What we are about!
The teaching philosophy, Reggio Emilia inspires our values.
Our Values
To nurture the continuity and care of every child in our care
To collaborate with families, so children have the best chance to succeed at learning
To foster a real sense of community spirit
To develop the talents, capabilities and aspirations of children in our care
To provide a stimulating, healthy, and caring environment
To encourage children to become involved in play-based learning by providing interest-based activities, enabling them to develop their capabilities, and at the same time build on their needs, challenges and strengths
To value every child and their individual learning needs
To make learning visible
EYLF Learning Outcomes
We use the EYLF outcomes to guide experiences in your child’s early learning plan. We refer to these outcomes when we observe and record your child’s activities.
Children Have a Strong Sense of Identity
Children feel safe, secure, and supported
Children develop their emerging autonomy, inter-dependence, resilience and sense of agency
Children develop knowledgeable and confident self identities
Children learn to interact in relation to others with care, empathy and respect
Children are Connected With and Contribute to Their World
Children develop a sense of belonging to groups and communities and an understanding of the reciprocal rights and responsibilities necessary for active community participation
Children respond to diversity with respect
Children become aware of fairness
Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment
Children Have a Strong Sense of Wellbeing
Children become strong in their social and emotional wellbeing
Children take increasing responsibility for their own health and physical wellbeing
Children are Confident and Involved Learners
Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity
Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating
Children transfer and adapt what they have learned from one context to another
Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies and natural and processed materials
Children are Effective Communicators
Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes
Children engage with a range of texts and gain meaning from these texts
Children express ideas and make meaning using a range of media
Children begin to understand how symbols and pattern systems work
Children use information and communication technologies to access information, investigate ideas and represent their thinking