Our government-approved 4-year-old kinder program is for children aged 4 to 5 years old.
At 4-year-old Kinder, a degree qualified early childhood teacher provides your child with an individualised program which will help them to develop the skills and dispositions that will support their readiness for school.
This includes over 600 hours of curriculum with a focus on numeracy and literacy. But preparation for school is more than ABCs and 123s. The learning outcomes support children’s development socially, emotionally, physically, and cognitively. At this level children complete individual tasks, embark on long-term projects and develop respectful friendships with peers. Independence and self-help skills are further developed including going to the toilet on their own and picking up their childcare bag at the end of the day.
Excursions are included at this level, where kinder children visit places such as the community garden, the library, aquarium, movies, Zoo, aged care homes and local services like the fire department – we encourage parents to join in on our outings if they have the time.
The kinder outdoor area
The outdoor area includes for our three kinder rooms is combined and includes its own sandpit, social and activity sitting areas, a water play area and a mud play area, and our unique ‘mud kitchen’ cubby house complete with a kitchen sink.
The family owners understand the importance of heritage and old fashioned values and they are passionate about the need for a re-connection with outdoor activities that link children with each other and with nature, to counterbalance the increased time children are spending on electronic devices.
The kinder outdoor area has a range of vegie patches and is lined by fruit trees. It is here we find further physical challenges with ladders, climbing equipment and slides.
