Educational Program

Educational Program

Our learning program is based on the National Quality Framework (NQF) concerning children’s development, psychosocial wellbeing, families and communities. It aims to improve the quality of children’s education and care services and drive continuous improvement and consistency.

Educators apply the six principles underpinning the NQF across all the following quality areas of the National Quality Standards (NQS):

  • The rights and best interests of the child are paramount
  • Children are successful, competent and capable learners
  • Equity, inclusion and diversity underpin the National Quality Framework
  • Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures are valued
  • The role of parents and families is respected and supported
  • Best practice is expected in the provision of services

Program Planning:

Our educators are qualified early childhood educators and comply with the government curriculum under National Quality Standards (NQS). Educators observe and plan activities according to the children’s strengths, interests and needs within the seven quality areas covered by the NQS.

The Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) is a national approved framework for early childhood educators. It guides educators to develop quality programs for young children from birth to five years old. The terms belonging, being and becoming are the three main pillars of the EYLF and each element represents an aspect of children’s learning and development from a young age.

When a child understands they are part of a group or feel as though they are part of the family, then they have grasped the concept of `belonging’. The element of `being’ focuses on each child’s present state, identifying who they are and engaging in life’s complications, challenges and pleasures. Children begin to take part in life’s journey, build and maintain relationships and face challenges once they have a sense of `being’.

`Becoming’ is all about a child growing up and moving through each stage. By participating actively in society, a child can learn through changes in their relationships, knowledge, understandings, identities and skills.

Our Outside School Hours Care is also built on the EYLF by following the national My Time, Our Place Framework. These guidelines ensure high quality care and education. We believe in giving children responsibility and choices to assist them in learning skills for their adult lives. At the same time, learning is a fun and social experience.

Routine gives infants and toddlers a sense of security and stability as they learn to navigate the repeated predictable events such as arrival time, bathroom time, cleanup time, play time, social time, naptime and departure time.
The power of play is the most useful tool for literacy learning. Communication includes music, movement, dance, storytelling, visual arts, media and drama, as well as talking, listening, viewing, reading and writing. Texts include electronic and printed media.
To support numeracy development, children explore spatial sense, structure and pattern, number, measurement, data argumentation, connections and discover the world mathematically through play.
Provide experiences that can stimulate young children's curiosity and motivate them to become interested in their environment and in the mechanisms of nature. Technology is the application of scientific concepts for every day problem solving
Wellbeing is central to learning and learning contributes to wellbeing. A strong sense of wellbeing enables children to engage positively and confidently with their environment and therefore to take full advantage of learning opportunities.
The child's experience, expression, and management of emotions and the ability to establish positive and rewarding relationships with others by developing social & emotional skills through self-identity, sense of competence, emotions, empathy, community, building relationships, cooperative play, moral development, and conflict resolution.
Helps to shape children into dynamic learners and impacts all aspects of learning from an early age. Gives children their first sense of community outside the home. Discuss different cultures that contribute to the community. Make maps and drawings of their neighborhood. Read books about kids growing up in other lands and cultures. Have elders share their experiences and cultural traditions.
Used to develop a child's imagination, creativity and their ability to use media and materials. Children do this in range of ways including singing songs and making music, dancing, playing with colours, textures and design in activities such as painting, printing, drawing (chalk, crayons, felts), crafts, creativity, collage work.
Playing with natural elements allows use of physical senses to learn and develop. It enhances motor skills, improves language and speech, enhances social and emotional wareness, introduces concepts of mathematics and science and sparks creativity through reasoning, thinking, questioning, and experimenting freely.