Science Week has been and gone, but that doesn’t mean the fun and the learning has to end! We found a fun and educational experiment our children at Kids Academy Preschool took part in last week that we think would be loads of fun to try at home.

Recently our Asillo Bilingual Child Care & Learning Centre’s Kindy and Toddler friends became little chefs and helped create savoury muffins to enjoy for afternoon tea. 

Our Winter menu meal suggestion for today is some hearty beef cobbler, made with slow cooked chunky beef and vegetables and delicious cheesy baked bread dumplings on top.

We often talk about centres ‘Meeting’ or ‘Exceeding’ when talking about National Quality Standards, but what does that actually mean? 

Rocking a Red Nose never looked so good! Centres across Australia are putting on their dancing shoes and popping on their Red Noses today all in the name of Red Nose Day 2019.

Today, afternoon tea on our Winter menu is a quick and easy apricot oat coconut slice. We know your children are going to love it so we have tracked down the recipe and adapted it to make ten serves.

You may notice some collection points popping up at local Lifelong Learning Centres across Australia calling for plastic bottle tops and bread tags over the coming weeks. The project aims to breathe new life into often discarded pieces of plastic that may be repurposed for those in need.

Families, children and educators at Lifelong Learning Centres across the country have donned denim to raise funds on Jeans for Genes Day, Friday 02nd August.

Today we want to teach you how to make fun with shaving foam. At Lifelong Learning Centres we love nothing more than having serious fun, and with this how to guide you can do exactly that today!

Our Healthy Food Winter Menu includes delicious, nutritious recipes designed to fuel growing minds and bodies. Assisting Educator Melanie Ellis from Aussie Kindies Early Learning Torquay shared this recipe which has been a favourite with the children, and we’ve adapted the recipe so it suits a family-sized portion. 

“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It’s not something you learn in school. But if you haven’t learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven’t learned anything.” – Muhammad Ali

At Lifelong Learning Centres we love nothing more than having serious fun. Our play based learning approach means we make the most of every opportunity to get our hands dirty to show your children a great time while they learn. We want to share some of our favourite activities with you that we use to keep children in our centres entertained and inspired.

This Spanish Rice and Calamari dish is a winner with both children and parents and is a great, lean protein option. It fits around many cultural food restrictions, aligning nicely with Lifelong Learning Centres' Healthy Communities, Healthy World and Healthy Bodies programs.

Have you ever found yourself at the end of your rope as you ask your five-year-old for the thousandth time to stop teasing their brother/the dog or playing rough inside, questioning how to make a change without bringing on the tears? 

At Lifelong Learning Centres we understand the importance of introducing community concepts to children at an early age, to develop an understanding of a team environment, giving back, and creating a sense of belonging for all. As we enter NAIDOC week a large majority of our centres are preparing to take part in themed activities to teach our children about Indigenous Culture and Community.