Hippity Hop Early Learning - Berwick

Road safety week.

During the week of the 17th to the 24th May 2026, Hippity hop early learning Berwick, participated in road safety week.
Road safety has always been an important aspect of our learning at the service and in 2024, we participated in a road safety project to support children’s understanding of road safety and to make our car park safer.
This year we engaged the support of a centre mascot, Peepers the owl. Through our ongoing engagement with Letters from Shirley Pearl, we learnt that the Powerful owl are;
Protectors - keeping an eye on what is happening
Messengers - carrying warnings and important signs
And
Teachers - reminding us to slow down, listen and be aware

Peepers was used to support children’s understanding of road safety concepts such as keeping us safe, holding hands, stop looking and listening and teaching children about road signs.

After attending recent training on supporting children in developing healthy lifestyles, we have been reviewing or menu.
We have been trialing several of the recipes presented at the training.

Today, the kindergarten children were supported to make Carrot cake oatmeal squares for afternoon tea. The educators engaged in positive conversations with the children about the different ingredients, allowing them to smell the spices. Children counted ingredients and helped make the mixture.

Dr Bethany’s tooth tales

Today Dr Bethany and her friend Darcy came to the centre and engaged each room in learning about dental health and hygiene. The learning was perfectly tailored for each age group, focusing on children’s understanding and independence.
Dr Bethany spoke to the children, read stories and engaged each group in song and dance, making learning fun.