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Nana's Weighted Blankets
Ask yourself, how long since you got to sleep peacefully through the night?  What is a good night's rest worth, for you and your child?

Our blankets are nontoxic, hypoallergenic and fully machine washable.

We are so convinced our blankets will help you sleep naturally, that we offer a 100% money back Guarantee.

We sell:

• Weighted Blankets
• Weighted Toys
• Weighted Vests
• Zippy Sheets
• Sensory tools and much more!

Contact us to see our full range www.nanasweightedblankets.com.au

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Giggles Early Learning Centre We cater for children between the ages of 6 weeks – 5 years.  The service is licensed for 39 children and is accredited against the National Quality Framework.

Giggles ELC a home away from home and our staff are very much considered to be a part of your extended family!  We provide all food for the children which is prepared by a qualified chef.    Our food and menus are maintained in accordance with nutritional guidelines and family input.  We ask families to only provide a yoghurt for their child and a piece of fruit, which is shared as a fruit platter with the children, for morning or afternoon tea.  We provide and cater for dietary requirements and the needs of your child.  A child’s wellbeing is our number one priority.

From an educational perspective, Giggles ELC follows that National Framework for educating young children in their early years.  This is known as the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and a complete Pre-School Readiness Program is in place for children who will be attending primary school.  This has been developed over the years in conjunction with local Primary Schools to ensure that each child transitions to “Big School” and is ready for their new journey! Contact us for more information.

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Ladybugs Daycare is a long hour daycare service catering for children aged 0-6 years old.

We believe each child is a unique individual, with individual beliefs, needs and interests that must be respected and encouraged.  Contact us for more information.

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St Mark's Brighton-Le-Sands Pre-school Kindergartenprovides education and care for 24 children a day aged between 3-5 years.  St Mark's Church established the Preschool in 1974 for the benefit of families in the community and in 1995 became incorporated.

Funding is received from the State Government through the Department of Community Services.   The Preschool is a non profit organization run by a management Committee consisting of 5 nominated parishioners from the St Mark's Church and 4 parents of the children currently attending the service.   We are licenced by the NSW Department of Community Services and operate according to the NSW Childcare regulations.  

The Preschool programme operates between 9am and 3pm.  Due to department regulations children are not allowed on the premises before 9am and must be off the premises by 3pm.

Contact us for more information and 2019 enrolment information.

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HoPALoNG Occupational Therapy
Providing the best possible service to help children and young people develop confidence and skills to successfully cope with life’s challenges.  Mention this ad for a free strengthening ball with your first appointment.

• Do you find it difficult to read your child's handwriting and book work?
• Does your child have difficulty playing on playground equipment, riding their bike, swinging a swing, climbing or balancing?  
• Does your child have difficulty opening recess packets, using cutlery, getting dressed, doing up zippers and button, doing a puzzle or playing with small games?  
• Does your child 'over-react' to your sudden touch, clothes tags, lying backwards, dogs barking, the vacuum cleaner or grass/sand on their feet? Or do they constantly move about to seek out those sensations?
• Does your child have difficulty asking their friends to play, thinking before doing, self esteem and confidence? 

If you can answer yes to any of the above questions, then your child may benefit from Occupational Therapy.     At Hopalong we run individual assessment and therapy programs as well as group programs to address the above skills and for children age 2 years to 18 years.
Contact us for more information.

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Hey Dee Ho Educational Services  Have you begun planning your early learning centre incursions for 2019?

Did you know that hey dee ho educational services offer Music, yoga and fitness programs all aligning with the EYLF and can be claimed using Start Strong funding!!!  Now is the time to take up this incredible offer.

3 x 45 minute hey dee ho sessions in December for only $250 (valued at $306.00).   Try each of our programs once: hey dee ho music, hey dee ho active 8 and fun-key yoga.

Choose to book your favourite program for Term 1 2019 to receive a 5% discount on regular bookings! Parent funded options also available.

Throughout the year we coordinate our themes to support your classroom subject matter by connecting your children’s learning with practical experiences. We have hundreds of songs, activities and games at hey dee ho and want to share them all with you!

Offer valid in the Sutherland Shire/ St George Area regions only. Offer expires 16th December, 2018  For more information please visit www.heydeeho.com.au and call Josie on 1300 139 631 or email

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First Aid For You  We would love to let the centres to know we have launched First Aid For You TV - were KIDS teach KIDS the importance of first aid. Our first episode is on Basic CPR and we hope this will be a great way for our 'First Aid Super Heroes'  to remember the skills they have been taught  please WATCH and SHARE at - https://youtu.be/Opfuyz0aHWA

 Visit our website to book your incursion for our  First Aid For 'PreSchool' Kids Workshop  For only $10/ child they will learn the important skills that could save a life. 

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Australian Music Schools  Fantastic music classes for 2 year olds to adults!

Enrolling now for term 1 www.australianmusicschools.com.au

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Have you planned your school holiday activities? Learning Links  offers a range of two-day holiday programs to keep your kids entertained while they learn. A win for all. Our programs have been specifically tailored for small groups of children aged 6 to 12 years to ensure our professionals can work closely with each child. Programs commence on Tuesday 8 January 2019.

Stop, Think, Do focuses on developing social skills, behaviour management and motivational learning.

Take Action A 6-step ACTION plan provides children with clear and practical skills to manage anxiety
and improve their social and life skills

PALS a social skills program to help children in the early school years are when children start to make friends.

Moving On & Up For 2018 Year 6 students transitioning to high school. The program will focus on organisational skills, travel planning, problem solving, study skills, making friends, and dealing with new technologies safely.

The programs will run from our Learning Links Peakhurst office, 12-14 Pindari Road, Peakhurst. BOOK NOW on 8525 8222 or visit www.learninglinks.org.au

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Sensory Tools Australia   The Traffic Jam In My Brain.   Live Workshop 2019   REGISTER HERE.     A Sensory Processing Approach to Challenges Associated with Autism, ADHD, Learning and Behavioural Differences.

Presented by international speaker and songwriter Genevieve Jereb O.T., "The Traffic Jam In My Brain” is a fun, informative and interactive seminar designed for parents, therapists and other professionals. You will gain understanding of the basics of sensory processing and learn "ready-to-use" strategies to support learning, attention, social and emotional relationships and behaviour in children.

This workshop gives you a set of dynamic, practical tools incorporating:
•          Regulation
•          Respiration
•          Rhythm
•          Relationship
•          Play & Movement

Who Should Attend?  Parents, Educators, Care Givers, Pre-School Teachers,  Child Care Workers,  Occupational Therapists,     Speech Pathologists, Physical Therapists, Physicians, Paediatricians and other Professionals who work with children

Group Discounts Apply   5 or more participants 10% .  10 or more Participants 20% off  Please email   Early Bird Rate $219  (Up to one month before your conference) Full Rate $245

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Soccajoeys is a fun and enjoyable recreational setting for boys and girls aged 2.5 - 8 years to learn and play the world’s most popular sport soccer.

Soccajoeys is about a great deal more than just developing a child’s control with the ball, it is about giving them a well-rounded start in their physical, social and educational development and developing the ‘whole child’.

Our team of accredited coaches have developed a non-competitive, non-elite program for kids to exercise and have fun whilst enjoying the company of other children their age whilst being introduced to the structured, early learning principles of soccer.

Contact us today on 1300 781 735 or www.soccajoeys.com.au to register your child to one of our locations across Sydney.

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CENTRE NEWS

Babyland Child Care Centre
The Children and families at our centre have been busy incorporating our Positive Living Skills program into their daily activities in the form of imagery. The children have connected best to illustrations and role modelling. Together, we read various ‘feelings’ books, concentrating on the faces of the characters in the books. Educator simplifies the story line to simple sentences describing what happens on each page so the children gain a better understanding and easily associate simple words such as sad or angry with its corresponding expression. We mimic the looks on the faces of our ‘Feelings’ poster.

Children in each room have been concentrating on our feelings, emotions and relaxation. We have been drawing about how we are feeling, and having group discussions about emotions and feelings. During group time we read books about emotions “when I’m feeling sad, when I’m feeling happy” We have created posters about what makes us happy, sad and angry. We also have been doing some relaxation and meditation as well as yoga. Educators have been going to Yoga classes and brining what they have learnt about the body and mind and incorporating them into our daily program and modifying it for children. As well as listening to guided meditation for children on the iPad and different types of relaxation music and practising different yoga moves to relax the children and allow them to reflect on themselves rather than their stresses.  We also have a relaxation and thinking chair where children have been told that they can go and chill out at any time they may be feeling different types of anxiety.

Giggles Early Learning Centre
Natalie Smith our Educational Leader and long standing educator from Giggles Early Learning Centre, Bexley has once again supported this exceptional cause.

Together with the support of our sister centres: Happy Feet Child Care, The Little Cottage and Wyralla Road Kindergarten we collected 665 nappies to be donated to the nappy collective who collect leftover unused disposable nappies and redistribute them to organisations that support families in crisis or need. 

Little Dolphins Long Day Care Centre
We have finally reached Christmas and can’t believe how fast this year has passed!! Little Dolphins Educators and Management would like to thank all our existing families for their ongoing support and their contribution throughout this year and we wish to continue to provide a safe, caring and educational environment for our new families.

Over the months of October and November we had been celebrating our Halloween disco, the Pre-schoolers Graduation and the Children’s Christmas party. We have also had a successful year through supporting many different charities and held fundraisers to support our farmers who are going through hardship as well as donating gifts for children who are unfortunate throughout the Christmas season and woman’s essentials for woman who are going through domestic violence and hardship.

In 2019 the Positive Thinking Clinic will be providing FREE workshops to all our 3-5 year old Preschool children to promote:

Mental health and wellness, Personal Development, Emotional Intelligence And overall skills to become better versions of themselves!!

We wish all our families a safe and happy holiday break and Christmas and we look forward to seeing all our existing and new families in the New Year.