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How to keep cool with your child this summer

28th August 2024
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In the first five years, children learn more quickly than at any other stage of their life. At C&K, we want your child to have every opportunity to learn through play - even during the warmer days.

'Water days' where children spend the day exploring water play, are always a huge hit. This might look like making mud pies in a shady corner of your garden, reusing bath or shower water in a large bucket with pouring toys, creating goop or making fruit or treasure-filled ice blocks. It's also a good opportunity to talk about using water wisely.

Embarking on these types of natural adventures will help develop your child’s problem-solving skills, they are also a great way to explore their imagination and have fun together as a family. Nurturing these important early childhood skills are a key part of C&K’s philosophy of learning through play.

Here is some fun, water-based activities that you and your family can do together during the warmer months.

Mud play
Children playing with water outside

Mud play is the perfect activity to enjoy any time of the year. Children are fascinated by mud and will love jumping around, watching it squelch and splash, and making mud pies. Having free fun in your own backyard is a great way for you and your children to get back in touch with nature. Children enjoy the sensory aspects of mud play, “It’s very gooey” and you may want to investigate what happens when more water is added or when it dries.

Frozen treasure
Young boy playing with ice cube outside

Hunting for frozen treasure is a sure to please the children on a hot day. To do this, gather some toys, seeds, leaves, whatever your child is interested and place them in a bowl and fill it with water. Next, put it in the freezer for a few hours. Once frozen, give your child a blunt object (toy hammer, wooden spoons) to use to chip away at the ice and uncover the treasure within!

Make your own goop

Goop (also known as oobleck) can be great fun for all the family and is a perfect activity to do when it’s too hot to go outside. With only three ingredients, this activity is sure to keep children busy learning and playing together. It’s a liquid but also has properties of a solid, so it can be squeezed into balls, or dribbled through fingers. Toys can be added and utensils used to cut, scoop and move the goop around.

All you need is food colouring, 2 cups of water and 2 packets of cornflour, then:

  • Stir the food colouring into the water (have fun mixing colours).
  • Combine the cornflour and water together in a large container or bowl.
  • Mix until the goop is formed.
Visit your local swimming pool

Take a trip to your local swimming pool for some fun. You local council will have information on their website about learn to swim classes, activities, seasonal hours and fees.

Plan what you wear
Two children playing with tap outside

Choose clothing that is cool, protective and loose fitting. Materials such as cotton and loose-fitting clothing like t-shirts will help to keep your child cool as they play. When outside, be sure to apply sunscreen and wear protective gear such as shirts with sleeves and a hat.

Water the garden

Should water restrictions not apply in your area, take the opportunity to water your garden with your child of an afternoon. This activity provides an opportunity for you to talk about your day and discuss how the natural world requires water together.

What's your favourite way to keep cool?

Alma Street Pre-Prep

3.5 years - 5 years

Alma Street Pre-Prep

Alma Street Pre-Prep offers an approved kindy program for children 3.5 to 5 years. Our educators focus on nurturing curiosity, confidence & resilience.

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Enrolment Fee: The enrolment fee is a one-off, non-refundable fee payable when you confirm your child’s enrolment. Some families may be exempt from paying the enrolment fee.

Child Care Subsidy: The Australian Government helps eligible families with the cost of childcare via the Child Care Subsidy (CCS). For more information, please visit Services Australia. If you are eligible for CCS, your daily fee will be reduced by your eligible CCS rate. Please email us for a quote.

Queensland Kindergarten Funding: The Queensland Government also provides funding for eligible-aged children (children turning 4 by 30 June, in the year they attend a kindy program), attending a centre delivering a government-approved kindergarten program. If eligible, you could receive up to 15 hours of Free Kindy per week for 40 weeks.

At this centre, the daily fee for the extended hours and holiday programs are optional. Free Kindy is applied during the 4 school terms. The subsidy does not apply to the extended hours portion of the day or during the holiday program. Eligible families can continue to claim CCS for these times.

Please visit our Kindergarten Fees page for more information.

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Queensland Kindergarten Funding: The Queensland Government provides funding for eligible-aged children (children turning 4 by 30 June, in the year they attend a kindy program) attending a centre delivering a government-approved kindergarten program. This funding allows your eligible-aged child to attend kindergarten for free.

Non-eligible-aged Children: Enrolment priority is given to eligible-age children, but if there are places available, we welcome 3-year-old children to enrol and attend for two years. The Queensland Kindergarten Funding does not apply for 3-year-old children, and the non-eligible kindy daily fee will apply. Please contact us for more information on fees for 3-year-old children and to discuss your family's situation.

Please visit our Kindergarten Fees page for more information.

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Queensland Kindergarten Funding: The Queensland Government provides funding for eligible-aged children
(children turning 4 by 30 June, in the year they attend a kindy program), attending a centre delivering a
government-approved kindergarten program. This funding allows your eligible-aged child to attend kindergarten
for free.

Non-eligible-aged Children: Enrolment priority is given to eligible-age children but if there are places available,
we welcome 3 year-old children to enrol and attend for two years. The Queensland Kindergarten Funding does
not apply for 3 year-old children and the non-eligible kindy daily fee will apply. Please contact us for more
information on fees for 3 year-old children and to discuss your families situation.

Please visit our Kindergarten Fees page for more information.

Affiliated kindy 2 days a week fee template

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Queensland Kindergarten Funding: The Queensland Government provides funding for eligible-aged children (children turning 4 by 30 June, in the year they attend a kindy program), attending a centre delivering a government-approved kindergarten program. This funding allows your eligible-aged child to attend kindergarten for free.

Non-eligible-aged Children: Enrolment priority is given to eligible-age children, but if there are places available, we welcome 3-year-old children to enrol and attend for two years. The Queensland Kindergarten Funding does not apply for 3-year-old children, and the non-eligible kindy daily fee will apply. Please contact us for more information on fees for 3-year-old children and to discuss your family's situation.

Please visit our Kindergarten Fees page for more information.

Affiliated kindy 5 days a fortnight fee template

Submitted by orangedigital on

Queensland Kindergarten Funding: The Queensland Government provides funding for eligible-aged children (children turning 4 by 30 June, in the year they attend a kindy program), attending a centre delivering a government-approved kindergarten program. This funding allows your eligible-aged child to attend kindergarten for free.

Non-eligible-aged Children: Enrolment priority is given to eligible-age children, but if there are places available, we welcome 3-year-old children to enrol and attend for two years. The Queensland Kindergarten Funding does not apply for 3-year-old children, and the non-eligible kindy daily fee will apply. Please contact us for more information on fees for 3-year-old children and to discuss your family's situation.

Please visit our Kindergarten Fees page for more information.

C&K Amberley Community Childcare Centre

6 weeks - 5 years

C&K Amberley Community Childcare Centre

At C&K Amberley Community Childcare Centre, we welcome children from 6 weeks of age to 5 years old and provide care and early learning Monday to Friday, with flexible booking options.

As a home away from home, our environment provides feelings of being safe, secure and supported while in the care of our qualified educators. At C&K we support our team to nurture play-based learning, develop caring relationships with children and our families, and foster a lifelong love of learning with every child in our care.

Our centre has a combination of both age-based rooms and communal learning spaces where siblings and children of all ages can come together to learn and play. Our spacious playgrounds offer established gardens, lovely shade trees, and a large sand pit in each play space. There are many play opportunities for the children across all areas of development, encouraging each child's natural curiosity to play and discover.

C&K childcare centres offer quality education and care programs where we focus on a unique infant and toddler approach, as well as delivering the approved kindergarten program for 4 year olds. Best of all, we provide flexible options where you can choose the hours of care to suit your family.

C&K Amberley is located on the grounds of Amberley District State School, providing a convenient and central location for drop off and pick up within our community.

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Enrolment Fee: The enrolment fee is a one-off, non-refundable fee payable when you confirm your child’s enrolment. Some families may be exempt from paying the enrolment fee.

Child Care Subsidy: The Australian Government helps eligible families with the cost of childcare via the Child Care Subsidy (CCS). For more information, please visit Services Australia. If you are eligible for CCS, your daily fee will be reduced by your eligible CCS rate. Please email us for a quote.

Queensland Kindergarten Funding: The Queensland Government also provides funding for eligible-aged children (children turning 4 by 30 June, in the year they attend a kindy program), attending a centre delivering a government-approved kindergarten program. If eligible, you could receive up to 15 hours of free kindy per week for 40 weeks.

At this centre, free kindy is applied during the 4 school terms. The subsidy does not apply to the extended hours portion of the day or during the holiday program. Eligible families can continue to claim CCS for these times.

Please visit our Kindergarten Fees page for more information.

Kindy with extended hours fee template (No options)

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Enrolment Fee: The enrolment fee is a one-off, non-refundable fee payable when you confirm your child’s enrolment. Some families may be exempt from paying the enrolment fee.

Child Care Subsidy: The Australian Government helps eligible families with the cost of childcare via the Child Care Subsidy (CCS). For more information, please visit Services Australia. If you are eligible for CCS, your daily fee will be reduced by your eligible CCS rate. Please email us for a quote.

Queensland Kindergarten Funding: The Queensland Government also provides funding for eligible-aged children (children turning 4 by 30 June, in the year they attend a kindy program), attending a centre delivering a government-approved kindergarten program. If eligible, you could receive up to 15 hours of free kindy per week for 40 weeks.

At this centre, free kindy is applied during the 4 school terms. The subsidy does not apply to the extended hours portion of the day or during the holiday program. Eligible families can continue to claim CCS for these times.

Please visit our Kindergarten Fees page for more information.

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