WHAT WE OFFER
Our Team
Our Programs
Our Programs
Our team, of qualified and experienced local educators, is supported by a qualified Early Childhood Teacher/ Director.
We are inspired by children's ideas and interests and passionate about offering inquiry- based programs underpinned by STEM concepts and the exploration of natural sciences. Children learn through play and develop curios
Our team, of qualified and experienced local educators, is supported by a qualified Early Childhood Teacher/ Director.
We are inspired by children's ideas and interests and passionate about offering inquiry- based programs underpinned by STEM concepts and the exploration of natural sciences. Children learn through play and develop curiosity and a love of learning.
Our educators are sensitive to children's individual needs and hold relevant child protection and medical certificates to protect children's health and wellbeing and to create a child safe environment.
They are also committed to building a community of learners and regularly engage in professional development to ensure they offer high quality care supported by best practice.
Our Programs
Our Programs
Our Programs
All of our program experiences are child-centred and holistic in approach.
Our Award-Winning Programs Our service has won the Little Scientist's Early STEM Biennial Award in 2018, 2020 and 2022 for Tasmania.
Projects:
- Rainbows, Light and Shadows (2018)
- Earth (really is) a Goldilocks Planet (2020)
- Parks to Parts (2022)
Early Years Program
(kutal
All of our program experiences are child-centred and holistic in approach.
Our Award-Winning Programs Our service has won the Little Scientist's Early STEM Biennial Award in 2018, 2020 and 2022 for Tasmania.
Projects:
- Rainbows, Light and Shadows (2018)
- Earth (really is) a Goldilocks Planet (2020)
- Parks to Parts (2022)
Early Years Program
(kutalayna / Jordan River Room)
Our new purpose-built room supports programs for infants and toddlers (birth to two years of age) which are focused on building connections and nurturing relationships with children.
Our educators collaborate with families to support children's individual routines to ensure children have a strong sense of wellbeing and security.
Toddlers may participate in programs that support schematic and sensory play as well as excursions to the Launch into Learning sessions provided by Bagdad Primary School.
Pre-School Program
(ralulingkana/ Mangalore Tiers Room)
Our pre-school program is designed to support children's emerging independence, emotional intelligence, confidence and increased resilience as they begin to transition to school. Through play and purposeful provocations, children develop problem solving skills, become motivated to contribute their ideas to project work and learn to assess and manage risk by challenging their physical capabilities.
Children participate in excursions on our Adventure Bus to explore nature, interesting destinations and attend pre-kinder sessions at Bagdad Primary School.
Our Pedagogy
Our Programs
Our Pedagogy
Our pedagogy is chiefly grounded in Nature Play which positively supports children's: physical, emotional and mental wellbeing, social and collaborative skills, dispositions and attitudes, sense of equity and respect for each other, first nation's people and the environment, their curiosity, creativity, cognition and improves their abili
Our pedagogy is chiefly grounded in Nature Play which positively supports children's: physical, emotional and mental wellbeing, social and collaborative skills, dispositions and attitudes, sense of equity and respect for each other, first nation's people and the environment, their curiosity, creativity, cognition and improves their ability to reflect*.
Our practice is also supported and influenced by the guiding philosophies of the Reggio Emilia and Steiner Approaches as well as Loose Parts Play theory.
These theories on early childhood education encourage educators to follow child led lines of inquiry inspired by children’s ideas and interests and acknowledge that every child, adult and environment, is a teacher and contributor to a child's learning.
The program is informed by the Principles, Practices and Learning Outcomes of the Early Years Learning Framework, the 8 Ways Framework (Australian Aboriginal Framework- in recognition of the service’s commitment to Reconciliation) and the National Quality Framework which encourages educators to engage in frequent reflective practice to ensure the best outcomes for children.
(Chancellor, B, and Elliott, S. (2014) From Forest Preschool to Bush Kinder, in Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, Volume 39, No. 4 December 2014.)
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