Enrolment
Enrolment
Play is at the centre of Early Childhood Education. Children learn best when they are actively involved in hands on learning. When they are viewed as competent and capable and are seen as active participants in constructing their understanding of the world around them. As educators we work alongside children, their interests, culture and knowledge, supporting their exploration and further development across all learning areas.
4 Yr old Preschool
All children are entitled to access a preschool program for up to 4 terms the year before they start school. Aboriginal children and children who are or have been in care are entitled to access a preschool program any time after their 3rd birthday. Where children start preschool in the mid-year intake, they are eligible to begin reception mid-year the following year and undertake 6 terms of reception. Children are entitled to access 4 terms (1 year) of government preschool in the year before they start school.
Children who turn 4 years old:
- before 1 May are eligible to start preschool at the beginning of the year
- on 1 May to 31 October can commence preschool through the mid-year intake at the start of term 3 of that year
- after 31 October will be eligible to commence preschool at the start of the following year.
Please email your registration of interest form to dl.6686.leaders@schools.sa.edu.au
3 Yr old Preschool
This registration of interest form is for families seeking enrolment in our 3-year-old preschool program in 2027 as part of the universal 3-year-old preschool roll-out.
Preschool places, including for 3-year-old programs, are considered based on a Department for Education’s priority of access, with priority given to children living in a preschool’s local catchment area, and those in priority groups, such as Aboriginal children and children in care (under the guardianship of the Chief Executive of the Department for Child Protection)
If you are unsure which preschools are in your local area, please visit www.education.sa.gov.au/
Submission of this form does not guarantee enrolment. If a place is available, you will receive an enrolment offer and enrolment form to complete.
Our daily routine
Our routine is flexible and reflects the children’s needs on the day
- 8.15am children arrive – place belongings in locker, sign child in children sign in, indicate wellbeing, goodbyes. 9am morning meeting, welcome, acknowledgment of country, roll, songs, story, connecting as a group
- 9.15am to 11.45am inside/outside play and learning. Children are welcome to have their snack in this time. This time allows children to engage in an extended period of uninterrupted play to engage deeply in their play ideas and learning environment.
- 11.45am mid group time with songs, stories, and games together, sunscreen and transition, handwashing for lunch
- 12.10pm to 12.40pm Lunch time together, sitting and chatting, connecting with peers over lunch.
- 12.45pm to 2.40pm inside then outside play and learning
- 2.40pm packing up our play environment together and resetting the space, packing up belongings
- 2.50pm to 3.15pm end of the day group time, singing, chatting, games and stories together. Discussions around what play and learning children might want for the following week. Goodbyes. Educator available to meet and chat with families.
Curriculum:
We use the Early Years Learning Framework curriculum. This guides sites and educators around Early Childhood principles, practices and children’s learning outcomes. We also refer to the National Quality Standards reflections and monitoring, Literacy and Numeracy Indicators, learning dispositions, Child Protection Curriculum as core documents to support our teaching and learning environment.
Kindy Fees
The kindy fees are $100 per term they are due in the first 2 weeks of each term. Kindy fees can be paid upfront for the kindy year or term by term. Whole year fee is $400,
Term fee is $100
Bank Transfer details: please provide your child’s name and the term.
BSB:105036
ACC:095994840
Assessment and reporting to families:
Over the year you will have multiple opportunities to be involved in your child’s learning. This can look like information shared in daily conversations, newsletter updates, floorbook feedback and comments, termly ILP reports from educators seeking parent reflections and new goals, sharing of your child’s learning folder, and a end of year Statement of Learning Report, to name a few.
Daily signing in and out and pick up of children:
On arrival and pick up each day it is a requirement for you to sign your child in and out each day, on the required forms. If there are any changes to your child’s pick up times or a different person picking up your child please inform a staff member on the day or via text message: mobile 0484901899. Please remind the person picking up your child, that they will need to provide their driver’s license for identification purposes for their first time picking up.