They are a purpose-built centre in Green Valley in Sydney's South Western suburbs. Under the guidance of Director, Catherine Hustler, they care for children aged 18 months to school age. Catherine is a much-loved Early Childhood Educator with over 20 years of experience in the industry and works hands-on in their classrooms.
They pride themselves on their reputation as being a small, friendly centre that operates to high standards. They maintain an environment that supports happy educators and happy children. Their qualified educators aim to provide learning experiences that meet the individual needs and interests of the children all in a safe, clean and engaging environment.
Here at Teddy's Little Treasures, two days are never the same. The children are provided with learning experiences that are age, and developmentally-appropriate. They also advocate safe play. Safe play is where children are inspired to take safe risks - both emotionally and physically, this is essential in developing resilience.
They encourage critical thinking at a young age. As children explore their environment it is extremely important for them to be challenged in every aspect of their learning, according to their ability. They achieve this by implementing activities that spark curiosity, creativity, and ingenuity. The aim is to stimulate a healthy disposition for learning with skilled educators who are here to support the children throughout their educational journey at Teddy's.
They understand the importance of the development of early language and literacy skills, and because of this, their centre participates in the '12 Books for Twelve Months' program; this program has been specifically designed by local speech pathologists and early childhood teachers to develop both language and literacy skills in young children who will be transitioning to 'big school '.
Additionally, their preschoolers participate in the ELLA (Early Learning Languages Australia) program. This engaging program provides a fun and interactive way of learning. With this hands-on interactive program the children learn to speak simple words using the Italian language, and they further their literacy skills whilst using Reading Eggs.
Physical activity is important to them here at Teddy's and all of their educators refer to, and implement, NSW Health's 'Munch and Move' program into the daily routine; this is further strengthened by their external sports programs such as JNA Sports and Soccajoeys who visit their centre on a weekly basis - these two particular programs do incur an additional fee.