The children, families and staff of Wellbank Children's Centre were delighted to open their gates to the local community on the 5th May 2018 to celebrate in conjunction with the Concord Library our 10th Birthday! The day was full of splendid sunshine,…

What would you do if your service only had one business day to submit your Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) and just eight business days to prepare for an assessment and rating by the NSW regulatory authority? This happened to Emma Armitage, Centre Coordinator of Victoria Avenue Children’s Centre, a 47-place…

Pets can be the fourth educator in early childhood settings, as Victoria Avenue Children’s Centre shows with its Tiny Tails program. By Margaret Paton, CELA Writer Can animals be the ‘fourth educator’ in early childhood settings? That’s the case Monash University educator Jane Bone made in her research paper in…

Over the years, Victoria Avenue Children’s Centre has placed an important focus on building children’s relationships with nature, including animals. To embed this into our Centre, we have introduced different wildlife animals to expose and encourage children to explore the animal kingdom first hand.  We are home to many animals…

  Victoria Avenue Children's Centre celebrated Chinese New Year in February by inviting Chinese parents to come in and share their culture with us. We received red pockets from a parent for good luck; We learnt the story of Nian through a Chinese book; We also joined in Lion Dance in a costume…