Welcome to Dragonfly's Early Learning at Coolum Beach. My name is Ingrid. I am a passionate advocate for Early Childhood Education with 25 years of knowledge and experience in the sector across various positions; Educator, Trainer and Assessor and Nominated Supervisor. I grew up in the Coolum community and while the town has grown and evolved it has always kept its humble charm. My professional philosophy is based on the theories of Emmi Pickler; respectful care, and educatio

At Dragonfly's Early Learning at Coolum Beach, we know how important those first 5 years of life are. Those little brains are growing rapidly and soaking up the learning Curiosity is encouraged at Dragonfly's Early Learning at Coolum Beach and our passionate Educators are trained and dedicated to provide support and to meet the needs of your child giving them every opportunity to learn as each opportunity presents itself. Come along to see us, we would love to meet you. Join

Children love to create collage! The definition of collage is to create a piece of art by combining and gluing clippings, small pictures and small objects onto a surface. Collage and paper art are very important to children at this time of early childhood development. Skills such as reasoning, problem-solving, creativity and imaginative development are all in the developmental stage at this age. Collage helps to build on these skills. Creating artwork enhances their fine moto

An important stage of development is when children are learning to feed themselves. Children are encouraged to feed themselves to develop better eye-hand coordination. First of all, they are learning independence and confidence, skills that they require throughout their years of early childhood and then, throughout their lives. The feeding experience allows children to experience new sensations like different temperatures and textures. They develop important skills using fing