KINDERGARTEN CHILD CARE PROGRAM
At WOOL AND THIMBLE, our Kindergarten is run by a fully qualified Kindergarten Teacher, who conducts the class in accordance with the State Curriculum, whilst upholding WOOL AND THIMBLE’S core philosophies.
The focus in our Kindy room is to provide fun and varied learning opportunities. These opportunities build on the life – skills of your child, promoting the love of learning in their early years.
CHILD CARE – KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM OUTCOMES:
- Language and literacy – Children build on their pre-literacy and literacy skills and cement their letter/sound recognition to enable them to start to read. Book sharing is a big part of our Kindy program, where we explore:
- Phonemic awareness (the skills required to read);
- Story telling;
- Elements of stories and books (beginning, author, order of events);
- Learning concepts through books;
- Letter shapes and formation of letters.
- Mathematics and numeracy –
We use a range of hands-on activities to build understanding of mathematical concepts and numeracy. Over the years, children will be taken on a journey including:- Real – life situations that involve numbers (eg. Playing shop, recognizing number shapes);
- Learning concepts (eg. Division, subtraction, addition);
- Number shapes and formation;
- Learning about shapes.
- Science and General Knowledge
– Children learn best when they experience things for themselves, in a supported and encouraging environment. At Wool and Thimble School of Early Learning, we do regular science ‘projects,’ which provide information sharing and teamwork opportunities, working towards an exciting end; - Social and emotional development
– Together, through the activities we do and people we interact with, we expose our children to:- Concepts of social behavior and empathy – eg. Particular actions have a positive or negative impact on others;
- Resolving differences and conflicts in a respectful manner;
- A wide variety of play opportunities, which support their overall development;
- Empowerment to stand up against shame and bullying.
- Physical development – One of our major focus areas in Kindy is to prepare our children’s little bodies for the real world. To support physical growth, strength & dexterity:
- We practice climbing, gripping, swinging & performing big –
body movements in real – world situations; - We installed a brand new nature playground, which features specialised equipment for upper and lower body strength. We play & learn on this equipment daily;
- We venture out into the real – world when we take long walks to play on community play equipment and nature playgrounds in our local suburb. During these outings we plan specific activities to focus on whole body movements.
- We practice climbing, gripping, swinging & performing big –
- Upon graduation from Kindy, our children will be ripe and ready to take on the challenges that come with their next class and school -Pre -primary.
THE WOOL AND THIMBLE CHILD CARE APPROACH
PRE - LITERACY
Our qualified speech pathologist recognises the importance of building early literacy skills for future success.
LITTLE BODIES
Fresh, nutritious food and an environment that helps our kids to exercise muscles, practice balance and develop coordination.
EMOTIONAL WELL - BEING
We provide a caring environment to give children the emotional support they need to develop resilience and face challenges.
LIFE READY SKILLS
We work towards preparing your children for life, not just school. All our programmes encourage a life-long love of learning.