How to be a positive body image role model for children
How to be a positive body image role model for children Parents and carers play a significant role in shaping
31 August, 2022
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Pretty Unique Week Pilot Program
Pretty Unique Week Pilot Program What role do educators play in the development of a child’s body image? When thinking
26 August, 2022
Tackling Body Image Issues in Children
Tackling Body Image Issues in Children Body Image? Surely that’s a teenage problem? Sadly, studies have found that 38% of
4 August, 2022
The First 12 Months
The First 12 Months Preeti was overjoyed when she found out she was expecting her first child. Settling in Melbourne
21 April, 2022
Supporting the Development of Children in the Early Years
Supporting the Development of Children in the Early Years Get practical tips to your phone from leading early childhood experts,
6 April, 2022
Easy Craft Ideas for the Whole Family
Easy Craft Ideas for the Whole Family If you’re struggling to find activities to occupy young children during the school
6 April, 2022
Harmony Week at Arena Child & Family Centre
Harmony Week at Arena Child & Family Centre Last week was Harmony Week! Friends, family and our wider communities came
30 March, 2022
bestchance Training kick-starts career in early childhood care
bestchance Training kick-starts career in early childhood care Recent bestchance Training graduate Natasha had just finished her Diploma of Early
24 February, 2022
Bestchance volunteer making her mark
Bestchance volunteer making her mark Bestchance volunteer Nadeeshani was thrilled to receive an Honourable Mention in the McArthur Early Childhood
3 February, 2022
The Bare Necessities of Back to School
The Bare Necessities of Back to School Whether it is starting school for the first time or returning, it is
21 January, 2022
Changes to your Childcare Subsidy
Changes to your Childcare Subsidy The Victorian Government has made changes to the Child Care Subsidy (CCS). From December 10
19 January, 2022
Protect little noggins: Helmet tips for parents and carers
Protect little noggins: Helmet tips for parents and carers With activities increasing post-lockdown and the weather warming up, children are
5 January, 2022
5 Ways to ‘Time-Save’ this Christmas day
5 ways to time-save this Christmas day Cooking for the masses this year but worried about spending lots of time
20 December, 2021
Summer holidays sorted: 10 things to do this school holidays
Summer holidays sorted: 10 things to do this school holidays It is already November! And we are already seeing Christmas
8 December, 2021
Ensure that every child in our care receives a gift this Christmas
Ensure that every child in our care receives a gift this Christmas Through no fault of their own, 1 in
22 October, 2021
Grab your future-proof career in early childhood education with bestchance
Grab your future-proof career in early childhood education with bestchance If you’re looking for a job with meaning, nothing comes
22 October, 2021
Breaking the Stereotype: The Benefits of having more Male Early Childhood Educators
Breaking the Stereotype: The Benefits of having more Male Educators in the Early Years Sector John began his career working
23 September, 2021
How One Mum is Handling Life in Lockdown
How One Mum is Handling Life in Lockdown Like many parents in Victoria right now, Sarah and her husband are
23 September, 2021
Young Learners Reap Long-Term Benefits: Early Childhood Education
Young Learners Reap Long-Term Benefits: Early Childhood Education With 3-year-old kindergarten being rolled out for Victorian children who begin their
13 September, 2021
Getting To Know Speech Pathology
Getting To Know Speech Pathology Albert Einstein did not talk until he was five – so it is said by
16 August, 2021
Male Educators Play Important Roles In Early Childhood Care
Male Educators Play An Important Role In Early Childhood Care Armstrong Creek Children’s Centre’s Early Childcare Educator Ricky has been
13 August, 2021
Early Learning Matters Week
EARLY LEARNING MATTERS WEEK From 26 to 30 July, early childhood educators, parents, carers and community leaders around Australia come
26 July, 2021
Making mealtimes fun with food art
Making Mealtimes Fun With Food Art So we know we are not supposed to teach children to play with their
22 July, 2021
A True Passion For Supporting Children To Learn
A True Passion For Supporting Children To Learn bestchance Training graduate Catherine has a love of learning and a passion for encouraging
9 July, 2021
Choosing a Career in Early Childhood Education
A Career in Early Childhood Education Early childhood education will always rely on dedicated individuals to put their hand up
2 July, 2021
Taking The Fuss Out Of Fussy Eating
Taking The Fuss Out Of Fussy Eating Cooking and preparing food with children can be fun, and it is a
25 June, 2021
Meet bestchance Volunteer Jenny
Meet bestchance Volunteer Jenny After retiring from a long career in nursing, bestchance volunteer Jenny decided that she wanted to
17 May, 2021
Developmental Delays: What Are They?
Developmental Delays: What Are They? Kristy recognised quite early on that her six-month-old twin boys were not developing at the
2 May, 2021
Learning Through Imaginative Play
Learning Through Imaginative Play We are all born with innate abilities and senses such as no fear, not knowing right from wrong,
29 April, 2021
How to support the single-parent family you know
How to support the single-parent family you know One in seven families are single parent homes according to the Australian
22 April, 2021
Get Outside For Nature Play Week!
Get Outside For Nature Play Week Think back to your childhood and all the time spent playing outside… Whether it
15 April, 2021
Single Parent Secrets: 10 ways to lighten the load
Single Parent Secrets: 10 ways to lighten the load! It’s a challenge for any family; holding down a steady job
9 April, 2021
TeamBest have raised $7500!
TeamBest raised $7500 and are still counting! TeamBest rode into Port Fairy around 11am on 27 March after a 520-kilometre ride
7 April, 2021
Riding their way to $6k
Riding their way to $6k! TeamBest cycling team will be hitting the road again on Saturday 27 March during a 520-kilometre
18 March, 2021
Casey-Cardinia Jobs and Skills Expo
Jobs and Skills Expo at Pakenham Library Casey and Cardinia Councils will be holding a Jobs and Skills Expo at
4 March, 2021
When One Becomes Two!
When One Becomes Two! 5 ways to help your child welcome a new sibling. Welcoming a new baby into the
28 January, 2021
The science of play: The importance of play-based learning
The Science of Play: The Importance of Play-based Learning As you look for the right Kindergarten for your child, you
21 December, 2020
Here comes the sun!
Here comes the sun! It’s almost summer! It’s time to start playing in the backyard, taking trips to the beach
10 November, 2020
Encouraging Healthy Habits
Encouraging Healthy Habits Does my child eat enough vegetables and get enough exercise? How often have you asked yourself this
16 October, 2020
Take it Outside: Benefits of Outdoor Play
Take it Outside: The benefits of outdoor play From watching Netflix to playing on phones or iPads, children are spending
1 October, 2020
Childcare & Family Day Care re-opens for all
Childcare & Family Day Care re-opens for all! Great news everyone! We are happy to announce that our childcare and
29 September, 2020
Life after COVID: Childcare, Disability and Aged-care workers will be in high demand
Life after COVID: Childcare, Disability and Aged-care workers will be in high demand It’s a scary and uncertain world we
9 September, 2020
From Farm to Plate
From Farm to Plate: Learning about where food comes from Have you ever asked a child where their food comes
3 September, 2020
Communicating with Confidence is the priority!
Communicating with Confidence is the priority! There are 1.2 million Australians with communication disability. Speech pathologists like Andy, Sarah, Taylor,
28 August, 2020
Five ideas for parents with young children in lockdown
Five ideas for parents with young children in lockdown Wondering how to keep your little ones busy and entertained during
18 August, 2020
Screen time: How to maintain healthy screen usage for children stuck at home
Screen Time: Maintaining healthy screen usage when children are stuck at home by sam d’rosario, mum of one Being a
3 August, 2020
Welcome to the West: New ECI Location
Welcome to the West Exciting times here at bestchance, we are thrilled to announce our newest Early Childhood Intervention location
31 July, 2020
Why Return to Study? Why Not?
Why Return to Study? Why Not? The decision to return to studying as an adult is not an easy one.
30 June, 2020
How to balance studying with parenting
How to balance studying with parenting Balancing the pressures of parenthood with the pursuit of further education may seem like
19 June, 2020
How to choose the right training provider for you
How to choose the right training provider for you So you’re ready to expand your skills, learn new things, achieve
19 June, 2020
Kitchen Garden Program
Kitchen Garden Program In the last week of Term 1, the children at Lower Plenty Kindergarten made Alphabet Grissini as
11 June, 2020
Learning From Home Guidebook
Learning From Home Guidebook As COVID-19 impacts the Australian early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector, Glen Waverley Children’s Centre Coordinator Sarah Gandolfo and Educator Sujata Dalvi have been sharing
2 June, 2020
Remote Learning Packs
Remote Learning Packs Tarneit North Kindergarten families received their remote learning packs today. Packs were dropped off to the homes
16 April, 2020
Warralily Christmas Spectacular
Warralily Christmas Spectacular The Warralily Christmas Spectacular is in its 6th year and is a permanent fixture on the Christmas
5 January, 2020
Walk on Country
Walk on Country The children at Mainview Boulevard Kindergarten participated in a variety of activities such as singing songs including
23 October, 2019
Positive Aging Leadership Award
On the 26th of September, 83 year old bestchance volunteer Val won the Positive Aging Leadership Award at the Sir
2 October, 2019
Expected and Unexpected Behaviour
Every environment has a set of unwritten social rules that people expect to be followed such as talking when it
16 September, 2019
School readiness group
School readiness is about so much more than reading and writing. It really is about the whole child, and their
3 September, 2019
What is school readiness?
‘School Readiness’ is a measure of the behaviours and skills a child needs in order to make a successful transition
12 August, 2019
What is an Occupational Therapist?
Some children have difficulties doing day-to-day activities because of physical, sensory, emotional, psychological or other developmental difficulties. Occupational Therapists promote
2 August, 2019
What is a Speech Pathologist?
A Speech Pathologist can help if your child needs help with speech, language or communication, or your child has problems
26 July, 2019
Indigenous art project
Indigenous art project On Monday the 22nd of July we started our partnership program with Tarneit P-9 College. Over the next
23 July, 2019
Why are scissor skills so important?
Learning to cut with scissors helps a child learn to do so much more than just cut! Check out the
23 July, 2019
Fine Motor Skills
Fine motor skills involve using the small muscles in your hands, such as when drawing and writing, doing up buttons,
18 July, 2019
W-sitting
Does your child often sit on their bottom with their legs and feet turned out and bent behind them? If
15 July, 2019
Fun activities to build hand strength in children
Does your child do any of the following? Gives up quickly on an activity that requires them to use their
9 July, 2019
Listening is more complicated than you think
Listening is an important skill for all children (and adults!). We all must learn to listen in order to understand
4 July, 2019
Activities to Improve Core Strength
Core Strength is the foundation for maintaining an upright position while standing and sitting without support. A child with a
1 July, 2019
How LEGO is helping children learn social, cognitive and motor skills
What is LEGO® Therapy? We all know LEGO® is a fun toy for children (and adults!) but how is it
17 June, 2019
They did it! $6,309.00 raised for The Cheshire School
TeamBest Members Chris and Joanne presented the big cheque to Principal Helen Barrett and happy Cheshire students TeamBest visited The
14 June, 2019
New Online Program Can Change Children’s and Educators’ Lives
With Victoria setting the pace on school readiness, a wide range of early years’ professionals are looking forward to finding
11 June, 2019
Meet Sarah, the new Centre Coordinator at Glen Waverley Children’s Centre!
We are proud to announce the appointment of Sarah Gandolfo as the new Centre Coordinator at bestchance Glen Waverley! Sarah
31 May, 2019
National Reconciliation Week
National Reconciliation Week “Grounded in Truth: Walking together with courage” The theme for this years’ National Reconciliation Week was based
29 May, 2019
Fire brigade visit
Fire brigade visit On Tuesday the 21st of May, the Wyndham Vale Primary Kindergarten Navy Group had our visit from
27 May, 2019
The Cheshire School: 16 Hands Incursion
The children of The Cheshire School were recently caught horsing around, but not in the way one might expect! A
13 May, 2019
30 Years of Service
Throughout bestchance Child Family Care’s long history of supporting families within the community, the organisation has relied on the dedication
24 April, 2019
Harmony Week at our Early Learning Centres
Last week, as Australia recognised Harmony Week, bestchance child care centres and kindergartens hosted a variety of events to celebrate.
28 March, 2019
Introducing our stick insects!
Introducing our stick insects! At Tarneit North Kindergarten, we introduced our 2 new additions to the room, our stick insects!
26 March, 2019
New Funding Approved for Victorian Kindergartens
A brand-new $58.1 million School Readiness Funding program is being rolled out this year to Victorian kindergartens. What is the
5 February, 2019
bestchance Training Award Winner
Delia is the 2018 recipient of the Mentor Award from bestchance Training. Graduating in November, Delia undertook the Certificate III in Education Support through bestchance Training.
14 January, 2019
The Cheshire School Graduation
On Wednesday, the children of The Cheshire School came together to celebrate 8 students, who were graduating on to mainstream schooling.
10 December, 2018
Constructive Play
Constructive Play Constructive play is used a lot at Wyndham Vale Primary Kindergarten. Constructive play (also known as constructing play
5 December, 2018
Volunteers End of Year Celebration
Yesterday, some of the wonderful bestchance volunteers met at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Cranbourne for their End of Year
29 November, 2018
Lives changed at The Cheshire School
Mark* was a happy, energetic 6-year-old, but when his parents separated that soon began to change. His anxiety became apparent
15 October, 2018
Andrew’s Kindergarten Science Night
On the 27th of August 2018, Andrew’s Community Kindergarten held its first ever Science night! The evening was attended by
1 October, 2018
Ada’s Advice
For all parents who have enrolled their children in Family Day Care or Child Care recently, a bestchance Family Day Care
10 September, 2018
Noble Park Child Care Centre: Police Incursion
The children at Noble Park Child Care Centre were visited by the local police recently, to learn about the role
30 July, 2018
The Cheshire School’s new bus!
In past years, the Lions Club of Vermont has been considering further ways they can achieve their mission of helping
24 July, 2018
Yoga at Bass Valley Children’s Centre
With the number of people doing regular yoga growing, Bass Valley Children’s Centre is getting on board, running a program
12 June, 2018
Pakenham Office Grand Opening
bestchance Pakenham offices were officially opened today by Mayor of Cardinia Shire, Collin Ross. By 10am this morning the group
6 June, 2018
Special visitor to The Cheshire School
The students of The Cheshire School are kicking goals, with a visit from Stefan Mauk last Friday. Stefan is an
5 June, 2018
Noble Park Kelly (Mini) Sports
Every week, the children from Noble Park Child Care Centre, join in for some early morning exercise. The Kelly (Mini) Sports
30 April, 2018
Our habitats!
Sonia’s FDC, a bestchance Family Day Care has been embarking on a very special project. Under the watchful eye of
23 April, 2018
The Cheshire School visits the Kew Traffic School
Last week, the students of The Cheshire School visited the Kew Traffic School; spending the day exploring winding roads and
22 March, 2018
Meet Thivanka: bestchance Training Graduate
“You can enter a world when you are with children, where there is nothing but pure love.” Thivanka was born
5 March, 2018
Nar Nar Goon Kindergarten Celebration
Last Friday, Nar Nar Goon Kindergarten celebrated its completion of the Health Achievement Program, as the first kindergarten to do so
5 March, 2018
Meet Su: bestchance Training Student
Meet Su, bestchance Training Student. A devoted mother of 3, Su had spent much of her professional life in the sales
12 February, 2018
Q&A with Adam
Take a look at our Q&A with Adam: bestchance Trainer Certificate III in Education Support. What is your job here
6 February, 2018
Q&A with The Cheshire School’s Helen
Meet Helen, the Assistant Principal and Senior Classroom Teacher at The Cheshire School! What is your job here at bestchance
24 January, 2018
