A philosophy that promotes healthy sustainable food practices at Arkie Early Education

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Food Philosophy

Arkie Early Education Centre is committed to making a lasting impact on the health and wellbeing of every child, teaching them from their early years how to lead a healthy, balanced life.

We respect that every child is different, with individual food preferences, appetites, cultural needs and own stages of reaching developmental milestones. We recognise that every child has a natural way of growing and consuming food that is right for them. As such, we encourage healthy choices and create a relaxed and inviting environment around meal times.

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What children learn does not follow as an automatic result from what is taught, rather, it is in large part due to the children’s own doing, as a consequence of their activities and our resources.

Loris Malaguzzi, The Hundred Languages of Children

No one will protect what they don’t care about and no one will care about what they have never experienced

David Attenborough

Feelings are for the soul what food is for the body

Rudolf Steiner

The greatest gifts we can give our children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence

Maria Montessori

An understanding of the natural world is a source of not only great curiosity, but great fulfilment

David Attenborough

It’s not how smart you are that matters, what really counts is how you are smart

Howard Gardner

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Mealtimes at Arkie

At Arkie we provide 5 meals throughout the day. Breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and if your child is with us later in the afternoon – a light supper to tie them over until they enjoy dinner at home with the family.

During these mealtimes, we enjoy time together with our children as it is not only a happy activity, but also an opportunity to teach and learn. For example, children develop fine motor skills when learning to use cutlery, they gain independence skills when helping themselves to the food they would like to eat.

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To understand just how special Arkie is, you have to see it and experience how we do things.

We encourage all families to come for a tour, meet our teachers and explore our learning environment.

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