The Centre has three Sections:
We firmly believe in the importance of forming partnerships with our families with regard to the care of their children and we work very hard to establish a sense of belonging and community within the centre. We maintain an “Open-Door” policy and welcome visits from the children’s parents and family throughout the day, particularly in the Nursery. Parents are invited to share their knowledge of their child with the staff, they are also invited to attend organised family morning/afternoon teas and lunches throughout the year and parent information evenings. These functions provide opportunities to meet and form bonds with other families from the centre and well as providing opportunities for relaxed interactions with staff.
Our program uses the “Early Years Learning Framework” (EYLF) a National Curriculum Framework which is an initiative of the Commonwealth Government designed to support the learning of young children. The framwork uses the underlying principles of Belonging, Being and Becoming. Working within this framework we have developed a play-based emergent curriculum for the children that aims to encourage the children to be actively involved in the learning process, to experience a variety of developmentally appropriate activities and materials and pursue their interests.
From January 2010 to December 2011 our centre was involved in a two year pilot for ”KidsMatter Early Childhood” which is a Mental Health and Wellbeing initiative for young children. This involvement has provided us with valuable insights into children’s mental health and wellbeing.