Visit any of our Early Birds Edcuation & Childcare centres during ‘free play’ time, and you will most likely walk into a world of imagination with children pretending to be someone else, somewhere else, doing something else. Often referred to as ‘Imaginative Play‘, also known as ‘fantasy’ or ‘imaginary’ play, this behaviour is ever-present and absolutely…
Nature is one of our greatest learning tools, as it influences the way we approach teaching and developing a child’s knowledge, wellbeing and sense of self. As parents and early childhood educators, we’re always hearing about the importance of limiting our children’s ‘screen time’, and with technology at home, in schools and throughout the community,…
All work and no play? Hardly! At Early Birds Education & Childcare, play IS work and it’s essential to building children’s creativity and imagination, as well as other learning skills and dispositions.
We often have childhood memories of learning the alphabet, the days of the week, or counting to 100. However, some of the most useful life skills can sometimes be interpreted as a “random encounter” or be taken for granted entirely.
We get it. Christmas comes but once a year and we’re all going to enjoy some “naughty treats” throughout the silly season, and we should, we’re celebrating after all! But, just to balance out all that sugar etc… we’ve compiled a few healthy and fun ideas in keeping with the holiday spirit: 1.Banana Snowmen from One…
Why try to explain miracles to your kids when you can just have them plant a garden.” – Robert Brault
At Joseph Banks Education & Childcare, we learn just as much outdoors as we do in indoors because we feel it’s important for children to learn about their natural environment and how they can have a positive influence on their world. We make every attempt to teach the children that sustainability is so much more…
At Joseph Banks Education & Childcare we value providing children with the tools to learn HOW to learn. We’ve found that one of the best ways to encourage the early learning process is through music. Our Forest Lake early childhood educators take every opportunity to inspire children’s learning through singing, dancing, playing simple musical instruments or through…
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