Nurturing your child in a safe environment!
The decision to entrust the care of your child to another is one of the hardest decisions for a parent to make, and many questions race through the minds of anxious parents: (more…)
Education
How Do We Learn?
Why does it take so long to read and write? Why does it take 20 minutes to teach Monopoly, but years to teach reading and writing? Why does it only take upward of 100 hours to learn to drive a car? Why? Because reading and writing has a different learning system to learning to play Monopoly or drive a car. (5 years versus 3 months for learning to drive a car) (more…)
Thinking About A Career In Child Care?
The enjoyment of working with young children and the ability to scaffold children’s learning, creativity and development is why Educators (Carers) choose a child care career with Port Stephens Five Star Family Day Care (also known as Port Stephens Family Day Care). An additional bonus is that this is a business that Educators operate from their own homes. (more…)
Bob’s Farm Public School
Big Benefits in Small School
Some people just drive past their local small primary school or don’t enquire if there are out of zone vacancies as they think small schools do not offer as much as a large school. This can be a big mistake. In fact small schools offer as much if not more than large schools for individual children. They are very inclusive as all programs involve and encourage participation from all children from Kinder to year 6. (more…)
How To Choose A High School
What Are Your Options?
As parents we require knowledge, perseverance and energy to make informed choices about our children’s education. We all want to give our children the best opportunities that are available, but it pays to remember that whatever school we choose, or however limited our options are by finances, convenience or locality, the greatest influence on the final outcome will be the home and family. (more…)
Are You Prepared?
When Christmas is just a distant memory and the summer holidays are nearing the end, you will find yourself looking down the business end of a new school term. This is a time of mixed feelings for everyone: excitement, nerves, anticipation and a little sadness that the lazy days are almost over. Here are some tips to help make the transition run as smoothly as possible. (more…)
Port Stephens Playgroups providing fun and support
Playgroup NSW runs two types of facilitated Playgroups in the Port Stephens area, PlayConnect and MyTime. These free sessions provide support to families with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or ASD like symptoms, a disability or chronic medical condition. (more…)
