Our Intergenerational Program at Rutherford Tillys We are so proud to be continuing our wonderful Intergenerational Program with our local nursing home! For our older community members spending time with the children can bring joy, companionship and a wonderful sense of connection and purpose. These visits create relationships, opportunities to learn from knowledge and hear…
Fuelling growing bodies and bright minds, our talented cooks at Rutherford craft vibrant, nutrient-packed fruit and vegetable platters designed specifically for children. Bursting with delicious flavours, fun, and colourful arrangements, these healthy snacks make getting their daily vitamins an exciting and eagerly anticipated part of the day!
A huge thank you to Sharni and Brendan, Remy’s mum, and dad, for generously donating the large wooden cable reels to Tillys Abermain! These wonderful additions have created exciting new opportunities for our children to challenge themselves, explore managed risk, and build confidence through play. Some children approached the reels with hesitation at first, but…
Today at Tillys Abermain, we proudly celebrated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day – a day to honour the strength, culture, identity, and voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. We were delighted to welcome Renee and Jasmine from Nature and Nurture, who joined us for a special centre event. Together, the children…
Our Fashion Design Project at Tillys Abermain Our children have been deeply invested in their ongoing fashion design project, exploring creativity, self-expression, and the many possibilities of working with fabrics and textiles. As part of this project, we reached out to our wonderful Abermain families to see if anyone had white clothing the children could…
Our budding fashion designers at Tillys Abermain have been busy learning a new skill! Recently, Maureen introduced the children to the sewing machine as part of their ongoing fashion design project. She carefully explained how the sewing machine works and supported the children as they explored the different types of stitches it can create. With…
Our Joey children from our Cooranbong centre engaged in a fun painting experience to continue furthering their interests, creativity & curiosity The educators covered a tuff tray with aluminium foil and set out a selection of brightly coloured paints with cotton buds for the children to explore. It didn’t take long before the children came…
Tillys Waratah 2 Preschool In the preschool environments we have been reflecting on Quality Area 3 and the use of loose parts in the children’s play and environments. In particular, we have been reflecting on our outdoor environments. Our educators have been intentionally creating areas to promote curiosity and problem solving. We have seen the…
Yesterday, the children and educators at Waratah 1 proudly wore their favourite footy colours to help raise vital funds for Aussie kids battling cancer. This cause is one that is especially close to the hearts of everyone at Waratah 1. We are incredibly proud to support families and children affected by childhood cancer and to…
This week at Abermain Tillys, we had a wonderful visit from Amy at Cessnock Library! Amy shared a fantastic selection of stories with the children, bringing each book to life with enthusiasm and fun. We also enjoyed singing songs together using a variety of exciting props, which had everyone joining in with smiles and laughter.…