Cheree Powell

Hi, I am Cheree and I am so excited to be contributing to Grove Collective. I hold an Early Childhood Teaching degree and have been in the industry for 18 years and for the last 9 years, I have been lucky enough to work at the Grove in a number of roles. I have a passion for social justice and inclusion and seeing children develop during the first five years, is the most rewarding aspect of my role. With this experience and previous knowledge, I thought I was well prepared for motherhood but when my two boys came along, I spent hours scrolling and looking for advice and information for a range of reasons and to feel like I wasn’t alone in what our family was facing. I look forward to being able to share my knowledge and experience so you too feel supported in your role as parents.

Development

What do we need to look for in terms of “School readiness”

As we approach the second half of the year there would be many families that will be facing the age old debate of when to send their children to kindergarten. Do we send them early or do we hold them back?

Family

Our favourite things to do as a family

With National Families Week upon us, we wanted to focus on the favourite things we like to do with our families, so what better way to find out than to connect with the educators and children at our Dapto 1 campus to find out!

Behaviour

Biting…. It’s the word that makes everyone cringe!

Rest assured, biting is a common behaviour that is often seen between 1-3 years of age and over time it will ease, with little occurrences happening with children over the age of three. Biting is often an unavoidable behaviour for toddlers, and there is an extensive list of possibilities as to ‘Why’?