Enviroweek is a flexible and adaptable national schools event. It takes place from 11 – 17 September 2016. Aussie children can take genuine action on waste, gardening, energy and health projects and see the immediate impact of positive everyday choices – for them, their school and our environment. Enviroweek is is a time to have…
White Balloon Day
Tomorrow is White Balloon Day, an annual event event that brings together childcare centres, schools, governments, police and organisations to highlight the importance of protecting children. Each of our Day One Early Learning Centres receives training from Bravehearts on child protection issues. To find out more about White Balloon Day or to support Bravehearts Inc.…
Happy Father’s Day!
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, grandads and stepdads – we hope you have a beautiful day xoxo Day One ELC
What is a Learning Story?
At Day One, we document children’s learning in a variety of ways, every day. As a parent you would have seen this documentation on our noticeboards, in journals/portfolios and now via our digital app using Childcarers. You may have always wondered, just what is a learning story and why are they so important in the…
Early Childhood Educators Day 7 Sept 2016
YAY! It’s time to celebrate ALL that our wonderful Day One ELC Early Childhood Educators do! Australian Childcare Alliance Queensland launched Early Childhood Educators Day six years ago to raise awareness and support for the valuable work of the early years’ educators in educating and caring for tomorrow’s leaders. The event is held every year…
Make Every Week Book Week
Everyone at Day One recently enjoyed Book Week, but we love reading books every day too! Why reading to your child is so important As recent studies have shown, the importance of reading to young children cannot be overstated. To coincide with National Book Week this August, Day One has been taking a closer look…
Science Week at Day One
From 13-21 August Day One will be celebrating Science Week! It’s an opportunity to introduce Australia’s youngest minds to scientific thinking, and to set the foundations for a lifetime of discovery and learning. This year’s theme is DRONES, DROIDS AND ROBOTS The theme will centre on the real-world application of autonomous technologies in areas including agriculture,…
NAIDOC Week 2016
NAIDOC week is an annual event that is held in Australia from 3-10 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 the status and treatment of Indigenous Australians.…
World Environment Day 2016
WHAT IS World Environment Day? A PLATFORM FOR ACTION World Environment Day (WED) is the United Nations’ most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment. Since it began in 1974, it has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely celebrated in over 100…
Happy Mothers Day!
Some food for thought as we celebrate all the Mothers in our lives ð