Buggles Child Care - Brookfield Place Perth

At Buggles Brookfield Place, the environment is considered to be the "third teacher" and as such it is respected, protected and considered of high value by educators and children alike.

Throughout Brookfield Place spaces all have a purpose and have been designed to promote children's research and autonomous discovery both as an individual and within small groups and also offer opportunity for privacy and quiet experiences (rest and relaxation).

Our outdoor areas have been developed to ensure children can flow freely between the indoor and outdoor learning environments and include vegetable patches, relaxation space, areas to grow and care for living things, sand, music, art studios, large scale construction and marking making areas.

We aim to create a beautiful place for children to be and thrive in.

Creativity, choices, exploring and investigating, thinking and reflecting, project participation, communication and privacy are all elements we continue to consider when creating and evolving spaces for children.

As part of our approach in the art studios the art materials are stored in see through containers to assist children with self-selection and are presented creatively and attractively to attract children's interest.

Our educators are professional practitioners and observe closely, listen to children carefully and give value to their ideas and then create strategies to build on their interests.

We are taking inspiration from the Reggio Emilia Approach to early education to develop and create our own high quality centre and professional practices that meet the Early Years Learning Framework and National Quality Framework standards whilst ensuring they are appropriate to our context and culture.

I have gained a BA Childhood Practice from the University of Glasgow in Scotland; working as a Centre Manager for 12 years now and have worked overall in the Early Education and Care sector for approaching 20 years.