What is kindergarten?

What is Three-Year Old Kindergarten?

The year before Kindergarten

Three Year Old kindergarten is the year before Four-Year Old kindergarten, it allows a child to gain confidence to separate from their primary care giver. It is about having fun in a safe and friendly environment and this makes for a smooth transition into kindergarten.

Three-Year Old kindergarten allows children to explore, form friendships and have new experiences.

Play is a child’s work and it is through play that we aim to help your child learn. At Three-Year Old kindergarten we set positive limits to encourage children to develop in a balanced way - emotionally, socially, physically and intellectually.

What is Four-Year Old Kindergarten?

The year before school

Four-Year Old Kindergarten is the year before school, often the first step your child takes into the world beyond his/her home and family. It is the beginning of your child’s formal education.

Four-Year Old Kindergarten is the first year of a continuing process, but it is not an early form of school, nor is it simply a preparation for school. A child’s early years are very important because basic skills and attitudes are formed and knowledge gained which form the building blocks for future development.

At Four-Year Old kindergarten we aim, through play, to lay a foundation for effective learning of these basic skills. Through fostering a safe environment and setting limits in a positive way, we aim to encourage and challenge the children to be the best they can be, physically, socially, intellectually and emotionally.

A quality Four-Year Old Kindergarten program combines the creativity and skill of dedicated, well- educated, qualified teachers and educators and the support of families to provide a safe and secure environment in which children enjoy learning.