Mitchelton Pre-Schooling Centre

Deciding what to write for my last blog was a bit of a challenge until I was watching some children playing and realised that most of […]

My 2 year old granddaughter spent 20 minutes trying to do up the buttons on her pyjama shirt, rejecting any offers to help. (I was keen […]

On seeing executive functioning in the title, I was recently prompted to read an article Children who move more and look at screens less have better […]

Children’s picture books are a great way to bring up a topic you may wish to discuss including family values, beliefs and ways to respect diversity […]

Self-regulation is the ability to control and direct one’s own feelings, thoughts, and actions. (Refer previous blog SELF-REGULATION – Mitchelton Pre-Schooling Centre (mpc.net.au) This blog aims […]

We recently ‘played with parents’ at an Information Evening demonstrating why there is so much learning through play. While we were chatting afterwards, a parent asked […]

We’re all (MPC staff team) aware that if we’re able to accept the things we can’t change that our well-being will be enhanced, and stress will […]

Many people are already working and living at a heightened level due to the Pandemic. Then there’s the war in Ukraine. Throw in another disaster like […]

What do children think about the recent flood event? Just like adults, they will all have different thoughts depending on what happened, their previous experiences, different […]