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Campbell Street Uniting Early Learning
231 Campbell Street, North Hobart TAS
Early Learning Centre
Early learning in Hobart.
Located at Campbell Street Primary School, our childcare service is close to the Hobart CBD.
You can rely on us for long day care to support your busy schedule, while we provide fun and creative early learning experiences for your child.
Our service is inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach that encourages children to take the lead in their learning through play, exploring and discovery.
Your child will enjoy hands-on, age-appropriate activities and personalised care that will build their sense of belonging, resilience, kindness and teamwork.
Our educators are experienced in supporting children who live with a range of physical and intellectual disabilities.
Program hours and fees
Our centre
Our spacious outdoor areas provide endless opportunities for play–based activities to support the physical and social development of your child. Our early learning centre features:
- Planned indoor spaces
- Large outdoor spaces
- Sand and mud pits
- Recycling area
- Swings.
- Play area with equipment for climbing, skipping, throwing and catching
- Trees and natural shade
- Gardening beds
- Shade sail
Our centre
Our spacious outdoor areas provide endless opportunities for play–based activities to support the physical and social development of your child. Our early learning centre features:
- Planned indoor spaces
- Large outdoor spaces
- Play area with equipment for climbing, skipping, throwing and catching
- Sand and mud pits
- Recycling area
- Swings
- Trees and natural shade
- Gardening beds
- Shade sail.
The parents say
“Thank you for making us feel so welcome”
- Early learning parent.
Learning experiences
Your child will learn through play as they explore a variety of nature-based activities at our early learning centre. Our educators encourage learning through organised activities, as well as encouraging your child to pursue their own interests.
Caring for the environment
We nurture an appreciation for nature by showing children the beauty of the environment, often in partnership with guests from our community.
We will encourage your child to:
- Recycle materials and water
- Develop sustainable living habits.
Excursions
We want your child to explore our community and enjoy new adventures. Our excursions include visits to the local:
- Museum
- Botanical Gardens
- Ambulance and fire services
- Schools
- Hospital for the ABC Christmas Giving Tree Appeal
- Parks.
Incursions
We welcome guest speakers who educate and entertain us. We enjoy:
- Pet care sessions
- Puppetry
- Music and Dance workshops
- Science and maths workshops
- Cultural visitors.
Family and community connections
We love it when families get involved in our activities. If you have the time, you are welcome to participate in:
- Celebrating significant cultural festivals and days
- Talk to the children about your job, hobbies or other interesting topics
- Volunteer your time to support our activities
- arental support with activities and excursions.
We regularly engage with community groups and members to broaden your child’s view of the world.
We partner with local:
- The primary school
- The local library
- Local police, paramedics, nurses, fire and emergency services
- Wellbeing practitioners
- First Nations community groups and member
- Animal trainers or handlers
- Charities to help with fundraising, such as Pancake day, Cup Cake Day and Give Me 5 For Kids.
Language
We can have all forms of communication translated for families who speak languages other than English.
Program hours and fees
Program Leader
Michelle
Hi, my name is Michelle, and I am the Program Leader for the 3.5- to 5-year-old age group at Campbell Street Uniting Early Learning. I have a Bachelor of Teaching (Kindergarten to Year 8) and have been working in the sector for over 20 years.
For the past 11 years I have worked for Uniting, with the past 7 years in my current role. Seeing children grow from being tiny babies to toddlers and eventually kindergarten children ready for school is incredibly rewarding. I love to witness the look on a child’s face when they achieve something like writing their own name or completing a challenging puzzle.
I am passionate about giving children a warm and nurturing environment where they can freely learn, form friendships and be curious, engaged and competent learners. I am dedicated to working with families to provide the best possible learning and care for their children.
Health and wellbeing
Mental health
Our educators are trained in various programs to support the mental health of your child and are skilled in working with children who have experienced challenges and trauma. We also offer mental health support for families if you find yourself in need of assistance.
Nutrition
We focus on empowering your child to make healthy choices by offering lessons on nutrition, food safety and cuisines from other cultures. Your child will help with growing and preparing our home–grown produce to encourage sustainable living and healthy eating. At our early learning centre, we:
- Grow our own fruit, vegetables and herbs
- Cater for all dietary requirements
- Emphasise food safety
- Work with families from a range of cultural backgrounds to ensure cultural foods meet food standard requirements
- Offer progressive snack and lunchtime to empower children to ask for what they want and when
- Offer information on healthy choices for lunch boxes.
Safe environment
As a child safe organisation, our educators undergo regular working with children’s and police checks. We are focused on delivering learning and development in a safe and supportive environment, so you can trust that your child is in good hands.
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