Winchelsea Early Learning Centre in Winchelsea, Victoria | Childcare service

Winchelsea Early Learning Centre

Locality: Winchelsea, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5297 4677

Address: 63 Hesse Street Winchelsea, VIC, Australia

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

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25.01.2022 MEET THE TEAM MEET WILL Some of you may know Will from his Kinder Placement during July. Will has now come on board as one our educators.... Please say hello and make him feel welcome.

24.01.2022 This morning the kindy children went on a small excursion across the road to watch the train go by!!! The children were so excited watching the train go passed as they beeped there horn not once but twice! Excursions are an important part of learning as it gives children opportunity to be apart of their wider community and explore relationship with peers.

24.01.2022 Happy Educators Day to our amazing TEAM at Winchelsea ELC. We appreciate all your hard work and dedication that nurtures the children intrusted in our care to learn, grow and achieve their milestones every day. Enjoy your special thankyou morning tea and enjoy your bunches of flowers to help brighten up your day xoxo

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23.01.2022 This week our Kindy children have been busy bees at work. Making two beautiful poppy wreaths. One for Tegans office desk And the other was sent off yesterday for our beautiful friends are Hesse Rural Health to admire over the weekend.... This was the Kindy childrens idea, following on from their spring flowers and drawings last week. We have such a special group of Kindy children with the most beautiful hearts. We all hope our resident friends enjoy our special wreath and remember were thinking of them as well as the Anzacs.

22.01.2022 MEET THE TEAM Meet Jaymie! Jaymie has been employed with Winchelsea ELC for a month now and is very comfortable in the toddler room with Sarah. ... Please make her feel welcome, if you have not already introduced yourselves to Jaymie.

22.01.2022 Wren, Raine, Sefora, Annabel, Caitlyn and Sarah were very excited to be spending their first day graduating to the big Pre Kindy Room. This morning they enjoyed participating in lots of craft, have started creating their Fathers Day surprises and enjoyed sitting for a group time, listening to stories and singing songs. They felt very grown up sitting together at the table for lunch and washing their hands in the Kindy Room bathroom.

21.01.2022 Special Letters to our Special Friends On Wednesday some of our Kindy children began to have a discussion within the group about how they had missed seeing our resident friends at Hesse Rural Health, asking Ange when they could go back again. After having a discussion with the children about what is happening in the world at the moment with Coronavirus and why we cannot see our resident friends, We all decided it would be a beautiful idea to send them letters and pictures so ...that they knew we were thinking of them at this very hard time. Ange spoke to the children about dropping the letters off, and the children helped her to write a beautiful note to go along with our drawings, the note went like this: "Hello Everyone, We hope that you are all well and looking after yourselves. We have missed coming to visit you, playing games, doing puzzles, reading stories and watching the "Wheels on the bus" toy sing and dance for us. We cannot wait to come back for more high fives, cuddles and to create some more long lasting memories and friendships with you all. We have been doing lots of colouring in and drawings for you that you may like to hang up around your rooms so you dont forget us and to remind you that we look forward to coming back to see you very soon. Big hugs and kisses from your Kindy friends at Winchelsea Early Learning Centre Love from Tegan, Ange & Marlene" xoxo

20.01.2022 Care will continue as normal next week. If not attending care please email or call by 9:00am. Please remember to wear your mask indoors.Care will continue as normal next week. If not attending care please email or call by 9:00am. Please remember to wear your mask indoors.

20.01.2022 Families can now order Winchelsea Early Learning Centre Tshirts and Bucket Hats. See foyer display

19.01.2022 The Kindy Children are huge fans of Mister Maker. He helps us with some new craft ideas and activities. Today Mister Maker taught us about the importance of washing our hands after eating, playing and blowing our noses, by doing this it helps to keep us safe and healthy. The children spoke about when they need to wash their hands at Kindy and when at home. Stay safe everybody!!

19.01.2022 Reminder Centre closed Melbourne Cup Day!

19.01.2022 Wishing Tegan and Boz all the very best for the safe arrival of their little bundle of joy. It was a fun last day surprising you with morning tea but also we said goodbye at the end of the day with very heavy hearts. Thankyou for ensuring that our new beautiful Centre was given the most wonderful start, bringing joy to so many children and their families. We will miss your welcoming smile, evil giggle and funny sayings, you will be greatly missed by all. Thankyou for being so supportive and patient with me while training me over the last few months, they are big shoes to fill, I hope I do you proud. Love to you both from the Educators and Familes at Winchelsea ELC

18.01.2022 Todays project......Teepee construction using recycled materials. The Kindy children needed to work together to hold the sticks in place before they tied them together using old pillow cases as the rope. "Lets have sleepovers forever". "This is the coolest, cubby ever" "I can make this at home with the same sticks"... Well done everybody on working together and listening to and sharing ideas.

18.01.2022 Happy Mothers Day to all our beautiful mums! From alL of us at Winchelsea ELC. We hope you were all spoilt and had a wonderful day!

18.01.2022 Enjoying our beautiful sunshine, playing with our new soccer net and totem tennis. If any familes have any recycled materials laying around at home that they would love to donate for craft, your trash is our treasure . Bottle tops, material, paper, cardboard..... (No toilet rolls or boxes that have had nuts).... Have an awesome weekend, stay safe, we look forward to seeing you all again next week.

17.01.2022 Hi All, Tegan here! As most you know, I am on Maternity Leave, and just wanted to update you on the birth of my beautiful baby boy. ... He was born last Wednesday at 3.53pm and is a dark haired boy at 8.5pounds! His name is Van and he is divine. We’re both doing well and I cannot wait to bring him in to visit, especially all my Kinder children who ask about Bubs each week! See you all soon, Tegs & Van.

17.01.2022 Good Afternoon All, Our Prime Minister and Education Minister have just announced that Australian families will have access to free child care. This is amazing!... We ask that you please give us some time to process all this new information and work out what this looks like and how it will work. We will be in touch once we have all the answers for you, and will send an email over the next few days to break this down. Please dont call us as of yet as we dont have the answers. A big thank-you for your support and assistance through this pandemic. Please stay healthy and well.

17.01.2022 The Kindy Children learnt about Remembrance Day and the significance of the Poppy. We read a story then watched the soldiers march and the bands play.

17.01.2022 ATTENTION FAMILIES!! Here is some very important information for families about their CCS for the financial year of 2020-2021z Each family must re-confirm their income! ... Please find the link below: https://mailchi.mp//have-your-families-who-got-ccs-in-2018

16.01.2022 Enjoying our beautiful sunny day outside. We all joined Kinder for some alfresco dining and loved taking our shoes and socks off digging in and exploring the sandpit as well as joining Jaymie climbing across our wobbly bridge. Hope youre all having a great day!!!!

16.01.2022 Over the weekend Educator Ange organised a special surprise for our children to find on Monday morning! We would like to thank Ange for her organising skills as well as A big Thank You to Chris, Paula and Thomas Ritches from Romsdale Park for delivering these beautiful large tractor tyres for all our children to climb on, hide in and do all sorts of imaginary play with! Such a wonderful community we have around us!

16.01.2022 PEN PALS RESPONSE Yay! This morning Susie from Hesse Rural Health dripped a parcel off for us! We all sat quietly on the mat whilst Tegan opened the envelope and told us what was inside! ... The staff and residents have made us a book! Full of photos of some of our friends, letting us know theyre well and what they have been up to during the pandemic. Please have a flick through the special book that is in our Kindy room with our sign out board.

16.01.2022 Look at the differences between a typical younger childs hand (left) and a typical older childs hand (right). I have parents asking regularly why their presch...ool aged child isnt able to write yet. This is why! Their hands (and brains) are still developing and are not fully formed. So what should they be doing to support this? PLAY!! Playdough, colouring, cutting, gluing, playing outside, digging in dirt, sensory play, dress up play, science experiments, beading, puzzles, throwing balls, etc. All of these things help their hands develop. When they are physically ready to write, they will! No need to rush them, they will show you when they are ready! See more

16.01.2022 WERE HIRING! Were looking for Diploma Qualified Educators, Full Time Availability. Are you looking for the perfect Early Childhood Centre?... Are you interested in being a part of a enthusiastic, driven and professional team? Then we want to hear from you!! Our brand new, purpose built, private long day care centre situated in Winchelsea, is extending our team of educators! If you are passionate about Early Childhood Education and working within partnerships with families, passionate, nurturing and ready to start your new journey, then we are looking for you to join our incredible team! *Essential Qualifications Early Childhood Diploma Qualification First Aid, CPR, Anaphylaxis and Asthma Management Training or be willing to obtain prior to commencement of employment Excellent understanding of the EYLF Framework and programming methods The successful candidate will also have: Great written and verbal communication skills Confidence working in a team as well as independently A willingness to learn and continue to strive for exceeding standards If you share our passion for quality early childhood education and care and are looking for a new adventure, we would love to hear from you!!! Please send your applications to our Centre Manager, Tegan at [email protected] or feel free to call us on 5297 4677.

15.01.2022 When the world stayed apart, this was my favourite place to be... Our Kindy friends have been working together to make something pretty amazing to make our foyer look beautiful for when all of our families and friends arrive to our centre! And it all looks so wonderful and makes me very happy to be greeted by this each morning at such a hard time for all.

15.01.2022 This morning the Kinder children found a spider in their playground. "What kind of spider is it?" "What can we name him?" "What does it eat?" "It is enormous like me!"... "How many legs does he have?" "Is he fluffy?" "What other spiders are there in the whole wide world?" We will use some time today to research spiders and answer these questions. The Kinder children love to learn and discover lots of new things about creatures in their outdoor learning environments.

15.01.2022 We love "The Wombat Wobble "

13.01.2022 We hope youre all staying safe and well at home this Easter, that way the big bunny will be sure to find our little ones. X

13.01.2022 Tomorrow is Red Nose Day! Please come to childcare wearing something Red!

13.01.2022 C O M M U N I T Y This morning Ange set off looking for washed sand for our children to have for inside play! A very big thank you to RAK DAVIS & SONS on Willis St in Winchelsea! ... One of our childrens Pas Max is the greatest and donated some bags of sand for our sand trough! Thanks Max (Pa) for donating the sand for our Sand Trough. Carson was very excited

12.01.2022 The Kinder children have been learning about Chinese New Year - The Year of the Ox. They have learnt about Chinese culture and the significance of the beautiful Cherry Blossom trees. The children were also shown a picture of an 'Ox' and invited to access materials off the art trolley to create their own Ox spoon finger puppets. Great job everyone!!

12.01.2022 Having lots of fun in our Pre Kindy Room today......

12.01.2022 Reminder for tomorrow for children and Staff attending Care.... DRESS UP DAY!!!!Reminder for tomorrow for children and Staff attending Care.... DRESS UP DAY!!!!

11.01.2022 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT We are all so excited! Yesterday one if our amazing dads surprised our Kindy children with a brand new veggie garden! ... Thank you so much Benn! We cannot thank you enough, were all very keen to start watching some special items grow!!!

09.01.2022 Recycling..... The children have enjoyed spending time using our donated recycled materials to use in our construction corner and to create their masterpieces in the Art Studio. The bubble wrap was lots of fun to use with paint for printing, while the cardboard cylinders were used to build garages and towers for our trains and cars. The children also enjoyed exploring our garden to collect sticks and branches to use as stamps for painting, creating lots of coloured dots on their paper.

08.01.2022 From 6 April to 28 June 2020 you wont need to pay child care fees which means were not paying Child Care Subsidy (CCS) during this time. If you started using ...child care since early April and want to keep using it after 28 June, you should start looking into CCS. If you want to claim it, and havent yet applied you should claim now. Theres no need to wait. If you were getting CCS before 6 April 2020, you wont need to do anything for it to start again on 29 June 2020. Find out more about CCS if youre new to child care here: https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/indiv//new-child-care

08.01.2022 Annual Dress Up Day

08.01.2022 The Kindy children created love hearts today to send to The Hesse Rural Health Staff and Residence to let them know we are thinking of them at these unprecedented times and that we miss them lots and lots

07.01.2022 Yesterday the Kindy children worked together to build their teepee, this morning they decided because it was raining they would build some, "Indoor Teepees", and some "Cubbies". They did an awesome job working together, to position the chairs, clips and blankets so "they roof wont fall down".

07.01.2022 CRAZY HAT DAY.....TUESDAY 1ST DECEMBER

07.01.2022 Please have a look at the multiple new positions advertised on "Jora".

05.01.2022 Today the Kinder children engaged in an experiment using food dye and celery. As an extension of their colour mixing last week they used their 3 Primary Colours RED, YELLOW AND BLUE as food dye, placing the celery into the jars to see what would happen to the celery over time. Throughout the session the children observed the celery change colour. This supported our understanding of how plants absorb water though their roots.

05.01.2022 BEST WISHES This week was Rachaels last week with us before she heads off on Maternity Leave! We wish Rach all the best, and we cannot wait to meet her newest addition! ... We miss you already!

03.01.2022 Dear Families of Winchelsea Early Learning Centre, FREINDLY REMINDER! Do you require care for your child/ children for any of the following days during the Christmas break Tuesday the 29th of December, Wednesday 30th December and 31st December. No additional day or change of day will be permitted throughout this three day period due to care and staffing arrangements.... Please inform the Centre manager if have planned holidays throughout December/ January if you have not already by emailing the centre or phoning. Thank you See more

03.01.2022 IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE A CHILD ENROLLED IN CHILD CARE: Whether youve lost your job or are keeping your child home to prevent the spread of cor...onavirus, please dont un-enrol your child. If youve lost your job or are working reduced hours, theres financial support you can access. Please dont just pull your child out of care. To access financial support, log on to MyGov and apply for temporary financial hardship (see below screenshot). This means the government may pay your childcare fees IN FULL for 13 weeks. If youre choosing to keep your child home, the government has extended the number of allowable absences that can be covered by the Child Care Subsidy (CCS). This may support you to keep your child home and still receive the CCS. Remember, keeping your child enrolled will help your child care service to continue paying educators. It will also ensure that your child care service doesnt go bankrupt and that you can return to work when our economy is ready to get back on track.

02.01.2022 PEN PALS DURING COVID 19 This week our Kindy children have been very intrigued about Covid-19 and have asked a lot of questions about their resident friends over and Hesse Rural Health. -Why cant we visit them?... -How come we havent been for a while? -When can we go again? Ange has had a lot of in-depth conversations about germs, the spreading, encouraging the children to wash hands and explaining why this needs to happen. The children then decided if they were unable to see their favourite residents again, which could be for some time and possibly not for this year, they would write them letters again to wish them well, tell them they miss them lots and cannot wait to see them all again!

01.01.2022 The Kinder children continue to enjoy using donated recycled materials as part of their Program. Today we started creating our cars and trucks ready to drive on Monday........watch this space as we share our exciting new adventures.... Hope you all have an awesome weekend!!

01.01.2022 B A B Y G I R L All of us at Winchelsea ELC would like to wish Rachael Pefanis a big Congratulations on the newest addition to your family. Beautiful baby Nora, born on the 4th of August. ... We cannot wait to meet her when the time is right. #ItsAGirl

01.01.2022 Seeking a Trainee to join our team. Full time/part time. Email expressions of interest to [email protected] By Weds 18th November. To commence asap.Seeking a Trainee to join our team. Full time/part time. Email expressions of interest to [email protected] By Weds 18th November. To commence asap.

01.01.2022 DRESS UP DAY, FRIDAY 13th NOVEMBER........