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Parents

Choosing the right childcare

Trying to find the right childcare for your little loves can be a tough task!  You are looking for a place to provide love, compassion, care and education when you are unable to do so yourself whether it be for work or personal reasons.  Knowing what to look for can

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Parents

Register Now: Parent First Aid Information Session

Creating community connections is central to our purpose here at Sanctuary. As a way to get this started, we would love to host local families at our centre for an intimate FREE First Aid Information Course with First Aid Redlynch, where we will cover:  CPR on babies and adults Bleeding Convulsions

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Parents

The newborn bubble

The newborn bubble – a time when everything else in the world around you comes to a stop. Where your focus and undivided attention is just honed into the little human/s that you have just brought into this world. Your life becomes a series of questions and lessons; how to

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What makes our Sanctuary kindergarten program the best for your child
Childcare

What makes our Sanctuary kindergarten program the best for your child

Our Sanctuary Kindergarten program is based on the Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guidelines and Early Years Learning Framework. Sanctuary Early Learning Adventure employ full trained, Bachelor qualified Early Childhood Teachers to implement these guidelines. This ensures that the Kindergarten children who leave Sanctuary will have the best possible start to embark

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Health & Wellbeing

5 TIPS FOR ENCOURAGING NEW FOOD TO FUSSY EATERS

Are your children picking at their food before pushing their plate away, eating a few favourite foods, or flatly refusing to eat at meal times? You’re not alone. Around ninety percent of children go through at least one lengthy stage of fussy eating. After the growth from baby to toddler,

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Kids and their teacher — Blog in Ashmore, QLD
Education

THEORISTS AND PERSPECTIVES SHAPING OUR PROGRAM

The words ‘theories’ and ‘perspective’ are used interchangeably throughout the Early Years Learning Framework or the EYLF as it is affectionately known. ​ The EYLF is a document that guides early learning Educators practices and supports best practice outcomes for children in an early year setting.  As part of each

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Parents

HOW FAMILY CAN INFLUENCE A CHILD’S WELL-BEING

Children are influenced by their surroundings, their experiences, and the people around them.  The first five years of a child’s life are the most crucial for positive and healthy development. During these years, not only is a child’s physical development increasing but so too is social and emotional growth, with

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Education

CONTRIBUTING TO THE ENVIRONMENT: HOW WE CARE FOR COUNTRY

For over thousands of years, Aboriginal People have lived on Country as the Traditional Owners and whether your family have been in Australia for five years, five decades or across multiple generations, what unites us all is that we are all standing on Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Land. Scientific

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Health & Wellbeing

KEY BENEFITS OF YOGA, MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS

Yoga, meditation and mindfulness are just as important as nutrition and sports for development in a child’s early years. Some of the key benefits are: Children often feel frustrated or irritable when things get difficult or they don’t get their way. This is simply because they haven’t learnt the virtue

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Caretaker giving baby bottled milk — Blog in Ashmore, QLD
Health & Wellbeing

HELPING YOUR BREASTFEEDING BABY TAKE A BOTTLE

At Sanctuary Early Learning Adventure, we welcome babies who are breast fed or formula fed. We know it can be very stressful for parents when their baby is refusing the bottle. A breastfed baby that is refusing the bottle is just likely to dislike the foreign taste and feel of

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Education

WHY OUR EDUCATOR’S REGULARLY CRITICALLY REFLECT

Critical Reflection is defined as an intention to gather information and gain insights that support, inform and enrich decision-making. In Early Learning, educators reflect on their practice to identify areas requiring change as well as identifying strengths to help enrich children’s learning. Our educator’s reflect regularly on their practice and

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Education

UNDERSTANDING MESSY PLAY

Mess, an adults worst nightmare! However, mess is not a thought of a child. When a child is engaging in messy play experience it ignites their senses including sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, balance and movement. Exploring and experimenting through play is paramount for a child’s development. As part of

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Girl happily about to eat — Blog in Ashmore, QLD
Health & Wellbeing

NOURISHING HUNGRY LITTLE BRAINS: OUR CHEF’S AND NUTRITIONIST COLLABORATE

Healthy food absorbed by healthy bodies creates healthy little minds. Our team of highly qualified chefs lovingly prepare all meals onsite daily. But what makes Sanctuary Early Learning Adventure different? It is the effort, thought, and collaboration that goes into the process! Our menus are ever-changing with each season of the

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Parents

‘EATING FOR TWO’, AND OTHER PREGNANCY FOOD MYTHS BUSTED

As a soon to be mum growing a human inside of you, you are forever conscious of what you are putting into your body. Sanctuary Early Learning Adventure acknowledges that sometimes it can all just be too overwhelming and want to support our families in providing the correct health and

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Parents

BONDING WITH BABY

“Bonding is about creating a relationship with your baby and reassuring them that they are safe and secure,” says Caroline MacFarlane, Centre Director of Sanctuary’s Mermaid Waters centre. “This supports them to bond with others and lays the foundation for development and early learning.” According to the World Health Organization,

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Baby girl pouring water — Blog in Ashmore, QLD
Childcare

EVERYDAY TREASURES: USING AUTHENTIC RESOURCES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

When supporting a child’s imagination, play and early learning, there’s no doubt—materials matter. Providing children with a range of interesting, open-ended materials inspires new learning pathways, deepens their understanding of a concept and builds creativity and cognitive abilities. How and where the materials are placed in the environment is important,

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Kid with a bowl and spoon — Blog in Ashmore, QLD
Parents

THE IMPORTANCE OF OUTDOOR PLAY IN THE EARLY YEARS

At Sanctuary Early Learning Adventure, providing children opportunities to connect to the natural environment and explore and learn outdoors is a vital, enriching part of every day.   Tend a garden, take a stroll through a leafy park, or turn your face to the sun on a crisp winter morning,

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Kid smiling for a picture — Blog in Ashmore, QLD
Parents

10 WAYS TO RAISE AN INDEPENDENT CHILD

Independence — the ability to think, feel, and act without excessively relying on others to provide direction — is a crucial life skill that promotes healthy self-esteem and overall wellbeing. Here’s how you can nurture your child’s growing independence in the early years. 1. Trust Your Child’s Inherent Capabilities Fostering a child’s

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Parents

GET MOVIN’: HOW PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IMPROVES EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES

Cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, bone health, improved balance, agility and coordination —the physical benefits of regular exercise are well established, and a growing body of research suggests frequent physical activity can improve academic performance, too. Healthy Body, Healthy Mind Active children are better learners. Here’s why: brain health and

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