Throughout last week, all our rooms celebrated Sea Week. Buttercups Early Childhood Educators provided the children with a range of exciting sensory, art and craft experiences such as water play, painting fishes, and making aquarium using recycled and natural materials. Our Daffodil Children were given the task to help clean up the sea (that […]
Both parents and educators in early learning centres like Buttercups may refer to the Toddler years as the “Terrible Twos.” It’s a normal developmental phase experienced by young children that’s often marked by tantrums, defiant behaviour and lots of frustration. During this stage, your child will naturally want to explore their environment and have and do
To follow up on our recent post about children and self-regulation, we would like to share some new research on this topic from the University of Cambridge, which suggests that children whose fathers make time to play with them from a very young age may find it easier to control their behaviour and emotions as
Self-regulation is the ability to understand and manage one’s behaviour and reactions to feelings and things happening in the environment. Infants and young children depend on their caregivers to help them when they feel distressed or overwhelmed. As an infant matures, they can develop self-soothing strategies, such as thumb-sucking, rocking and actively seeking the comfort
We know that it’s safest for babies to always sleep on their backs, but that means infants spend up to 15 hours a day facing the ceiling. As a result, babies have fewer chances to practice using their arms, back, neck, and head to lift themselves up. At early learning centres like Buttercups educators regularly
Buttercups has joined the group of best practice & top quality childcare and early learning centres using OWNA – The Childcare App. This App enables our families to view details about their child’s day at Buttercups like nappy changes, sleep times, bottles etc. right on their phones in addition to information and pictures about activities
Buttercups is seeking an Early Childhood Educator holding a Certificate III to join our fabulous team at our centre in Northbridge. At Buttercups, we recognise each child as an individual with unique abilities and this belief is supported by Buttercups core philosophy for educators to know every child and their families. We are passionate about
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*** CENTRE MANAGER/COORDINATOR for NEW Buttercups Early Learning and Childcare in HONEYWOOD *** Buttercups is opening a brand new Centre in Honeywood on the 5th of October 2020 and is seeking a passionate Centre Manager/Coordinator who is excited about our vision and values and is committed to make this new Centre a warm, safe, welcoming,
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This precious book is dedicated to all the little people around the world who are, or have been, impacted, scared, or confused by the Pandemic. While we recognise the seriousness of recent global events, this fiction book has been created to encourage children to talk about what is, and has been, a very difficult and
Birdie and the Virus has been specifically designed to support the mental health and emotional wellbeing of babies and young children, their parents and families, during the COVID-19 pandemic. A virus has made Birdie’s friends sick! Birdie feels lonely and worried. What if everyone stays sick forever? But the doctors and nurses are there to
