Harmony Early Education Lennox Head

Music program: the children enjoy weekly music classes at the centre, with the Hush Little Baby music program. The program focuses on storytelling through rhythm.

Cooking program: the children love learning cooking skills from the centre chef Izabel, and taste testing their creations.

Active program and physical literacy: to improve the children’s gross motor skills, build confidence, boost self-esteem, increase enjoyment, improve vocabulary and communication.

Yoga program: the children enjoy yoga at the centre with a local yoga instructor, to improve their balance and flexibility.

Centre pets: the children learn about caring for animals, by interacting with the centre’s pet guinea pigs.

Sustainability program: the children care for the veggie gardens, compost, plant seeds, support pollination and recycle at the centre.

I have been an Educator for the Department of Education for 16 years. I was a teacher for 7 years, trained in Secondary PDHPE, however I taught across every age and stage and in Primary Schools. I love teaching, and I love education. Toward the end of my 7 years teaching I discovered that the curriculum was too restrictive for my liking, which led me to the Early Years Education and Care sector.

I operated my own Family Daycare business for 8 years, priding myself in innovative and creative play based learning experiences.

At the beginning of 2021, I decided that I needed to branch out to a larger workplace and utilize my leadership qualities on a broader scale. I managed a 39 place Childcare setting for 8 months until I discovered Harmony, which was more aligned with my personal philosophy- and so here I am!

I am passionate about play based learning and setting children up for success in the fast-paced world around them. I believe in Best Practise, quality education and school readiness and I believe this is all achieved through play based, child-led play.

The potential! The setting is beautiful, and physical environments have a critical impact on early years education and care. The resources- sustainable and pretty- this is so important to me! Staff- we have some seriously quality educators and I am so excited to see our teams thrive together.

Lucinda, Centre Director

At Harmony Early Education Lennox Head, the educators are focused on supporting each child’s health, wellbeing and creative expression. Each day, healthy and nutritious meals are offered to the children, using a four-week rotating seasonal menu which was designed by a nutritionist. 

Educators understand that healthy food, drinks and habits greatly impact the learning and growth of each child. The educators teach the children to practice the art of mindful eating. With relaxed mealtimes, each child will share their eating experiences with educators and friends. 

The on-site chef prepares nutritionally balanced meals using fresh, wholesome ingredients. Each day, the children will meet a significant amount of their daily nutritional requirements by eating at Harmony.

The centre follows Nutrition Australia national guidelines and recommendations for the menus. This is a nut free centre and is accommodating of individual allergies. 

Mealtimes at Harmony are relaxed and supervised to encourage healthy eating practices; include a range of textures and tastes appropriate to the developmental stages of different age groups; offer a variety of foods such as vegetables, fruits, lean meat, fish, chicken, milk, yoghurts and cheese; and are accompanied by water and milk.

The children enjoy lunches such as spinach and feta pasta bake, yellow veggie curry with rice, ham and cheese pizza on homemade dough, and pasta bolognese. For their snacks, they enjoy yoghurt, fruit, dip, banana bread, sandwiches and savoury pancakes.