Early Years Department - Children's Services

We are a Kindergarten in Tatura who run varied Programs for children 3-6 years of age. We run both Pre-kinder and Kindergarten programs in a relaxed and quiet setting surrounded by gardens and nearby parklands. Our kindergarten values the natural environment and the role it plays in children’s everyday learning. We have 3 unique garden areas at our Kindergarten including water play areas, veggie gardens, native play garden, mud play, fairy gardens, chickens, etc. We also regularly use the surrounding parklands in our Kindergarten program for exploration and extension of learning and development. We value each child and their family and help each child to feel a sense of belonging at our centre. We base our programs on each child’s needs and development using observations and family input. The kindergarten program is a play based curriculum allowing and encouraging children to make independent choices of free play activities (both indoor and outdoor areas) relating to the Early Years Learning and Developmental Framework. The program aims to build on and extend the children’s interests to enhance their learning through play. As part of the program the Kindergarten children are able to choose from a range of play experiences based on developing each child’s learning as well as allowing children to learn as a group with more structured group experiences.