Our developmental programs
Our Centre provides child-centred developmental programs for all age groups. Programming is based on developmentally appropriate goals and learning outcomes according to the age group involved. Programming is also based on individual children and group needs.
Children are observed on a monthly basis, which provides our carers the opportunity to learn more about your child including their strengths and needs. This then allows our Group Leaders to plan activities from these observations to aid your child’s development as an individual.
When activities have been planned and implemented for your child, the plans are then evaluated to assess any further follow up actions needed. Programs are evaluated on a daily and weekly basis to ensure effectiveness for individuals and group needs.
The areas of child development that programming is based on through the Centre are:
- Fine Motor (small muscle development eg. drawing, puzzles)
- Gross Motor (large muscle development eg. running, jumping)
- Social (learning to work with others)
- Emotional (self-esteem, independence , self-worth)
- Cognitive (thinking, problem solving)
- Language (speaking, listening and communicating, )
Each class room has group goals and learning outcomes according to the age group displayed on their parent noticeboard. Group Leaders are allocated child free programming time each week to enable them to plan for and evaluate each individual child’s ongoing development. This time is essential for the delivery of a high quality curriculum throughout the centre.
Programs are designed to cater for each child’s strengths, needs, interests and ability which is built around play. Play is a vital part of a child’s life and is the way they make sense of their world. It is the basic ingredient to learning, it develops new skills, and stimulates intellectual growth. We value play very highly throughout the day with the children, and most activities are based on their play.
Indoor and outdoor experiences are an integral part of our program and routine. Play is vital in children’s development by providing opportunities for both structured and spontaneous activities.
We observe children’s interests, abilities, and needs very carefully and provide appropriate individual and group experiences to challenge and stimulate each child. Within the program children are always given opportunities to:
- Learn through play and make own choices
- Enhance self help and independence skills
- Be involved in fun learning experiences and develop creative abilities
- Problem solve, investigate and explore
- Communicate, share, socialize and cooperate with others