Poppins Bush School

A Nurturing Place For Your Child To Learn, Play And Grow

Poppins Bush School

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Childcare With A Difference

Poppins Bush School is a purpose built, state of the art childcare centre located in Moore Creek, which nurtures children to learn and develop in both indoor and natural spaces.

Between our 6 classrooms, mud kitchen, construction room, expansive yard and forest area, we strive to invigorate the senses and stimulate the creative imagination of little ones.
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About Us
Poppins Bush School
Poppins Bush School
Poppins Bush School

Learning & Developing In A Natural Environment

Poppins Bush School responds to a child’s right and need to access natural spaces for optimum learning and development. Our mission is to provide dedicated time for children of all ages to be outside in a quality natural environment away from screens, a crowded school/ sports curriculum and the bubble of being inside.

Through joining our Bush School community, your child will be given the opportunity to grow at their own pace, connect to others with kindness and creativity, learn holistically and increase their communication, self- regulation and confidence.

Poppins Bush School
Poppins Bush School

Simultaneously, children will build a positive and protective relationship with our planet Earth which will enable them to advocate for the survival of plant and animal species that are essential for human survival.

Each age group has a different set of learning goals which are developmentally appropriate. Each age group will also be increasingly challenged to build knowledge, explore their local community, consider risks and accept challenges while under the supervision of a qualified educator.

It is our aim to instil in our children a love of learning, and encourage them to take an active role in their education. A love of learning is a foundation upon which children may become lifelong learners and self-directed in their lives.

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Our Programs
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Nursery

We focus on the individual needs and interests of each child and sensitively support each child’s social and emotional development by building and engaging in meaningful relationships.

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Junior Preschool

Our Junior Preschool Educators nurture and support each child’s social and emotional development and aim to nurture resilience in all children.

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Preschool & Prep

Our Educators are dedicated to fostering our children’s diverse needs by focusing on the development of the ‘whole child’ – physically, socially, emotionally and spiritually.

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News & Events
Poppins Bush School
Poppins Bush School
April 3, 2024

April Newsletter 2024

Welcome to the April edition of our monthly Newsletter! 🍁🍂 We are all looking forward to another wonderful month here at Bush school with the weather cooling down and daylight savings coming to an end. What a wonderful March we just had. The children in Preschool 2 went on excursions to Nazareth House. We held our Easter hunt and afternoon tea for our Junior Preschool, Preschool 1 & Preschool 2 rooms where we had hidden plaster eggs for the children to find and paint to take home. Prep room did an Easter hat parade and afternoon tea. Thank you to all the parents and grandparents that could attend and make the afternoon extra special for the children. In April we will be undertaking Emergency drill practice for Bush Fires. This will be held from the 15th – 19th April 2024 for all our rooms. On Friday 26th April 2024 we will be having an ANZAC Day BBQ for the children that attend the centre on that day.

Poppins Bush School
Poppins Bush School
March 7, 2024

March Newsletter 2024

There is so much happening at Poppins this year, we will do our best to cover major updates in the newsletters for everyone to be informed😊 It is wonderful to see all the children learning everyday in our natural environment. Both spontaneous & planned experiences maximise their education, whilst having so much fun each day. We have a few reminders for our Poppins community. Code for the Door – We ask please that you only share with member of your family that are authorised to collect your child/ren Thank you. Car park safety – please ensure you are driving with care, please slow down when entering and leaving the car park and ensure you are watching for children at all times. Please hold your child’s hand and walk-in front of the cars not behind them to ensure you can be seen. Food from home – If you are bringing in some breakfast for your child, please ensure it is NUT FREE. Toys from Home – We are fortunate to have an amazing array of resources for the children to play and explore with. Toys coming from home can often cause conflict and emotional distress for the other children in attendance. Unless your child requires a comforter for rest time, please leave all other toys at home.

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Poppins Bush School
February 1, 2024

February Newsletter 2024

Welcome to February 2024 All rooms have now completed transitions and the children have settled in wonderfully within their new spaces. Our Educational Team has begun the Programming and Documentation Journey for the year. Please enjoy reading in reception the Learning Focus for each room. This has also been attached to your first emails from your child’s teaching team. Educators will use these focuses as they relate to our philosophy and knowledge of early childhood development, children’s emerging interests, spontaneous teaching moments and intentional planned experiences to ensure your child is experiencing exciting, developmental, age appropriate and wondrous experiences while at Poppins Bush School. We encourage all families to read your child’s room focus and all emails so you can enjoy your child’s Poppins adventures, plus take a moment in the afternoon to view all the room photos on display in reception on our digital photo frames. This documentation each day will enable families to positively engage with your child in conversations about their day which will also promote and develop their speech, confidence, and interests.

The Importance Of Outdoor Play

If you want to raise happy, healthy, curious and resilient children - send them out in to nature! Increasing evidence is showing that children need unstructured nature play. Here are some powerful reasons for getting young children outside:

Outdoor play supports the development of healthy and active lifestyles by offering children opportunities for physical activity, freedom and movement, and promoting a sense of well-being.

Outdoor play gives children contact with the natural world and offers them experiences that are unique to outdoors, such as direct contact with the weather and the seasons.

Playing outside also helps children to learn about, understand and respect nature, the environment and the interdependence of humans, animals, plants, and lifecycles.

Outdoor play also supports children's problem-solving skills and nurtures their creativity, as well as providing rich opportunities for their developing imagination, inventiveness and resourcefulness.

Children need an outdoor environment that can provide them with space, both upwards and outwards, and places to explore, experiment, discover, be active and healthy within, and to develop their physical capabilities.

The outdoor environment offers space and therefore is particularly important to those children who learn best through active movement. Very young children learn predominately through their sensory and physical experiences which supports brain development and the creation of neural networks.

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Poppins Bush School

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