11/10/2021
This morning Blinky Bill went live to unveil our new logo. We wish we could have had all of our families in attendance, however, current covid conditions restricted this from occurring.
Tanya’s speech:
We would like to acknowledge the Wiradjuri people who are the traditional custodians of the land on which Blinky Bill now stands, we would also like to pay respect to the elders both past and present of the Wiradjuri nation and extend our respect to other Indigenous Australians.
It has been in the pipe line for a while now, our official name change to Blinky Bill Early Learning Portland occurred this time last year.
Blinky Bill has been in the community for 30 years in May 2022. over this period of time early childhood education and care has evolved and the words childcare no longer represent the professionalism of the sector, or our knowledgeable and highly qualified University and TAFE trained teachers and educators. Today we recognise that early childhood is a vital period in children’s learning and development, and children have the right to an education that lays a foundation for future learning.
Blinky Bill is a unique early childhood setting offering three models of education, including: long day care, preschool and occasional care as one. This enables Blinky Bill to meet the varying needs of children, families, and the community. Being such a unique early childhood service Blinky Bill needed a name and logo that represents the models as one entity. Blinky Bill provides a quality curriculum across the whole service as we are not just a preschool, long day care, or occasional care service. The name Blinky Bill Early Learning Portland reflects our philosophy and the identity of our professional and high quality service.
In moving forward, it was important to establish a unique professional logo that communicates the quality and professional service that Blinky Bill Early Learning Provides. The simple, relevant, memorable, timeless and versatile logo recognises our diverse services, our values and beliefs.
Together staff, children, and families collaborated to produce a variety of options. We consulted Aunty Nyree and value her input, it ensures the Wiradjuri culture was represented within our new logo.
The Blinky Bill Early Learning logo that captured our hearts and the uniqueness of our early childhood service is what I reveal to you today!