Parent Resouces

Getting Ready for School

The transition to school is an exciting time. Our job as early childhood educators is to assist with this transition by helping set the children up for success. Learn more about how we prepare children for school at THCK.

Reading with Preschoolers

From startingblocks.com.au

Research has shown that children whose parents read to them when they are young learn to speak, read and write more easily. What preschoolers know before they enter school is strongly related to how easily they learn to read when they start school.

Teaching Your Child How to Get Dressed

Walking through Kindy at drop off, you might see children playing outside, a playdough set up, a tea party and some chalkboards…what is play based learning really all about?

Play-based Learning

Walking through Kindy at drop off, you might see children playing outside, a playdough set up, a tea party and some chalkboards…what is play based learning really all about?

Generalised Anxiety in Children

Children with high levels of generalised anxiety are often described as “worriers” or “worrywarts”. Although some preschool children may develop generalised anxiety, it does not typically emerge until a child reaches school age.

Social Anxiety in Children

Social anxiety is fear and worry in situations where the child has to interact with other people or be the focus of attention. Social anxiety often goes unnoticed because the child is typically quiet and obedient in preschool/school and may not voice his or her fears.

Guide to Toilet Training Your Child

From startingblocks.com.au

Answers some of the basic questions about toilet training your child, as well as providing tips on how the educators at your early childhood education and care service can support you and your child in this.

The Importance of Play

From startingblocks.com.au

Learning through play is one of the most important ways children learn and develop. Read this PDF to learn the benefits learning through play provides to physical, social and emotional, cognitive, and literacy and numeracy development.

A Healthy Lunchbox

From health.nsw.gov.au

Pack your child a healthy lunchbox. Choose a variety of foods from each food group. Fruit, vegetables, dairy, wholegrain, lean meat and alternatives.

Packing a Healthy Lunchbox

From health.nsw.gov.au

Guidance on assembling nutritious lunchboxes for children by including items from the five essential food groups: Vegetables, Proteins, Grains, Fruit and Dairy.

National Quality Standard Information for Families

From acecqa.gov.au

The National Quality Standard (NQS) sets a benchmark for the quality of all education and care services across Australia. The NQS is made up of seven quality areas. Services are assessed and rated by their regulatory authority to determine the level of quality

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Poster - Child Friendly

From unicef.org.au

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is a comprehensive human rights treaty that outlines the civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights of children.

Handwriting: A Guide for Parents

From education.nsw.gov.au

In New South Wales public schools, students learn to use the NSW Foundation Style writing font. The following resource may provide guidance and activities to use with students in the early years.

Early Childhood Health and Wellbeing Information for Families

From health.nsw.gov.au

This resource provides a list of QR codes to practical health and wellbeing information for families and carers by age groups: 0-18 months, 18-3 years and 3-5 years.