Overview

Our Hippos room is our nursery and home to our youngest children.

This room can cater to children as young as six (6) weeks old. It is a space designed to provide a warm and age appropriate environment.

The Hippos room has its own dedicated bottle preparation space, nappy changing area with CCTV to provide continual lines of sight and enhance supervision.

The Hippos room also contains a dedicated cot room with space for all children to have their own cot in a quiet, calm environment conducive to sleep and relaxation.

This room also has access to its own dedicated outside play space, which is level, flat, fully fenced and covered by Sunsafe shade sails to provide a pleasant space for play at any time of the day.

The program is based on individual observations, the interests and needs of the children and their individuality and developmental stages. This information is then adapted into a daily program that is set to the goals outlined in the Early Years Learning Framework.

Children at this age are learning important independence skills and with repetition can acquire competency, success and autonomy for personal care such as learning to feed themselves, holding their own bottles, rolling and sitting up. They are rapidly producing language and need simple books, puzzles, pictures and music.

The children in the Hippos room are also very active and enjoy, crawling, walking, running and balancing using large and small muscles. They are also building social relationships with their peers and educators.

Key Points

  • Ages 6 weeks to 15 Months
  • Daily stories or Observations accessed via Xplor Home app
  • Unqiue curriculum designed by the Lead Educator
  • Centre-paid Physical Education and Music Education lessons provided by external qualified and experienced Teachers
  • 1 – 2 rest times based on child’s needs
  • Individual cots and sheets provided for rest times
  • Food, nappies, sunscreen provided

Baby Hippo Aims

Our program is based on the 5 learning outcomes of the Early Years Learning Framework and aims to:

  • Extend children’s interests, skills and abilities;
  • Provide an atmosphere where children can bring their culture and home life into our environment;
  • Create a safe and secure environment; and
  • Meet high quality measures of assessment and rating.

Early Years Learning Framework Outcomes

Outcome 1: Children have a strong sense of identity

Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world

Outcome 3: Children have a strong sense of wellbeing

Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners

Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators

Daily Program

On a daily basis, Educators in the room will write and sent out stories and Observations with photos and/or videos of what the children have been exploring and learning throughout the day.

On a regular basis, Educators will send families personal observations on their children (Note: these individual observations are only sent to the child’s family).

What to Bring

  • Milk bottles
  • SunSmart hat
  • Spare sets of clothes
  • Formula and/or breast milk
  • Any comforter items (e.g. dummy or pacifier)

Flexible Daily Routine

7:00 – Centre opens

7:00 – 7:30 – Quiet activities, put sunscreen on children

7:30 – 8:30 – Indoor / outdoor activities and/or free play (depending on the weather)

8:30 – 8:45 – Transition, nappy changes

8:45 – 9:00 – Morning tea

9:00 – 10:30 – Transition, morning nap time (depending on the families’ desired schedule for their child)

10:30 – 11:00 – Transition, nappy changes

11:00 – 12:30 – Lunch, planned activities and/or free play (depending on the families’ desired schedule for their child)

12:30 – 1:00 – Transition, nappy changes

1:00 – 2:00 – Afternoon nap time, (depending on the families’ desired schedule for their child)

2:00 – 2:30 – Transition, nappy changes

2:30 – 3:00 – Afternoon tea

3:00 – 4:30 – Transition, indoor / outdoor freeplay (depending on the weather)

4:30 – 5:00 –  Nappy changes

5:00 – 5:30 – Transition to combined play

5:30 – 6:00 – Quiet indoor/outdoor activities

6:00 – Centre closes

For the younger children (12 months and under) we will follow the families’ desired routine for the children in regard to their sleep and meal times.

FAQ

How can I book a tour of the centre?

Easy!

The fastest way to is call us direct on 07 3077 8867.

Otherwise you can click here to book a time online,

Do you have any availability?

Our occupancy levels do go up and down, however we generally have space in all our age groups.

We suggest you fill out this form or call us at the centre on 07 3077 8867 asap to learn more!

What ages can attend?

We are licensed to provide care for children from 6 weeks of age, up to school age.

Do you have something I can download?

Yes! Please click here to read and download our Parent Handbook.

What is the childcare subsidy?

The Child Care Subsidy is provides higher levels of financial support to the families who earn the least, in order to make the process of returning to work less financially difficult. More importantly, this initiative gives your child an opportunity to take advantage of the benefits of an early childhood education. Family life is busy – in between juggling work and family life, there’s not a lot of time left to catch up on legislative changes, so we’ve outlined them for you.

The system is income and ‘activity-based’, giving families access to either 36, 72 or 100 hours of subsidised care per fortnight, based on the hours of combined work, training or study undertaken.

How much will I get back?

Your CCS is calculated using three components:

  • Your combined family income
  • Your level of ‘activity’
  • Your childcare provider’s hourly rate

The amount of subsidy you receive depends on your circumstances.