Highgate
Buttercups Childcare & Early Learning Centre
80 Bulwer Street 6003, is situated within the brand new Woolworths complex (corner of Bulwer Street and Stirling Street).
We have plenty of parking, drop off and pick up bays. We are just 1.1 km from the center of Perth CBD and are seconds away from William Street, Beaufort Street, Lord Street and Guildford Road. Graham Farmer freeway exit Lord Street/Newcastle Street.
Positions currently available
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Meet Stacy
Manager, Buttercups Childcare Highgate
My personal philosophy has been shaped during my 25 plus years in the Early Education and Care sector, complemented by the evolution and implementation of the NQS and EYLF and alongside my own personal experiences of being a mum. During my time in the sector, I have had many opportunities to grow and upskill as an educator and in turn work with some amazing educators as a peer and mentor. Research shows that the first five years of a child’s life is the most crucial for brain development. It’s based on this evidence that I value the importance of my role of ensuring that every individual child that enters our centre will be met with an opportunity to learn and grow to their fullest potential before embarking on their school journey. All children should be recognised as partners and collaborators in their learning. As our children are our future leaders, I aim to be a role model encouraging sustainable practices through reusing, recycling, rethinking, and repurposing of resources, encouraging the children to become socially aware, show respect for the environment and be environmentally responsible. As an Early Childhood Educator, I recognise “Environment as The Third Teacher,” Based on this theory, I consider it’s extremely important to create a stimulating environment that provides opportunities to engage and foster a sense of ownership and respect along with opportunities for open-ended play, allowing educators to scaffold the children’s learning guided by each child’s individual interests, needs and uniqueness. I value and respect partnerships with families and recognise that they are the first significant and constant caregivers in children’s lives as the saying goes “It takes a village to raise a child,” valuing family to educator relationships will allow us to collaboratively work together.
Our Centre Location
Buttercups Early Learning Centre Highgate is situated within the brand new Woolworths complex (corner of Bulwer Street and Stirling Street). We have plenty of parking, drop off and pick up bays. We are just 1.1 km from the center of Perth CBD and are seconds away from William Street, Beaufort Street, Lord Street and Guildford Road. Graham Farmer freeway exit Lord Street/Newcastle Street.
Our Entrance and Aquarium
Our entrance is designed to calm and catch the imagination of every child with a three metre fish aquarium complete with a variety of fish. The aquarium is sure to brighten your child’s imagination.
Four Outdoor Play Areas
Our large nature play areas are designed to allow plenty of space for the children to explore, investigate and play together under the shade of large wrap around veranda’s and shade cloths. Our outdoor facilities include:
- Maze
- Four Sand Pits
- Yarning Circles
- Cubby Houses
- Forts with a Rock Climbing Walls, Shops, Slides and Tunnels
- Bike Tracks
- Wooden Climbing and Balancing Areas
- Soccer Net
- Basketball Hoop
- Large Grassed Areas
- Music Walls
- Quiet Areas
- Stepping and balancing blocks
- Wobble walk and more!
The Baby (Poppy) Room
The poppy room overseas views of the city. In our Poppy room (1-4 ratio) we provide a caring and nurturing environment for the babies whilst developing our relationship with the children and their families. We have a spacious cot room, which has access from both the Poppy and the Lavender room. The sleep times are recorded and the babies are physically checked every 10 minutes to ensure their safety and wellbeing. We work in partnership with families to maintain the routines that are currently embedded at home. The baby outdoor area has a wonderful protected area for the babies to enjoy and explore, with a beautiful painting of three monkeys.
The Wobbler (Lavender) Room
Our Lavender room (1-4 ratio) caters for those children who are confident walkers and eager to explore their new environment.
This room provides a variety of fun based experiences that suit individual needs, abilities and interests, from music, art, gardening to dance in both our indoor and outdoor play areas. The Lavender room environment encourages learning through play and stimulating experiences that gives the children the opportunity to explore their environments, allowing them to continuously learn and discover their new found abilities. The outdoor area provides a large area to explore with a custom build boat sandpit, cubbies and beautiful paintings of Australian animals, allowing children to investigate and try out new challenges in their outdoor space.
The Toddler (Tulip) Room
The Toddlers (1-4 ratio) are very active children excited about their surroundings. They love to try all activities available and where they can investigate and explore their environment. Open shelved activities allow for them to self-select and they are also learning about parallel play. The Toddlers have a choice of two outdoor areas. One allows for more indoor-outdoor playtimes, where children can explore their gross motor skills and interact with the babies, and the larger outdoor area has a bike track, climbing wall, maze and fort! The astro turf provides a bigger area for running and added gross motor activities.
The Pre-Kindy (Daisy) Room
The Daisy rooms (1-5 ratio) is for our children who are 2-3 years old. Many children of this age group are developing a strong sense of independence so dress ups, construction and dramatic play is very popular. The outside area has many activities in which to explore, including bike riding, sand pit, climbing wall, maze, slide and fort. The outdoor space provides children with freedom to explore their environment, sit by the lemon tree and interact with their friends next door through the fence to the Kindy.
The Kindy (Daffodil) Room
The Daffodil room (1-10 ratio) has a combined art room. This room has an Early Childhood Teacher that leads the program to provide the educational play based early learning program. The open shelved activities where children are able to self-select to enhance their own interests and a sense of wellbeing makes for a fun day and development of friendships. Our Kindy room has many creative, challenging and interactive activities to inspire children with their fine motor and cognitive skills as they further develop their social & emotional skills. The outdoor nature play area with a wide veranda, boasts a sandpit, castle fort, a stilted cubby with slide, a large bike track, a wobble walk and theatre! This space is truly magnificent.
