Our goal is to provide a warm and nurturing environment that is both home-like and stimulating. We focus on:
- Building strong relationships with children
- Engaging children during play, routines and transitions
- Building self-help skills
- Sensory Exploration
- Self-expression
Our educators provide individualised care to children and create a warm, caring and nurturing environment to help with the development of your child’s emotional security. We meet children’s physical and emotional needs through daily care routines, one-to-one interactions with each child as well as small group play times. In the babies room routines and transitions such as meal times, nappy change and sleep provide opportunities for educators to engage in meaningful interactions and develop close relationships with each of the children. Our educators work closely with families to ensure that each child’s interests, needs and development is supported. Home routines are maintained and communicated regularly with families.
Our goal is to provide a warm, friendly and fun environment where children are encouraged to use their sensory skills to engage and interact with the world around them. We focus on:
- Building strong relationships with children
- Emerging communication skills
- Self-expression, exploration and creativity
Educators work closely with each of the children and their families to ensure a smooth transition from home to Pre-School, and to support children’s learning in ways that are contextual and meaningful. Routines and transitions are used to build relationships with children and to encourage children’s self-help skills. As children become more familiar with the Pre-School environment and demonstrate their growing independence and communication skills, our program provides opportunities for them to challenge themselves within a secure environment.
Experiences are planned based on the children’s interests and development and includes a range of experiences such as art and craft, playdough and sensory play, construction, puzzles, music and movement, sand and water play, sharing books and small group times.
Our goal is to provide a secure environment where the child is valued, respected and encouraged to develop their interests and skills. We focus on:
- Building warm and respectful relationships between children and educators and between peers.
- Self-help skills such as toileting, recognising and looking after personal belongings
- Developing confidence and communication skills
Educators in the toddlers’ room use routines, transitions and play times to respond to the children’s interests and needs and create meaningful interactions. This helps create opportunities for educators to learn children’s communication strategies. Educators also work in partnership with families to learn about children’s interests and development and to support each child’s communication.
A range of experiences in the toddlers room support these outcomes including art and craft, playdough and sensory play, construction, music and movement, sand and water play, sharing books, puzzles and games. Educators support children’s understandings during these experiences, particularly focusing on the process and expression involved in each experience. As children develop, the program becomes more challenging and varied to cater for the emerging needs and interests of each child and the group as a whole.
Our goal is to provide a warm environment where there is a balance of both stimulating educational planned and spontaneous experiences allowing the child to problem solve, make decisions and express themselves. We focus on:
- Building warm and respectful relationships
- Fostering independence and making decisions
- Self-expression, communication and social skills
Experiences are planned based on individual and group needs, interests and development. Children often start engaging in group projects on a topic of interest, guided by their educator, which helps support our goals. Our group projects provide opportunites for children to develop their communication and social skills, to learn more about the environment and community in which they live, and to learn in a contextual way. A range of experiences are available for children including dramatic play, arts and craft, construction, sharing books and discussion, and music and movement. Our Preschool Program is delivered by a qualified Early Childhood Teacher.
Our goal is provide a warm and engaging environment, with educators interacting with children to extend and challenge their skills and thinking. We also encourage children’s learning in relation to safe & healthy living, cultural awareness, and community connections. We focus on:
- Building warm and respectful relationships
- Developing language, communication and early numeracy skills
- Shared learning and cooperative experiences
TRANSITION TO SCHOOL
To help children prepare for the transition to school our preschool program also provides opportunities for children to familiarise themselves with skills needed when they begin formal schooling. Our program encourages children to be involved in group projects and interest based learning. These experiences support communication and social skills and provide opportunities for contextualised learning which incorporates literacy and numeracy skills. Scientific discoveries, art and craft, dramatic play, construction, music and movement also provide children with opportunities for children to be creative, make connections and express themselves. Our Preschool Program is delivered by a qualified Early Childhood Teacher.