by Kareena Gale | Aug 31, 2022 | Blog
At Spunky Monkeys Early Learning Centre and Preschools we follow a program called Munch and Move. This program is funded by NSW Health, and is available to NSW early childhood education and care services. The Munch part of this program is based around...
by Kareena Gale | Aug 31, 2022 | Blog
For the Month of April, we here at Spunky Monkeys celebrated Autism Awareness. The children went blue for this month. What is Autism I here you asking yourself, well according to Autism Speaks organisation “Autism spectrum disorder and autism are both general terms...
by Kareena Gale | Aug 7, 2022 | Blog
How do you know when your child needs to see a speech pathologist and what do they do? It is not uncommon for children to experience difficulties with speech during their growth and development. Over 350,000 children in Australia are currently experiences some form of...
by Kareena Gale | Aug 7, 2022 | Blog
Apart from children getting dirty and being in touch with the land as they garden and plant vegetables, they learn valuable lessons along the way…. patience, caring, nurturing life and even loss as the plants cycle finishes. The importance of introducing gardening to...
by Kareena Gale | Aug 7, 2022 | Blog
The use of a dummy is a very personal one. For some parents they would prefer to avoid it all together to ensure they don’t become dependent on it and for other parents it is viewed as a life saver as it help babies to settle when going to sleep. Other advantages...