Diverse bookshelves
Many people from different backgrounds, religions, beliefs and traditions make up our wonderful Buttercups community. Early learning centres like Buttercups provide children with great opportunities to learn more about cultural diversity and all the benefits of a multicultural society! Buttercups educators aim to include multicultural resources like books representing culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or […]
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 […]
Positive encouragement
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.”!
Children & choices
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 […]
Playing with peers great for language acquisition
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 […]
Singing and language acquisition
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 […]
Amazing benefits of hugging
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 […]
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!
Time to celebrate!
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!
Quality over quantity
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 […]
