Endeavour Early Education Dural provides the most enriching early education all in our fantastic centre in Dural for 1-6 year olds. As well as exceptional care and nurturing, the Endeavour 'Whole Child' program includes organic meals and snacks prepared fresh daily, music therapy sessions, mandarin lessons, our large natural outdoor play area including organic mud-pit, pirate ship, organic vegetable garden beds and fruit tress, an extensive arts program as well as Endeavour Academy ensuring every child receives the school readiness they deserve. Our hours of operation are 7:30am - 6:30pm.
Our lovely educators are selectively chosen and all have a genuine love and commitment for the children in their care. To find out why our Endeavour families all rate us five stars please contact us.
The Hills Little Learners Childcare Centre is a Long Day Care Centre and Pre School. The staff at Hills Little Learners are caring, energetic, and above all, enthusiastic about your child’s development.
We pride ourselves on an excellent staff that do everything to ensure your child is given the best start. The Centre is licenced for 28 children per day, for ages 0 to 5 years. Being a small Centre, The Hills Little Learners provides a homely atmosphere where your child gets the attention they deserve. Contact us for more information.
Little Bunnies Childcare Centre Limited vacancies are available for 2019 enrolments!
Contact us today for more information! Call us and book a centre visit today! 02 9639 4478.
We have received a number of good feedback from our families this year who are very happy with us and this is a big encouragement for our team to continuously improve our care and education for our children and families in 2019!
We look after and educate children from 2 to 6 years in a safe and interactive learning environment.
Operating hours: 7:30am to 6pm Monday to Friday, meals are provided and included in the daily fee. The meat is Halal certified and prepared freshly everyday. Meals with individual eating requirements are available and prepared fresh to meet families' expectations.
Our ultimate goal is to provide a holistic support for all children in our community across different learning areas. Our team aims at helping children succeed based on their learning interests and strengths.
Why choose Little Bunnies?
- Affordable fees (Childcare Subsidy is available)
- Quality care and education programs
- Strong Transition to School programs for preschool age children
- Fresh and nutritious meals provided daily
- Experienced educators with passion in working with children and families
- Highly engaging experiences and activities for children at all age groups
- Open to Families' voices and suggestions
- Flexible routines
- Positive parent feedback
Contact us for more information.
Cherrybrook Community Pre-School is licensed by The Department of Education and Communities for 3-5 year olds. The centre caters for a maximum of 25 children a day and operates between the hours of 8.30am and 3.30pm during school terms.
Contact us for a tour or more information.
Annangrove Preschool Kindergarten ! offers
- Individualised School Readiness Program.
- Fresh nutritious meals provided daily.
- External activities run by professionals all inclusive of the preschool fees.
- Open from 7:00 to 6:30 with the option of Preschool hours 8:00 to 4:00.
- A beautiful semi-rural surrounding where the children can grow with age specific areas.
- Large shaded deck area for children to explore with access to our very own sustainable yard.
- Sustainable yard with animals, veggies, herbs and fruit trees.
- Latest technology including interactive smart boards.
- An interactive online software program for families to stay in touch throughout the day.
- Hills family owned and operated.
Book in a tour today Contact Nikki or Faith 9654 0176
Rouse Hill Preschool Kindergarten has been nurturing and educating children since 1975 in the Hills District. We are open 630am to 630pm for all age groups or we also provide a short day 830am to 430pm for our 3-5 year olds. Meals are included in the 0-3 room whilst the older children bring a lunch box as part of our school readiness preparation. We have 4 separate rooms 0-2/2-3/3-4/4-5 to cater for all children in the years before primary school.
We are currently expanding our Pre-School rooms 4-5years in a new Early Learning Centre due to open early in 2019. We are currently enrolling for 2019 in all rooms, so please drop in any morning, between 9am and 11.30am for a tour of our beautiful natural playgrounds and to meet our experienced and qualified educators. For more information go to our website at www.rousehillpreschool.com.u or like us on facebook .
Learning Links
If your child is showing signs that they struggle with learning, have social, emotional or behavioural issues, or are behind their peers with speech development or fine and gross motor skills, Learning Links is here to help.
We offer a range of assessments, including cognitive/IQ, academic skills, dyslexia, autism, ADHD, behavioural, speech and language, and occupational therapy. Our professionals can determine your child’s strengths, needs, preferred learning style and any appropriate interventions – an important first step in understanding how to best support them.
Following each assessment, you’ll receive a comprehensive written report to outline results as well as recommendations for your child.
Learning Links understands that every child is unique and has different strengths and challenges. That’s why we work closely with each family to provide guidance and the best possible program and opportunities for them to reach their full learning potential now and in the future.
To find out more about assessments, contact our friendly Customer Care team on (02) 8525 8222 or visit www.learninglinks.org.au. Our Bella Vista Learning Centres is located at 6a/7 Meridian Place Bella Vista NSW 2153.
Frontrunner Learning Centres
" I can't do this... I am just too dumb!"
If your child is struggling at school in Maths, Reading, Writing or Homework we can help you.
Life-changing Tutoring Solutions. We focus on your child's motivation, confidence, anxiety, freeing them from the fear of failure, encouraging them to do their best and never give up and helping them to find the love of learning.
Book your free educational assessment with us. Over 21 years helping children get in front stay in front.
www.frontrunnerlearningcentres.com.au or 1300 851 065
PARENT INFORMATION
Introducing Body Safety & Protective Behaviours – Top Tips for Parents
With around 1 in 5 children being sexually abused before their 18th birthday, it is extremely important that every parent/carer sits down with their child to discuss protective behaviours with their young children. However, most parents feel ill-equipped to do so and are still in the dark about the reality of childhood sexual abuse. Michelle Derrig, child protection advocate and author of protective behaviours picture book ‘Only For Me’ shares her top tips below:
Understand the statistics
Before introducing the topic, it is essential that you understand the reality of childhood sexual abuse. According to the Australian Criminology’s website almost 90% of victims will actually be abused by someone they know and in approximately half of these cases the child will be abused by a family member. The other key point to understand, is that not all childhood sexual abuse is perpetrated by adults, with Bravehearts now quoting that ‘somewhere between 30 to 60% of childhood abuse is perpetrated by another child or young person’. This means that abuse often occurs outside the typical environment you imagine –it could be while children are playing with their peers, on a playdate, at a park, or even whilst at school or their childcare centre.
Provide specific information
To shift the power away from perpetrators, it is important that you don’t just speak in general terms. Instead provide children with specific examples of inappropriate behaviours. For instance:
- Teach children that it is wrong for anyone to take a photograph of their private parts or show them any images of private parts on any sort of device.
- Teach children that it doesn’t matter if someone tells them that it’s a game, rewards them, or gives them treats or gifts – it is still not ok.
- Highlight that these rules apply no matter the person’s age, gender, status in the community, or their relationship to the child i.e. friend, family or stranger.
- Empower them with the knowledge that they can say ‘no’ at any point that someone’s touch doesn’t feel right - including kissing, stroking, cuddling, snuggling or tickling.
- Help children to understand the physical cues which may indicate that they’re feeling uncomfortable. i.e. sweaty palms, butterflies in their tummy, feeling sick.
- Identify that abusive behaviour is never a secret, even if someone threatens them, or if they think they are to blame;
- Remind children that no matter what, abusive behaviour is never their fault and that they won’t be in trouble.
Practice responding to unsafe situations
Initially, get the children to practice saying ‘no’ in a loud voice; for those aged 3+, also get them to practice a sentence like ‘don’t do that – I don’t like it’. If dealing with older school aged children, you should also provide them with an alternate method to extricate themselves from a situation e.g. saying that they need to go to the toilet, or they think they can hear mum calling.
Develop their network of trust
Help children identify five trusted adults that they could go to, if they were ever worried, or if someone did the wrong thing. Reinforce that nothing is ever so awful that they can’t tell someone about it; and that if they did tell someone and the adult didn’t help them, then they must keep on telling until someone does.
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For further information about having protective behaviour conversations with young children, or to learn about Michelle’s Parent Workshops, you can visit www.onlyforme.com.au
