Riverdene Kindergarten

About this service

Kindergarten is a fun, play-based environment that encourages learning through experimenting, trial and error, watching, listening and participating. Kindergarten programs are designed to improve your child’s development in the following key areas:

• independence and self-confidence;
• social skills, like how to play with other children in a calm, sharing and rewarding way;
• self-awareness and respect for others;
• emotional skills, such as understanding their own feelings and those of others;
• language, literacy and numeracy skills, such as reading stories and counting objects;
• a joy for learning and group activities, such as talking, singing, dancing, drawing and making things together with other children their own age;
• ability to make new friends;
• exposure to new ideas and concepts.

Kindergarten programs are planned and implemented by a trained Early Childhood teacher, with the support of qualified co-workers.  The centre-based Kindergarten program aims to extend the child’s development and education, using routines and play-based experiences appropriate for children’s unique and holistic development.

The curriculum content is developed using the interests and developmental needs of each child as its prime focus. The curriculum is guided by the approved Early Years Learning and Development Frameworks and the National Quality Framework to achieve the five key learning outcomes of:

• children have a strong sense of identity;
• children are connected with and contribute to their world (community);
• children have a strong sense of wellbeing;
• children are confident and involved learners (learning);
• children are effective communicators (communication).

The outcomes provide a shared language for all early childhood professionals and families to use when planning for children’s learning and development, which allows for continuity when your child transitions from Kindergarten to school.