If the past year has taught us anything, it’s how important family is to us. As we move towards more positive and happier times, let’s make the most of family moments and use cooking and meal preparation as a bonding experience to create special memories for our children.
The end of the year is drawing closer, bringing with it an air of reminiscence, of gratitude and of celebration.
You may be surprised how strongly children can respond to information about environmental causes. Engaging them in discussions about matters that impact their world not only sets a foundation for critical thinking, but also empowers them to realise that together we can generate change.
This time of the year, the Blue Whales children get ready for their graduation! What an exciting part of the year.
Story House Early Learning has announced that ‘Celebration’ has officially been added as one of our values because celebrating success, having fun, being a team player and showing genuine positivity are all part of our DNA.
With a wealth of experience in managing childcare services and developing quality educational programs, Deb prides herself on providing an exceptional customer experience to her team and to families.
Story House is delighted to welcome a new Service Manager to Forest Hill – Pam Karsai.
Pam has worked in Early Childhood Education and Care for over 23 years. Through her years of experience, she has established a thorough knowledge and understanding of the early childhood education and care sector which has helped her to become a well-respected leader. Her leadership qualities are based on fairness, seeking to understand, and believing that teams are equal.
The children at Story House Putney love to explore their creative expression through meaningful experiences that are fun, engaging, educational and nurture all aspects of their development.
From the 4th to the 10th of October, Story House Mascot went on a space journey to the moon and back. The children loved celebrating all things space as they explored the stars, the moon and the galaxy.
As children engage in their environment, games are particularly beneficial as they provide many opportunities for learning in all areas of development such as social, emotional and cognitive development.
Story House Early Learning Pimpama’s team is committed to furthering their knowledge and upskilling to ensure the best possible outcomes for the young children we look after each and every day.
During ‘Space Week’ the nursery children loved looking at space photos in their exciting space that we set up for them to explore.
We celebrated National Nutrition week from the 10th to the 16th of October. The children enjoyed extending their natural curiosity through further exploration of fruit and vegetables, including the herbs in our garden.
The team at Koala Childcare and ELC, Warrnambool were invited to participate in the Department of Education and Training’s program,Improving Quality Through Educational Program and Practice.
A snapshot of the area in our Kinder Classroom where the children have been learning all about space.
Being a Service Manager of an Exceeding Service doesn’t come without hard work and perseverance…
Children at The Cottage at Coomera learned about sustainability and recycling by seeing how paper is made and by creating a paint pendulum out of recycled materials. Both activities were hands-on, informative, creative and had us using lots of new words. It left us wondering how other things are made and what else we could create out of recyclable materials.
Our junior children enjoyed the outdoors after some rainy weather recently, jumping and splashing in puddles, improving on their balance and gross motor skills.
Service Manager, Miss Helen was able to attend Beach Kinder this morning to take children on a Yoga Sea Safari.
At Story House Mascot, we as educators reflect and observe on our daily practices and look at how much waste we use within the service. Over the past few weeks, we have brainstormed ideas with the children and educators on how we can save water, paper, plastic and food within our service.
I believe that it is through play that children at a very early age engage and interact in the world around them. It’s always a joy to step back and watch children as their play evolves.
The sandpit is a fun place for children to explore and it provides many benefits towards their development.
This week, Story House Black Rock welcomes new Service Manager, Cristina D’Ambrosio. Cristina joins Story House with seven years’ experience in the Early Childhood sector and holds a Diploma of Children’s Services.
As educators we constantly reflect, listen, and observe the children to understand what ideas they are trying to share with us through their play.
Every day the children across the centre here at Story House Putney form friendships through their daily activities.
Our philosophy and values are at the core of who we are at Story House Early Learning and through our values of Growth and Innovation, we love to incorporate some of the passions and talents that our amazing team bring with them to their roles.
Spring has sprung! We have been blown away by the learning opportunities that the change in seasons has brought.
Everyone is different and we all have our own unique abilities.
Our preschool room is learning about the Paralympics we have set up a table to promote an inclusive practice and strengthen children’s self-identity and belong to the service.
Early Childhood Educators’ Day held on 1st September recognised and celebrated the work of Australia’s educators in early learning services.
Story House Miranda has recently celebrated National Science Week. This is one of the children’s favourite events as they love to get involved in scientific discussions, hypothesising and experimenting through hands on, active learning.
Meet our new Service Manager for Story House Lara, Lee-Anne Conder. Leanne has worked in the early learning and care sector since 1998 and started out her career as an assistant in the toddler room.
The month of August was such a busy month for events in our community and service. We kicked the month off with Dental Health Week.
Over the past few weeks, The Story House Mascot children have been busy exploring Science Week and Book Week. Children have been engaged in story time, dress ups and science experiments.
Here at Story House Aberglasslyn, we are very lucky to have access to a large, open reserve which creates the ultimate background for nature play!
Story House Maitland values the close connections we have created with families and the community, recognising the importance of working together to care for our children.
We love book week here at Koala Warrnambool, it’s one of our favourite times of the year.
We love book week here at Story House Telford Park, it’s one of our favourite times of the year.
We love book week here at Story House Tarneit, it’s one of our favourite times of the year.
Our science experiment during science week related back to our topic of emotions. So, we revisited our zones of regulations.
Lots of fizzy bath fun in our Senior Nursery room this week. The children were really engaged feeling and watching the fizziness from the bath bomb.
Story House is proud to share how one of our Service Managers is caring for the people in her team while demonstrating our core values of Respect and Connectedness.
The children at Story House Tarneit all rocked red noses in support of Red Nose Day which raises awareness about sudden infant death.
At Story House Tarneit, children in our 3 year old room visit weekly to take care of our fruit trees in the garden.
In collaboration with our local fire service, the preschool children of Story House Maitland have been leaning about fire safety.
Our Story House Lara Kinder children have been engaging in post office dramatic play. Take a peek into our adventure to the post office.
In our kinder room, we set up a cultural table for children to explore the different cultures and countries.
The kindergarten children from Story House Telford Park made their own slime as part of National Science Week.
Our Book Fair has begun! We invite our beautiful families at SHEL Lara to come and have a look through these wonderful books on display.
Aunty Gaile, an Educator at our Story House Windsor service celebrated her 70th birthday recently and CEO, Paul Cochrane was on hand to deliver some birthday goodies.
Read about Katrina’s new role as a Senior Service Manager overseeing both the Roma Street and Windsor services in Brisbane. A brand new concept for Story House.
The seals have been exploring rainbows and colours over the past few weeks, using hands-on play experiences to promote many learning skills.
The day is all about wearing your favourite pair of PJ’s to help raise much-needed awareness and funds for children in foster care.
Teaching children about their feelings and emotions is a vital part of their wellbeing.
Sensory activities facilitate exploration and encourage children to use scientific processes while they play, create and explore.
Hands on learning with clay and the creation of three-dimensional structures can lead to communication skills and collaboration.
From 19-23 July our service held a pyjama week to raise money for the education of children in foster care through The Pyjama Foundation.
Block play offers an open-ended, creative, learning through play experience to create something unique and develop self-esteem.
As Tania Caserta celebrates National Pyjama Day with the children and her team at Story House Early Learning Tarneit, she reflects on her recent promotion to Service Manager at our largest Story House service.
Elsa and Olaf visited Story House Deception Bay for their movie night in July. It was literally Frozen!
A new kitchen servery is dishing up home cooked goodies and sport is back at the service this week with Phil and Zoe from Little Sport Heroes – find out how they focus on large muscle movement..
Our Beach Kinder program continues and the children love nothing more than a trip to the river – another adventure full of spontaneous learning opportunities!
Every room at Story House Alexandria engaged in activities and discussions throughout NAIDOC Week – a celebration of our country’s rich Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s culture, art, and history.
Yoga Day is our favourite day! Thank you Miss Preti for helping us with our concentration and balancing.
Yoga helps strengthen growing bodies through improving flexibility, gross motor strength, and agility. Silent yoga helps with eye contact and focus and was the best class yet!
Koala Childcare and Early Learning Centre at Warrnambool has partnered with the Merri River School to benefit children’s play and help students to achieve their own learning goals.
Putney preschoolers made galaxy playdough, moon sand and created their very own solar system as part of their research and journey into space.
The whole service joined in to celebrate Ocean Week! Children engaged in sensory exploration, art experiences and discussion around being more responsible with our rubbish.
The Blue Whales have been learning all about the layers of the earth, gravity, earthquakes, and tsunamis. The children love sharing their knowledge about what they know about their earth and engaging in science experiments.
Malaguzzi wrote ‘The One Hundred Languages of Children’ in recognition of the multitude of ways in which they can express their ideas, thoughts, feelings or frustrations.
Tarneit children took part in a fizzing color experiment outdoors, combining 3 ingredients to see the colorful chemical reactions.
Story House Early Learning has discovered that the solution to filling vacancies, building capabilities, and retaining quality people is all about looking within.
The children in the Dolphin room have been learning all about trees and plants. This stems from an interest in exploring nature, bottle brushes and other native plants.
At Kids House Early Learning Cheltenham, children engage with the Bush Kinder program where they are free to explore natural elements of the land, climb trees and create indigenous art.
The preschool children at Story House Maitland are encouraged to look after their teeth and practice good dental hygiene with local dentist, Margot.
Children at Miranda have been assisting with the general care and maintenance of their new rabbits as they help to clean their hutch daily, feed them and learn to interact with them using gentle care and respect.
New Service Manager, Jessica Morley is thrilled to have made the move to Story House. She has a great deal of insight into different ways of managing and operating a service and she is looking forward to implementing some of her fresh ideas.
Pimpama Early Learning families braved the mild, rainy weather and rugged up with snacks to watch an outdoor movie with all proceeds going to a very deserving charity.
Story House Tarneit, West Campus celebrated World Ocean Day to better understand the impact of human actions on the ocean.
Our recently revamped menu is now displayed in the foyer for families to read and discuss with children. We’re ready for your feedback!
The kindy children from Oak on Erin ventured out on an excursion to join the Under 5’s Teddy Bears Picnic which was hosted by the Wilsonton Early Years Network.
The Roma Street service went on a community outing to Woolies where they bought groceries and hand-delivered flowers to some very happy neighbourhood friends.
Story House Lara Discover the Kevin Hoffman Walk A sensational and calming stroll, the Kevin Hoffman Walk is a passive, scenic trail with significant native
At Story House Tarneit, we invited all children to join in our different activities from handprints to dot paintings as we engaged in National Reconciliation Week.
Koala Early Learning and Childcare Centre at Warrnambool receives visits from their local Koori Pre School Field Officer. Having access to programs such as this helps us to embed indigenous culture into our day to day program, not just during Reconciliation week and NAIDOC week and other special dates during the year.
Thalia Buccella comes to Story House Noble Park with over 16 years’ experience working in childcare progressing in roles from an Assistant to Service Manager with a variety of other providers. She holds an Advanced Diploma of Children’s Services and is an Advisory Board Member with Kidnest – an online app which helps families find safe childminding with other families in their area.
Sensory activities incorporate smells, sounds and different textures to provide the children with sensory experiences, while also improving their fine motor skills and encouraging social engagement.
The aim of National Families Week is to celebrate the vital role the families play in Australian society and this year’s theme was ‘Stronger Families, Stronger Communities’.
Over the last few weeks, the children have really taken an interest in the alphabet. They have discovered that robot begins with R, so the educators have introduced a recyclable robot experience.
We had such an amazing afternoon to celebrate Mother’s Day and Special Persons Day where the children were able to pamper their Mothers and the special persons that came to visit.
Last week at Story House Early Learning Lara, some of the children were lucky enough to have an ambulance visit where they were able to jump into the ambulance and explore the different machines inside used to help in an emergency.
The children from Owls and all the senior playground at The Cottage at Coomera have been learning all about worm tea and working with the worm farm to produce lots of the nutrient dense liquid for families to take and put in their gardens at home.
There is a growing interest to bring STEM into the curriculum in early childhood education, but exactly how this can be achieved, is always a challenge. Here’s what we did.
We would like to congratulate Julianna on her recent promotion to 2IC at our Kids House Cheltenham service. Julianna has been a dedicated employee, always willing to put her hand up and offering help where needed. Julianna is passionate about the early childhood industry and the quality of services provided for each of our children and families. We look forward to seeing where Julianna’s new chapter with Story House will take her.
Simply known as ‘Bec’…Bec joins our service as the new Kindy Teacher and Educational Leader with an extraordinary reputation amongst local families and within the early childhood teaching community
Oak on South recently had a major upgrade to the furnishing and educational materials. To ensure we maximise the benefit of these new resources, the educators took time out to rethink and purposefully redesign our learning spaces.
Story House understands that family life is busy which is why we provide an all-inclusive service where fresh and nutritious meals are prepared by our in-house cook and we supply all linens, nappies, wipes and sunscreen. You’ll be joining our community of care with confidence knowing everything has been taken care of.
Jane is thrilled to be returning to her Toowoomba roots and is eager to dive in to her new role and lead the amazing team of Educators at OAK on South. Jane knows that at the heart of every early learning setting is the family and she acknowledges that a child’s family relationships and culture should always be respected and valued particularly in a community where families come from both rural and urban settings which often have their own unique needs.
Yvette displays the Story House values every day and has done a fantastic job of increasing occupancy, gaining respect from the staff and continuing to improve on the daily practices, all of this even during COVID. There is no better person that deserves this promotion. Well done Yvette.
We would like to congratulate Antonella Saliba on her recent promotion to Service Manager at Story House Early Learning Keilor Downs.
We would like to congratulate Margaret Milligan in her recent promotion to Service Manager at Kew Kids. Margaret has been a loyal and dedicated employee of Story House Early Learning. Starting with Kids House Clyde North in 2019, where she was a pivotal team member, running engaging programs for the children and always ensuring the health and safety of the children were put first.