Exploring animal care in a child care centre setting
A child care centre setting can be a perfect space to explore the idea of animal care. Not only are animals a natural point of interest for young children but they can also offer great points to consider some of the social skills such as kindness and empathy that can be harder to teach in formal settings. Here are some of the ways that animal care can be used as a jumping point for learning outcomes.
Running Stress-free "Book Week" Celebrations At Your Childcare Or Preschool
Book Week is a great celebration to engage in with children of any age, but pre-schoolers are often particularly excited by the chance to dress up. For many Australian parents it's often a nostalgic time as well as they remember the fun they had growing up. Here are some ways to make the day stress free. Send an explanation home If you have parents from other cultures, they may not know the tradition of dressing up for Book Week.
Cute Mothers Day Gifts To Make At Childcare
For busy working mothers with children in childcare, Mothers Day can be anticlimactic, especially if they don't have a romantic partner to appreciate the hard work that goes into parenting day to day. Childcare can be a great venue to get the kids making a gift that doubles as a fun and education craft activity. Here are some kids craft ideas that can be used as cute gifts. Get your childcare centre started on these soon to make sure they're done by the second Sunday in May!
Supporting normal speech development in the childcare environment
In the busy childcare environment, it can be challenging to give each child the one on one attention that helps children develop speech and language. Here are some of the activities that you can do to stimulate children's language development, even in a busy childcare environment. Babies As you hand babies items, make sure to verbalise the items that you are handing them such as "sippie" or "dummy" and prompt them to repeat.
