Follow the journey of Buderim Kindy’s Gratitude PlateCOMMUNITY

A UNIQUE APPROACH TO TEACHING GRATITUDE TO CHILDREN

Teaching the importance of paying it forward, Buderim

Community Kindergarten sent a Gratitude Plate into the local community, and its travels are spreading words of gratitude across the Sunshine Coast.

In today’s world of instant gratification, children carpark and road safety, and he teaching gratitude to children is not helped build the kindy’s yarning circle. an easy task. However, gratitude is “I bought a serving plate, onto which a essential to personal happiness and mum at kindy wrote everyone’s thoughts,” paying it forward is a response that we all said Wendy. “We also designed a card to want our children to adopt, if the world is accompany the plate on its travels.” ever going to become a better place. “"e children helped to make ANZAC

In response to this, Buderim Community biscuits to go onto Chris’ plate, and we Kindergarten decided to turn gratitude into a talked about how important it is to always hands-on activity, creating a Gratitude Plate say ‘thank you’.” and circulating it within the local community. "e plate was gifted to Chris in May 2019,

“As staff, we recently had a chance to and since then it has been refilled and passed reflect on gratitude and consider what does on many times. this look like for us, for children and for our “Today, the Gratitude Plate is happily community?” said Wendy from Buderim travelling through the community, sharing Kindy. “We wanted to send gratitude out into words of gratitude,” said Wendy. the community, and have it as an activity It has travelled from Chris to the Sunshine that the children could share.” Coast Wishlist Foundation, then on to Ausmar homes, Format Kitchens and Hush How did the Gratitude Plate begin? Energy for all their work on the Wishlist "e plate began when the kindy wanted to House in Birtinya. say thanks to local volunteer fireman, Chris, Most recently, it was gifted to Beautiful after he worked with the kindy to teach You in Buderim, a not-for-profit providing

practical emotional and spiritual support for women on their cancer journey.

“We hope this kindness of thought and deed ‘fills many buckets’ and keeps alive the process of being grateful to others.”

You can follow the journey of the Gratitude Plate at: www.facebook.com/ BuderimKindyGratitudePlate.

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Have you ever wondered whether family day care is right for you? We chat to Kelly Mclaughlan at Olive Early Learning to find out more about this homely approach to care.

How many children do you care for each day? I have four children per day who are all under school age (1-5 years).

What curriculum do you follow? We follow the Early Years Learning Framework.

What is the di!erence between family day care and a childcare centre? Both family day care and childcare centres are amazing in helping children build their social and emotional wellbeing. Family day care, however, is in a much smaller group, which is more personal and allows for more one-on-one interaction. It has a beautiful, homely feel and is very peaceful; no hustle and bustle like a busy centre. Some children thrive on being in a larger group, while some children need to be in a smaller group. Every child is different and has their own journey, it is important for me, as an educator, to ensure that all children’s needs are catered for and nurtured.

How is family day care assessed? Family day care is assessed quite similarly to a childcare centre. We are assessed on our learning programs, interactions with children, our relationships with families and the community. Being registered through Kath Dickson, I have several coordinators that visit me regularly, ensuring quality of care, health and safety requirements are compliant and to generally support me in my family day care.

What do you love most about running a family day care? I love the personal, nurturing approach. Having a small group of children each day enables the children to really settle in to care in a loving and caring environment. For me, family day care has a calm and peaceful feel, helping children feel at home and comfortable.

What do the children enjoy most? Our beautiful children love to be outside in the gardens; it is their happy place. We often bring the outside in, incorporating nature into our learning experiences and activities. Playing and learning with flowers, pebbles, herbs and leaves. #ey also love exploring our indoor learning environment, extending their imagination in the cubby house.

What do the parents love the most about family day care? At Olive Early Learning, we offer a homely, holistic and nature-inspired family day care. Our families love our open and natural playground, which is a big emphasis in our learning program. Our children enjoy watering and playing amongst our gardens and learning how to care and look after them. Searching for butterflies, snails and beetles is our favourite game to play outside.

Do you run during school holidays? All my children are under school age, so I continue my program all year round, apart from public holidays.

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