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May 6, 2024

Good eating!

By Alex Sutherland At Hamilton Child Care Centre (HCCC), we pride ourselves on being more than just an education andcare service; we are a community-led, not-for-profit organisation that thrives on the diverse talentsand skills of our community members. It’s this collective expertise that weaves t
April 3, 2024

The Affordance of Art

By Alex Sutherland & Maggie Tierney Maggie, our wonderful art teacher (known as an ‘atelierista’ in the Reggio Emilia Educational Approach), has been part of the HCCC community since 2019. Maggie shares with us a little about her own learning journey below: “When I was offered a permanent
October 11, 2021

Exploring Hamilton

     A few of our kangaroo children have started their school orientations this week, so we thought it would be a fun idea to go for a walk to see Hamilton Public School. We took off on a walk, taking the extra long way to the school. We passed some of our friends houses […]
July 29, 2021

Loose Parts Play

Play with loose parts enables the children to use the imagination and design their own play constructs.  One moment they are baking, the next it is a potion, the next the parts are a city and the rocks are cars. The possibilities are endless. Loose Parts Ideas for loose part can be: Old pots and [&
May 13, 2020

Potion Making

The children at Hamilton Child Care Centre are enjoying potion making. This is a favourite activity of the children. It gives them to opportunity to experiment and design different recipes. The children also use this as a time to incorporate imaginary play and feel connect by an ongoing interest. It