Busy Bees (Toddlers)

In our Toddler room, there is always a variety of sensory based learning activities, where children are encouraged to
play, explore, and become confident and involved learners. The different areas of the classroom encourage the children
to engage in a variety of activities: quiet and active, social and independent, constructive play and pretend play, and
much more. The indoor and outdoor settings are arranged for easy access, encouraging the children to make their own choices and help themselves to all available activities and experiences

Parents are asked to provide the following items each day their child attend:

  • Water bottles
  • Sun hat (bucket or legionnaire)
  • Disposable nappies (minimum 4 each day) these will be clearly labeled with your child’s name and be placed in the nappy baskets within the change facility. Full time children may leave a packet of nappies at the centre.
  • Change of clothing (labeled) in a clearly marked bag (non plastic) including; socks and jumper for cold days and gumboots and water proof jackets for rainy days.
  • Toilet training children are required to bring 4 changes of clothing including trainer pants, all labeled, in a clearly marked bag (non plastic). Please no overalls or jeans during this process.
  • Comforters – dummy, teddy, blanket.
  • Families are kindly asked to donate a piece of fruit daily for Crunch & Sip.

 

Routines

Children in Busy Bees could start to show signs of toilet training. This will begin after consultation with parents and is best achieved
through a collaborative partnership between families and educators.

Sleep time

The centre follows the SIDS & KIDS safe sleeping routines, leaflets can be located in the foyer. Mattresses are provided for children to rest between 11.30am and 1.30pm. All sheets and blankets are provided by the centre and washed regularly in our centre laundry. Sleep patterns may vary as group care does have many distraction but educators will do their best to follow parent’s request. Children will not be forced to sleep but encouraged to rest. Children who do not sleep will be able to participate in quiet activities within the classroom. However, parents who request a child not to sleep must acknowledge that at times some children may require a short nap due to recovering from an illness or busy weekend. Cosy corners are provided for children who wish to rest at other times during the day.

 

Nappies

If you would like your child to have nappy cream applied, a medication form must be completed before any creams can
be used.  

Toilet training

Please dress you child in clothing that is easy for them to remove. Please no overalls, tights, stockings, jeans, belts or tight fitting clothes during this process. Children will be praised with stickers, stamps and words of encouragement. Helpful leaflets are available in the Chuckles foyer, to assist families.

Personal items

We discourage parents from bringing food, lollies and toys to the centre.

We understand that many children like to bring in their own toys, however ‘sharing’ these items can be a difficult concept for young children to grasp. The centre takes no responsibility for lost or broken items. To avoid the loss of personal items, which are brought into the centre, please make sure they are clearly labelled with your child’s name. Each classroom has its own lost property box for all unlabeled found items. All unclaimed class items will be moved to the foyer stand at the end of each month, then donated to St Vincent’s charity shop on the 20th of each month.

Sometimes children accidently take the centre’s toys/hats home in bags and pockets. We kindly ask that you return any items to an educator so we can clean and place them away. Replacing ‘lost’ items is very expensive.