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About Us
We utilise international and local practices, such as Montesorri and Reggio Emilia, placing your child at the heart of all we do, where parents are involved, the community is engaged and teachers lead the learning experience.
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Applecross Pre-Kindy & Kindy provide a quality education for children aged 2-5 years old
We provide a caring, safe and fun environment, whereby qualified teachers enable your child to be socially, emotionally, cognitively and physically ready for Primary School and instill a desire for life long learning. We ensure the service is convenient, flexible and affordable for our parents. All programs are eligible for child care subsidies.
Teachers provide an educational program developed to individuals, ensuring all children meet their full potential, in a fun and safe environment. Allowing children to explore, discover, problem solve, take calculated risks, discover independence and socialise with peers.
We can also allow for siblings to start at 18 months old, and for upto 6 years old to come to our holiday programs
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Our Offering
The school opens at 7am and closes at 5:30pm this is to ensure we provide equal opportunity for all parents non-working and working. The program’s start at 9am, from 8am-9am parents are welcome to stay and enjoy this hour with their child. We understand also parents may choose to drop and leave. On pick up you are also welcome to assist in pack-away time from 3pm to 4pm. These times give parents an opportunity to get to know other parents and how their child is at school. We ask that if you do stay during these hours that you watch over your child for their safety and participate in the school activities.
Parents are welcome to volunteer their skills and abilities. If you have any skills to offer the school please see the classroom teacher. We like to provide the students with as much opportunities to learn from a variety of people including parents. For Example: If you work as a scientist come and present a science experience to the children. Teachers are there to assist and ensure your lesson is conducted to an age appropriate level.
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The Program
Our program consists of
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7AM - 9AM
Before school care. Children are welcome to have their ready to eat breakfast from home. These children who arrive early will be able to play outside or join in with a variety of activities.
8AM - 9AM
Parents start to arrive and prepare their child for school. Parents are welcome to stay, help their child and join in, met other parents with careful eye watch of their child.
9AM
Parents Wave Goodbye
Gather time for welcoming everybody / music time9:30AM
Table top activity time
10AM
Morning Tea time – if you would like to be the parent helper please let us know
10:30AM - 11AM
Outside discovery time
11AM - 11:20AM
Literacy time that includes: Phonics / story time / Rhyme time / Name writing time / Alphabet Recognition
11:30AM
News time See roster for your child’s news day
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12PM
Discovery / theme time / sensory time
12:30PM
Lunch Time
1PM - 2PM
Quiet time / Self-awareness time
2PM - 2:30PM
Outside play
2:30PM - 3PM
Reading time / mat time
3PM - 4PM
Students go home, Pack away time. Parents are welcome to come at 3pm to help us and your child to pack away
4PM
Kids go home
4PM - 5:30PM
After school care. Kids will continue to enjoy the range of activities on offer at the school and outdoor play.
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Fees
Upon acceptance a non-refundable $80 enrolment fee and $200 deposit applies, these fees include
- Uniform of 1 hat and 1 to 2 shirts depending on how many days you attend
- Sustainable School bag and Lunch Box with child’s name on it
- Deposit which is credited to your account on your first day
Cost per day:
- Pre-Kindy program 8am-4pm $110, or
- Kindy program 8am-4pm $110, or
- Before School 7am-8am including program then After School 4pm-5:30pm $130
The childcare subsidy is available for up to 85% off, for example; a family earning $150,000 per annum with a child in Pre-Kindy program will have an expense of $52.92 per day*. To work out your subsidy or find out more click on the links below.
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Food
Parents have a choice to bring their own food or food being provided for their child. If you need the school to provide the cost per day is $10 and this includes a sustainable lunch box that the school will wash. The lunch box will be given to your child to enable them to choose what they would like to eat throughout the day.
Advantages of parents providing lunch:
- Parents provide food they know their child will eat
- It is a suggested love gift from the parent to the child
- Encourages love language and other expressive languages from the child
- Builds independence getting their lunch box, putting it away and looking after their belongings
- Parents will see how much food their child eats
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First Day
Before coming to school please provide/apply
- Sunscreen on your child/ren
- School provided sustainable lunch box (No need to use any wraps!) Please see photos of lunch box ideas for your child’s health and development. Fresh fruits, vegetable sticks, are encouraged.
- Piece of fruit or veg
- Sustainable water bottle with child’s name on it (with straw or pop top)
- Change of clothes (please place inside child’s bag)
- Enclosed easy shoes to remove off and on
