Special Day

It’s never too early to science!

  Buttercups Childcare celebrated National Science Week from 15th – 21st  of August. Across the service, our passionate early childhood educators conducted science experiments for our enthusiastic children to enhance their understanding and appreciation of science & technology. Buttercups educators always guide and look out for spontaneous, daily opportunities for our children’s journey of scientific discovery. Children …

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Red Nose Day 2020

On Friday the 14th of August, it was Red, Red, Red everywhere in Buttercups. Thank you to our lovely children and Early Childhood Educators who came dressed up in red to show support for Red Nose Day. Buttercups Childcare promoted awareness for the cause through experiences including arts and crafts, painting red noses, singing and learning in …

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It’s Dental Health Week at Buttercups Childcare!

From the 3rd to 7th August Buttercups children participated in a range of activities to celebrate Dental Health Week. As their early childhood educators, we aimed to educate children through discussions and experiences about the importance of maintaining good oral health by promoting 4 key messages: Brush twice a day with fluoride toothpaste. Clean between …

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Buttercups is wishing all the beautiful mums out there a wonderful weekend and a love-filled Mother’s Day on Sunday! Across all rooms our children have been working hard to make some beautiful handmade cards and special treats for you 🙂   

Science Week 2019

It’s National Science Week and educators have planned many fun experiences like fizzy fairy potion, the “skittles” experiment, magic milk and more 🙂 National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology and provides an opportunity to encourage early learning about science and for young people to become fascinated by the world we live …

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Homelessness Week 2019

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 …

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NAIDOC week

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!

ANZAC DAY

Dear Buttercups parents & friends, please note that Buttercups Childcare & Kindy is closed on Thursday, the 25th of April due to ANZAC Day. The children at our centre are commemorating this day by making ANZAC biscuits, poppy-inspired art works, honour badges and a big march through the centre! Lest we forget.

Happy Easter

The children at Buttercups Childcare & Kindy have been busy over the last few days creating beautiful Easter art – stamping, sticking, squeezing, rolling is great for fine motor development and how wonderful when the result of children’s learning is as beautiful as this! Please remember that Buttercups Childcare & Kindy is closed on Friday, …

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Happy Harmony Day

Today we are celebrating Australia’s multiculturalism, based on the successful integration of migrants into our community. At Buttercups, we embrace diversity and its enriching benefits to our centre. Our families as well as our staff come from a wide range of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and offer great input to our program like information …

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