APRIL 2013

Welcome to the April 2013 Camden Macarthur Local Child Care & Services Directory. 

This month we welcome Busy Kids Preschool Long Day Care Centre at Rosemeadow to our Child Care Directory.
Miffy The Movie joins our Resources for Parents Directory.

Total Washroom Systems joins our Resources for Care Providers Directory, read all about these great services below.

Our parent resource this month is about burn-related injuries and some helpful tips on how to avoid them brought to you by First Aid For You.

WIN...WIN.... This month you have the chance to win a mega sensory pack from www.sensorytools.net valued $205.70.

For your chance to win simply email us to go into the draw and tell us if you have used our newsletter or site to find or look for care or other child related information.

Busy Kids Preschool Long Day Care Centre is a privately owned and family operated organisation established to provide high quality care and education for children birth to years. Busy Kidz has been operating since 2002.

Kim and John Geraghty are the proprietors and Kim is Early Childhood Trained with 22years teaching experience.

Busy Kidz prides it's self in being a warm, caring and friendly centre, where children can develop and learn to their full potential. Your child will be supported to grow physically, emotionally, intellectually, socially and creatively.

We have three bright and colourful playrooms that are large and well appointed with a range of quality toys and resources. All rooms are air conditioned and provide a variety of areas for your child to participate in a range of group and individual experiences throughout their day.

Our large outdoor play area is well shaded with trees and large shade sails. We have a variety of fixed climbing equipment and forts as well as moveable equipment that allow for children to have fun climbing, running, jumping and exploring their environment.

We provide Nutritious meals cooked on the premises by our cook - Breakfast, Morning tea, Lunch, afternoon tea and a late afternoon tea. Meals meet nutritional guidelines and cater for children with special dietary requirements. Our meals are culturally diverse and prepared with fresh ingredients daily.

We are open 50 weeks of the year from 7.00am to 6.00pm.

Contact us for more information.

Miffy The Movie See Dick Bruna's iconic little bunny in her first ever movie! Miffy and her friends are going on a treasure hunt in the zoo! They solve clues from Mother and Father bunny and along the way they meet all kinds of animals. What an exciting adventure!

Begin Bright School Readiness & Primary Tutoring Centres

We focus on helping children become happy, smart & confident.
At our Begin Bright Centres, the learning is designed around the children's needs.

Within a fun, happy and safe environment, our teachers implement a range of teaching methods. These include whiteboards and worksheets, as well as incorporating the use of concrete materials, games, songs and craft to help consolidate learning.

Begin Bright classes are fun and interactive, proving to build children's confidence and give them a positive foundation and good attitude to what will be a lifetime of learning.
"Let no child ever come to us without leaving happier, smarter and more confident."

Total Washroom Systems manufacture and supply Childcare Centres & Councils with high quality every day essential consumable products at true wholesale rates.

We supply washroom and cleaning products at factory prices to all areas.  Toilet paper, hand towel, sanitiser, all types of chemicals, garbage liners, speciality items and dispensers - need something, just ask.

We cut-out the middleman and supply direct to you.   We give you great saving, great quality, personalised and friendly service and unbeatable value.

If you find an equal or better quality products for a better price anywhere in Australia, not only will we price match, BUT we will offer you an additional 10% off that advertised price.

FREE DELIVER - For orders over $200.00 anywhere in Sydney.  Ask about our free dispensers concept. Contact us at www.totalwashroomsystems.com.au

Piper Kindergarten
We are excited to report that Pied Piper Kindergarten in Blair Athol is almost full. Get in quick to reserve your child's place.

All meals are included and our staff are fully trained, the kids have been having a great time. At Pied Piper you can expect the best!
Please see www.piedpiperkindergarten.com.au for more info or call us today

37 Mount Erin Road, Blair Athol, NSW 2560 Ph: 02 4620 9777
75-77 Thunderbolt Drive Raby, NSW 2566 Ph: 02 9824 9680

Sensory Tools Australia presentstwo internationally-acclaimed workshops by
Handwriting Without Tears.

1. Pre-K / 2nd Grade Workshop 6 Cpd Hours! Penrith: 2 June
2. Print Tools For Professionals 7 Cpd Hours! Penrith: 3 June **Note: completion of - the Pre-K / 2nd Grade Workshop - is a pre-requisite for this course

The internationally acclaimed Handwriting Without Tears Workshops use a fun, multi-sensory, hands-on approach to child development in handwriting. These workshops use dynamic instruction in teaching methodology from preschool and writing readiness level up to writing and printing both uppercase and lowercase letters.

The HWT workshops provide powerful and practical ideas and materials for immediate use in the classroom or clinic setting. Participants describe these two leading-edge workshops as the most affordable, dynamic and informative professional development available. This easy-to-teach, easy-to-learn curriculum makes handwriting mastery joyful for students and their instructors, teachers, therapists, caregivers, and parents.

Current research demonstrates that writing by hand improves creative writing skills and fine motor abilities. Come along and learn just how easy it is to help children get great results in school. In fact elementary students have been found to write faster by hand than when keyboarding.

All participants will leave with simple, ready to use strategies for the children they support.

Presented By International Speaker Christina Bretz
Cost:

1. PRE-K WORKSHOP $490 Early Bird rate; reg. $590 **Registration Includes full workshop kit valued at $250
2. PRINT TOOLS WORKSHOP $490 Early Bird rate; reg. $590 **Registration includes full workshop kit valued at $200
3. BOTH WORKSHOPS $980 Early Bird rate; reg. $1180

Workshop Venue: Penrith: 2 & 3 June 2013.

Did you now 26% of Children under-4 suffer a burn-related injury?

In a recent survey, it has been revealed that 26% of young children aged 0-4 years incurred burn, scald or fire related injuries and 83% of these injuries occurred before their third birthday.
The highest cause of accident was from contact with hot drinks, foods, fats and cooking oils.

Winter presents so many hazards around the home from hot cooktops, fireplaces, bar and oil heaters and electric blankets to scalding hot bathtub taps and spouts.

To help keep children safe from burns and scalds this winter, First Aid For You (www.firstaidforyou.com.au) offers these tips:

• Place a cold, damp face washer or dishcloth over hot taps and spouts immediately after use.
• Keep hot drinks away from the edge of kitchen counter or tables - it only takes a slight nudge for a scalding tea or coffee to fall
• Keep handles of pots and pans away from edge of cooktop - face them away from curious little hands
• Educate children about the difference between hot and cold with picture books or DVDs
• If your child does suffer a burn - don't use ice - use cool, slow running water on burns for 20 minutes (under the shower is a good place to start)

Information provided by www.firstaidforyou.com.au