{"id":2678,"date":"2025-10-06T20:14:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T20:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepare.nsw.edu.au\/staging\/?page_id=2678"},"modified":"2025-12-04T20:22:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:22:47","slug":"your-childs-first-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/prepare.nsw.edu.au\/staging\/your-childs-first-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Child&#8217;s First Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2678\" class=\"elementor elementor-2678\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b504e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86b504e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a15ec5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a15ec5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f7161e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f7161e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f697750 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f697750\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bebdf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bebdf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your Childs First Day<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da79888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da79888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">As your child\u2019s first day at Maroubra Playtime Childcare Centre draws nearer, you may experience a range of emotions about the upcoming day, such as how well your child will settle-in after you have left. For this reason, we offer an orientation period for children in the periods leading up to their first day.  That way we have already met you and your child, and have learnt much about you already. That way on your child\u2019s first day our Educators will use this knowledge to help your child through the settling in period to the time when your child will excitedly come into the room anticipating the day at the Centre.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82cfb33 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82cfb33\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68964d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68964d3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f1ceae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f1ceae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Orientation Program<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c174b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c174b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our centre provides an orientation program for all new children and families to reassure and familiarise them to staff, routines, activities, procedures and to exchange information.<\/p><p>The orientation period is not limited, as all children are different. Parents must remain with their children during the orientation period however they may leave the room for short periods\u00a0to have a cup of coffee in the office or read further policies etc.<\/p><p>The orientation period is completely free of charge. Once normal attendance has commenced, parents are welcome to spend time at the centre to join in activities with their child or phone us\u00a0during the day to check on your child\u2019s progress.<\/p><p>In the lead up to your child\u2019s first day, help to prepare them by talking about the centre, activities and new friends they will make.<\/p><p>Where possible, allow them to help pack their bag and select a special security blanket or toy and show them where you will keep this. If you have any questions at any time, our staff will happily assist in order to make transition a positive experience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72f97bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72f97bf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-019bf90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"019bf90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/prepare.nsw.edu.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ProfessionalphotosAlfred202240-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2542\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prepare.nsw.edu.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ProfessionalphotosAlfred202240-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/prepare.nsw.edu.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ProfessionalphotosAlfred202240-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/prepare.nsw.edu.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ProfessionalphotosAlfred202240-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prepare.nsw.edu.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ProfessionalphotosAlfred202240.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc08882 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc08882\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b2a5dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"9b2a5dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"2774\" class=\"elementor elementor-2774\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1561da6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1561da6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123ed5b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"123ed5b6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59a66b02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59a66b02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Register you child with us today!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-793504e7 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"793504e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/prepare.nsw.edu.au\/staging\/enrolment\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your Childs First Day As your child\u2019s first day at Maroubra Playtime Childcare Centre draws nearer, you may experience a range of emotions about the upcoming day, such as how well your child will settle-in after you have left. 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