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EarlyEd’s Cubby House Toy Library is an inclusive toy library, supporting families for over 40 years. Play is a great way to support your child’s development.

EarlyEd’s Cubby House Toy Library has over 2,000 toys, games and books suitable for children aged from birth to primary school age. Carefully selected by our educators, occupational therapists, speech pathologists and physiotherapists, these toys provide children with fun opportunities to practice many developmental skills such as gross motor, fine motor, cognitive and language skills. Volunteers help support the library. Qualified early intervention teachers and therapists can be available, by appointment, to help parents select suitable toys and find ways to support play.

27/10/2026

Join our next Carer’s Gateway Multicultural Carer’s Peer Support Group at Pemulwuy (every 4th Wednesday of the month).

Who is it the group for?

Anyone who is a looking after others: Young carers, parents, relatives, grandparents, fathers, mothers, neighbours.

The next session is:
Wednesday 28th October 2026
10.00am – 11.30am

Location:
Allan G Ezzy Community Centre & Youth Centre,
Meeting Room 1, 1 Newport Street, Pemulwuy

EarlyEd is pleased to partner, with the Carer’s Gateway, through the Benevolent Society to bring local carer’s opportunities to meet together.

What is it for?
This EarlyEd Multicultural In-Person Peer Carer Support group aims to create a supportive and welcoming environment where local carers can connect, share experiences, and build a strong sense of community. It is designed to address the isolation often experienced by carers with multicultural backgrounds, providing them with opportunities to engage with others who understand their challenges and can offer mutual support.

See you there.

Just turn up or:
Email: services@ earlyed.com.au or ring 02 99232727 for more information.

25/10/2026

EarlyEd is celebrating all grandparents.

Your role is so important.

I'm sure sometimes it is challenging but we value so much what you put into your relationships with your children and with your grandchildren.

If your grandchild is finding developing and learning challenging, you play a particularly important role. Sometimes that role is just being there to support your grandchild's parents. We do though welcome you to our programmes and encourage you to get involved in your child's early childhood intervention supports.

Perhaps you can ask to come along or ask if there's any notes and check in each week about things you can do to support your family. If you're minding your grandchild why don't you think about bringing them along to our MyTime programs and supported playgroups.

Toy libraries are another way that you can get support so that you have lots of fun things to do that can support learning. They are a great place to get advice as well if you need it. Check out our Cubby House Toy Library at Forestville or use the Click and Collect.

24/10/2026

Learning from a chance encounter in the mirror.
“What person can I be? What can I do?”
What better way to discover things about yourself? See how you move and what you look like.
Encourage your child to explore what they look like when they move in front of the mirror. Show what happens when you move yourself and encourage them to copy.
We don’t all have mirrors at the right height so maybe lift your child up into view for a while.
Find other places to look at your reflections. In windows. On the TV when it is off. On a shiny kitchen appliance. Add to the play by making faces yourself.

This post is part of our project in partnership with Start Strong Pathways. Our goal is to bring families tips and ideas centred in play and learning. For more information please visit:

22/10/2026

A cardboard box can be a place of their own - a special place to play, imagine and relax. This can help a child feel in control of their own space. It can be a place where they can put things and do things they want.
It is important for children to learn to play on their own.

We asked one of our Occupational Therapists why children might like to spend time in a box he said, “In this kind of space the light and sound is lower. It creates a place that feels safe, where a child can be calm, rest and relax.”

You could make the box feel even more special by letting your child decorate it with crayons, paints or glue and pictures. That will make it really feel like their own place.

Children are developing spacial awareness, problem solving, motor coordination and balance as they move their body, arms and legs around in a tight space without tipping the box over!

Things to be careful of:
Check for staples. Sometimes the pointy ends of staples are exposed and could scratch. Be careful when your child climbs in and out of the box. It can be quite wobbly and it might tip over.

This post is part of our project funded by Start Strong Pathways. Our goal is to bring families tips and ideas centred in play and learning.

22/10/2026

So what is AAC?
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication

It is a set of tools and strategies that an individual uses to solve everyday challenges with communication.

Communication can take many forms such as:
speech, a shared glance, text, gestures, facial expressions, touch, sign language such as Key Word Sign, symbols, pictures, speech-generating devices, etc.

Everyone uses multiple forms of communication, based upon the context and our communication partner.

Effective communication occurs when the intent and meaning of one individual is understood by another person.

The form of communication is less important than the successful understanding of the message.

If you think you might need support with Augmentative and Alternative Communication support check out your local speech pathologist and find out what range of experience they might have.

Some AAC systems available such as Key Word Sign training can be learnt by joining a program and will be useful for all. Others you might to trial to find the most suitable system.

21/10/2026

Come and play and listen to our interactive Ready to Learn Online Story Time every Thursday at 10.00am. It’s a great opportunity to support your child’s language and literacy development and connect with other children.
Great whether it is hot/cold or rainy so you can stay inside and play!

What will the story be this week to celebrate Grandparents Day?
The Doorbell Rang – Pat Hutchins

Victoria and Sam are starving and looking forward to eating Mum’s cookies. There is plenty to share between the 2 of them but just as they are about to take a bite of their cookie the doorbell rings and in walks 2 friends.... Come and find out what happens, do they get to eat the cookies.

How can reading The Doorbell Rang help support your child’s learning?
* Simple repetitive text that helps children predict what might happen next.
* Encourages children to think and solve problems as more guests arrive and the cookies need to be shared.
* Builds early maths skills through counting, sharing and working out who gets how many cookies.

Details: Thursday 22 October 2026 at 10am online
Bookings Essential.
Cost: free
Register here: Online Storytime 22 October 2026 The Door Bell Rang

Check your email including your junk folder for the Zoom link once you have registered. (We require you to register via Trybooking so that this free Start Strong program is accessible to everyone.)
To protect the privacy of all participants, recording of Storytime is not permitted.
If you are having trouble joining the session, please call EarlyEd on 9923 2727. A staff member will be happy to help.

If you would like to talk about ways to
help your child
help your child start preschool/ child care give us a call.

19/10/2026

A free supported playgroup is on this Wednesday at Auburn North School. Anyone from the community is welcome.

It is ideal if you are looking for advice and help with your child's learning and social skills.

It is perfect for children starting school next year or the year after.

18/10/2026

Are you looking for a playgroup that will support your child to join, follow directions and join in with other children?

EarlyEd provides a:
- supported environment and
- team who can help find out what can help your children develop the skills that will help them learn

Help your child learn and get advice that can your child be ready for learning environments like school and childcare preschool.

17/10/2026

What beautiful spring weather we are enjoying. Time for some planting. This is always good to do on the weekend.
It is easy to make these capsicum seeds grow. It doesn't cost anything as you are using things you would normally just throw away - seeds from a capsicum and a plastic tomato container. And it so easy.
The plastic box keeps the moisture inside so you don't even need to remember to water the plants. it takes quiet a few days before you get the excitement of them sprouting.
This post is part of our project in partnership with Start Strong Pathways. Our goal is to bring families tips and ideas centred in play and learning. For more information please visit: https://www.earlyed.com.au/learn-to-play-play-to-learn/

17/10/2026

Care for a carer.

This National Carers Week EarlyEd is recognising and raising awareness about the more than 3 million Australians who provide unpaid care to a family member or friend.

Carer supports offered by EarlyEd.

Many EarlyEd families are telling us about their concerns about their future caring roles as parents as they learn about and prepare for changes to NDIS and other supports (as a result of legislative changes and the roll out of Thriving Kids supports).

EarlyEd has MyTime, Carer’s Gateway groups and supported playgroups as its way of supporting the carer’s in our area caring for children. They also help keep carers informed.

The 2026 theme, shines a light on the invaluable contribution of unpaid carers and encourages all Australians to recognise, support and care for the carers in their family, workplaces and communities.

Carer’s need our support and recognition. The Carer Wellbeing Survey found carers who had good access to support had healthy levels of wellbeing compared to those who had no or limited access to help.

Suggested tips for carers to help you find the support you need:

- Take up offers of help
- Be comfortable asking for help. Often people don’t know what to suggest.
- Encourage others to call you or arrange a break, walk or activities.

Address

Rear, Forestville Senior Citizens Centre 3 Starkey St Corner Starkey St &, Warringah Road
Forestville, NSW
2087

Opening Hours

Monday	12pm - 2:30pm
Thursday	10am - 2pm

Telephone

+61422756806

Website

http://www.cubbyhouse.org.au/

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