Skip to content
Facebook page opens in new windowInstagram page opens in new window
Tillys Play & Development Centre
Child Care Centre and Early Childhood Education
Tillys Play & Development CentreTillys Play & Development Centre
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Our Philosophy
  • Our Centres
    • Abermain
    • Bolwarra
    • Cardiff
    • Chisholm – NOW OPEN!
    • East Maitland
    • Fern Bay
    • Gillieston Heights – NOW OPEN!
    • Greta
    • Rutherford
    • Waratah 1
    • Waratah 2
    • OOSH and Vacation Care
  • Career Opportunities
    • Staff Log-in
  • For Families
    • Transition to School
    • For Families
    • Blog
    • Centre News & Events
    • Nutrition
  • Contact
  • Home
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Our Philosophy
  • Our Centres
    • Abermain
    • Bolwarra
    • Cardiff
    • Chisholm – NOW OPEN!
    • East Maitland
    • Fern Bay
    • Gillieston Heights – NOW OPEN!
    • Greta
    • Rutherford
    • Waratah 1
    • Waratah 2
    • OOSH and Vacation Care
  • Career Opportunities
    • Staff Log-in
  • For Families
    • Transition to School
    • For Families
    • Blog
    • Centre News & Events
    • Nutrition
  • Contact

Centre News & Events

Feb262021

Fern Bay’s New Creepy Crawly Friends

News & EventsBy Danae MacIntyreFebruary 26, 2021

At Tillys Fern Bay our Toddler Tribe and Preschool tribes have recently had some new pets join their rooms. The Toddlers now have three pet hermit crabs Shelly, Sandy and Spiky. While our preschool friends have had some stick insects join their tribe. Through caring for their new pets the children are learning to care…

Details
Feb252021

Tillys childcare

Allied Health Collective Information Evening at Cardiff

News & EventsBy Danae MacIntyreFebruary 25, 2021

ALLIED HEALTH COLLECTIVE held a free information evening at Tillys Cardiff on Monday 22nd February. We were lucky enough to hear from 4 amazing professionals sharing their knowledge in their fields with our families about child development: • Sprouting Health Integrative Family Chiropractic & Kinesiology – Dr Jeremy Thomas • Inspire Ability Speech Therapist -…

Details
Feb242021

Tillys childcare Waratah 1

‘Free Mess Painting’ in The Butterfly Room at Waratah 1

News & EventsBy Danae MacIntyreFebruary 24, 2021

Today our Butterfly room at Waratah 1 enjoyed another technique of painting. This time we explored ‘Free mess painting’. Educator Loris invited the children to do a painting and as the children were waiting for aprons and paint brushes, Educator Loris squirted a few colours of paint onto a piece of paper and then placed…

Details
Feb232021

Tillys childcare Bolwarra

Practicing Evacuations at Bolwarra

News & EventsBy Danae MacIntyreFebruary 23, 2021

Throughout this week at Bolwarra Tillys we have been involved in evacuation drills to prepare us in case there is ever an emergency. We conduct drills four times per year and include varied scenarios. Today there was a mock ‘fire in the laundry’. We practiced what we would do in that situation and moved as…

Details
Feb222021

Tillys childcare greta

Greta Pre-Schoolers Exploring Science

News & EventsBy Danae MacIntyreFebruary 22, 2021

Last week at Greta, in our Transition to School Program, our Pre-schoolers have been exploring different aspects of science. Our children have always enjoyed the story, “Room on Broom” by Julia Donaldson, therefore to extend on this interest and to incorporate our subject of science, the Pre-schoolers were given the opportunity to create potions/ perfumes…

Details
Feb222021

Tillys Childcare Abermain

Abermain Team Building

News & EventsBy Danae MacIntyreFebruary 22, 2021

Over the weekend the educators of Tillys Abermain enjoyed a team building experience at Pinot and Picasso. It encouraged the educators to bond and to allow their creativity to flow while painting there representation of good vibrations.

Feb202021

Tillys Childcare Waratah 2

Woodwork at Waratah 2!

News & EventsBy Danae MacIntyreFebruary 20, 2021

There is something really special about engaging young children in woodwork at Waratah 2. It is so different from other activities. The smell and feel of wood, using real tools, the sounds of hammering and sawing, the use of strength and coordination, the focus and concentration on their little faces as they create, imagine and…

Details
Feb192021

Tillys Childcare Rutherford

Dinosaur Fun in the Lions Room at Rutherford

News & EventsBy Danae MacIntyreFebruary 19, 2021

The Lions room at Tillys Rutherford are currently exploring all things dinosaurs! This interest led learning journey emerged from the childrens voices after discovering one of our huge dinosaurs outside. So far the teachers and children have explored dinosaurs in playdough, painting their interpretation of a dinosaur by using a picture of a real dinosaur…

Details
Feb172021

Tillys childcare Muswellbrook

Gardening Fun at Muswellbrook Tillys!

News & EventsBy Danae MacIntyreFebruary 17, 2021

This week at Muswellbrook Tillys we replanted one of the garden beds. The Toddler children have taken responsibility for caring for the plants and ensuring they water them daily and are also being very careful of the plants to ensure they are not stepped on or pulled out. Gardening has many benefits for children including…

Details
1
2345
…678910…
111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
32

Tillys Play & Development Centres would like to acknowledge Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the traditional custodians of this land on which each of our centres sit. We pay respect to the Elders; past, present and future for they hold the Indigenous memories and traditions of culture and country for all Australians. We also acknowledge the diverse cultures and abilities of all people represented in our community.

Web Design by East Coast Marketing.

Copyright 2021 Tillys Play & Development Centre.

Go to Top