School Readiness: The Importance of the Lunchbox Starting Kindergarten is a big milestone for children and their families. There is often lots of focus on learning letters, numbers, recognising names and developing social skills, but one important part of school readiness can sometimes be overlooked: the humble lunchbox! At Tillys Play & Development Centres, feedback…
Preparing for School Readiness (And What It Really Means) When families hear the term “school readiness,” it’s easy to think about learning the alphabet, counting to ten or writing a name. While these skills can certainly be helpful, school readiness is about so much more than academic knowledge. At Tillys Play & Development Centres, we…
Why Sleep Matters: Understanding Children’s Sleep Needs from Birth to Five Sleep is one of the most important building blocks for a child’s health, growth and development. Just like nutritious food, active play and loving relationships, quality sleep helps children thrive during the early years. From birth to five years of age, children’s brains and…
What Is Pedagogy and Practice? If you’ve ever read information about early childhood education, you may have come across the word “pedagogy.” While it may sound like a complex educational term, the meaning is actually quite simple. Pedagogy is the way educators teach, support and nurture children’s learning and development. It includes everything educators do,…
Creative Arts in Early Childhood: The Benefits of Music, Art & Sensory Play When we think of children painting a picture, singing a favourite song or exploring a sensory tray, it can be easy to see these as simply fun activities. But in early childhood, these experiences are so much more than play—they are powerful…
Transitioning Through Our Rooms: From Nursery to Toddler to Preschool One of the most exciting parts of your child’s early learning journey is watching them grow, develop and move through each stage of our centre. At Tillys Play & Development Centres, transitioning from the Nursery to the Toddler Room and then into Preschool is a…
More science week fun from Tillys Cooranbong last week! Our educators planned many wonderful experiences in their rooms for science week to enhance children’s learning around science & STEM ideas. Our children engaged in various scientific experiments and messy play activities for hands on learning & exploration which they absolutely loved!
Experimenting with Trajectory and Distance Last week in the Researchers’ room at East Maitland the children continued to explore scientific concepts through experimenting with force as they took turns at throwing their paper aeroplanes to reach the end of the runway. While some peers flew their plane with the force needed to reach their goal,…
Science week at Tillys Greta
Exploring & creating with clay at Tillys Greta Last week our nursery children took clay to a whole new level! They absolutely loved the squishy texture, choosing to press their bare feet right into the clay and rub it in to feel the cool, muddy sensation. To add to the fun, they used natural materials…