Children are steadily learning everyday things such as how to talk to others, how to act, empathy, manners, routines etc. It is important to remember children at this age are trying to understand the world around them, so we should fo...

Toddlers (1 – 3 years)

Now that your little one is a little bit more mobile, and can get their little fingers around to grab at any and everything, safety becomes an even more important factor in their care....

Your child is now...

Sleep Patterns - What to Expect

Between the ages of 3 and 5 years your child still needs between 10 and 13 hours of sleep every night. Your Kindy child has an active imagination and that paired with other fa...

Nutrition

Children in Kindy tend to have two common preferences – they appreciate routine in daily life and they have a preference for simplicity. Many children may prefer simply prepared foods which they can easily iden...

Bonding

The bond between a parent or caregiver and a child is considered to be essential to their emotional growth and development. It is what gives the carer the want and need to care for and respond to the...

General health checks

The regular visits with your healthcare professional that you have no doubt gotten used to now are known as ‘well child visits’. Now your little one is considered a ‘Kindy aged child’ your scheduled...

All children develop at their own rate, generally in the same sequence but at completely different times. Many things influence a child’s development – genes, environment, temperament, relationships, nutrition, health and physical act...