Category: My Place Family Day Care

As a parent, one of the most important decisions you’ll make is choosing the right day care for your child. It’s a choice that can have a lasting impact on their early development and overall well-being. In this month’s blog post, we give you our guide to help you make the best choice for your...

Family Day Care offers a unique and nurturing environment for children to learn and grow. The small group settings allow children to receive individualized care and attention that enhances their early development. We take pride in offering a wide array of exciting activities that make each day special for the children in our care. In...

Finding the right day care for your child can feel like an overwhelming process. The day has arrived all too quickly, where you’re tasked with finding the right environment for your child. There are many factors you take into consideration. My Place Family Day Care has a step-by-step enrolment process that helps make the experience...

National Simultaneous Storytime is an annual event held by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) – whereby an Australian picture book is read simultaneously by children all around the country. This year My Place Family Day Care encouraged all our educators and children to join us for our National Simultaneous Storytime playgroup on Wednesday...

National Family Day Care Week National Family Day Care Week recognises and promotes the important role family day care educators and services play in the development and wellbeing of more than 107,000 children across Australia. The annual celebration highlights the main unique benefits of family day care as a high quality, flexible early childhood education...

Harmony Week is about inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic background, united by a set of core Australian values. At My Place Family Day Care, we encourage all our educators, children and families to join us in the celebration! Come together, wear orange or traditional cultural clothing and talk...

In Australia, an estimated 20 children per week turn up at hospital emergency departments with suspected button battery ingestions. Up to two dozen children per year end up with serious, lifelong injuries. The wave of increasingly small electronic devices has seen the rise for button batteries. Besides toys, these tiny big dangers are more commonly found in...

Today, Monday 27th January 2021, marks the first day back to school for all Queensland students! Back-to-school jitters mixed with keen COVID safety awareness could be a lot to deal with for families. Here are some helpful tips for parents and carers to navigate these tricky times: Recognise and pay extra care towards your child’s...

In this new year, besides Coordinator Lia, we have also welcomed another new Coordinator Tamara Duggan. Fun fact: Tamara used to be an Educator with us! She has since traded in playdoh-playing with little ones to assisting our team of Educators in day-to-day operations. Hi Tamara! Welcome to our ‘My Place’ coordination team. You previously...