Did you know that Tillys East Maitland has a community pantry? It is located just outside our front doors at the service, during opening hours. Please feel free to take what you need and leave what you can. If you have any unwanted items that you would like to donate, please feel free to pop…
Yoyo The Scarecrow takes home a Win!!! Congratulations to Bolwarra Tillys for taking home 1st place at the Maitland Show-Youth Scarecrow Competition 2024. We have received a $70.00 voucher for Clever Patch which our OOSH children will be able to enjoy some new resources. Yoyo will be in the entrance way for the rest of…
Our Rutherford centre are currently reflecting on the Child Safe Standards. The Standards provide us with guidance as to how we can better drive a child safe culture, adopt strategies and act to put the interests of children first, and to keep them safe from harm. Mel, Rutherford’s 2IC, has jumped on board the centre…
How To Make Play Dough at Home – Easy! Play dough is one of our favourite childhood pass times and can initiate some great exploration ideas and ignite the imagination! From rolling, squeezing, stretching, moulding and kneading, these opportunities for developing fine motor skills and muscle development can help with children utilising these muscles…
Today, Nicholas from Jeral Puppets visited our toddlers and preschoolers at Tillys Rutherford. The children were intrigued as they listened and watched Nicholas, the puppeteer, performing different nursery rhymes, such as 5 little ducks, the enormous turnip, hickory dickory dock, and many more. Thank you for coming to our centre.
On Saturday Tillys hosted its Annual Awards Ceremony and celebrated 30 Years of Tillys! Educators and staff from across our 11 centres came together to celebrate each others successes, dedication and passion for Early Childhood Education and Care throughout 2023. Congratulations to all of our finalists and winners!
🌟 Employee Referral Bonus! 🌟 Chantelle from Tillys Fern Bay has received a $300 gift card for referring someone she knows for a position at her centre! Thanks for supporting your Tillys team!
The children in the Dolphin room at Tillys Greta have started their year exploring their creative skills. To extend on the water painting from yesterday, educators and the children made their own paint brushes. We sourced our own resources from the back garden such as leaves and sticks. Before heading out we sat together and…
Our preschool children at Tillys East Maitland have been very excited to see this new gross motor opportunity their Researchers educators have set up. We value different types of play in all play environments, and have seen many benefits of allowing children a designated space to move their bodies inside. Recognising that gross motor movement…
Tillys East Maitland Exceeds the National Quality Standards in 7 out of 7 Quality Areas! Tillys East Maitland has recently been rated as Exceeding the National Quality Standards under the National Quality Framework. We are all so proud that their hard work and love to the children, families, learning, education and whole service dedication has…