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Use Your Voice! Fun Ways to Encourage Speech Development in Preschoolers

As parents or caregivers to young children, we know the importance of preparing our children for school. Preschool plays a big part in that preparation, encouraging cognitive and social development. But, just as important as learning colors, numbers, and letters, helping your child develop strong speech and language skills will go a long way in […]

Preschool Activities That Affect Child Development: What You Should Know

It is not uncommon for people to think of preschool as nothing more than glorified babysitting, yet nothing could be farther from the truth. Developmentally, the preschool years—generally considered to be children 3–5 years of age—are a time of spectacular brain development. In fact, researchers estimate that a mind-boggling 90% of brain development occurs by […]

Fine Motor Skills: Why They’re Important and How You Can Help Develop Them in Your Preschooler

As parents, there are an infinite number of activities you share with your child that help him or her prepare for grade school. You’ve likely been reading to and with your child since they came home from the hospital—and that’s a good thing! As they approached preschool age, you probably began helping them identify shapes, […]

Preschool and the Importance of Play

When choosing the best preschool for your child, you’ve likely considered endless factors: educational philosophies, teacher experience and curricula. But, one area that parents often overlook is the priority a school places on creative play. Perhaps you think play is something children engage in when they need a break from learning. In fact, it is […]

NAIDOC Week

Throughout this week at Clovel we have been celebrating NAIDOC week. A celebration held across Australia each year observing the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. During this week we have been engaging our children in various art and craft activities, creating flags, painting rocks and drawings of traditional dream […]

Science Experiments Clovel Childcare Ryde

Diwali Light Festival

At Clovel we embed our Multicultural program into a variety of activities. As part of Clovel’s multicultural program we celebrated the Hindu Diwali Festival of Lights which symbolises spiritual victory of light over darkness. The children participated in a range of Indian based activities including making the Indian flag in arts and craft, sari dress […]

Access to Education in Early Childhood: Does it Matter?

As parents, providing a well rounded childhood for our children is of utmost importance. Balancing education, play and opportunities for social interaction can fill up your daily schedule. For some parents, there is a concern that pushing the educational aspect too soon can cause educational burnout – after all, they’re in school for nearly two […]

How Motivation Leads to Self-Confident Kids

Like adults, children also need motivation to feel encouraged and inspired. To continue encouraging children, it is necessary for parents and teachers to motivate children to achieve success. Read on to learn how motivation leads to self-confident kids. What is Motivation? Motivation is a process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviours. It involves emotional […]

Sun Safety

At Clovel, we embed sun safety into our daily fundamental skills program. The educators at the centre emphasise the importance of being sun smart to deepen the children’s understanding of protecting ourselves from the sun’s UV rays. We have a sunscreen station to provide open opportunities for the children to explore their self-help skills with […]