Clayfield Pre-Prep
Our Program
CONNECTING CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH LEARNING
Curriculum
We advocate for a play-based approach to curriculum, one that focuses on the interests of young children and also the intentional planning undertaken by educators.
We acknowledge and utilise the cyclic nature of curriculum development and believe that quality curriculum is an ongoing, collaborative and continuous endeavour. We are therefore continually observing, planning, enacting, reflecting and evaluating.
We endeavour to provide a balance between child led, child initiated and educator supported learning. Of most importance is making learning fun and meaningful by utilising the children’s contexts.
We will work with children to promote and model positive ways to relate to others.
Our routines, transitions and play experiences provide children with a sense of security and stability, enabling children to predict what will happen next, build confidence and a sense of self. We foster a sense of belonging and community within our own individual class by honouring traditions and rituals such as meal times.
We share the learning that has occurred and make learning visible to families through Daily Programs or Learning Journals. This fosters the integral connection between the home environment and the Pre-Prep.
Our Educators
We recognise that passionate, highly-qualified and skilled educators are an integral component in the provision of high quality early childhood education and care.
We advocate for exceeding the national standards for educator to child ratios in order to provide children with smaller group experiences as well as more one-to-one interactions.
Our early childhood professionals are committed to lifelong learning and as a result engage in regular professional development and professional dialogue to ensure the most contemporary research and theories are used as a basis for shaping curriculum decisions.
