The children in the Echidna room at Tillys Cardiff enjoyed their first session of ‘Cooking with Courtney’ on Monday! The children assisted chef Courtney in making bush tomato scones for NAIDOC week. They stood at the kitchen bench and assisted with measuring out ingredients, tasting ingredients, stirring the mixture together and cutting out portions with…
A big congratulations to our educator Ashleigh from Greta who has completed her Certificate lll in Early Childhood Education and Care! All your hard work has paid off, we are so proud of you and so lucky to have you at Tillys Greta
Our Rutherford centre had Hunter Podiatry Services come to assess our preschool and toddler children. Our bodies development is so important and early detection is crucial for our children’s growth.
What a wonderful and comfortable week it was last week at Chisholm Tillys as the children and staff participated in Pyjama Week! The children and staff have been talking about the importance of rest and sleep time, while learning about the children’s bedtime routines. A gold coin contribution has been donated by families and educators…
Tillys Waratah 2 joined in the Sea of hearts challenge! Creating a sea of hearts on our front fence, created by our children, families and Educators. Reconciliation must live in the hearts, minds and actions of all Australians as we move forward, creating a nation strengthened by respectful relationships between the wider Australian community and…
All of the children at Waratah 1 yesterday came together and enjoyed exploring some parachute play (while showing off some great outfits for pyjama week!). The children worked together with their educators to hold the parachute and move it up into the air and back down again, as well as adding balls to roll around…
Staff Spotlight – Maureen! Maureen “Mauz” has been a part of our Rutherford Tillys Family since 2019. Maureen is the service Educational Leader for our LDC, working on and off the floor supporting our management team and educators. Maureen shows dedication and commitment to bring our service philosophy to life while mentoring and facilitating growth…
Today at Tillys Waratah 2, we were so incredibly honoured to host a smoking ceremony to bless our mural designed and created by talented local artist April Newman. Rhu from Winanga –y Dreaming, who is currently running a program here at Tillys W2, lead the ceremony in our 0-2 yard. After the mural was blessed…
Today our Rutherford centre had a special visit from the local Fire and Rescue service. The firemen and firewoman gave a presentation for our preschool children. Fire safety education for children is the first line of defence against misuse of fire and fire fatalities and injuries. Prevention through education is the single most modifiable strategy…
Tillys Chisholm would like to give a BIG thank you to NSW RFS – Thornton Brigade for visiting our centre this week. The morning was filled with some very excited children as they saw the truck pull up in the car park. The Bottlebrush children were lucky enough to meet with Kat and hear about…