Early Learning At Home – Little Natures Family Day Care

Looking for inspiration to run a professional early learning service at home? In this post we’re sharing the perspective and creative spaces from yet another professional family daycare educator in our Empowered Educator community.

I regularly spotlight some of the wonderful work that professional family day care educators do here in Australia and also overseas. We take a peek into their home based early years environments, talk about why they love what they do and even share a few of the unique challenges that only this role offers.

Last month I put the spotlight on Little Mini Lighthouse Family Day Care and this month I’m continuing to highlight some of the wonderful work that professional family day care educators do all around the world. 

Providing Opportunities For Early Learning At Home

This month I’m excited to continue our  series by putting the spotlight on Vicki Rogato from Little Natures Family Day Care. 

Vicki is a member of our  Empowered Educator Facebook Community and we always love seeing her setups and activity ideas. 

Little Natures Family Day Care 

I started in 2016 and I am currently running my own Family Day Care 

I have a diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care

I believe in creating strong and trusting relationships with each individual child and providing them with a positive, warm, loving and caring environment where they feel welcome and a true sense of security and belonging.  

I believe that children learn best through play, providing them with rich and meaningful experiences and environments allowing them the freedom to imagine, discover, create and explore.

I enjoy providing the children with natural resources and believe that exposing them to nature will enhance a child's social interactions, physical and emotional abilities and challenge the learning styles of children in my care. Nature offers infinite ways to support a child's cognitive, physical and emotional, especially in their first 5 years.

Challenges & Benefits For Early Learning In Home Environments

I would have to say paperwork. Although much less than in a long day care environment, it can creep up on you if you don't stay on top of it. 

The natural resources and play based learning. I allow the children to learn based on their own Interests and through their play.

Watching the joy and happiness on a child's face when they achieve something. I love spending my days helping children create wonderful memories together. 

I have always loved looking after children, from a young age I would always babysit and help out with family and friends babies and children. After trying various different fields I decided to try childcare and loved it from my first day working in the industry. 

My first year in ECE was amazing! I absolutely loved studying and working. My first year I was an assistant in the nursery and it was such a great learning experience.      

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