Loving Care for Infants: Little Stars 6 Weeks – 15 Months

Little Stars programs

Koala Room (6 Weeks - 15 Months)

In our Koala Room, we prioritise providing experiences that are tailored to each child’s interests, promoting their social and emotional development, verbal and non-verbal cues, their physical abilities, and cognitive and creative skills. Our nurturing environment fosters a sense of belonging for all children at Little Stars Early Education Centre, no matter the age or their abilities.

The Koala room is set at 12 children.
Our experienced and dedicated educators work closely with families to create flexible routines that meet the unique needs of each child, as well as mirroring your child/ren’s home routine to ensure we offer the best transition into the child/ren’s new learning environment. We understand that every child has their own schedule and preferences, and we strive to accommodate them to ensure that they feel comfortable and secure in our care.

We maintain a constant flow of communication with families, sharing information about each child’s progress and milestones regularly. Our goal is to work in partnership with parents to provide a nurturing and supportive learning environment for their child.

In addition to our focus on individualised attention and communication, the Koala Room offers a range of activities and experiences that encourage children to explore, learn, and grow. From creative arts, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander exploration learning, and crafts to physical activities and outdoor play, our programs are designed to engage children and support their social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development.

We take great pride in providing a safe, warm, and welcoming environment in which children can thrive and reach their full potential.

Throughout this room they will be exploring a range of learning skills, such as:

Sensory Exploration

Learning happens through touching, mouthing, seeing, hearing, and moving.

Developing Language

Understands simple words, gestures, and starts saying basic words.
Needs repetition, naming objects, and simple songs or rhymes.
Vocabulary grows rapidly; begins forming 2–3 word phrases.

Developing Language

A sense of security, building on their confidence and understanding emotional regulation.
Separation anxiety is common — consistency helps.
Begins to understand feelings, both their own and others’.

Gross and Fine Motor Skills

Needs space to crawl, pull up, cruise, and start walking.
Experiences that encourage grasping, pointing, and pushing support hand-eye coordination.

Social Interaction/imaginative play

Learns through observing adults and other children.
Enjoys peek-a-boo, pointing games, and copying behaviors.
Needs support labeling emotions and learning turn-taking.

Cognitive development

Enjoys sorting, matching, problem-solving with puzzles or shape sorters.
Needs opportunities to explore cause and effect.

Childcare Virtual Tour

Cannot make it to our childcare for a tour?

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