Staff Spotlight – Emily! Emily is the Room Leader in the Koala Room (0-2yrs) at Cardiff Tillys. She started at our Waratah 1 centre back in 2017 while she studied her Certificate III with Tillys College Of Childcare before transferring to Cardiff in 2019. Emily became room leader back in June of this year, and…
Here at Tillys Rutherford, our toddler room have been interested in creepy crawlies, bugs and insects but also really enjoying the A B C song. This week our educator Miss Beth and friends found a wonderful story book which incorporated animals and letters. Whilst reading the story together at group time, the children were able…
Tillys Waratah 2 is committed to improving our sustainability practices, and this week for National Recycling Week our service sustainability leader Kat, has kicked off a new project. Kat has designed a community library for children in the service to begin borrowing from. There are many books already to choose from in the library however,…
Last week Waratah 2 received a lovely email from our Elders at Nova Care, thanking our children on their ‘rainbow creations’ . Community involvement is beneficial in all areas of life. We see the impact it has in the work force and company culture, in schools, towns, and small businesses around the world. Perhaps, one…
Nature and sustainability Our Rutherford centre have been exploring their natural environment through spontaneous and planned experiences. These experiences allow the children to form an understanding of the beauty and importance of our natural environment. Following these current interests within the centre, our director has registered the centre with the ‘Get Grubby Program’. This is…
Gillieston Heights had their first week open! From all of the smiling and busy faces, you can see what a blessing it has been. We cannot wait to do it all again next week with all new children to join the family!
Today our 3-6 Preschool rooms at Waratah 2 had the opportunity to explore and learn interesting facts about sea creatures. We grouped on the mat to talk about how we can care for the ocean and further investigate the different species of creatures that live in the ocean. We were very excited to be able…
This week at Tillys Rutherford we celebrated Children’s Week. Children’s Week marks Australia’s ratification of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Children’s Week highlights that all children and young people can participate in and make a valuable contribution to their society and highlights an article from the United Nations Convention…
Something special to share… Over the last two months, Tillys at Rutherford have been hosting a donation and craft drive to send packages to soldiers around the world for Christmas. We have had so many beautiful, generous and delicious items donated that have now been packaged up and will be on their way soon to…
National Bird Week – Monday 18th October through to Sunday 24 October. This week children at Bolwarra Tillys engaged within a sustainable way to create bird feeders to attract some more local bird life to our already wonderful yard. We gathered cardboard, honey and bird seed to create our own feeders, and then we placed…