Coffs Harbour Family Day Care

Playspace Session Times

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COFFS HARBOUR FAMILY DAY CARE PLAY SPACE DATES

Parent Newsletter January 2012

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Parent Newsletter Jan 2012

Filling the Gaps Summer Edition

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The latest NSW In Home Care newsletter with information regarding Attendance Records, reminders, reflections of a new In Home Care educator and some great truths about children.

To view the latest newsletter click here

Ann Carr -Educator for In Home Care

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Almost all my working life of some 34 years I have worked with parents and children. The children have been of various ages: 3 months to 4 years when I was a nanny; 3 to 5 years as a Preschool Director; Kindergarten to year 6 as an OOSH worker (holiday and after school care for a short period); 17 & 18 year olds as a TVET teacher at TAFE and then with adults, teaching Child Studies at TAFE. All the years and all the experiences have brought me to this period in time when I now have the opportunity to share some of this experience and some of this knowledge with a family who is opening my eyes to first-hand experiences of being a child and growing up in a world of hardship, uncertainty and inconsequence. I am a new In Home Carer of a family with a mum and 4 children from East Africa. What a privilege it is to be a trusted part of this family. I am in awe of the drive and determination of this mother to educate herself so that she may succeed in a world vastly different from the one she was raised in. After 20 months of living in Australia as a refugee, she has learnt English to such a proficient degree, that she now has her car licence, uses a computer with considerable skill, converses with anyone – either face-to-face or on the phone, interprets for other African woman at a local Support Agency and discusses with me, numerous reflections she has about her past and hopes for her future and the future of her children(However, Australian Slang, she says is like another language and very difficult to learn!). The children I care for (and their mum) love all the activities I bring to the house. Books, paper for drawing, pasting and cutting, puzzles, playdough and everything/anything else I bring are enthusiastically examined and played with. Any cooking experiences are also a source of whole-hearted participation, the results consumed with always some left for mum to eat when she returns home. In time, mum would like to learn to cook what the children and I cook and I look forward to ensuring this happens. Excursions enable the children to interact with different and interesting people while participating in new experiences. Visits to the Library for story time and craft, the park, playgroup and any other venue which is of interest can be good fun too. I relish the opportunity to witness the blossoming of this family. Coffs Harbour Family Day Care is a wonderful support for me and together we can provide the means for all the family to grow. Mum and I are at the beginning of a partnership that can make a difference to us both.

Prue Whoo visits Coffs Harbour Family Day Care

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Educators and children with Coffs Harbour Family Day Care have experienced the passion of Prue Whoo, her passion for music and the education of children. Music is a powerful education tool. Children learn through music without any conscious effort, because it is fun. Prue is passionate about using music to educate children and has written music and programs for children which are linked to the Early Years Learning Framework. We were very fortunate to have Prue share her music with us at our Playspace and a training night for educators to experience how effective and simple music can be as an educational tool. To find out more visit www.pruewhoo.com.au [gallery link="file" columns="4"]

Children’s Week

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Children’s Week celebrates the right of children to enjoy childhood.

We are celebrating Universal Children’s Day on Wednesday 26th October at our Play Space venue, 30 Loaders Lane from 9:30am to 11:30am.

Download the Children’s Week PDF Flyer

Munch & Move

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Coffs Harbour Family Day Care will be offering carers and families the opportunity to participate in the Munch and Move Program in the near future. For more info go to www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au Munch & Move is NSW Health initiaitve that supports the healthy development of children birth to 5 years by promoting physical activity, healthy eating and reduced small screen time (e.g. watching TV or DVDs, playing on computers and small hand-held games devices). Munch & Move offers training and resources to educators working in NSW early childhood services.The training aims to assist educators to implement a fun, play-based approach to supporting healthy eating and physical activity habits in young children. The Munch & Move program fits within the new National Quality Framework and the Early Years Learning Framework.

Sonya Mears – Coffs Family Day Care – Educator

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Amy Martin – Parent

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Parent Newsletter #2

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