Our purpose built childcare centre opened in January 1997.
We cater for 15, 2-3 year old children and 24, 3-5 year old children.
A minimum of 5 staff is in attendance each day. At least 3 of these have formal childcare training - all are experienced and permanent staff have current first aid training.
A developmentally appropriate pre school programme, based on the interests of the children, is offered to the children. We call this Emergent Curriculum.
We are accredited by the National Childcare Accreditation Council
We are open 48 weeks of the year, from 7.30am - 5.30pm, Monday to Friday.
Our fees are:
A non refundable waitlist fee of $10 per child (to pay for administration/ postage costs)
$62.00 a day / child (effective 1st July 2010)
A once only non refundable enrolment fee of $50
An annual equipment fee of $50.00/ family
Parents are to supply all meals and nappies (if needed).
Child Care Benefit and Childcare Tax rebate are available to all eligible families. Families must contact the Family Assistance Office (FAO) to find out whether they are eligible. Our customer Reference Number (CRN) is 555 004 222H
We will send you out a letter regarding enrolment.
Please feel free to Contact Us or drop into the centre should you require any further information or would like to look at our facilities.
We look forward to meeting you and working with your child/children.
Yours Sincerely,
Maree Keogh, Sheena Hind & the staff of Wyralla Road Kindergarten
We exist to support families in the nurture of their children by offering excellence in early childhood and preschool education in a caring, safe and fun environment.
Our Philosophy
At Wyralla Road Kindergarten we believe that:
Each child, family and staff member is a unique and valued individual. We value diversity, and accept and celebrate differences in each other and others in our community. We should acknowledge, accept and reflect each person’s and families values, culture, beliefs, abilities and language, in our program and learning environment.
The whole child includes: the thinking child, the healthy, physically active child, the social child, the feeling child, the creative child and the spiritual and moral child.
The family is the child’s primary teacher and the early childhood professional shares this responsibility in a mutually respectful relationship. We believe in supporting families and developing a partnership with them in the nurture and care of their children. We encourage and welcome family interest and participation in all aspects of the kindergarten programme.
The child is capable and resourceful, with many skills and abilities. She/ he is able to be a powerful contributor to his or her learning. Children’s input in the program is valued, respected and encouraged.
Children learn through play, & interaction with their environment and with other people. Play should be fun, spontaneous, stimulating, challenging and exciting. We need to provide opportunities for the children to explore, co-operate, experiment, create, ask questions, interact, investigate, discover and express themselves – with the support of their peers, their families and the staff.
By providing an accepting environment that promotes the whole child we wish to encourage the child’s self esteem, positive self-image, a sense of belonging, trust, respect and confidence.
The provision of a safe and hygienic environment is essential to the health and well being of the child, families and staff.
Ongoing professional development ensures that the staff have a sound understanding of child development and current early childhood practices.
Our Goals
To ensure children are happy and safe.
To provide a stimulating environment for the children to exp explore, co-operate, experiment, create, ask questions, interact, investigate, discover and express themselves
To provide meaningful and relevant activities for the children to learn from
To have fun!
To respect the individuality of the children, staff and their families.
To build relationships with the children, their families and the staff
To partner with families in the nurturing, caring and teaching of their child.
To remain current in Early Childhood Care and education.
Our philosophy in summary
We believe:
Each child and family is unique. We need to accept these individual differences.
In meeting the needs of the whole child.
We partner with families & welcome their participation.
Children’s input in the program is important and valued.
Children learn through interaction with the environment. We need to provide opportunities to do this.
We wish to encourage positive self esteem in the children, parents and staff. Build them up!
The environment must be safe and clean.
Staff need to participate in professional development to remain current in Early Childhood practices and in child development.
Parent Handbook
To download a copy of our information book for parents please click on the link above.
