This week is Homelessness Week and Buttercups children have made some beautiful pieces of art to go along with a box of donations from the Buttercups community to the local homelessness shelter. Homelessness Week is the annual awareness-raising week to highlight the 116,000 Australians who are homeless on any given night. Other activities this week include […]
Parents and educators understand the importance of encouraging positive behaviour! Educators in early learning centres like Buttercups aim to encourage children in a variety of ways – here are a few ideas what to say instead of “Good job.”!
Would you like your child to choose broccoli over cookies? Giving children choices helps them feel like they have some power and control over what they do. The key to giving children choices is to first decide what choices you will allow them to make. Below is a fantastic article on how to best offer
Toddlers word learning skills increase around their peers! New research of the University of Waterloo has found that children who are attending early learning centres like Buttercups may have an advantage over their peers when it comes to language acquisition! While all toddlers showed “surprisingly good” speech processing skills when it came to deciphering the
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Through singing, children are exposed to rich communication and relationships, a sense of belonging, meaningful learning and many happy experiences. Songs are a great way to help anyone learn and remember, and they are a wonderful tool used by teachers all over the world. An important part of any preschool classroom, singing contributes to teach
Love and affection are necessary for both optimal positive emotional and physical development. Nothing feels better than giving your loved one a warm embrace – or being on the receiving end, right? How wonderful are those memories when your child first gave you a little squeeze back?Please check out this link to find out more
This week we are celebrating NAIDOC week! All rooms across the centre have wonderful activities on offer to celebrate the rich history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples – painting/sticking of flags, sensory experiences and music appreciation!
We are very happy and proud – Buttercups has been voted one of the “Best Child Care Centres in Perth”! Please read more here – https://bestinau.com.au/best-child-care-centres-in-perth/ Thank you to all our staff and amazing Buttercups families who help building brighter futures for our little ones!
Did you know that Australian parents spend more time with their children than parents anywhere else in the world? How wonderful, but be aware not to just tally up the hours … it matters what you do during that time! Please have a look at this interview with Dr. Bailey Bosch who speaks about the
A major study of more than 4000 Perth children has found basic physical skills such as balance, running, jumping, throwing and catching have declined in comparison with the previous generation! Please read more here – https://thewest.com.au/news/perth/researchers-find-gen-z-falling-behind-gen-x-in-childhood-physical-skills-ng-b881228537z At Buttercups Childcare & Kindy we incorporate daily outdoor activities in our weekly program and constantly strive to come
