May 6, 2024
Good eating!
By Alex Sutherland At Hamilton Child Care Centre (HCCC), we pride ourselves on being more than just an education andcare service; we are a community-led, not-for-profit organisation that thrives on the diverse talentsand skills of our community members. It’s this collective expertise that weaves t Read More >
April 3, 2024
The Affordance of Art
By Alex Sutherland & Maggie Tierney Maggie, our wonderful art teacher (known as an ‘atelierista’ in the Reggio Emilia Educational Approach), has been part of the HCCC community since 2019. Maggie shares with us a little about her own learning journey below: “When I was offered a permanent Read More >
February 18, 2024
An appetite for progressive mealtimes
By Alex Sutherland Mealtimes are an important part of the children’s daily rhythm at Hamilton Child Care Centre (HCCC) – nourishing them with the energy to play, learn, and grow. At HCCC, we host ‘progressive’ mealtimes. These are flexible and child-led scheduled timeframes that allow ch Read More >
January 24, 2024
“Good job” and other generic phrases: rethinking how we praise our children
By Alex Sutherland Positive reinforcement is essential for a child’s development. However, the seemingly harmless act of using generic phrases, for example “good job”, “well done”, and “you’re so smart”, to praise children may not be the best practice for children’s holistic develo Read More >
November 3, 2021
Aboriginal Knowledge and Water Saving Garden
From dream to reality, the story of our beautiful garden at Hamilton involved many amazing people to whom we are grateful. Read More >
October 11, 2021
Exploring Hamilton
A few of our kangaroo children have started their school orientations this week, so we thought it would be a fun idea to go for a walk to see Hamilton Public School. We took off on a walk, taking the extra long way to the school. We passed some of our friends houses […] Read More >
July 29, 2021
Loose Parts Play
Play with loose parts enables the children to use the imagination and design their own play constructs. One moment they are baking, the next it is a potion, the next the parts are a city and the rocks are cars. The possibilities are endless. Loose Parts Ideas for loose part can be: Old pots and [& Read More >
May 13, 2020
Potion Making
The children at Hamilton Child Care Centre are enjoying potion making. This is a favourite activity of the children. It gives them to opportunity to experiment and design different recipes. The children also use this as a time to incorporate imaginary play and feel connect by an ongoing interest. It Read More >
May 6, 2024
Good eating!
By Alex Sutherland At Hamilton Child Care Centre (HCCC), we pride ourselves on being more than just an education andcare service; we are a community-led, not-for-profit organisation that thrives on the diverse talentsand skills of our community members. It’s this collective expertise that weaves t Read More >
April 3, 2024
The Affordance of Art
By Alex Sutherland & Maggie Tierney Maggie, our wonderful art teacher (known as an ‘atelierista’ in the Reggio Emilia Educational Approach), has been part of the HCCC community since 2019. Maggie shares with us a little about her own learning journey below: “When I was offered a permanent Read More >
February 18, 2024
An appetite for progressive mealtimes
By Alex Sutherland Mealtimes are an important part of the children’s daily rhythm at Hamilton Child Care Centre (HCCC) – nourishing them with the energy to play, learn, and grow. At HCCC, we host ‘progressive’ mealtimes. These are flexible and child-led scheduled timeframes that allow ch Read More >
January 24, 2024
“Good job” and other generic phrases: rethinking how we praise our children
By Alex Sutherland Positive reinforcement is essential for a child’s development. However, the seemingly harmless act of using generic phrases, for example “good job”, “well done”, and “you’re so smart”, to praise children may not be the best practice for children’s holistic develo Read More >
November 3, 2021
Aboriginal Knowledge and Water Saving Garden
From dream to reality, the story of our beautiful garden at Hamilton involved many amazing people to whom we are grateful. Read More >
October 11, 2021
Exploring Hamilton
A few of our kangaroo children have started their school orientations this week, so we thought it would be a fun idea to go for a walk to see Hamilton Public School. We took off on a walk, taking the extra long way to the school. We passed some of our friends houses […] Read More >
July 29, 2021
Loose Parts Play
Play with loose parts enables the children to use the imagination and design their own play constructs. One moment they are baking, the next it is a potion, the next the parts are a city and the rocks are cars. The possibilities are endless. Loose Parts Ideas for loose part can be: Old pots and [& Read More >
May 13, 2020
Potion Making
The children at Hamilton Child Care Centre are enjoying potion making. This is a favourite activity of the children. It gives them to opportunity to experiment and design different recipes. The children also use this as a time to incorporate imaginary play and feel connect by an ongoing interest. It Read More >