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Finding Your Work Family

Finding Your Work Family

Nov 1, 2022 | Educator Advice

Finding Your Work Family By Emma Thomas  Most of us spend 5 days per week at work. So you want to make sure that you are doing something you love in a place that supports you and shares your values! I like to think of it as ‘finding your work family’. We all have...
Is Halloween Un-Australian?

Is Halloween Un-Australian?

Oct 17, 2022 | Parenting Tips

Is Halloween Un-Australian? By Emma Thomas No matter where you are you will have noticed that Halloween is being celebrated more each year. Often considered an American holiday there are some who think it’s un-Australian and encourages negative behaviour among...
Science at Home

Science at Home

Sep 8, 2022 | Fun for Children

Science at Home Experiments for Children By Emma Daniels   I have always wondered why and how. How do trains stay on the tracks? Why do some things float and others sink? How do birds and planes stay in the sky? It is probably why I went into Kindergarten...
Raising Children Who Love to Read

Raising Children Who Love to Read

Aug 22, 2022 | Parenting Tips

Raising Children Who Love to Read By Emma Thomas As a child story time was one of my favourite activities at home or at school. I still love reading and I’m so grateful for the apps that allow me to access books on my phone in the middle of the night while I’m up with...
You Get What You Get

You Get What You Get

Aug 11, 2022 | Parenting Tips

“You get what you get, and you don’t get upset” Is this helpful for our little people? By Emma Daniels   I’ve heard this phrase so often and it has been playing on my mind.  “You get what you get, and you don’t get upset”    Picture this… You are at your...
Our Kindergarten Program

Our Kindergarten Program

Jun 17, 2022 | Kindergarten

Our Kindergarten Program By Emma Thomas   The world of parenting is a world of choices! What sort of parent will you be, strict, helicopter, free range? What sort of toys will you buy, what about clothes, food? Will you stick to a schedule or go with the flow? As...
The Child Care Subsidy Explained 

The Child Care Subsidy Explained 

May 20, 2022 | Childcare Expert Advice

The Child Care Subsidy Explained By Emma Thomas The Child Care Subsidy can be confusing and overwhelming! And I’m saying this as someone who has worked in early childhood since I left school. Since becoming a parent I have had to navigate the system from the family...
Mother’s Day – More Than a Token Effort

Mother’s Day – More Than a Token Effort

May 6, 2022 | Parenting Tips

Mother’s Day – More Than a Token Effort By Emma Thomas It’s Mother’s Day this Sunday! It feels like we’ve only just finished with Easter, the school holidays, Anzac Day and a whole run of public holidays. The shops are awash with gifts and promotions which claim...