ABOUT US

The Preschool room caters for 25 children per day with ages ranging from 3 to 6 year olds.

The staff consist of 3 full time staff.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

We believe children have the fundamental need to play. Play is the foundation for higher learning and is vital for optimal brain development, which represents the latest research available about children's learning and the Early Years Learning Framework (2009).

We believe that children learn best through play when they are empowered to guide their own learning, therefore our program is based on exploring children's interests, setting up experiences that allow them to question, explore and extend their own knowledge.

Our routine is broken into a balance of small and large group experiences, including 4 group times a day that focus on developing a sense of belonging, social confidence, independence, and a love for music, drama and literature. We see our role as one of supporting, challenging, nurturing, listening and collaborating with your child to give them skills that will prepare them for life as they grow and develop.

Our learning environment reflects the children that use it and the belief that relationships are the cornerstone to learning. The room is broken up into areas that reflect both the children's needs and interests, a creative arts space including drawing area, library, home corner, games area, block and construction space, as well as quiet and secluded areas both inside and outside that encourage time to be alone or develop friendships with peers.

The environment offers space, natural materials, choice and flexibility. It enriches the idea of building awareness of diversity within the learning community as well as the wider population.

We aim to work in partnership with families to instill in each child a strong sense of belonging. We aim to work together to guide children towards developing to their full potential

Documenting children's experiences, projects, challenges and achievements is part of our program, as it makes your child's learning and growth visible. Documentation highlights the children's planning, theory building, experimentation, exploration and growth.

We use photos and other means of documentation as part of the process to convey to you your child/ren's process of inquiry and their capabilities as confident, capable learners.

We applaud each child's achievements, but more than that we celebrate the explorations, the questioning, and the patience it takes to find the answers or master a new skill.