+ Our Educators

LLEWIS HERBERT
Team Leader
Llewis is qualified with a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care and has been with Baringa for over 10 years. He leads the Outdoor Working Group and was a finalist for the 2022 Educator of the Year at the Early Childhood Australia ACT Awards.

NASRINA HABIB
Assistant Team Leader
Nasrina has been in the sector for over 10 years before joining Baringa in 2023. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care.

GEORGIE HERBERT
Educator
Georgie has been at Baringa since 2021 and has worked in various rooms from babies, to toddlers and now in Three Year Old Preschool. She has her Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.

INDIA HALLAHAN
Educator
India first began her journey with Baringa when she was in year 11 through a work experience opportunity. She later returned to Baringa in 2022 and has been part of the team ever since! India is studying toward a diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care and is qualified with a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care.

+ Room Information

We encourage you to take this opportunity to familiarise yourself with our Centre Policies including our Exclusion Policy and Fees Policy and Food Menu. For new families, and those whose children are transitioning to a new room, we ask you to kindly fill in the following forms and return to your educator or the Baringa Office:

Child Information Sheet

Local Area Excursion Form Collection authorisations (if required):

One-off collection form

On-going collection via My Family Lounge (desktop not mobile)

Login and click QK enrol and first ensure the person you wish to authorise is listed as a contact. Once listed, click “edit” next to your child’s name, then under "authorisations” select and save the collection authorisation for the relevant contact.

+ Items to Bring

• A spare change of LABELLED clothes (including pants, undies, socks, jumper, shirt and shoes). If your child is toilet training, please bring up to three changes of clothing.
• Winter clothes e.g. a hat or beanie and a jacket
• Summer clothes e.g. a sun hat & short sleeved top
• Nappies or pull-ups if needed
• A blanket if your child sleeps during the day
• Any medication (marked clearly with their name)
• Drink bottle to be brought in each day.

NOTE: Please do not bring in any toys from home, as it can be distressing for your child if they are lost, broken or misplaced. ‘Home toys’ will be placed in a box on the front bench for collection. Attachment items are acceptable for rest time only (i.e. their teddy, blanket or dummy).

+ Daily Rituals

7:30am - 9:00am // Arrival at Baringa - Indoor or Outdoor Learning Experiences To assist with the transition into the Grevillea room of a morning from drop off, there are activities/experiences set up which the children can explore. Outdoor play is offered.

9:00am - 9:15am // Transition Period – Regroup and tidy up time

9:15am - 9:35am // Morning group time - The Grevillea children are encouraged to sit on the group mat to greet each other and the educators in the room for the day. We start out group times with an acknowledgement of country, then a role call is done as well as a variety of experiences including counting, days of the week/what day it is today, the weather, alphabet/sounds and songs.

9:35am - 10:00am // Progressive Morning tea - During progressive morning tea if the children do not feel hungry yet they can participate in activities such as reading a book or doing a puzzle. Other children sit down at the tables in the courtyard with a plate of food and tongs to share with their peers. When the children doing the activities feel hungry, they are invited to move to sit at the table.

10:00am - 11:30am // Intentional Indoor or Outdoor Learning Experiences During this period of the day the Grevillea will usually be involved small-group activities. The children will engage in activities and experiences such as construction play with blocks, experiment with creative arts, engage in dramatic play, read, and participate in age-appropriate math or science activities, or write.

11:30am - 11:45am // Transition Period – Regroup and tidy up time

11:45am - 12:00pm // Group Time During this group time educators will do another roll call, the children will also be participating in a large group discussion or activities that relate to the program focus. The children will then slowly transition to the bathroom to wash their hands and go to the toilet before lunch time.

12:00pm - 12:30pm // Progressive Lunch time - Lunch time is in the courtyard where the children are encouraged to go sit down for their meal where they serve the food into their own bowl. The children are responsible for taking their dishes, scraping their bowls and placing the used dishes in the tub. Lunch is a progressive meal-time so the children have the option to do quiet sit-down activities or come and eat lunch. Children who choose to engage in the activities are encouraged every 5-10 minutes to come and eat.

12:30pm - 2:00pm // Quiet Rest / Sleep time Some of the Grevillea children will sleep, but as they wake up (or if they never quite get to sleep), they can select different quiet activities, such as looking at books or drawing.

2:00pm - 2:45pm // Transition Period – Quiet Indoor Experiences Regroup and tidy up time

2:45pm - 3:00pm // Group time Last group time is call is done. During this time educators will read a story of the children’s interest. The children will then transition to the bathroom to wash their hands and go to the toilet before afternoon tea.

2:30pm // Inside pack up - All children tidy up the toys which they have been playing with using the pack up song. All children outside get ready to come inside once the bell is rung, they line up at the door and go inside put hats and jackets away and also sit on the mat.

3:00pm - 3:30pm // Progressive afternoon tea - During progressive afternoon tea if the children do not feel hungry yet they can read a book or do a puzzle. Other children sit down at the tables in the courtyard with a plate of food and tongs to share with their peers. When the children doing the activities feel hungry, they can move to sit at the table.

3:30pm - 6:00pm // Indoor or Outdoor Learning Experiences After a busy day together, the Grevillea children are given the space and time to explore and play in the indoor or outdoor learning environments on their own or with their peers until they are picked up by their parents or guardians.

5:00pm // Late afternoon veggie pletter

6:00 // Centre closes.