Helen's Early Learning Family Day Care Service

Welcome to Helen's Early Learning Family Day Care Service!

I provide a quality home based service in Seacliff Park for a small group of children where their individual needs are met.

Activities provided link to the Early Years Learning Framework and we have play based learning which facilitates the children’s communication, it enhances their social relationships, develops their cognitive and problem solving skills, encourages their creative thinking and improves their self confidence.

Mix of activities provided include:

• both indoor and outdoor play
• garden play
• art and craft
• ride ons
• pretend play
• music, dancing and dress ups
• kitchen play
• lots of fine motor activities - some cooking experiences
• book reading and other literacy activities for all age and abilities as well as extensions from children’s interest

Children’s routines are implemented.

Parents provide children’s food, bottles, nappies, hats and sunscreen.

I’m happy to provide additional fresh fruit snacks throughout the day. Water provided is filtered, happy to heat all food and bottles.

Parent testimonials - 

'My daugher Jessica has been in Helens care on a Wednesday and Friday for approximately 1 year. Helen is one of a kind, truly professional and fantastic with the children. Her care and attention is second to none and she is the best in her field. Always so happy and full of energy. My daughter truly loves her days at Helen's. My husband and I have noticed how much Jessica is learning whilst in Helen's care ranging from her speech, behaviour and interaction with other children which is a testament to the effort that Helen puts in. It feels like a family unit and we couldn't be happier. I couldn't think of anyone more deserving of an award in excellence than Helen for her service in the child care field'.

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'Helen has been our son Lincoln's family day care educator since January this year, just before I returned to full time work. This was a very stressful time as Lincoln was only 9 months old and I felt a lot of guilt and anxiety having to return to work earlier than planned. After visiting multiple early learning centres and family day carers in our area, we were so lucky to have found Helen and couldn't be happier. OUr son adores her and Helen equally adores him. I have the utmost confidence in the care that Helen provides and the beautiful environment that our son and the other children are blessed to have whilst in her care. There are multiple environments including outdoor areas which was important to my husband and I as Lincoln loves the outddors and it's an important part of the way we are bringing him up. His develpment is thriving, both gross and language and at 14 months old we have been told by our paediatrician that he is quite advance in a number of areas. Helen provides amazing sensory activities and age appropriate equipment for all ages which is change over regularly to ensure the children don't tire of the same thing each day. Helen keeps me updated throughout the day with how he's been going, sleeps, food and sends me photos of him which makes it so much easier having to leave him each day. We adore Helen and believe her dedication to our son and all the other children in her care makes her a very worthy receipient of an award.'