Welcome to all our new families who have recently joined us at Doolandella ELC.  Learning Areas Outdoors During a team building day, Educators have created new learning areas outside their classrooms. These outdoor spaces have open-ended resources to help children to think creatively as well as promoting competence and independent exploration and ...

Hello Families and Friends, it's lovely to see you and the children settling in well to the Service. Please feel free to speak to the office staff or your child's room Educators / Teacher if you have any questions about the routine, program or anything else you may need. Room Transitions Coming up on the 8th of May we are having our class move throughs for children who have reached the a...

Welcome to all our new families who have recently joined us at Doolandella ELC.  Photos Don't forget to order your photo's using the QR Code or manual link https://qrco.de/bdkVWf Orders Due Ordering and proofing will be available until Sunday 19th March at 11pm.  (Late orders will have a postage/handling fee applied $10.00). Printing Editing/Printing Monday 20th March – Friday 24th March...

 Welcome to all our new families who have recently joined us at Doolandella ELC. Photo Day Our professional photographer will be at the Service Tuesday 28th February, Wednesday 1st March and Thursday 2nd March taking individual and class photos. Your child has been allocated to one of these days. To see what day they have been allocated too, please see the photo day run sheet outside you...

Welcome to all our families for 2023! All the staff would like to extend their heartfelt thanks for all the gifts and goodies given to them this past holiday season. We hope your family had a wonderful holiday. We are looking forward to a productive partnership with you to ensure our children can achieve their highest potential. We know a strong partnership with you will make a significant differe...

Our year has come to an end with Christmas next week. We would like to thank our families for supporting Doolandella Early Learning Centre throughout 2022.   Holiday Forms If you are planning on taking holidays over the December / January period, please see Renae or Gayna in the office to complete a Holiday Form. Christmas Portraits If you ordered and paid for Christmas portraits taken last m...

Welcome to all our new families who have recently joined us at Doolandella ELC. XAP Thank you to all our families who have been patient with us whilst the new XAP system has been rolled out. Remember you can update your family and child information or pay your account either using the web portal at www.xap.rocks or the guardian smile app.  Please remember to sign your...

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Welcome to another month of news and to our families who have recently joined us at Doolandella ELC. Dentist Visit The Fun Smiles dental team will be visiting the service on Thursday 29th & Friday 30th September to conduct 6 monthly health checks on the children. These visits have been prearranged with families who recently completed permission and medical forms. Children will be seen individu...

Welcome to all the new children and families who recently started at the Centre, we hope you are settling in well. If you have any questions, please see Renae or Gayna in the office or speak with your child's room educators. We are always happy to help! Centre Birthday  Our Centre Birthday is next Thursday the 18th of August and we have been operating for 8 years. To celebrate this occasion, ...

Welcome to another month of news and to our families who have recently joined us at Doolandella ELC. Show Bags Show bags are on sale again this year. Order forms have been placed in your child's bag. Additional order forms are available in the office. Please return the forms with the money to the office by Friday 5th August.  Pyjama Day We are celebrating Pyjama Day on Friday 22nd July. Pyjam...

Welcome to another month of news and to our families who have recently joined us at Doolandella ELC. Book Library – Take a book & leave a book The Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) recent data showed children within this area are developmentally vulnerable in the areas of language and cognitive skills. As a result, we thought we would provide our families and community with a boo...

Welcome to another month of news and to our families who have recently joined us at Doolandella ELC. Higher CCS Subsidy From 7 March 2022, families with more than one child aged 5 or younger in care may have received a higher subsidy for some children. The 'standard rate child' is usually your CCS eldest eligible child, aged 5 or under. For this child, you'll continue to receive the standard CCS r...

Welcome to another month of news and to our families who have recently joined us Doolandella ELC. Easter Parade The children have been busy creating Easter Bonnets for this week's Easter Parade on Thursday 14th at 10.00am. Families are welcome to attend. Easter raffles will be drawn the same day after the parade at 10.30am. Room Changes Room changes for some children will take effect from Tuesday ...

Hello and welcome to another month of news! Children's Photos Proofing is now activated for child's photographs. Use this manual link:  https://qrco.de/bcoWfP to view and purchase. QR CODE is also available on EDUCA and next to the Kiosk tablets. Ordering and proofing will be available until Tuesday 22nd March. After this time links and QR code will no longer work. Editing/Printing Tuesday 22...

Welcome to our new families who have recently started with us. Class Photos Our professional photographer will be at the Service Tuesday 1st March, Wednesday 2nd March & Thursday 3rd March to take Children's Kindy/Class photos. Photo run sheets have been displayed outside your child's class allocating the day your child will be photographed. Please ensure you dress them in the clothes that you...

Welcome to all our families for 2022.  I would like to thank our families for their on going support through the COVID-19 pandemic and for following our procedures when it comes to keeping everyone safe. As people in our community continue to be subject to contracting the COVID-19 virus, we are continuing to be proactive in our approach to minimising the effect it has on D...

Our year has come to an end with less than 2 week till Christmas. I would like to thank our families for supporting Doolandella Early Learning Centre throughout 2021. Holiday Forms If you are planning on taking holidays over the December / January period, please see Renae or Gayna in the office to complete a Holiday Form. Terminations If you are terminating your child's enrolment for overseas...

Welcome to our new families who have recently started with us. We are in our busiest time of the year with only 7 weeks to Christmas.  With the renovations taking shape and nearly complete in Junior Playground, the Kindergarten children have been busy planting vegetables in the new garden beds. This experience provides them with opportunities to continue their learning of plant life...

Welcome to all our new families who have recently joined us at Doolandella ELC.  The weather is warming up and the children have been taking advantage of the new playground water features. Please remember to dress your child appropriately. We have a 'no hat no play' policy so please ensure your child has a hat daily so they can continue to participate in outdoor play activities. 2022 Re-...

From the office  Welcome to another month of news at Doolandella ELC.  Playground Renovations Our playground renovations are coming along very nicely. We are getting close to having the senior side completed, possibly the end of next week. Keep an eye on the upcoming improvements and structures going into place next week. Kiosk Tablets Please remember to sign your child in / out of ...

Welcome to all our new families who have recently joined us at Doolandella Early Learning. Thank you to our families who worked with us during the lock down period by keeping your children at home and following directives from Qld Health. As we all worked together we are now able to resume activities as normal.  At this stage we are not able to waive any gap fees for the lock down week. Howev...

Welcome to another month of news from Doolandella ELC.  Child Care Subsidy (CCS)  The Department of Education Skills and Employment (DESE) advised on the 30th of June that CCS and Annual caps would be resetting on the 12th of July. Child Care Subsidy (CCS) rates are adjusted at the start of each financial year based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Annual Cap - Families earni...

Welcome to our June Newsletter As Winter has arrived and the mornings are cooler, you will see our children playing inside in the warm. We are currently in our Winter routines and the children will participate in outdoor play as the day warms up. Please remember to dress your children appropriately for weather conditions. Thank you to the families that joined us for our Open Day on ...

Hello Families, We hope everyone is having a wonderful month of May and settling in to the change of weather.  The winter chills have definitely started creeping in, so don't forget to pack some spare warm clothes for your child. With having some lovely sunny days recently, we have been enjoying some fun in the sun and encouraging the children to remember their sun safety by keeping...

 Hello Families!  We hope you have all had a fabulous April. There are a few upcoming events and changes happening at the Centre in May so please continue reading for more information. Carnival Open Day  We will be holding a Carnival themed Open Day at the Centre on Saturday 22nd May.  The Centre will be open from 9am to 12pm for current families and potential familie...

Welcome to our March Newsletter! Easter Events With Easter fast approaching we would like to remind everyone that we will be closed for the Easter Public Holidays. Centre CLOSED Friday 2nd of April & Monday 5th of April. On Thursday the 1st of April, each room will be having an Easter Egg Hunt and the children will be participating in our annual Easter bonnet parade.  ...

Hello Families and Friends, We hope you have all had a great start to the year! The children are all settling into their new rooms well and have started their learning journey for 2021 with their new Educators.  We are excited for all the fun learning experiences we will share with you all.  We encourage family input, so if there is anything you would like to see the children learning ab...

Hello Everyone and welcome to all the new families for 2021!   We are excited for you all to join our Doolandella Family and share in an exciting year ahead.  Our Centre has been undergoing a little make-over which will be continuing into 2021.  We hope you like the upgrades. From the 4th of January we have been providing food from Kids Gourmet Food to the children for Morning ...

What a busy month we have had!  With Christmas right around the corner we have been busy preparing for our end of year Christmas and Graduation events and finalising all your next year bookings. We hope you are all feeling prepared for the busy holiday season. We are very much looking forward to all the festivities! If you are returning to the Centre next year and have not yet ...

Hello Families, As you may have noticed the Centre is slowly getting a bit of a make over.  Some areas have been painted, which has definitely freshened these areas up. We have had our CCTV installed and access control to the front door.  We have a few more things to come also, so keep an eye out for more changes. If you have not received an email with your pin number...

Spring has arrived!!!  We hope everyone is enjoying the warmer weather, I know we are!  The children are spending a lot of time in the playgrounds and watering our plants so we are wanting to remind parents to ensure your child has a sun smart hat every day, sun smart clothing with sleeves to cover the shoulders, and if you are sending your child in warmer clothes in the morning, du...

From the office  Welcome to all the new children and families who recently started at the Centre, we hope you are settling in well.  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask a room Educator or a staff member in the office.  We are always happy to help! We recently celebrated the 6th Birthday of the Centre opening its doors.  The children had a lot of fu...

Hello Families, We hope you have all had a lovely July! We have recently seen some windy, chilly weather and would like to remind all families to ensure you are packing appropriate spare clothes for the weather.  We have also noticed some children forgetting to bring hats along each day.  We do have a sun smart policy which requires children to have a hat for outside play.  If ...

From the Office Hello and welcome to all the new families who have just started at the Centre! We have recently had a lot of new families visiting and starting care with us.  We hope you are all settling in well.  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to speak to your child's room Educators or somebody in the front office.  We hope everyone is staying safe and w...

From the Office  We are happy to see things starting to return to normal with many of our families returning to their work and the children returning to our Centre.  It has been great to see everyone again and be able to enjoy all of our fun experiences with you all.   Although we are slowly seeing pandemic restrictions being lifted, we are still wanting to ensur...

From the Office Hello Families and friends, We hope the Easter bunny found you all! I'm sure Easter looked a little different for everyone this year with social distancing restrictions and not being able to travel. At the Centre we also had to do things a little differently, with not being able to have our annual Easter Bonnet Parade, however, the children certainly still had lots o...

From the Office  Firstly we would like to thank all our families for their help and support over the last few weeks, ensuring to follow procedures regarding using hand sanitizers, hand washing and keeping children home when they are unwell. Under the current circumstances, we are trying to limit the amount of social contact between people entering the centre.  We ask that when you a...

From the Office ​Welcome to all our new families!.  We hope you are all settling in well.  Please feel free to ask the staff any questions or for help with anything, we are more than happy to help in the settling in process. We are regularly sending out emails, and notices via Educa, about important information, updates or events happening in the Centre.  We really appreciated ...

From the Office  Happy New Year Everyone!!! I hope you have all had a great end to 2019 and I look forward to a fantastic 2020 with you all. As you may know, I have just returned from Maternity Leave and am settling back into the busy role as Centre Manager. Renae has done a fantastic job filling in for me while I've been off spending time with my little ones. There are a lot of families who ...

 From the office  Hello and welcome to our last newsletter for 2019.  It has been a rewarding year for all staff and families at Doolandella Early Learning Centre. Thank you to the families who attended our Christmas party despite the weather. We had a great time!!! We would like to wish all our families a very Merry Christmas and a bright and Happy New Year.  Upcoming Cha...

From the office   ​Hello and welcome to our November news. As Christmas is fast approaching many of our families have already applied for Holidays. If you are planning on taking holidays over the Christmas / New Year period please complete a holiday request form available from the office.  Christmas Party!!!​ This years Christmas Party will be held on the 13th December starting at 6.00pm...

From the Office  Firstly I would like to thank our families who have supported us in our learning of living things by donating the Woolworth's seedlings. The children have assisted their peers and educators from each room and created their very own garden. Once the seedlings outgrow their little containers, the children will plant them in the outdoor environment where they will continue ...

From the office  Welcome to our new families that have just joined our service. As Spring has arrived we are hoping to instil the learning of looking after our environment by planting new flower and herb seeds through the new Woolworths promotion. By doing so we will provide the children with an opportunity to plant and care for their new seedlings in support of our sustainability program.&nb...

From the Office Hello families and welcome to our August News. This month we have had Gayna join the Admin team. Some of you may know Gayna as one of our Educators who worked closely with your children to enhance their learning and development. Gayna will be available to all our parents Monday to Friday between 8.00am and 4.30pm.  Evonne has decided to extend her maternity leave to spend...

From the office  Hello Families and welcome to our July News Our Service has been busy creating new learning opportunities in the Nursery. The Nursery had a makeover on the weekend and now allows our little ones to explore different skills as well as build on their existing ones.  ​NAIDOC Week NAIDOC week celebrations provided opportunities for the children to show respect for diversity ...

Welcome to Edition three of Doolandella Journey; Our Journey of Discovery and Development. Fees as of July 2019  We recently sent out the following email to all families: It is that time of the year, when Child Care Centres throughout Australia review their fees. To ensure we continue to deliver high quality services and our operations remain viable, we will be increasing our fees as of Monda...

​​From the office:​ Wow this year is really flying by!  We have recently emailed out 2019 booking forms. Please ensure you fill these out and return them ASAP to secure your spot for 2019. Please advise office staff if you wish to take holidays over The Christmas period. Please note that the Centre will be closed on Christmas day, Boxing day and New years day only over the Christmas peri...

From the Office Hello everyone and welcome to all of our new families!  What a busy year we've had so far!  We have enjoyed lots of recent events at the Centre and we have a few special ones coming up soon to look forward to.  Last month we Celebrated Cultural week at the Centre which involved all the staff from different backgrounds performing a traditional dance fro...

From the Office Hello Families! Just a reminder about parent teacher nights coming up on Tuesday 1st of May.  If you would like to attend for a short meeting with your child's Educators please see the office for available times.  If the day or times don't suit you but you would really like to have a meeting, you are welcome to organise a meeting time with your child's room Educators that...

​Are you still unsure of what your new Child Care Subsidy will be? To ensure your Child Care Subsidy entitlements can be assessed and payments can flow from 2 July 2018 please make sure you go online and completed your Call to Action. Information on what you need to do to transition to Child Care Subsidy is available on the New Child Care Package family transition page. https://www.educa...

From the Office Happy Easter Everyone!!! The Easter Bunny will soon be here so we have been planning our special Easter Celebrations for Thursday afternoon the 29th March 2018.  The Easter party will start from 3:00 pm.  The children can wear their Easter hats and participate in some fun Easter activities on the veranda's in the playground.  All family members are wel...

From the Office Hello Families! 2018 is well underway!  We hope your children are all settling in well with recent room changes. We are currently offering a referral incentive to our current families.  This incentive is for two weeks free care to anyone who refers a new family to our centre (conditions apply).  In order for current families to be eligible for two...

Happy New Year Everyone!!! I hope you have all had a great end to 2017 and I look forward to a fantastic 2018 with you all.  As some of you may know, I have just returned from Maternity Leave and am settling back in to the busy role as Centre Manager.  My daughter is also attending the Centre in the Nursery room and she is now 9mths old.  The time has just flown!  There are som...

We are very excited to now be able to provide all children, excluding Nursery room, with nutritious, healthy, food that tastes great! We have a fantastic chief, Kylie, who caters to all the children's dietary and allergy requirements.  The menus are on a four week rotation and always displayed in the foyer for parents to view.  We encourage families to provide suggestions and welcome any...

Hello and welcome to the last newsletter for 2017. what a big year it has been with many changes. I have been very lucky to share some of these changes with you all. I will be leaving Doolandella on the 9th January to go back to my centre in Underwood, Evonne will be back on Monday 8th January.  Im very excited for the year ahead with next year promising to be just as big. I would like to fir...

Don't forget your raffle tickets $1 each or 6 for $5. First prize is the Billy Cart, second prize is the Balance Bike prizes will be drawn at the Christmas disco this Friday 15th December starting at 6pm. Sausages and drinks will be available for $2 each , make sure you pre pay for these at the office before Friday. 

Can you please let the office know if you will be away over the Christmas period. Christmas day will be on Monday this year and the centre will be closed Monday and Tuesday for Boxing Day. If you would like to receive half price holiday fees you will need to give 2 weeks notice and your account must be paid up to date. Even if you are not getting half fees please let us know if you will be away so...

Im excited to announce that starting on Tuesday 2nd January 2018, our cook Kylie will be preparing all meals for the children at the centre ( excluding the Nursery room) this includes morning tea, Lunch and afternoon tea. if your child stays later than 5pm you are welcome to bring a snack in on these days( please no food that needs to be placed in the fridge or needs heating up) If you would like ...

​Doolandella will be holding a Christmas Disco at the centre. We are pre selling Sausages on bread and drinks for the night, with orders and money due back on 5th December. Please pick up your order forms from your child's information pockets or from the office. All families welcome, come along bring your deck chairs and have a fun night of Christmas music and dancing.  ​Time ​​15th December ...

Welcome to November wow the year has flown by For those of you who don't know me My name is Allana. I have recently returned to Doolandella ELC after 6months of maternity leave. I will be working along side Leanne in the office. If you have any questions or concerns be do not hesitate to come and see me. In the lead up to Christmas we will be busy here at the center with our upcoming events and ge...

From the Office Hello and welcome to the September Newsletter, Wow the year is passing by fast. I would like to extend a warm welcome to all our new families. we hope your time with us will be fun and educational for your children.  August was a very busy month here at Doolandella ELC. I hope everyone can see the new areas popping up around the outside areas, the educators and children have b...

From the Office Hello and welcome to the August newsletter. My name is Leanne and I will be filling in as Centre Manager while Evonne is away on maternity leave. A big welcome also to our new families. I hope you enjoy your time here with us and that your child grows to their full potential.  I would like to remind everyone to keep your contact details up to date, you can email the centre at ...

Come along on Friday the 18th August and help us celebrate our 3rd Birthday. Starting at 9am we will be cutting the cake everyone is welcome!!!

We're proud to be leading the way ​KAL and Doolandella Early Learning Centre are proud to announce that we just got the NBN installed.  The fourth Centre with a completed install out of all KAL Centres is very exciting. This means so much for our Centre, the staff and children. In room tablets and communication will be instant, the ability to educate with videos including streaming ...

Welcome to the June edition of Doolandella Early Learning Centre's Newsletter, A lot is happening in our corner of Doolandella & one of those most exciting items is that we have applied to have the NBN installed in our centre, this will vastly improve the use of the tablets for signing in & out your child's attendance as well as giving us the option of having multiple phone lines so your c...

Inclusion Support In Early Childhood Education & Care Services In order to best support children of all needs, behavioral traits, culture, language & diagnoses we work closely with our Inclusion Support Professional; Kylee.  Inclusion Support work with our Educators to assist the inclusion of all children, facilitate active & meaningful participation & to teach children to lea...

Welcome to the May edition of Doolandella's news! You will have all noticed that both Miss Evonne & Allana are well into their maternity leave & have both welcomed new family additions into the world, Evonne has a daughter named Ida & Allana a son named Charles. We can't wait for them to visit, we wish them & their babies to be healthy & get lots of sleep! As many of our famili...

Doolandella April Newsletter I have been very excited to come & join the Doolandella Early Learning Centre's network of Educators, thank you for welcoming me so warmly. Evonne & Alana have both finished their work to put their feet up for some well-deserved maternity leave before their wonderful family additions arrive in May, we look forward to sharing that happy news with the families. E...

​Time ​​May 24, 2017 - 6:30 PM ​Location 931 Blunder Rd Doolandella Speakers Free Information Night on sensory processing & how this affects children's behaviour​ Some kids struggle to pay attention, engage, learn and play in the typical kindy or childcare setting. They may be anxious and over-sensitive to touch, noise, movement and/ or smell - easily upset and refusing to engage in the play. ...

Please note that the Centre will be closed for the Easter Public Holidays, Friday 14th and Monday 17th of April. ​ Hello Parents and Families, and welcome to another month. Firstly, we would like to extend a warm welcome to our new families that have recently joined us. We are so excited to be part of your child's journey creating wonderful memories that will be remembered for years to come. We ho...