Environment and location

We are located in central Engadine, right next door to Engadine Library and the Child & Family Health centre.

Our central location allows us to access local facilities including the library, supermarket and cafes to support our connection to community within the children’s educational program.

Spacious outdoors

Families value our spacious and modern outdoors. It is a beautiful environment inviting the children to play, explore and collaborate.

Our ‘outdoor classroom’ features various levels and natural textures throughout the yard. It’s the perfect space for children to engage in a wide range of learning experiences, from risky play, gardening and creative arts to small world play, dancing and exploring nature.

Every day the children are learning to collaborate, hypothesize, experiment and problem solve – essential skills for their ongoing learning journey.

Our team

Our team is kind, nurturing and welcoming. We harness our wealth of knowledge, love, and care spanning 60 years collectively to offer every child a safe, inclusive and engaging place to be.

Together, we pride ourselves on our open and transparent communication, our deep and meaningful relationships with children, families and communities, and our ability to create a sense of family within the service.

Preschool program

Our quality preschool program includes a deliberate combination of intentional teaching and spontaneous learning. It also reflects the children’s interests and each child’s learning goals.

We foster every child's love of learning. Children who are inspired to learn will thrive in every aspect of their development.  They will ask questions, process information, try new things, be happy to share and collaborate, develop friendships, join in games, and know they belong to a community of learning.

Our creative early education programs follow the Australian Government's Early Years Learning Framework, the only government-approved learning framework for children under school age.

Our preschool program fosters:

• Language (learning new words, following directions, sharing news and stories etc).
• Cognitive growth (concepts such as time, advanced memory games)
• Pre-literacy
• Pre-numeracy
• STEAM experiences (science, technology, engineering, arts and maths)
• Fine motor skills (pincer grip, cutting, pasting, holding a pencil, drawing, writing name)
• Gross motor skills (hopping, jumping, skipping)

Social and emotional skills are also important for primary school. We focus on children's development in these areas:

• Emotional resilience (self-regulating emotions, expressing emotions in a way that others would expect)
• Self-care skills (e.g. caring for belongings, tying shoelaces, toileting by themselves)
• Making and maintaining friendships
• Starting conversations with others
• Problem solving skills
• Developing resilience
• Sharing and taking turns
• Compromising, cooperating and working in a group with other children.
• Learning to adapt to changes in routines
• Knowing when and how to ask for help
• Empathy and caring for others.

Testimonials

‘All the Educators are wonderful, positive people who provide such a warm, nurturing environment for our kids. We feel confident leaving our babies in such capable hands every day.’

‘You are all so patient, nurturing and supportive of our kids. They would not have grown and flourished so much if it wasn’t for you all. Thanks for genuinely caring and your brilliant work.’

‘Each Educator has made our son feel safe, loved, heard and allowed him to grow, learn and create in the most magical way.’