Today the children in the Sunflower room at Waratah 1 sat together to watch a video about space. The children were provided with a link to the video from one of our amazing families who wanted to share this interest with us all. The video explored space, rocket ships, and much more. The children were…
Kindergarten Dramatic Play To support and encourage a positive transition to school for the Pelican children at Tillys Fern Bay, Educator Caitlin set up a dramatic play space representing ‘Going to school’. The space is designed to provide the opportunity for the children to engage in play that allows them to explore ideas surrounding primary…
Staff Spotlight – Tabytha! Tabytha is an Educator from Tillys Cardiff and is currently in the 3-6 Lizard room. Taby has her Certificate lll in Early Childhood Education and Care and has just begun to study her Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care. Taby has been in the industry since 2016, starting with Tillys…
At Rutherford today, the children in the vacation care program for the school holidays had a dinosaur day they created a ROARsome Jurassic Land, played ‘The Floor Is Lava’, made their own fossils, and were involved in a dinosaur dig!
The children in the Sunflower room at Waratah 1 have been involved in Lunch Box Week this week. They each brought in a lunch box from home, which we filled with nutritious snacks and meals for the whole day. This experience assists children with preparing for primary school and is part of our Transition to…
Tillys Play & Development Centre at Gillieston Heights is set to open it’s doors in July 2021! Offering long day care for ages 0-5 years, as well as Out of School Hours care for 5-12 years. For more information or to register to enrol contact: gilliestonheights@tillyschildcare.com.au
Last week during National Child Protection Week our Sunflower Room at Waratah 1 participated in the Australia’s Biggest Child Safety Lesson from The Daniel Morcombe Foundation. The lesson focused on strategies for children aged 4-7 years, and included aspects of feeling safe and owning your body, who are safety helpers, as well as learning how…
The OOSH Room at Rutherford Tillys have been learning Auslan together as a new communication strategy
Yesterday Tillys Abermain celebrated R U OK DAY with a few activities to teach the children how to recognise when there friend may not be ok. First we started with a group time where Gill explained what R U OK DAY is. We then had a discussion with senarios where we encouraged the children to…
Yesterday at Fern Bay, the Pelican and Turtle friends worked together with thier eductors to build some scarecrows for our garden. We used recycled clothing, straw and some old stockings. We worked as a team to build a Mummy and a baby scarecrow. We talked with the children how this is an effective way to…