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Newsletter December 2021
Newsletter – December 2021 The Medowie Gumnuts December news is ready for downloading. Stay informed with what’s happening, and how you can help us care and educate your favourite little humans!
Newsletter March 2021
The Medowie Gumnuts March news is ready for downloading. Stay informed with what’s happening, and how you can help us care and educate your favourite little humans!
Newsletter February 2021
The Medowie Gumnuts February news is ready for downloading. Stay informed with what’s happening, and how you can help us care and educate your favourite little humans!
Ways To Support Your Child in their Childcare Setting
Once your child has settled into an early childhood education and care service, you can continue to support their development by: Maintaining a good relationship with the service’s staff and the director (if there is one) to continue the two-way communication Talking to staff about your child’s interests to see how they can be included in their day Letting the service know …
What Is A QUALITY Childcare Service?
Medowie Gumnut Preschool operates, and is assessed, against a set of national standards; the ‘National Quality Standards’ (NQS). The National Quality Standard (NQS) has seven quality areas that are important for better health and education outcomes for children. Early childhood education and care services are assessed and rated against the NQS by regulatory authorities in each state/territory. This information explains …
We Are Rated As Exceeding National Standards
Medowie Gumnut Preschool has been assessed and rated as ‘Exceeding’ National Quality Standards’. What does this mean? Education and care services across Australia are assessed and rated by their state and territory regulatory authority. All the approved services are assessed against the seven quality areas of the National Quality Standard. 1 Educational program and practice Your child is supported to participate …
The importance of play in children’s learning and development
Learning through play is one of the most important ways children learn and develop. Friedrich Froebel, a German educator who created the concept of the ‘kindergarten’, believed that “play is the highest expression of human development in childhood, for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child’s soul.” Educators at your child’s early childhood education and …
Illness in Childcare Services
Children come into contact with many other children and adults in an early education and care service environment, which can result in the contracting of infectious illnesses. Quality standards require these services to put specific strategies into action to minimise the spread of infectious illnesses. Remember: While every reasonable effort is taken to minimise the spread of illness, it is not …
Supporting Your Child
Once your child has settled into an early childhood education and care service, you can continue to support their development by: Maintaining a good relationship with the service’s staff and the director (if there is one) to continue the two-way communication Talking to staff about your child’s interests to see how they can be included in their day Letting the service know …
5 Safety Lessons You Can Teach Your Child at Home
Safety at home has always been a major concern with families, especially when both parents are in the workforce, and technology makes our lives incredibly transparent. Having safety expectations with your child should start at a young age and should be reinforced through on-going conversations and role modelling. There is no wrong time to start teaching children about safety, potential …
