Upcoming Events  6 August Dental Visit 11 August Centre Closed - EKKA Show Day   Community Event Come along to this fabulous community event. Purchase those unique gifts on the night, mingle with our ladies and try your luck at one of the raffles. We have over $1000 worth of prizes to giveaway. Where: LaBella Health and Beauty - Shop 9 - 152 Woogaroo St Forest Lake Friday 30 Ju...

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 July edition news letter, and welcome to all our new families ! We hope your transition into care is smooth, if there is anything we can do to make your stay with us more enjoyable, please let us know. Remember to like us on Facebook this will help you to keep us to date with centre events.  Visitors sign in QR codes  You may have noticed we have a couple of new QR codes f...

Hello to everyone again. We can now confirm that the farm has been sold . Below is the press release          DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL: BEATTIE ROAD, COOMERA Over the weekend, the Gold Coast Bulletin reported that the Beattie family has sold their 59 hectare cane farm at 78 Beattie Road which has been owned by the family since 1864. Whist we don't know what the final plan...

 Welcome to another edition of our newsletter. A BIG welcome to all our new families that have started over the last month, we are so excited to have you all join our Footprints family. We hope you enjoy being a part of our centre as much as we do ❤ Dates to remember:  Dates Event 4-11 July 2021 NAIDOC week, each class will celebrate with a variety of activities Thursday 8th July Sh...

Where have the last 6 month gone? Winter has definitely arrived and we have had some very chilli days. You may have noticed our winter routines are in full swing with our children spending the mornings inside when it is cooler and going outside when it warms up. Please don't forget to pack a jumper for your children, as well as shoes and socks. We are very excited about our upcoming renovations. T...

 Welcome to the June edition of our monthly Newsletter and welcome to our new families! We hope that you are settling into centre life, if there is anything we can do take make your stay with us more enjoyable, please let us know! Remember to like us on Facebook. This will help you keep up to date with centre events. Welcome to our new Daisy Hill ELC staff members!  Miss Sara joined...

From The Office Well here we are right in the middle of the year.  For those of you who have children in primary school, the holidays are finally here for them. If you are travelling these school holidays please stay safe and have a fabulous time! June has been all about "Pink" at the centre as we support the National Breast Cancer Foundation and help raise funds for research. We have so far ...

Welcome to our June News...  Wow, who can believe the new financial year is upon us. Where has the last 6 months gone? We sure have had a jam packed 6 months and ready to head into our Parent /Teacher interviews. Parent/Teacher Interviews  Parent / Teacher interviews will commence in July. There will be a booking sheet available in your child's room this week. Please be mindful they...

Welcome to Jellybean's June Newsletter!  Hello and welcome to our latest edition of Jellybean News! The year is certainly passing us by, who can believe we are about to enter July! End of financial year sales and Tax time, have you guys all completed your CCCS tasks. Please remember if you have not re-estimated for the new financial year CCS will not be paid.  Just a friendly reminder th...

Welcome to our June Newsletter: Wow – half way through the year already and gosh it's going so fast. Winter has certainly arrived and we are seeing lots of cooler days creeping in. Our early morning opening room is our Senior Toddler 1 classroom – first room to the left as you enter our main play space. We ask that you please ensure there is a jumper, socks and long shirts/pants available in your ...

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 ...

Welcome our new families and old to the June Newsletter. This month is shaping up to be very cold, remember to layer your child's clothing at this time of year and bring spare shirts, pants, socks and jumper incase they get wet. Signing in each day   Please remember to sign your child/ children each day they arrive at care. We rely on you signing in each morning  in case o...

Nursery News This month we have been focusing on Healthy Eating. We started the month by introducing and discussing various fruits that we eat at the centre and at home. We have been looking at lots of clips online of fresh produce with the help of youtube's farm to truck stories. We have also made a fruit collage and a vegetable collage. We have also been heavily focused on Australia seasons and ...

 Dear Parents and Guardians, Welcome to our May Newsletter! Almost half way through the year of 2021 and it's been non-stop for our service. Vacancies: We have just reached 100% capacity for our Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday bookings. Unfortunately, we are still not able to support with the additional day pick up requests for a few families who are currently waiting. We hope to be able to s...

Welcome to another newsletter. This month will hopefully see the completion of the yard. This has been held up due to weather and supply conditions. Events 23rd June 2021 we are having Surfer Sam visit the centre. The cost of this is $7.50 per child. This is a 45mins show the children always have a great time when Surfer Sam visits. 28th June 2021 Henny Penny Chickens will be at the cent...

It's getting COLDER!! Winter is nearly here, and we get to enjoy one of the most beautiful seasons. Our Painting has finished and the centre looks amazing. We are also very excited to let everyone know that we will be renovating our outside yard! We are bursting with excitement at the amazing spaces which will be create in our refurbishment. All of the grass will be replaced and we will get a...

Welcome to our May Newsletter! As the weather is getting colder please remember to dress your children in layers, They may not want to wear a jumper or jacket but have one in their bag. Please also provide spare clothes in case they have an accident and need changing. Wet dry bags, if you have one of these can you please make sure it is in your child's bag so wet clothing can be sent hom...

Hello and welcome  Hi everyone and welcome to another edition of our newsletter. What a month, getting through all the public holidays was hard work wasn't it 🤣  Now its back to the normal Monday - Friday for a bit now. Routines are back in place, yay. Firstly I want to say a big welcome to the new families who have joined us since our last newsletter. We are excited to have you all as p...

Come on down and check out our Main Playground! The renovations are now complete! The children are all going to love the new play spaces that have been designed to give them hours of fun! We are so looking forward to planting our seeds in the Sustainable Vegetable Gardens, keep an eye out in the coming weeks for the produce we grow! Miss Cindy is just finalising our Risk Assessment for this area a...