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Learning with Playdough Sydney Childcare Centre
Playdough is a versatile material that plays an important part in the children’s fine motor, sensory, manipulative and constructive development. Throughout each phase of the children’s growth stages at Clovel, we embed playdough-based activities in the preschool and early learning program. For any more information, call Clovel Childcare and Early Learning Centre, don’t hesitate to […]
Kindy Bootcamp: The Truth Behind the Popular Education Technique for Young Learners
As parents and caregivers, we want the best for our children. We want to provide them with every opportunity to succeed, both in their educational career and in life. But at what cost? Kindy bootcamps—programs that claim to get children as young as three and four “school ready”—have been gaining popularity in recent years as […]
Play-based Learning: 5 Ideas for the Little One you Love
If you are a regular reader of our little blog—(thank you!)—you know how often we tout the importance of play. Play is not something children do as a break from learning… Play is learning. Play is the way children learn to make sense of the world and their place in it. It is during play […]
Wheelbarrow Letter Hunt
LEARNING THROUGH PLAY! As part of Clovel’s I Love Reading program, the children link their interest in outdoor play to literacy. Here, the children use wheelbarrows in our outdoor play area to collect different objects starting with a particular letter as they extend on their letter recognition and vocabulary. Well done children! For any more […]
Defusing Temper Tantrums: How to Help When a Toddler Tantrum is in Full Swing
It doesn’t matter who you are, where you’re from, or what level of education you received—there is something about watching a toddler go into full meltdown mode (perhaps due to the fact that you cut the crust off his peanut butter and jelly sandwich…BECAUSE HE ASKED YOU TO CUT OFF THE CRUST OF HIS PEANUT […]
Granville’s Morning Routine
At Clovel Granville we embed and showcase the children’s sense of independence through elements on their arrival and through activities during the day. The children develop their self-help skills, build on their cognition, environmental belonging and awareness, and social consciousness and this allows the children to inherit a sense of independence while at preschool. To […]
Daily Affirmations at Clovel Childcare
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 […]
What is Play Based Learning & Why is it So Important?
Parents often dismiss play time for children as a sort of break from learning. Perhaps this is because we associate our own breaks from our jobs or responsibilities as our “play time”—we head to the beach, enjoy a round of golf, or go off on a hike for a little “me” time. But, for children […]
Preschool Activities & Child Development: How Are They Connected?
Oh, the magic that lives in the preschool mind! While you may sometimes tire of the never-ending stream of questions that fly from the mouths of preschoolers (those children age 3 – 5 years old), this truly is an incredible time of development for them. Little personalities begin to blossom, bodies grow stronger, and they […]
The Importance of Active Learning: Let preschoolers move AND learn
If you have a preschooler in your life, you likely know just how much they move. Many days, it may seem as if they are never still! Biologically, there is a reason for this—young children learn with their whole bodies. They experience the world through their senses and build their curiosity. While learning their ABC’s, […]
