Today, 4 September 2024 is Early Childhood Educators’ Day!
This day recognises & celebrates the work of Australia’s educators in early learning services (long day care, family day care, kindergarten/preschools and occasional care) for their wonderful contribution to the wellbeing and healthy development of the young children in their care.
We proudly invite you to help us celebrate our wonderful educators!
Heaps Physics: force exerted, space & speed. Maths: angles & distance. Physical development: hand-eye coordination, balance & gross motor skills. Cognitive development: trial & error, problem solving & experimenting different strategies. Social development: negotiation, turn taking & sharing. Language development: expressive communication, extending on vocabulary. Concepts: fast/slow, first/next, close/far. Emotional development: sense of achievement, regulating and expressing emotions in an acceptable manner & celebrating others’ achievements.
Sustainability Week
At our centre, we continually engage children in sustainability awareness and sustainable practices, like saving paper by using recycled paper bags and materials for art, saving water when washing hands, and turning off switches to save energy for lights and appliances not in use.
This Sustainability Week, we focused on learning about the different types of bins and how we use them to sort rubbish versus recyclable materials, and how we can implement this learning at home, in the community and at the centre.
Another sustainability experience we focused on was growing our own plants. The children in all rooms were invited to use pea plant and fenugreek seeds to make their own individual pot plants and observe the plant growing process. These pots were sent home after the plant was firmly established, linking our learning with families. We also invited families to share what sustainable habits they practice at home, to extend and consolidate the children’s learning based on input from families.
Mother’s Day
We celebrated our Mothers’ Day event in the centre by inviting mothers and grandmothers to join us and the children for a lovely morning filled with love, fun, treats and different experiences. Families were invited to join our morning tea, with tea and snacks lovingly prepared by the children along with educators, in an inviting and relaxing environment. It was a special time for our Mums.
Later, the Mums joined their children in the rooms where special experiences were set up for them to engage in together. These experiences were aimed at connecting with our families in a meaningful way, as well as showing love and respect for our Mums on their special day.
A special raffle was also conducted to add more fun to the event, which our Mums and children really enjoyed. Congrats to our lucky winners!
Did you know?
In 2024, families can access fee relief for preschool-aged children
through the NSW Government’s Start Strong program.
3YO Fee Relief Payment
If your child was born between
1 August 2020 to 31 July 2021
you could access fee relief of up to
$500 per year divided into a
$9.61 fixed fee reduction per week
4YO+ Fee Relief Payment
If your child was born
on or before 31 July 2020
you could access fee relief of up to
$2,110 per year divided into a
$40.57 fixed fee reduction per week
Learn more at: Start Strong for families (nsw.gov.au)
Enrol now at:
Lunar New Year – January 2024
Holi – March 2024
Easter Hat Parade – March 2024
Another great year, another great ending!
Our End of Year Party was a big hit this year, as we celebrated with our children and families at the Chipmunks Play Centre.
The event was planned for a couple of hours, though the excitement and joy went on for the whole month. Children, leading up to the event, were planning what they are going to play with, who they are going to play with, what meal they will be choosing and then reflecting on their experiences afterwards. Great memories were made that will stay with us forever while we farewelled 2023 and welcomed 2024 as a big family.
In preparation to welcoming 2024, we have started taking new enrolments, meeting and greeting new families to join our family. We are very excited in making more memories as we watch our children’s educational and developmental GROWth in 2024.
Kind regards,
Miss Mel
Centre Director
Grow ELC Blacktown
The sadness of having to say “goodbye” to our children who will be starting BIG School in 2023 and the joy of farewelling them with an amazing Graduation Celebration – concert performance, award ceremony, farewell disco, graduation lunch and then ending our event with a visit to the local Wildlife Park.
Great memories were made on this very special day with all our 2023 Graduates and their families. CONGRATULATIONS to all our 2023 Graduates and their families!
We are all very proud of you and feel blessed to have been a part of your lives.
Wishing you all the best in your future education journey.
Kind regards,
Miss Mel
Centre Director
Grow ELC Blacktown
Halloween Fun – October 2023
Diwali Celebrations – November 2023
Graduation Ceremony – November 2023
End-of-Year Celebrations – December 2023
