National Child Protection Week is held annually from the 6th to the 12th of September and is an important week in terms of promoting the wellbeing and safety of Australia’s children. This years theme is ‘Putting Children First’. Putting children first means prioritising the safety and wellbeing of children. To grow up well, children need…
DetailsLast week the children in the preschool room at Waratah 2 were involved in Indigenous Literacy Day on the 2nd of September. They participated in a group presentation celebrating Indigenous language & literacy. Following on from this the children explored the variety of Indigenous books in the the centre. Indigenous Literacy Day aims to raise…
DetailsToday the children in our Out Of School Hours (OOSH) program at Rutherford gave our awesome educators thankyou certificates with a message explaining why we are so special to them
Our Sea Shell & Rock Pool friends at Fern Bay have been embracing the outdoors & taking their naps outdoors! Research has shown the benefits of being outdoors, that children have better brain development, bone and muscular development, social and cognitive development, better emotional wellbeing and less illness. Here at Tillys Fern Bay…we believe that…
DetailsIndigenous Literacy Week at Fern Bay The children in the Pelican Room at Fern Bay explored a new interest table called ‘The Colours of Worimi Land’. Miss Mel collected soil and sand samples from our local environment and matched these samples with photos from the locations they were collected from. There were white and yellow…
DetailsThis week at Waratah 1 we have been celebrating Superhero Week for the Bear Cottage. Bear Cottage is the only children’s hospice in NSW. Established in 2001, Bear Cottage provides support, respite and end-of-life care to children with life-limiting illnesses and their families. Please continue to dress up in your superhero outfits.
DetailsStaff Spotlight – Bridget! Bridget is an Educator at Tillys Bolwarra and is currently in the 3-6 years Echidna room. Bridget has her Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care and has been in the industry for over 19 years. She started her journey at our Bolwarra centre in December 2018 and has been a…
DetailsLast night Abermain Tillys hosted a transition to school information night via zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions. They reached out to Erin Gibbs from Abermain public school who gave great information on how to help children get ready for school, orientation information and how to make the transition process smooth for next year. A big…
DetailsAs part of our Book week celebrations the Pelican children at Fern Bay focused on the book ‘Where The Wild Things Are’. Miss Mel read the story then handed out some puppets to our friends to help tell the story. We then read the story a second time with our friends acting out the story…
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