Buggles Childcare Brookfield Place  

Welcome to Buggles Childcare Brookfield Place!

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. Our environment at the centre has connecting spaces that flow into one another. This type of openness lends itself to participation and interactions. Multi-functional furniture is used to divide off areas and also to display children’s work in progress.

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). We use each space imaginatively and with careful consideration by having a very limited use of commercial toys and by promoting the use of open-ended resources. We keep spaces light and do not overdress areas with heavy material or carpets.

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.

Expressive arts are a vehicle we use for learning (sculpture, dramatic play, shadow play, puppetry, dancing, music, painting, ceramics, construction and writing). 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.

In Brookfield Place Baby and Toddler rooms, multi-sensory environments have been created using draped transparent materials, diffused light and plants and are maintained as de-cluttered organised spaces. We strive to have each room appeal to all of the children’s senses by using texture on the floor and walls. Mirrors have been used to enable children to see things from different angles and where tables are used they are very low almost at floor level.

Our educators hold qualifications from Certificate III and Diploma in Children’s Services through to BA level Early Childhood Qualifications as well as speaking many languages. 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.