Lemon Myrtle - Bush Tucker
Morning Tea Time helping to build cultural awareness
Empowered Family Day Care Gallery
“A child must know that they are a miracle, that since the beginning of time and until the end of time there will not be, another child like them.” ~ Pablo Casals
"An empowered community celebrates individuality. Having confidence, knowledge, skill, and desire to personally succeed, will lead to a team's success." ~ EFDCS
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Indigenous Symbols & Meaning
Exploring symbols to build knowledge in children's learning
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Cultural Competency - Did you know?
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Story Telling Mediums
Sharing stories of different cultural practices and worldviews
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Navigating Risk to Grow
Opportunities for children to explore and test their own capacities
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Risk Taking - Did you know?
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Small Steps
Creating capable and resilient children who are confident to try
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Risk in Play
Supporting opportunities to negotiate which are appropriate for growth
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Real Life Tasks
Follow each child's curiosity - master skills & extend abilities
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Cause & Effect
Children use play to investigate, explore and try new ideas
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Experimenting through Play
Collaborating to explore new ways of doing
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Projects - Did you know?
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Learning to be Respectful
Taking part in Acts of Kindness
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Flexible Kindy Program - Did you know?
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Engaging in STEM
Exploring different life cycles
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Play Based Learning
We focus on Literacy & Numeracy
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Curriculum & the Environment
Encompassing all interactions designed to foster learning
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Evolving Children's Curriculum
Exploring and building upon knowledge and ideas through play
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Curriculum - Did you know?
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Interactive Curriculum
Involving each other in our learning
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Nature Play - Did you know?
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Unstructured Outdoor Play
Activates new ways of thinking
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Natures Creations
Provides enjoyable lessons to increase creativity
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Connecting with Nature
Caring for ourselves and what nature provides us
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Yarning Circles & Tea Time
Encourage reflection and connection for all
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Discussions of Surroundings
Experiences that create awe & wonder
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Beach Kindy - Did you know?
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Guided Beach Walks
Encountering new experiences with peers that build relationships
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Schoolies are wonderful role models
Supporting their peers in group experiences
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Schoolies in FDC - Did you know?
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Building Relationships
Being confident to teach and share knowledge
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Feeling successful in their learning
Through play share new skills & create with younger children
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Connecting with Family & Friends
Making time to enjoy the beauty around us
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Social Connections
Enjoying the company of like minded peers
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Educator Wellbeing - Did you know?
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Creation Stations
Play at work; stay inspired & have fun
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Sustainability - Did you know?
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Navigating Risk in Play
Creating natural environments and providing natural materials for play
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Re-use & Up-cycling Materials
Knowledge of, and respect for natural and constructed environments
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Projects & Experiences
We aim to embed meaningful moments into programs at our services
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Guiding Practice
Working in collaboration to achieve goals and outcomes
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Educational Leadership - Did you know?
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Discussions Evoke Inspiration
Liaising with each other to build on existing knowledge & create a sense of community
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Building Positive Partnerships
Effective leadership builds trust & a strong organisational culture
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Natural Materials
Providing various natural materials appeal to childrens senses & educate them on their world around them
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Open Ended Learning
Defining specific learning areas for exploration to take place provokes learning
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Provocations - Did you know?
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Flexible Learning Spaces
Encourages imagination amongst children as they manipulate their tools around them
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Bush Kindy - Did you know?
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Encouraging Curiosity
Learning about the world and the impact of people on the environment
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Tea Time Ritual
Creating a sense of unity as we make time to connect and reflect
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Investigating Relationships in Nature
Talking about people, land, plants and animals as we look around us
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Incorporates Math & Focus
Measuring ingredients, following instructions & thinking about what comes next
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Improves Fine Motor & Cognitive
Forming, manipulating & creating a yummy masterpiece
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Builds Self Confidence
Feeling a sense of accomplishment when given tasks that allow them to succeed
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Cooking - Did you know?
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Responsiblilty & Respect
Sharing of information creates new ideas, thoughts and concepts for others
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Healthy Eating - Did you know?
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Investigating their Space
Processing new information to then build upon existing knowledge
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Children Contribute to their World
Healthy foods we grow & eat
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Empowered Educator Retreats
Learning as a team builds a strong professional culture
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Quandamooka Tour
Enriching our knowledge, understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal culture
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Partnerships in FDC
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Networking
Building strong partnerships with our peers promotes positive engagement
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Community Engagement
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Day for Daniel
Walk, wear red and reading stories to raise awareness around child protection
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Annual Foodbank Drive
Caring for those around us helps our children to build a sense of community
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Talk Like a Pirate Day
Supporting the fight against childhood cancer using age appropriate resources
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Life Skills
Independence and competence in personal hygiene for themselves and others
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Successful Transition to School - Did you know?
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Regulation Strategies
Enjoy moments of solitude to relate and process
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Identity
Use language to guide learning & construct meaning
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Transitioning to School - Did you know?
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Strong Sense of Identity
Children feel safe, secure and supported, they grow in confidence to explore and learn
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Involved Learners
Children develop understandings of themselves and their world through active, hands-on investigation
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Contribute to their World
Contribute to decisions, children learn to live interdependently
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Focus and Listening Skills are Developed
While children concentrate on what the storyteller is saying
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Literacy as Construct
Children take on roles of literacy in their play
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Children's Books - Did you know?
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Children are Effective Communicators
Convey and construct messages with purpose and confidence
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Language & Literacy
Language helps to imagine and create roles, scripts, concepts and ideas
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Language - Did you know?
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Making Meaning from Texts
Provide children with a literacy-enriched environment
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Creative Arts in Education
Use a vast range of mediums to express ideas and make meaning
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Inquiry Learning - Did you know?
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Understanding & Responding to Nature
Include real-life resources to promote language & learning
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Interactions are Verbal and Non-Verbal
Encourage children to express themselves through a range of contexts
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Explore, Investigate & Learn
Make predictions and generalisations about aspects of the natural world
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Responsiveness to Children
Environments which support learning
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A Childs Image - Did you know?
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High Expectations & Equity
Learning is dynamic, complex and holistic
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Independence & Agency
Experiences expands a childs knowledge
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Learning Environments
Shared thinking and collaborative learning
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Secure, Respectful and Reciprocal Relationships
Spontaneous teachable moments
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The Brain - Did you know?
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Effective Communicators
Using materials to represent & make meaning
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Fine Motor Skills - Did you know?
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Learning Through Play
Engage in critical thinking
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Effective Communicators
Engaging in discussions about symbols, signs & systems to give meaning
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Understanding Symbols & Patterns
Offer materials to sort, categorise, create & compare
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Intentional Teaching
Learning occurs in social contexts
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Confident & Involved Learners
Learning through play using natural materials
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Sensory Play - Did you know?
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Strong Sense of Wellbeing
Moments of solitute
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Connected & Contribute to their World
Act with compassion and kindness
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Reciprocal Relationships - Did you know?
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Learning Environments
Spaces invite spontaneity, risk-taking and connection with nature
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Confident & Involved Learners
Connections between experiences, concepts and processes
