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Exploring Gross Motor Skills in Children

2020-01-07T00:25:17+10:00December 17th, 2019|Articles|

Gross motor skills impact the ability to control whole-body movements using the arms, legs and torso. They begin developing right from birth as your baby flexes, reaches and waves their arms and legs in the air. It can take many weeks to acquire the skills needed to sit up and crawl. ‘Locomotor skills’ is another [...]

Pre-Writing Skills for Children

2020-03-06T22:59:05+10:00March 3rd, 2020|Articles|

Do you have crayon or pencil marks on your walls? Children as young as 2 make marks on all sorts of things to express their feelings. Toddlers and preschoolers begin to develop pre-writing skills as they scribble, draw and imitate letters in an attempt to communicate. Pre-writing skills are part of the foundational literacy skills [...]

What Are Fine Motor Skills in Children?

2019-12-06T22:06:09+10:00November 19th, 2019|Articles|

Fine motor skills refer to how we use the smaller muscle groups in our bodies to perform tasks. The most common examples involve the muscles in the hands, fingers and wrists. Children use their fine motor muscles to tie their shoes, write their name and cut paper with scissors. When a child develops their fine [...]

Sandpit Play: Building Castles With The Mind And Body

2023-12-05T23:57:58+10:00November 15th, 2023|Articles|

Have you ever wondered why children are so attracted to sand and sandpit play? The simple answer is that it's fun and good for them. Sand play allows children to explore and use their imaginations. Sandpits are typically filled with sand that children can dig up, sculpt, or move around using different tools. Building castles [...]

30 Indoor Play Activities For Children To Enjoy At Home

2023-12-06T00:21:26+10:00November 8th, 2023|Articles|

Indoor play activities for children can be fun and adventurous even when it is dark and gloomy or too hot to venture outside. Whether you're stuck inside because of the weather or have limited outdoor space, these 30 indoor play ideas will keep children engaged and burning energy. These fun indoor play activities work well [...]

Celebrating Our Early Childhood Educators

2023-09-08T22:41:37+10:00August 31st, 2023|Culture|

Early Childhood Educators’ Day has been part of the Petit Early Learning Journey culture since our services opened for their first full year in 2015. Educators’ Day, as it is popularly known, is celebrated by all our teams, provides us and our families with an opportunity to say “Thank You” to all our teachers, educators [...]

Petit Early Learning Journey’s Monthly Newsletter January 2023

2023-01-30T17:40:25+10:00January 30th, 2023|Articles|

Alison's update Chief Operating Officer Welcome to our January 2023 Family Newsletter. My name is Alison Hill and below we have a special video message for all families, starting or continuing their child's journey with us this year. Our teams have now wrapped up our Summer Learning program boosting children's confidence and social interactions as they [...]

Petit Early Learning Journey’s Monthly Newsletter October 2022

2022-10-31T14:25:28+10:00October 31st, 2022|Articles|

Alison's update Chief Operating Officer Welcome to our October newsletter for 2022. Children's Week, held nationally across the 4th week of October, recognises children's rights, achievements and citizenship. The Children's Week theme, "For every child a standard of living that supports health and wellbeing," was based on the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the [...]

Petit Early Learning Journey’s Monthly Newsletter June 2022

2022-06-30T17:25:21+10:00June 30th, 2022|Articles|

Alison's update Chief Operating Officer Welcome to our June 2022 family newsletter. Play and learning or play-based learning are words you will often hear in early childhood. Children naturally learn through play during their early years. It helps them develop skills to inquire, discover, explore, experiment, create, improvise, foster social and communication skills, collaborate in groups, [...]

Petit Early Learning Journey’s Monthly Newsletter May 2022

2022-05-31T20:21:53+10:00May 31st, 2022|Articles|

Alison's update Chief Operating Officer Welcome to our May newsletter for 2022. Routines and rituals are essential in creating and maintaining cohesion and familiarity both at home and in our education and care services. When your child arrives at our centre, our Educators purposefully use routines and rituals to support your child's transition from one [...]

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