Our Pre-Prep Room caters to children aged 3-5years. We have 2 staff in the room (a Teacher and an Educator Assistant) with a maximum of 24 children. The Pre-Prep room has a qualified Early Childhood Teacher who facilitates the Early Years Leaning Framework or the Queensland Kindergarten Program. The emphasis of the pre-prep room is on encouraging children to play a larger part in the planning process while developing skills that will be used at school.

In the Pre-Prep room staff closely monitor the children’s ever changing interests and then base learning around these experiences to ensure that the learning has intrinsic meaning and value to the children.

• Pre-reading & Pre-writing skills
• Mathematics concepts
• Language skills
• Concentration skills
• Large/ small muscle dexterity
• An ability to follow directions
• Listening
• General knowledge
• Self discipline
• An appreciation of the arts
• Relaxation skills
• Social skills
• Confidence
• Love of learning
• Independence
• Creative expression
• Environmental awareness
• Multicultural awareness

Opportunities are offered in the preschool room for children to learn through:

• Music, Singing and Dancing
• Drama and Role Play
• Construction
• Language
• Creative Arts
• Manipulative Play
• Computers
• Puzzles
• Physical play
• Technology
• Environmental activities (gardening, recycling etc)

Daily Room Routine

6:30 - 7:50 Open routine. Inside Preschool room. All ages combined. At 7:30 babies go to nursery.

7:50 - 8:00 Packing up room. Sunscreen to be applied.

7.00 -8.00 Centre opens.  Indoor activities in Pre-Prep Room.

7:50 - 8:00 Packing up room. Sunscreen to be applied.

Pre-Prep begins

8:00 - 9:00 Outdoor play , combined with Kindy.

9:00 - 9:30 Lining up, washing hands, morning tea, transitions

9:30 - 9:45 Group time; roll, story, songs, transition

9:45 - 10:50 Educational Program

10:50 - 11:00 Pack away time

11.00 – 11.10 transition to Outdoors and sun cream applied.

11.10 – 11.45 Outdoors Play

11.45-12.00 transition to lunch time (hand washing etc)

Midday

12:00 – 12.30 Lunch time

12:30 - 2:00 toilet, rest time

2:00 - 2:30 Pack beds and sheets away, shoes on, wash hands, sit at table

Afternoon

2:30 - 2:45 Afternoon tea

2:45 - 3:00 Sunscreen, story

3:00 - 4:30 Outdoor play, combined with Kindy

4:30 - 6:00 Indoor Activities.

6:00 Centre Closes