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Winyu supports Breast Cancer Awareness month
Last month, to help show their support towards Breast Cancer Awareness Month, our Winyu Early Childhood Learning service turned pink to help raise awareness for breast cancer
Conder puts the spring in springtime!
Tulips aren’t the only things springing up in Canberra this season! At YWCA Canberra, we love teaching children about the different cycles of life and
Currawong pre-schoolers go pre-historic
What giggles, has two dancing feet, and an insatiable appetite for adventure? A CURRAWONG PRE-SCHOOLER! On Thursday 1 October, educators from Currawong Early Learning Service
Celebrating Early Childhood Educators Day
At YWCA Canberra, we value the power of education and the role that educators play in the lives of children. We understand that educators possess
Spence Children’s Cottage ‘brace’ for Dental Health Week
At YWCA Canberra, we love to find joy in the little things, and in teaching your children about everyday parts of life, while still making
Celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s day
At YWCA Canberra, we value the importance of diversity and fostering strong relationships with our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We find it
NAIDOC Week at Winyu
While the official celebrations for NAIDOC Week have been postponed until November due to COVID-19, educators and children at our Winyu Early Childhood Service went
National Reconciliation Week 2020 at Spence Children’s Cottage
Throughout National Reconciliation Week 2020, the children at Spence Children’s Cottage have been learning about and exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and cultures.
National Reconciliation Week 2020 at Winyu Early Childhood Service
Throughout National Reconciliation Week 2020, the children at our Winyu Early Childhood Service have been learning about and exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
National Reconciliation Week in our Children’s Services
At YWCA Canberra we value the importance of reconciliation and commit ourselves to the participation and movement towards a more equal, just and unified country.
Floriade at Winyu
With this year’s Floriade taking a different approach, the ACT Government kindly donated the tulip bulbs and annuals seedlings to the community, so we can
Kindness at the cottage
We are lucky to work with so many kind and generous people. When the families at Spence Children’s Cottage found out that we needed more
Nature Play week at Spence Children’s Cottage
At YWCA Canberra we are proud to have on board an excellent team of educators and carers in our early childhood education centres and school-age care programs.
Celebrating Holi Festival
At YWCA Canberra, we are committed to building strong and positive relationships with people of all ethnicities and backgrounds. One of the ways we do
Conder kids help to tidy up the environment on Clean up Australia Day
On Clean up Australia Day, pre-schoolers from the Conder Early Childhood service participated in a community clean-up to help clean up rubbish found outside their
Fairley commemorates National Apology
Thursday 13 February marked the 12th anniversary of the Apology to the Stolen Generations for the decades long government practice of removing Aboriginal children from
Conder kids learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander storytelling
Our Early Childhood Services are committed to Reconciliation and work to embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural knowledge and understanding into their everyday practices.
Nature walk with Conder Early Childhood Service
Last week at our Conder Early Childhood Service, the nursery room went for an afternoon nature walk to explore the local community. The carers and
Celebrating our Early Childhood Educators
Yesterday we celebrated Early Childhood Educator’s Day and thanked our Educators for their wonderful contributions to the education, wellbeing and healthy development of the young
Book Week 2018
The 18th – 24th August is Book Week, a week that brings children and books together and celebrates the act of reading. This year our
Social Justice at Rosary School Age Care
Over the past few months, children at Rosary School Age Care program have been exploring the concept of social justice, and thinking about what it
Marshmallow towers at Macquarie School Age Care
At Macquarie School Age Care, we have been very busy investigating with our science themed program! We began with a team building activity called “marshmallow towers”.