Little Scholars School of Early Learning

VOTE! ✔ Once again, our incredible Little Scholars Nerang has been nominated and shortlisted in the annual Gaven Small Business Awards. You now have an opportunity to vote for your favourite finalist (ahem, Little Scholars Nerang) by scrolling down to 'Vote For Your Favourite Professional Services Business' 👉 https://lnkd.in/gb6u2NAe 👈 Hosted by Meaghan Scanlon MP, all finalists get to attend the annual awards night. This is a great opportunity to recognise all the hard working small businesses in the Nerang community so please share this with your friends and family and encourage everyone to vote online!

We cherish the trust families place in us as we support their little ones through childhood. Little Scholars is committed to honouring this trust by embracing the diverse interests, traditions, and cultures of the children in our care. National Families Week reminds us to celebrate the incredible diversity of our families and we're proud to play a role in nurturing and celebrating what makes each child unique.

Our clever educators at Little Scholars are constantly looking for new and exciting ways for children to learn! These kindergarten children have been working on a project about healthy eating! 🥕 They went on a field trip to the supermarket to pick out their favourite fruits and veggies, and we're told they really enjoyed learning about their benefits for their bodies! Learn more about how our little scholars are exposed to healthy foods every day here: https://lnkd.in/gPxRwDk6

PROJECT 2036 AMBASSADOR UPDATE! This is Carl, one of our Little Scholars Yatala ambassadors for Project 2036! In the years since he was a little scholar, Carl has flourished in a school environment, achieving remarkable milestones like finishing 4th in cross country and excelling in grade 3. Now aspiring to become a physicist, Carl is loving learning about robotics and coding at school! Learn more about Project 2036 here: https://lnkd.in/gNPztNuX

Have a little peek of Little Scholars Redland Bay! This beautiful campus has three playgrounds that create a little village for children to explore around and be free. We have four beautiful spacious studios, surrounded by big verandahs and an abundance of natural materials that promote a world of endless learning opportunities through play. Our outdoor spaces include water play, play forts, cubby houses, nature walks, beehives and interactive gardens that invite children to explore. Our playgrounds are all natural and allow children to play on real grass. If you'd like to learn more, book a tour here! https://lnkd.in/gAMNBUKD

Little Scholars welcomed some international early learning experts recently! A delegation of seven directors from leading Chinese early education services, as part of the Beijing Early Learning Education Alliance, took a tour of our Yatala campus and get an understanding of our operations, campuses and programs. Little Scholars was one of seven early learning facilities the group visited across Australia and New Zealand. Because our founder Jae Fraser is also vice-president of Australian Childcare Alliance Queensland Inc, the delegates were keen to pick his brain and exchange information on children’s learning and development, Australian childcare services and pave the way for future collaboration opportunities. China faces low-birth rates, which is a huge challenge for kindergarten investors, according to Ivy Wang, who led the tour. The delegation wanted to learn various education philosophies and the diversity of education, and bring back with them ideas on how to improve their early childhood education and communication with families. While China's early learning facilities are world class, the Australia-NZ tour gave the group ideas on how to improve software such as teacher training and management. According to Ms Wang, the leading directors were impressed by the dedication and passion that Little Scholars has for providing quality education to young minds. "Cultivating global partnerships in early childhood education is essential for fostering innovation and best practice. It was an honour to welcome the Beijing Early Learning Education Alliance delegation to our Little Scholars Yatala campus, Jae said. "Our exchange of insights, experiences, and visions for children's learning and development underscores the importance of collaboration in shaping the future of early education. It was also a wonderful opportunity for our educators to showcase their curriculum and environments. Ms Wang said the group had a lot to take back from its tour of our Yatala campus. "The tour provided us with valuable insights into your educational practices and philosophies, which are beneficial to upgrade our philosophy and better communicate with our parents," Ivy added. "We were particularly impressed by the innovative teaching methods and the focus on student-led philosophy. It is a wonderful opportunity to learn the diversity of education and communicate with the peers in different countries." Little Scholars looks forward to continuing this dialogue and exploring opportunities for meaningful collaboration that enrich the lives of young learners on an international scale.

If you're good at what you do, you can work anywhere. If you're the best at what you do, come work for Little Scholars. 🦉 Early childhood teachers (ECTs), you dedicate yourself to children, let us do something for you: 👍 Six weeks of annual leave for ECTs 👍 Up to 15% above award 👍 90% childcare discount for all campus staff 👍 $5,000 annual bonus 👍 One full day non-contact programming time per week 👍 Free attendance the ACA national conference including meals, accommodation and gala dinner 👍 One day per month ECT network meeting 👍 Access to and control of monthly equipment budgets 👍 We also promise fun, with many internal and external events throughout the year to bring everyone together and reward success. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gs6zhzRg

To support our busy families, did you know most of our campuses offer before and after school care, as well as vacation care? We have air conditioned courtesy buses that transport children safely to and from school. We ensure that there are loads of structured and unstructured activities on offer at every session. We also provide tasty, healthy foods. To learn more about the schools we service and campus locations that can offer these programs, visit the link: https://lnkd.in/gkauRnJR

Did you know?! According to Australian guidelines, children aged 1 year up to 3 years should have at least 3 hours of energetic play each day, and children aged 3 years up to 5 years should be physically active for at least 3 hours each day, including one hour of energetic play! 🤸♂️ Getting little bodies moving every day is so important for children's overall health and wellbeing, and it sets them up to maintain an active lifestyle for their entire lives! Little Scholars has a number of extracurricular activities on offer to ensure children get to hop, wiggle, jump, kick, balance, dance, skip and never get bored while being active each day! ⛹♂️

Who decided paint n' sips were for the grownups? Our kindergarten little scholars have been finetuning their pre-writing skills by through art. 🎨 Drawing and painting are great ways for children to increase fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, pencil grip and even improving finger, hand, arm and shoulder strength! Our clever educators decided to host a paint n' sip (milk) for the children while they practiced drawing ladybugs!