Helping Kids Understand Themselves and Others Have you been seeing references to the various DO Programs in your child’s online learning stories and programming? Do you understand what it’s all about? At Day One, we believe in using the skills and talents of our educators to the maximum and that is why we have developed…
10 ways to connect with your child every day
At Day One we’re all about growing resilient children – ready for anything that comes their way in the future. But the most important way to do this is by building a super-strong parent-child relationship. A healthy parent-child relationship involves having a strong emotional connection that will result in a stronger more resilient child. How…
Protecting your child on the internet
At Day One Early Learning Centre, we are passionate about child safety, wherever that may be. This includes time spent on the internet. We came across this excellent article with wonderful guidelines for actions you can take to protect your child while they have access to the internet. We hope you enjoy it!
Events, Ideas, Resources and Recipes for Day One Families
The friendly team at Day One are always available if you have any early education questions. Here are some additional links we love from advice on common health questions to great recipes for kids and ideas for family activities and days out. 1. Raising Children Network A good resource that has specific information for different age…
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Are you as ready for a holiday as we are? 2017 has been such an exhilarating year for everyone here at Day One Early Learning Centres as we continued to open new centres in Queensland! Over the past two weeks we have been celebrating Day One Kindergarten Graduations. It is always a bittersweet moment saying goodbye…
It’s not too late to get school ready!
There are many ways parents can assist in preparing their children for school. Here are five simple ways you can support your child over the coming weeks to be school ready: 1.Reading With Your Child We all read to our children; however, reading with your child is even more beneficial for their early literacy development. When you sit down…
How to remove guilt from family screen time
Article via Kinderling Kids Radio Screen time is such a hot button issue in modern parenting. Often we feel like whatever we do isn’t right. That’s due in part to the mere fact that our childhood simply didn’t involve screens beyond a TV or maybe a desktop PC with average dial-up internet. When it comes to…
Essential Elements of Early Learning
“Children are our greatest treasure. They are our future.” – Nelson Mandela Why Early Education Matters In order to set our children up for a bright future, it is vital to give them a strong foundation from the very start. We do this by enabling them to completely immerse themselves in the world in which…
Technology Tantrums – yikes!
How to Manage Your Kid’s Tech Tantrums Yikes. We’ve all been there – peace and quiet being broken by the unleashing of the pint sized tech-obsessed tantrum monster. Windows shake, doors slam, empires fall…well, at least that’s what it feels like. Whilst it is somewhat reassuring to know that in this technology obsessed landscape, tech…
Creating a Mindful Home
What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is a term that we hear used all the time in our ever increasingly health and wellness focused society. In fact, it is quite difficult to open a magazine, turn on the TV or read a health and wellness blog without learning about the latest mindfulness technique taking the world by…