new virtual tour video , please take a look and see what exciting spaces have been provided for our children https://youtu.be/yqLO4NJOwnY

07.01.2022 The Reggio Emilia approach recognises the environment as the third teacher physical spaces have the potential to influence how and what children learn. Natural spaces (environment and materials) help spark curiosity and provide unlimited opportunities for children to explore, problem solve, take reasonable risk, and develop theories on how their world works. At Sparrow, our environments are thoughtfully curated to enhance and engage learning and discovery for children to flourish. #Natureplay #ReggioEmilia #TheSparrowWay #SparrowEarlyLearning #BushKindy

07.01.2022 Its more important than ever to support our local businesses. Give importance to physical distancing not social distancing and stay involved in all aspects of supporting your community. Here are a few ways you can help local businesses sustain themselves during these tough times. #SupportLocalBusinesses #SupportLocal #Community #SparrowEarlyLearningCentres

07.01.2022 Did you know you can notify us of any absences via the #KindyNow app? Please let us know if your child/ren will be away. Happy school holidays! Download via the App Store or Google Play.... #SparrowEarlyLearning #SchoolHolidays

05.01.2022 Check this free online workshop out for children with big feelings. Dr Justin Coulson will be able to outline some new strategies and techniques to help children who are feeling a little out of control or having a stressful day. Worth a look https://www.facebook.com/events/s/little-people-big-feelings-fre/315567756260560/

04.01.2022 Recently our Kinder children have been exploring the story Wombat Stew. The children are able to explore their own creativity through discovering the various Australian Animals depicted in the story, as well as creating their own gooey chewy stews.

03.01.2022 Our educator of the month goes to Annette. Annette has been an amazing asset team here at Waterford Rise Early Learning Centre. Annettes dedication and going above and beyond to create marvellous learning experiences and a warm environment for her children to settle into. Annettes ability to greet all her children with a warm and friendly persona allows all the children within her care to feel a greater sense of belonging. Thank you for all your hard work over the last couple of months, we really appreciate everything you bring to our centre.

03.01.2022 Happy educators day to all our beautiful educators!! The sunshine has really turned it on for us today and they are making the most of it!! We created some beautiful high tea spaces outside so we can all enjoy the sunshine on their breaks. Enjoy ladies.

03.01.2022 the mental health and well being of our educators is a top priority here at Waterford Rise Early Learning Centre. Our Well being officer Emma created a lovely and unique morning tea for all our educators and a small gift to signify the importance of looking after themselves during these times. #ruokday2020