Going to kindergarten is an important step for your child. It will help them learn skills that they will build on throughout their life.
Town and Country Children’s Centre offers our families a government funded 4-year-old kindergarten program. Our qualified and experienced Early Childhood Teachers are fully registered with the Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT). We prioritise emotional intelligence and relationships with children and families; providing children the opportunity to grow and learn in a safe and caring, play based environment. We value and foster respect, empathy, creativity and a passion for learning in order to ensure children feel emotionally prepared to transition to primary school.
There is an emphasis on a play-orientated approach to learning, to suit the developmental level of individual children.
Across the year we will focus on the below overarching goals term by term, broken down from the five Learning and Development Outcomes in the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework. This provides a focus point to guide our year and ensure children feel prepared for school.
Term One
Establish safe and secure relationships. Core Values include respect, kindness, honesty.
Term Two
Strengthen community connections and family involvement. Core Values include perseverance, patience, courage.
Term Three
Focus on positive dispositions for learning (preparing children for school). Core values include curiosity, resilience, agency.
Term Four
School readiness program and reflection and celebration of learning. Core values include gratitude, inclusion, responsibility.
Within this structure children will be immersed in emergent, Inquiry-based projects designed around their current interests and developmental needs.
Classroom Program
- An immersive numeracy and literacy program that combines intentional teaching during one-on-one small group interactions.
- ELLA program (Early Learning Languages Australia)
- The children will learn French via a digital, play based, interactive interface and will be provided opportunities to practice the language within their play spaces.
- Regular outings into the Highton community that will include
- local library;
- walks to the park and lake;
- small businesses; and
- others arising from children’s emerging interests
- Incursions and excursions to further enhanced our learning themes. These may include
- wildlife or reptile incursions
- puppet shows
- visits from local emergency services
- dental screening
- Visit to Narana Creations
- Visit to the Queenscliff Marine Discovery Centre
- Visit to the strawberry farm
- Visit to Geelong Hospital
- and so much more!
To be eligible for 4-year-old kindergarten, your child must turn 4 by 30 April in the year of kindergarten attendance.
Visit the Victorian Government website for more information relating to 4 year old Kinder
