Early Learning Blog: Tips & Insights For Parents

9 April 2026

Screen Free Activities: 100+ Ideas for Kids and Families

Explore 100+ screen free activities for kids and families. Creative, calming, and outdoor ideas to reduce screen time and boost focus and wellbeing.

Developing fine motor skills through everyday fine motor activities, here a preschooler is tying her shoelaces.

8 April 2026

Learning and Education•Play and Games

50 Fine Motor Skills Activities for Preschoolers and Toddlers

Every parent wants their child to enjoy a happy, fun, and healthy childhood. That means finding the right balance between play and development.

A wooden colourful rainbow for article When Do Babies See Colour? Understanding Infant Visual Development

6 April 2026

Child Development

When Do Babies See Colour? Understanding Infant Visual Development

Learn when and how babies begin to see colours, the stages of their visual development, PLUS tips for parents to support their infant's growing vision.

Sensory play for babies. A young child in a white shirt stands at a wooden sensory table, tipping a large white tray to pour dry, yellow pasta into one of the table's white basins.

2 April 2026

Literacy and Numeracy•Problem Solving and Cognitive Skills

Sensory Play for Babies, Infants & Toddlers: A Parent’s Guide

Sensory play is a fantastic way for your little one to explore the world, engage their senses, and stimulate healthy development. These rich, hands-on experiences are essential for early childhood growth and future learning. Discover why adding simple sensory play for babies to their daily routine is one of the best gifts you can give them.

Building strong number sense in kids during early learning. Blocks showing numbers on their faces stacked in a pile.

1 April 2026

Learning and Education•Literacy and Numeracy

Building Number Sense in Kids During Early Childhood

Developing a strong number sense in kids is essential to healthy cognitive development and for an individual's ability to understand and use numbers in practice. Not solely tied to mathematics, number sense is an essential skill needed to succeed in other key academic and practical areas.

A child sitting in front of large letters spelling IQ with an overlaying IQ bell curve diagram for an article on the IQ test for kids

31 March 2026

Learning and Education•Problem Solving and Cognitive Skills

IQ Test for Kids: What Parents Need to Know

IQ tests for kids typically cover areas such as verbal reasoning, nonverbal reasoning, spatial reasoning, and working memory.

Fine and Gross Motor Skills practice board

25 March 2026

Child Development

Fine Motor Skills vs. Gross Motor Skills: What are the Differences?

Know the difference between fine and gross motor skills? Learn why developing these skills are important. Explore our practical activities.

Whole brain teaching high five student and teacher

20 March 2026

Learning and Education

Whole Brain Teaching Explained: Strategies & Classroom Benefits

Whole Brain Teaching emphasises movement, engagement, and active participation in learning. These principles also appear in early childhood programs designed to support brain development through interactive experiences.

19 March 2026

Child Development•Parenting and Bonding

Guided Parenting: Positive & Practical Discipline Strategies

Guided parenting offers a balanced middle ground between strict discipline and permissive parenting, combining positive discipline, emotional guidance, and clear boundaries. This approach prioritises connection, childhood emotional development, and skill-building over punishment.

18 March 2026

Child Development

Whole Child Development: Definition, Key Domains & Support Strategies

Whole child development recognises that learning is not just about letters and numbers. It is much more than that! And when you understand this holistic approach, you start nurturing lifelong growth.

Kindergarten Readiness Checklist for Parents: Skills Children Need

14 March 2026

Learning and Education•School Readiness

Kindergarten Readiness Checklist for Parents: Skills Children Need

In Australia, the term kindergarten can mean different things depending on the state. In this guide, kindergarten readiness refers broadly to the skills children develop in the years leading up to starting their first year of formal schooling.

Whole Brain Development: Science & Learning

13 March 2026

Child Development

Whole Brain Development: Science & Learning

Emotion, logic, movement, memory, and creativity are all connected. Whether you’re preparing for your first baby or raising young children, understanding whole brain development helps you support learning, emotional growth, and curiosity from the very beginning.

Right Brain in Early Learning: Science, Myths & Development

10 March 2026

Child Development•Learning and Education

Right Brain in Early Learning: Science, Myths & Development

This article explores the science behind the right brain, addresses common myths, and offers practical activities you can try at home. Through everyday, playful experiences, you can support balanced whole-brain development and help lay the foundation for confident, lifelong learning.

School Readiness Goals Guide: Start School Confidently

8 March 2026

Learning and Education•School Readiness

School Readiness Goals Guide: Start School Confidently

Learn essential school readiness goals, practical planning strategies, and activities to support your child's growth in social, cognitive, language, and physical domains.

6 March 2026

Problem Solving and Cognitive Skills•Shichida News

Pi Memory Training at Shichida

Pi memory training at Shichida builds working memory, focus and recall skills. Learn why children memorise pi and how it supports long-term learning.

4 March 2026

Literacy and Numeracy•Play and Games

Number Play: Fun Activities to Boost Early Math Skills

Explore number play - what it is, why it matters, and how to support early numeracy with playful activities, games, and real-world exploration.

Developmental Milestones Checklist: Ages, What to Expect

2 March 2026

Child Development

Developmental Milestones Checklist: Ages, What to Expect

Explore a complete developmental milestones checklist by age, learn how to track key skills, and understand when to seek support for your child's development.

27 February 2026

Learning and Education•Problem Solving and Cognitive Skills

Brain Training for Early Learning: Fun Activities

Brain development does not begin with pressure or performance. It grows through back-and-forth conversation, imaginative play, physical movement and touch, problem-solving, and shared discovery. Each repeated experience helps strengthen connections between brain cells, supporting attention, memory, language, and emotional regulation over time.

Average IQ for kids - A young girl lying on a rug, thoughtfully holding a pencil with music sheets spread around her and a cello resting on the floor nearby.

26 February 2026

Learning and Education•Problem Solving and Cognitive Skills

Average IQ for Kids by Age: A Helpful Guide for Parents

It’s important to remember that IQ scores can fluctuate, especially in younger children. A toddler’s score may shift by a few points within a year. This is completely normal and can reflect changes in their environment and learning opportunities.

23 February 2026

Literacy and Numeracy

Language Development in Children: Stages and Milestones

Learn how language development in children unfolds from infancy to early childhood, what milestones to expect, and simple ways parents can support communication skills at home.

$Problem solving in math begins long before school,$

18 February 2026

Literacy and Numeracy

Problem Solving in Math: Games and Activities for Kids

Discover fun games and activities that build maths problem-solving skills in children aged 0-9. Learn how play-based learning strengthens confidence and reasoning.

Parental Burnout Symptoms Insights & Practical Support

17 February 2026

Parenting and Bonding

Parental Burnout Symptoms: Insights & Practical Support

Learn how to recognise parental burnout symptoms, understand their causes, and find practical, evidence-informed ways to manage and recover from burnout.

Reading Readiness: How to Support Kids' Early Literacy

16 February 2026

Literacy and Numeracy

Reading Readiness: How to Support Kids’ Early Literacy

Learn what reading readiness is, how to recognise key signs, essential early literacy skills, and practical strategies to help your child prepare for reading success.

Creative problem solving for kids begins in everyday moments

15 February 2026

Problem Solving and Cognitive Skills

Creative Problem Solving for Kids: Fun & Imaginative Activities

Discover fun and imaginative creative problem-solving activities for children aged 0-9. Learn how play, creativity and imagination build lifelong thinking skills.

Shichida Doncaster Early Learning Centre interior view

14 February 2026

Learning and Education

Shichida Doncaster Early Learning Centre in Doncaster, Victoria

Shichida Doncaster is a structured early learning enrichment centre inside Westfield Doncaster, offering weekly 50-minute parent-involved classes for children aged 6 months to 9 years.

13 February 2026

Learning and Education•Parenting and Bonding

Sensory Play at Shichida Classes

Structured sensory play at Shichida classes supports focus, coordination and early brain development through calm, purposeful activities.

12 February 2026

Learning and Education•Problem Solving and Cognitive Skills

Average IQ for Kids by Age: A Helpful Guide for Parents

It’s important to remember that IQ scores can fluctuate, especially in younger children. A toddler’s score may shift by a few points within a year. This is completely normal and can reflect changes in their environment and learning opportunities.

Shichida vs Reggio Emilia: Understanding the Differences

12 February 2026

Learning and Education

Shichida vs Reggio Emilia: Understanding the Differences

Understand the difference between Shichida’s structured whole-brain development and Reggio Emilia’s child-led, project-based learning approach.

Observational learning begins early, as young children watch their parents closely and learn

10 February 2026

Child Development•Learning and Education

Observational Learning: How Children Learn by Watching

A quick guide to observational learning - how children grow by watching parents, caregivers, and peers, absorbing language, behaviour, and emotions through everyday role modelling.

Gross Motor Skills Examples and Developmental Milestones

9 February 2026

Child Development

Gross Motor Skills: Development Stages, Milestones, and Examples

Explore essential gross motor skills in children, understand developmental milestones and discover activities to enhance these vital abilities.

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