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8 Tips and Tricks to Encourage Healthy Eating Habits in Children
As parents, we try to offer our children the very best in every aspect of their lives—immersive learning experiences, fun vacations, and well-rounded education. But when it comes to eating, the “best”, or healthiest, foods are often met with turned up noses and tightly shut lips. Given the popularity of sugary drinks and filler-filled snacks, […]
Clovel Childcare Featured On Channel 7 News
Clovel Childcare featured on Channel 7 news identifying how childcare centres are implementing hygiene practices and processes in line with the latest Sydney lockdown restrictions. Listen to Lyn Connolly, Owner Operator of Clovel Childcare and President of the Australian Childcare Alliance NSW, detail staff protocol and procedures. Remember we are all in this together during […]
School Readiness and What the Research Says Affects It May Surprise You
The subject of school readiness can be confusing for parents. Many assume readiness is a task that is mastered during the preschool years. After all, isn’t that one of the reasons they go? To get ready for school? If you assume being able to identify letters and numbers or knowing how to read and write […]
The Difficult but Tremendously Important Concept of Safeguarding Children
Child abuse is a difficult subject to discuss. For many, it’s a difficult subject to even think about. Yet, as early childhood educators, it is important that we understand the responsibility we undertake when children come into our care. For many children, educators are their only hope in getting help and removal from abusive situations. […]
Clovel Childcare and Early Learning: Finalist for the 2021 NSW Medium Employer of the Year Award
We are pleased to announce that Clovel Childcare and Early Learning Centres has been selected as one of three state finalists for the 2021 NSW Medium Employer of the Year Training Awards. This is a fantastic achievement that showcases our organisations commitment to the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. A big thank you to […]
Want to Set Your Child Up for a Lifetime of Healthy Eating? Let Them Play with Their Food!
According to the Australian Institute of Health & Welfare (AIHW), poor diet and obesity are two of the greatest concerns faced by Australian children. Also concerning is the fact that a mind-boggling 96% of children age 5 – 14 do not eat enough vegetables each day to meet the necessary health requirements. Yet, every toddler […]
Balloon Experiment
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Dental Hygiene
At Clovel we teach the children the importance of dental hygiene in a number of ways. We have a dentist visit the centre each year, and in between visits, the children practice flossing on egg cartons, brushing the big teeth model and laminated teeth, and discussing foods that are good and bad for your teeth. […]
Daily Affirmations
We do Affirmations daily at Clovel with the children, to help promote positive self confidence and awareness to themselves. We do them with sign language to enhance their communication skills. Well done children. For any more information, call Clovel Childcare and Early Learning Centre, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. For any information […]
The Dangers of Excessive Screen Time for Preschool Learners: How to Ditch the Screen for Old Fashioned Play
If you are a regular reader of our blog, you know how highly we regard play in the development of young learners. (If you’ve missed our previous blogs on the topic, you may read them by clicking here and here). Yet, as important as play is for little learners, it is becoming increasingly difficult to […]
