Our Program
Our Program
A strong play based learning program is developed to give children a wide range of active and meaningful experiences, building on their own strengths and interests.
Our Educational program follows the Early Years Learning Framework. This is Australia’s first national Early Years Learning Framework for early childhood educators. The aim of this document is to extend and enrich children’s learning during their early years and through the transition to school.
We are committed to providing a developmental and educational program, which caters for each child’s individual needs, abilities and interests. Our program continues to develop as we use the relationships children have with their families and communities, working in partnership with parents, to ensure each child’s knowledge, ideas, culture, abilities and interests are the foundation of our programs.
We encourage children to be responsible for their own learning through choices in experiences, interests and routine. We use conversations, actions and play as the basis for teaching which involves the children being partners in teaching by seeking out ideas, opinions, thoughts and questions. We encourage children in promoting their independence and self-help skills by assisting within the routine and involving the children in interest based projects to further enhance their learning and knowledge. We value children and family input and encourage family involvement in order to gather a comprehensive and holistic view of the child.
We know that children learn effectively through play and we have Educators who are experienced and diligent in their responsiveness to each child support this. Applying strong intentional teaching practices allows a authentic and meaningful learning environment that challenges, supports and nurtures a child’s development.
If we, as Educators have any areas of concern, we will inform you and refer you to where help may be pursued, e.g. speech therapist. We understand this is a sensitive topic and it is always your decision to follow this up. Educators are willing to discuss any aspect of learning and development with parents.
Goals for your child at our Service
“We discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being.”
Educators’ practices and the relationships they form with children and families have a significant effect on children’s involvement and success in learning. Children thrive when families and educators work together in partnership to support young children’s learning.
Wellbeing and a strong sense of connection, optimism and engagement enable children to develop a positive attitude to learning. (Early Years Learning Framework)
We will create a range of short and long-term goals for your child that we will program to and observe on which will be based on the outcomes in the Early Years Learning Framework and include:
• Mutual respect and empathy
• Concern and responsibility for self and others
• A sense of self worth
• Social awareness
• Importance of sustainability
• Co and self regulation
• Habits of initiative and persistence
• Creative intelligence and imagination
• Self-confidence as an independent learner
• A love of learning
We strongly encourage communication between families and educators to ensure continuity in what we are delivering to your child and acknowledge that the role of the Educator is to work in partnership with families; children’s first and most influential educators.
Early Years Learning Framework
Fundamental to the Framework is a view of children’s lives as characterised by belonging, being and becoming. From before birth children are connected to family, community, culture and place. Their earliest development and learning takes place through these relationships, particularly within families, who are children’s first and most influential educators. As children participate in everyday life, they develop interests and construct their own identities and understandings of the world. More details reagrding the Early Learning Framework can be found here.
Glen Innes Preschool acknowledges the land of the Ngoorabul people on which we learn and play each day.
We pay our respects to elders past and present and to the young leaders of tomorrow.