Infant and Toddler Centre

55 Stockton Street, Nelson Bay NSW 2315

Phone(02) 4024-2566

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❤️ Friday car wash! #playisallweneed #childhoo

❤️ Friday car wash! #playisallweneed #childhoodmatters #ourplaceplayschool

❤️ Daily ritual of caring for our silkworms. T

❤️ Daily ritual of caring for our silkworms. There is always an eager group to lend a hand and have a yarn about how big they are growing and how many leaves they are eating. #competanttoddlers #caringtoddlers #handsonlearning #learningthroughplay #nature #authenticchildhood #childhoodmatters #oppsphilosophy #ourplaceplayschool #silkworms #lifecycle

❤️ Our new wheelbarrows in action! Providing o

❤️ Our new wheelbarrows in action! Providing opportunities for heavy work, coordination, spatial awareness, cooperation and communication. Learning and development through play 😊 #playisallweneed #letthechildrenplay #letthembelittle #authenticlearning #authenticchildhood #childhoodmatters #heavyworkfortoddlers #terrifictoddlers #infantandtoddlercare #ourplaceplayschool

❤️ A little bit of work around the garden with

❤️ A little bit of work around the garden with my awesome helper Rex today. We trimmed some of the Lomandras, planted a new Maraya and topped up the garden, weeded the back gardens, put together one of three wheel barrows and watered the yard. It was nice to spend the time in the garden and see all the flowers and new spring growth of our native plants, especially in our bush Tucker garden!! Our Pigs Face is stunning, the Dianellas are flowering, our Apple Berries are flowering and there are a few visible berries and the Cinnamon Myrtle is covered in new shoots! Everything else is blooming along too 🌸#ourplaceplayschool #springflowers #bushtuckergarden #nativeplants #naturegarden #naturesgifts #oppsphilosophy

❤️ Milk crates allow us so many different oppo

❤️ Milk crates allow us so many different opportunities. Today our little ones went on an adventure to peek through the windows at the back of the centre and chat through the windows. #independance #competantandcapabletoddlers #milkcrates #toddlers #earlychildhoodeducation #lethechildrenplay #playisallweneed #authenticchildhood

❤️ A busy day in the sandpit today mixing, bak

❤️ A busy day in the sandpit today mixing, baking, digging, pouring and creating. #playisallweneed #letthembelittle #letthechildrenplay #sandpit #play #authenticchildhood #childhoodmatters #ourplaceplayschool #thesimplethings

❤️This tree of ours provides so much awe and w

❤️This tree of ours provides so much awe and wonder no matter what the season. Today it provided the perfect spot to just lay back and watch the world float by. #naturesgifts #authenticchildhood #childhoodmatters #being #watchingtheworldgoby #earlychildhoodeducation #ourplaceplayschool #oppsphilosophy

❤️ The humble milk crate, so versatile and ful

❤️ The humble milk crate, so versatile and full of creative possibilities at the hands of our little ones. #creative #crateplay #crateconstruction #earlychildhoodeducation #authenticlearning #ourplaceplayschool #playisallweneed

❤️ Just our usual fun Thursday at Play School

❤️ Just our usual fun Thursday at Play School. #playisallweneed #letthembelittle #letthemplay #childhoodmatters #authenticchildhood #earlychildhoodeducation

❤️ From milk crates full of loose parts to the

❤️ From milk crates full of loose parts to the children’s junk mountain. This is how it happens! #trajectoryschema #competenttoddlers #riskyplay #playisallweneed #earlychildhoodmatters #earlychildhoodeducation #thisishowweroll #letthemplay

❤️ Day 2 of the junk pile! Video credit to our

❤️ Day 2 of the junk pile! Video credit to our awesome Kai. #loosepartsplay #authenticlearning #confidenttoddler #riskyplay #learningthroughplay #playisallweneed #ourplaceplayschool #competentandcapabletoddlers

❤️ Oh my gosh!! I gave a little fist pump and

❤️ Oh my gosh!! I gave a little fist pump and an excited “yes!” when I saw Sophie’s photos of this play episode yesterday. What started with one upturned milk crate of loose parts resulted in a wonderous junk pile created by the children for the children. What might look like a big pile of nothing or a big mess to an adult is in fact an exciting challenge to this group! They showed mountain goat agility as they climbed over their mountain, they assessed and reassessed where they would place their feet for stability, tested the obstacles before them and kept coming back to do it all again and again! When we step back, observe and trust our toddlers we are allowing them to manage their risks, build their confidence and build resilience. #authenticchildhood #riskyplay #loosepartsplay #toddlerconfidence #playisallweneed #toddlerresilience #earlyyearslearning #earlychildhoodeducation #ourplaceplayschool

❤️ The simple pleasures of water and flowers p

❤️ The simple pleasures of water and flowers providing opportunities for friends to engage in play or those little moments of solitude to reset and just be. #naturesgifts #thesimplethings #earlychildhoodeducation #earlyyears #oppsphilosophy #playisallweneed #authenticlearning #childhoodmatters #waterplay #letthembelittle #letthechildrenplay

❤️ Today’s post captured by our awesome Rach

❤️ Nature’s gifts providing endless enjoymen

❤️ Nature’s gifts providing endless enjoyment. Love seeing the pure joy and wonder on these faces. #naturesgifts #thesimplethings #naturalchildhood #childhoodmatters #authenticchildhood #letthembelittle #earlychildhoodeducation #ourplaceplayschool #letthemplay #playisallweneed #letthechildrenplay

❤️ Morning rituals! Love seeing our little one

❤️ Morning rituals! Love seeing our little ones maintain flag protocol by keeping the flags from touching the ground. The children take such pride in the daily ritual. #competantandcapabletoddlers #infantandtoddler #authenticchildhood #earlychildhoodeducation #letthembelittle #playisallweneed #childhoodmatters #inclusivepractices #reconciliation

❤️ Friday tea party in the warm sun. Tarah has

❤️ Friday tea party in the warm sun. Tarah has noticed an interest in tea parties of late amongst some of our little ones, so today Tarah set up a beautiful little inviting real tea party in the garden. The photos capture our little ones being confident and taking care of the delicate cups and saucers as they serve themselves a delicious tea. #competentandcapable #authenticchildhood #handsonlearning #earlychildhoodeducation #earlychildhood #infantsandtoddlers #earlychildhoodteacher #childhoodmatters #imageofthechild #learningthroughplay #playisallweneed #letthemplay #letthebabiesplay

❤️ The. Best. Start. To our days! You can’t

❤️ The. Best. Start. To our days! You can’t have a bad day at Play School when you are greeted with with such excitement and love. #relationshipsmatter #oppsfromtheheart #oppsphilosophy #earlychildhoodeducator #earlychildhoodeducation #feelgoodthursday #authenticrelationships #authenticchildhood

❤️ There’s no such thing as bad weather, esp

❤️ There’s no such thing as bad weather, especially when you have a splash suit on! #childhoodismessy #nosuchthingasbadweather #playisallweneed #rainydayplay #authenticchildhood #letthechildrenplay #letthembelittle #oppsphilosophy

❤️ The joys of a rainy day at Play School.

❤️ The joys of a rainy day at Play School.

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