Meaningful Relationships with families + Singing
In February the staff delved into what we could do to build meaningful relationships with our families in the centre. Different things we looked at were (more…)
2015 Year of Best Practice
This year Acacia Hill is focusing its year on Best Practice. Each month we will look at a part of our new philosopy aswell as a part of Loris Malaguzzi’s (Founder of the Reggio Approach) Hundred Languages. http://www.reggiokids.com/the_hundred_languages_of_children.html
Weekend Inspiration.
The weekend saw me take a quick overnight trip to Melbourne to listen to the inspirational speaker Carla Rinaldi about the Reggio Emilia Approach. Carla worked closely for many years with Loris Malaguzzi (the founder of the approach). The purpose of the conference was to provoke our thinking on how to connect children’s experiences of learning, thinking, understanding and expressing themselves.
Texture play at childcare
We love texture play at childcare and recently we have had a big focus on different textures. We have had lots of fun discovering how different things feel on our hands and feet. (more…)
Gardening with children
Have you tried gardening with children? We recently hosted an afternoon tea for our mum’s which focused on gardening with children………
Fun activites for babies we have explored in daycare
Ever stuck for an idea of what to do with your little ones? (more…)
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