Our little one is preparing to take a big step into kindergarten. School readiness is embedded in our curriculum and is prepared and delivered by our university qualified early childhood teachers and Educational Leader. Using the Australian Early Years Learning Framework, our experienced staff prepare our children for primary school throughout their year of learning in a stimulating environment designed to help them grow both socially and emotionally. In the Preschool Dolphin room, we continue to provide learning experiences through intentional teaching, play based experiences and interactions/discussions. These experiences are often based around the children’s individual interest.
Our preschool program curriculum is designed to ensure a seamless transition to big school. The key learning area which the school readiness program consists of
Physical Well-Being & Motor Skills
Fine motor: Holding a pencil, using scissors
Gross motor: running, jumping climbing
Language and Cognitive Skills
Vocabulary growth, letter and number recognition, patterns and shapes
Listening and following multi-step instruction, problem solving
Social-Emotional Development
Ability to take turns, share and play cooperatively
Managing emotions like expressing frustration with words rather than tantrums.
Self-help and Independence
Dressing, toileting and hand-washing
Packing their bag, opening their lunch box and tying their shoelaces
Social and community awareness
Community involvement through incursions on Fire safety, mini monsters, soccer joeys, STEM program, Health checks by qualified Health professionals,
Additionally, we also teach the children to be self-aware through our Stranger Danger, Road Safety and other similar programs.
We provide support to the families through regular communication by face to face and through OWNA, the online App.
