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When supporting a child’s imagination, play and early learning, there’s no doubt – materials matter. By providing children with various open-ended and exciting materials, you encourage and inspire new learning pathways and build their understanding of concepts and grow their creativity and cognitive abilities. You also need to consider how and where the materials are…

Starting school can be an exciting and nerve-racking time for both parents and children. Some of your littles ones are counting down the days and even the hours, while others are filled with fears and worry about what to expect when they take this next big step in their schooling journey.

It’s essential for optimal health and wellbeing, but how does regular physical activity positively affect your child’s learning? Here, we investigate the correlation between exercise and academic success.

For many parents they hear the words “play based learning” and they become a little concerned that there is no structure to the learning environment. Skilled educators thrive in a play-based environment where they can provide a curriculum that allows children to follow their interests and supports their strengths. What does this mean I hear…

By teaching your child to manage their own feelings, thoughts and behaviours, you help them build the foundation of a lifetime of success.

Keep calm and carry on, but how? When life doesn’t go to plan, these strategies can help you safeguard your family’s wellbeing and nurture your child’s early development.

Gardening is extremely beneficial for children and their early childhood education. Gardening in early childhood education fosters key life skills that are often undervalued in a lot of conventional education curriculums. Gardening is the perfect activity to encourage children to get outside and play in nature while learning about the world. Highfields has implemented gardening…

At Highfields Child Care Centre we believe that the early years in a child’s life are fundamental in creating an educated and conscious path for their future; which includes environmental sustainability in early learning. Our foundation is built on ensuring every child receives the best education and care possible in a safe, calm, fun and…

At Highfields Childcare Centre, we believe that a collaborative approach to learning is the best way to encourage growth and development.

Highfields engage with Storypark. Storypark is a revolutionary software that helps your children to learn and grow while providing the capability for the whole family to be involved. This is a brilliant system that can allow greater connection between families, especially when they are separated geographically. Highfields are committed to excellence in early learning education…