This year we are celebrating Educators Day in each of our centres on Wednesday 6 September. Please take a moment to let your Day One ELC Educators know how much you appreciate them – we certainly do!
Family Referrals
We would like to thank our families for your ongoing support of Day One ELC and trust that we are meeting your expectations. A friend or family recommendation is the best compliment that we could receive and like most early childcare services, referral is our biggest form of introduction. Often referrals go unnoticed and so…
NAIDOC Week 2023
NAIDOC week 2023 is an annual event that is held in Australia. This year it runs from 2 to 9 July. NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. Its origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in the 1920′s which sought to increase awareness in the wider community of…
Sustainability in Action
In June each year we all celebrate World Environment Day and reflect on how we can contribute to a more sustainable planet, today and for the future. At Day One ELC, our centres have developed Sustainability Action Plans to help us identify and take action in a meaningful way to reduce our impact on the…
Sharing Cultural Experiences
Early childhood is a time when children develop positive relationships with other children and educators. This helps children to feel they belong and lays the foundation for their future health and wellbeing. At Day One ELC, we have a genuine interest to provide an environment that helps children be successful in our increasingly diverse and…
Family Referrals
We would like to thank our families for your ongoing support of Day One ELC and trust that we are meeting your expectations. A friend or family recommendation is the best compliment that we could receive and like most early childcare services, referral is our biggest form of introduction. Often referrals go unnoticed and so…
The Hundred Languages of Children
The Hundred Languages of Children This poem by the founder of the Reggio-Emilia approach beautifully conveys the important roles imagination and discovery play in early childhood learning. The child is made of one hundred. The child has a hundred languages a hundred hands a hundred thoughts a hundred ways of thinking of playing, of…
Learn Through Play
Learn through Play This is a concept that parents often question. Over time, our industry has learnt the advantages of having an environment enriched with open-ended resources that have no specific use or role, but are ready to be adapted to anything a child can THINK of. A picnic blanket with pebbles, shells, buttons, rocks,…
Road Safety
Road Safety Children are our most vulnerable road users because of their unpredictability, which can expose them, to risk when around traffic. We know that children can be curious and keen to explore their surroundings. However their limited understanding of safety and tendency to focus on what is important to them can be dangerous. These…
Safe Storage Tips
TIPS FOR SAFE STORAGE OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PRODUCTS IN THE HOME Some drugs and chemicals commonly found around the home can cause serious illness, or even death for a child. Most accidental child poisonings are of kids under five; 3,500 are admitted to hospital every year. While most don’t suffer long term, they can be…
