Spring has definitely sprung for September, the children have been taking advantage of the warmer weather & asking to spend more time outdoors. The children have been engaging in a lot of water play, gross motor skill activities, gardening, art & craft activities & a lot of self help skills such as applying their own sunscreen before heading outdoors.  Septemb...

At the start of the month the children engaged in a performance held by Trae Trae an Aboriginal Performer who taught the children about his culture & showed the children traditional clothing & the dances they performed during different celebrations; the children thoroughly enjoyed the performance & even engaged in the traditional dance that Trae Trae showed them. The children...

Welcome to July. Only 6 more months till Santa comes to visit & most of the Kindergarten children graduate & go off to big school :( So much has been happening in the centre. First we celebrated Naidoc Week, with the children engaging in a variety of activities, such as drawing the picture in the sand that was placed beside the tray, playing musical instruments while gathered in a yarning ...

Where has the year gone? Can't believe it is June next week. Please see photos of our beautiful children at the centre, showing us what they have been up to in the month of May. With the weather starting to cool down we ask that you dress your child accordingly & to please pack extra clothing just in case. A FEW FRIENDLY REMINDERS: As stated in our Policies - we ask th...

What a busy little centre we have been over the past 2 months. During March the children celebrated Harmony Day, they wore orange also participated in activities that involved the colour orange. The Toddler Room made a beautiful heart display using the children's art work, the Nursery also made a lovely tree display using orange hand prints as the leaves. The children were...

The Children have been busy making new friendships within their new rooms & are making strong bonds with their new Educators. It is lovely to see the children are settling in. The children have been engaging in a lot of self-help skills, such as applying their own sunscreen before going outside & being responsible for their belongings (making sure that they place their belongings inside th...

Dear families, Welcome to 2022, what a start to the year it has been but the children & staff have managed to settle into your new rooms.   Nursery - Miss Elisa & Miss Eileen Toddlers - Miss Claudia, Miss Brooke & Miss Danielle  Early Learners - Miss Emma, Miss Ashlee & Miss Tia. Miss Ana will be the support for both the Toddlers & Early Learners. Pre K...

Dear Families, Thank you for a fabulous year at Cleveland Early Learning Centre. We hope you have enjoyed being a part of our community, as we have loved being your child's Educators and carers. We hope your children have enjoyed our end of year celebrations and especially when Santa Claus visited us last Friday!  With every ending comes change. At our centre we will be experie...

Hello Families, I can hardly believe we are nearing the end of another year at Cleveland Early Learning Centre. We hope you have enjoyed your year with us and we see you all return next year. It is a sad time too as we are saying Goodbye to some of our families who have been with us since we have opened, as their children are moving onto the exciting next stage of their education- Prep! ...

Welcome to our October Newsletter. We have had a very busy month.  Our ECT, Miss Amy-Lee left earlier this month to begin maternity leave. We wish Amy-Lee and her partner Jack all the best as they welcome their first child into the world. Miss Jamie- Lee is covering her leave. Jamie is a qualified Early Childhood Teacher and will continue the Kindergarten program until the end ...

Pirate Day Friday 24th September Last Friday we dressed as Pirates to raise funds for families living with childhood cancer. We were able to raise over $50 for this cause and we thank all families and Educators who contributed.  We would also like to thank the Rigo family who donated the pirate yoyos that the children took home with them at the end of the day.  October Public Holiday the...

This month, the team at Cleveland Early Learning Centre has been focussing on literacy and language development in their programs to tie in with our  Book Week celebrations.  At our recent team meeting we explored the Abecedarian Approach of Conversational Reading, where the adult interacts with the child in the storytelling and focusses on having a conversation about what they see ...

 Welcome to Our July Newsletter. Kindy Photos have  finally arrived. If you have ordered  and paid  for photos, they are ready for collection from the front desk. Please see Yolene or Petra to collect them.  We hope you enjoy them. Dental2You  Many of our little people experienced their first taste of the dentist today. We are super proud of all our brave&nb...

 Welcome to our June Newsletter Winter has certainly arrived, with some very fresh cool mornings and evenings. We ask that you please supply your child with warm spare clothes as we seem never to have enough! Alway name them too please! Last Friday's pyjama day was so much fun with all our little people staying warm and cosy during the day. As you can see our Early Learners enjoyed a slu...

Welcome to May!  A big welcome to all our new children who have joined us in the last month. We have many new friends to have happy days with at the centre. We hope you are all enjoying being part of our community. With the cooler weather approaching I would like to highlight the importance of monitoring your child's health during the Winter months. Exclusion of ill children – with the cooler...

The weather is getting a little cooler  and we have been noticing that the mornings and afternoons are becoming quite crisp. Now is the time to repack your child's bag with warmer spare clothes and a blanket for rest time if your child has a rest.  We love that most children are wearing our hats. We hope you like them! Staffing News: With the recent departure of our Lead Educator in...

Welcome to our March Newsletter.  The centre is gaining new enrolments across all rooms, and we look forward to getting to know all our new friends. We still have limited vacancies across all age groups so if you are thinking to increase your child's attendance please enquire about it at the front desk. Centre Hats We are so happy to have our new hats. Staff and children were very excited to ...

Welcome to February! We are happy to have had many events happening throughout the centre this month, with the children all settling into their rooms and getting to know thier Educators.   Our extra curricular activities are back in full swing: Happy Feet is on Tuesday Yoga is on Wednesday ( Kindy and Pre Kindy children only, and is paid by the centre) Gymnastics and Grasshoppers Soccer ...

We Welcome You! Welcome back to the centre this year. We are very happy to see many families return, to continue thier child's learning journey with us.  we are excited to have some new faces join our centre too. We welcome these families and hope you enjoy being a part of our community.  Recently the Educators have come together and planned many exciting events for the beginning of...

Merry Christmas from all the Educators  at Cleveland Early Learning Centre. We are happy to say that 2020 is almost behind us and we are looking forward to a bright and positive beginning of the New Year. Recently our children have been celebrating the end of the year with many activities and mini celebrations. We hope that they have enjoyed the lead up to Christmas and the holidays and have ...

Wow!! We are already half way through November and counting down the days until the end of the year. Christmas Celebrations With the wrap up of the year, we have a few events planned at the centre.  As we are unable to celebrate Christmas the usual way, with a family event, we will be having a weeklong celebration for the children at the centre.  Please see the table for our planned...

 With a blink of an eye, October is almost halfway through. Where has the year gone? At the centre, we have been consistently busy, with weekly enrolments at over 95% occupancy. We thank you for your continued support of the centre and hope that you are happy with our education and care of your children. In the near future we will be requesting families to reenrol for 2021. In the meanti...

 Welcome to the September Newsletter and to Spring.  With this beautiful weather, the educators have introduced water play and messy play into their programs. Children have loved playing with ice, water, and foam- splashing about. This sensory play is important in early childhood as it provides opportunities for children to actively use their senses as they explore their world, ...

Welcome to our August news This month we are welcoming a new Educator to our team. Her name is Miss Pawandeep and she will start her time with us in our Early Learner's room. Pawandeep joins us from Cairns where she has worked in a childcare centre. She is currently studying her Diploma in Children's Services.  We hope you all get to know her in the upcoming weeks. We are still recruiting mor...

Hi Families, Welcome to the July newsletter. With half the year already behind us, we are hoping that the next few months continue with fewer restrictions within the community and all families staying safe and healthy. Our Educators are excited that all your children are now back attending the centre, and have some exciting activities planned for the upcoming weeks. As you are all aware fees are n...

 Welcome to Winter!!! Can you believe that we are halfway through the year already?  In all my years working in Early Childhood Education, I have not experienced such a tumultuous and eventful year, as I am sure you are the same. I am so very proud of our children, at their resilience and reaction to change during these last few months. As at many workplaces, staff have had to change and...

Download PDF File Here  Welcome to our May Newsletter. We are so happy to have so many of our families returning this month. The Educators and I have missed your children's smiling faces and we look forward to sharing the education and care of your children once again. Health and Hygiene During this time we are continuing with the close monitoring of health and hygiene practices througho...

 A big thank you to all our families for your ongoing support of our centre. The Educators and I are very appreciative of all your kind words and gestures over the past weeks as we do our best to remain open to provide care and education for your children. We thank those families who have elected to stay at home during this time or limiting their attendance to allow for us to provide car...

Welcome to our March Newsletter.   In these uneasy times, the educators and myself would like to extend our thoughts and prayers to all of our wonderful families and wish everyone to stay safe and healthy. As with previous emails sent out, we are closely following the Australian Government's and Queensland Health's recommendations to minimise the impact of this virus on ou...

 February is now in full swing at Cleveland Early Learning Centre. Our extracurricular activities are up and running for your little friends to enjoy. Happy Feet Fitness Happy Feet has a new instructor- Luke. He is a qualified dance instructor and has running Happy Feet classes for over 12 months. We welcome him to our centre. The Class is now being held on Tuesday mornings each week at 11 am...

It has been a fantastic beginning to the year at Cleveland Early Learning Centre. We have enjoyed having all our families return from their Christmas holiday breaks, and also welcoming new families to our centre. This year we will continue to strive to provide your child with an exciting play-based program, based on their interests and development, in a loving caring environment.   At our cen...

Welcome to our December Newsletter. From all our team we wish each of our families a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! We thank you for a wonderful year. We have enjoyed having all our families at the centre, and hope to see many of you in 2020.  Closure Dates Reminders We will be closed on Christmas day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. On Christmas Eve, Tuesday December 24th, we will b...

Welcome to November  The end of the year is swiftly approaching! We are now busy organising our end of year activities with the children and hope you are looking forward to joining us at these events. Centre Closure over the Christmas/New Year Period Our centre only closes for the public holidays. We will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. We would appreciate it i...

 Cleveland Early Learning Centre has turned ONE! We are celebrating this milestone with the children by hosting a Bollywood themed disco and mini market night on Friday October 25th from 5.30pm-7pm. We would love as many of our families to come to this event and celebrate with us. Seaton Place Aged  Care Visit The residents of Seaton Aged Care Home visited our service last Friday. T...

From the office   Download PDF File Here  Welcome to Spring! We are very happy to leave the Winter months behind and head into more pleasant weather. With the warmer weather approaching, it is necessary to look at our sun safety procedures once again. We will be using the Sun safe App to monitor the UV ratings each day and this will be used to determine safe play times outside. We will h...

Cleveland Early Learning Centre has become very busy this month, with many new families joining our service. We welcome all our new families and trust that you are settling in well. Our occupancy rate has grown significantly, with our centre almost 60% full as of this week. This is very exciting for us as educators as we are able to grow our programs to encompass all the interests of the chil...

Cleveland Early Learning Centre July Newsletter Welcome to our July News. Our centre has been very busy  with many fun learning experiences for the children. We have started excursions to the library, and to the local park for nature walks. This has been very exciting for the children. Our Pre Kindy group will be joining our Kindergarten children on visits to the Cleveland Library for st...

 Dear Families,  Welcome to our June Newsletter! Wow, can you believe we are already half way through the year! Before you know it, we will all be out Christmas shopping. This month we have welcomed many new families into our close knit centre. All children seem to have settled in well, forming friendships with the other children, and forming close bonds with the team of educators. Pleas...