Kindergarten

Our kindergarten acknowledges the rights of children and therefore is a strong advocate for children. Creekside Kindergarten upholds the Early Childhood Australia’s Code of Ethics and the Children’s Regulations and Law Acts 2010.

At Creekside K-9 College we provide a committed, seamless program according to children’s interest which builds on the child’s needs and their families in the environment and provides safe and enjoyable learning outcomes. We provide a balance of structured and unstructured experiences, which incorporates both child initiated and adult supported activities. We do this as we foster children’s own ideas to encourage and plant new seeds for their learning. We also foster school readiness so the children are prepared for beginning school. The kindergarten teachers write transition statements which parents will read and obtain a copy of. These statements are then given to the school teachers so they have prior knowledge about the child’s development before starting school.

Creekside Kindergarten incorporates an extended transition program for all children giving them the opportunity to experience a ‘school environment’ and become comfortable in a larger setting, minimising the anxiety that can come with such transition. Children will be given the opportunity to participate in classroom work with the prep children as well as some specialist classes eg. Visual Art, Performing Art, French, Science and PE.

Through our planning process of observing the children’s interests, we plan activities to support their development. We document the children’s learning, extend on their interests and evaluate their learning. Reflection books are created where we document children’s learning using the Early Years Learning Framework. Documentation of children’s learning and exploration through the program and special events are kept in children’s individual portfolios.

With staff development, we promote and encourage staff to attend ongoing training and staff development sessions to keep teachers up to date eg: (EYLF). Staff then implement this new learning into the Kindergarten program and increase their knowledge and skills.

We recognise that parents and families know their children best and are an important part of the kindergarten. Parents are welcome at all times, opportunities are given to parents to provide suggestions through our reflection book as well as opportunities to evaluate the kindergarten through parent surveys and suggestions.

We include parents and families when we talk about the children’s day and communicate kindergarten messages. We also have an information sheet about your child in the enrolment form so the teacher has some information before starting kinder.

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‘We believe in giving children the best possible start to their life-long learning journey’

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- A play based curriculum

- Independence

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- Collaboration and partnerships

- Equity and Diversity

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- Continuous learning

- Commitment to excellence

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