Kindy Korner Children Services was delighted to receive the exceeding rating in our most recent Assessment & Rating. The John St service is a small 28 a day service based in the northern suburbs of Wollongong. We boast a dedicated team of educators who’s passion for early childhood is second to none. We are so proud to be affiliated with ACANSW who always offer such supreme support and guidance.

From 1983 Kindy Korner Children Services – John St has stood for quality; quality education, quality relationships and quality care. Our educators believe in quality and this underpins our practice daily.

Kindy Korner Children Services has been a family owned and run service since the early 80’s and although we have witnessed a great deal of change in the sector, what hasn’t changed is our commitment and devotion to early childhood education and care. We have and still believe that children are our future and we as educators are entrusted a magnificent honour in our role in children’s lives in the early years.

Educators at Kindy Korner believe that their interactions with children and their families to be an integral part of our service as we acknowledge that families are children’s first teachers and we at service level are to supplement the teachings being made at home and encourage family participation constantly.

Our children enjoy having a deep and meaningful connection with our local Community Garden and have an amazing awareness of environmental sustainability and being eco-friendly. They love our yoga programs and enjoy our ‘stretchy stories’.

Art is an enormous focus within our program and all children thrive on being able to express themselves through art and creative expression.

We are proud to partner with local school communities as our preschoolers benefit from these connections also.

Child Care Super is the super fund for the child care industry. Not only is the team at Child Care Super trusted by the industry you operate in, they are there to provide you with solutions that help you manage your superannuation as well as provide you with innovative ways to improve your employees’ financial wellbeing. With Child Care Super, you will have access to SUPERSUPER™, a first of its kind shop-and-save-super rewards program, that adds to your super every time you shop.

All the hard work is done for you so you can get on with managing your business.

• Access to SUPERSUPER™ - Earn free money with SUPERSUPER™. Child Care Super members can automatically receive super contributions through everyday shopping. Yes, shopping!
• Simple payment options to your employees’ chosen super funds using one payment with a no-cost clearing house
• Tools to help you meet your superannuation needs
• Regular updates to keep you informed
• Access to your own dedicated consultant with personalised help, including financial education for your employees which can help reduce your time on their super enquiries

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Mother’s Day is approaching quickly. This year we are celebrating mother’s, grandmother’s, aunts and other influential woman in our lives on Sunday 12 May 2019.

Some ideas of how to celebrate these women in the live of the children are below:

Stone Portrait Activity

Aim of Activity:

For each child to create an artistic impression of their mother upon a rock or stone. This can let both educator and family see have a glimpse into the child’s world and while enjoying a sustainable craft.

Resources:

• Flat stone for each child
• Paint
• Textas

Activity Instructions:

1. Provide the children with a stone and ask them to paint a picture of their mother’s face.
2. Let dry and gift it to their mother as they see fit.

Paddle pop stick photo frame

Aim of activity:

For children to practice their fine motor skills to create a photo frame that will be individual masterpiece for their mother.

Resources:

• Paddle pop sticks
• PVA glue
• Any other craft resources eg. Glitter, stickers, pipe cleaners etc.

Activity:

1. Help children glue the paddle pop sticks together on their thin side.
2. Decorate with other craft materials.
3. Clip a bulldog clip to top and the family can display their favourite photo with mum!

What is Red Nose Day? 

Red Nose Day aims and raises awareness to ensure children who are in need of help are safe, healthy and educated around the world. Many organisations and community around the country participate in Red Nose Day to raise funds for this great cause and to also teach students about the importance and meaning of this day.

When is Red Nose Day? 

Friday, 11 August

How to get involved!

• Come dressed in red and donate a gold coin
• Little Rockers Red Nose Disco 
• Sell Red Nose Day Merchandise. All money raised to be donate to: https://fundraising.rednose.org.au/red-nose-day
• Get your families and community involved by online donating: https://donate.rednose.org.au/donate/rednoseday
• Face painting the children a red nose

To find out further on how to get involved, please click on the following link: https://rednose.org.au/section/red-nose-day

What is International Fairy Day?

Whether you see them as small winged tenders of the deep natural places of the earth, or as tall stately figures with fair skin and hair, there’s one thing for certain. The world has been absolutely captured by the Fairy Craze. These creatures appear on everything from mugs to t-shirts and have been the subject of children’s fairy tales and even supernatural romances. Fairy Day celebrates these incredible mythological creatures that have captured the imagination of people everywhere and their diverse history.

Fairies have existed in just about every culture over the world, though they may have been called by different names. What they have in common, no matter where you go, is that they are spirits that inhabit the world around us and often operate by strange and often odd laws. That’s about where the similarities end, and where the amazingly diverse concepts that are the fae begin.

When International Fairy Day?

Saturday, 24 June

Activities:

• Get creative and make fairy dust
• Dress up as a fairy or a magical creature for the day.
• Children to bring in their favourite fairy tale books and reading them throughout the course of the day. 
• Movie Time - Celebrate fairy day by watching on one the all time greatest timeless movies such as Snow White to Peter Pan which invoice fairies, pixies and other magical creatures!
• Build a fairy garden
• Make a flower crown
• Set up fairy dress up and props to encourage children to role pay and script their own stories.