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The Kurri Kurri Preschool is a community-based, certified, quality early learning, childcare and long-term child care service that provides children with a unique natural learning environment.
The natural learning environment is designed to encourage health, miracles and a sense of belonging so that children feel valuable and safe to explore, create and communicate.

In addition, play-based activities give children the opportunity to express their thoughts, imagination and experimentation while learning. According to the children's unique personality and needs, the school also invited families to help us plan and develop the curriculum.

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KU’s Childcare and Early Learning programs

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KU’s Childcare and Early Learning programs

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https://www.ku.com.au/childcare/about/childcare-early-learning-centre

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Awabakal Preschool strives to provide a culturally appropriate and supportive learning environment where children have the opportunity to explore and experience new things.

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Kuri KUri Pre-school provide a play based program to child。 Here is the websites：
http://www.kurripreschool.com/

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kurri kurri & district pre-school kindergarten

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Pre-school Spion Kop - Kurri Kurri & District Pre-school Kindergarten a not-for-profit, community minded kindergarten

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Are you looking for a pre-school in Spion Kop? Kurri Kurri & District Pre-school Kindergarten invites you to come and see how happy we can make you and your child and the wider community.

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KU Care provides Preschool, Childcare and Early Learning,School age care etc to child. https://www.ku.com.au/childcare/about

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Preschool

Awabakal Preschool strives to provide a culturally appropriate and supportive learning environment where children have the opportunity to explore and experience new things.

Preschool is a fun place to be for children and our dedicated staff ensure relationships are established with all children and families from the start. We believe that genuine, caring relationships are the key to nurturing young children's positive self-esteem and identity.

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Following changes to Government funding arrangements in 2016, Awabakal made the decision to transition the existing child care service in Wickham to a preschool. We also have the well-established preschool located in Glendale.

Awabakal’s Preschools offer a quality, culturally appropriate preschool service. Our preschool focuses on providing children and families with an excellent early childhood education.

We focus on developing literacy and numeracy skills through play-based activities, with an emphasis on school readiness. Our preschool provides a thorough transition to school program with visits to local schools in Term Four.

Awabakal is thrilled to be able to cater to even more children and families from 2017. For information on enrolments please contact 02 4918 6999.

http://www.awabakal.org/our-children/preschool

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From their very first moment, children are absorbing information and learning from the world and the people around them. In these early years, children learn important skills such as listening, consideration and reflection.

The skills children develop in a KU program become the foundation for lifelong learning, and in fact, can positively shape the way they approach learning for the rest of their lives.

KU’s childcare and early learning programs are designed exclusively for children aged 0-5 to help your child discover their sense of self, as well as their sense of security and belonging. Children are cared for in a positive and nurturing environment rich in natural and open-ended resources that includes spaces for discovery, adventure, exploration and relaxation.

KU’s Education Support Team supports KU centres with the inclusion of children with additional needs. This may include children with diagnosed disabilities, challenging behaviour or social and emotional difficulties, as well as supporting families and educators when they have concerns about a child’s development. The team of Education Support Managers have qualifications in Early Childhood Education and Teaching as well as Post Graduate qualifications in Special Education or related fields

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From their very first moment, children are absorbing information and learning from the world and the people around them. In these early years, children learn important skills such as listening, consideration and reflection.

The skills children develop in a KU program become the foundation for lifelong learning, and in fact, can positively shape the way they approach learning for the rest of their lives.

KU’s childcare and early learning programs are designed exclusively for children aged 0-5 to help your child discover their sense of self, as well as their sense of security and belonging. Children are cared for in a positive and nurturing environment rich in natural and open-ended resources that includes spaces for discovery, adventure, exploration and relaxation.

KU’s Education Support Team supports KU centres with the inclusion of children with additional needs. This may include children with diagnosed disabilities, challenging behaviour or social and emotional difficulties, as well as supporting families and educators when they have concerns about a child’s development. The team of Education Support Managers have qualifications in Early Childhood Education and Teaching as well as Post Graduate qualifications in Special Education or related fields

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KU Supported Playgroups enhance child development and prepare them for their next educational setting. They offer opportunities for you and your child to meet and chat with other families and to share your experiences and knowledge within a safe and friendly environment.Supported Playgroups are facilitated in Public Schools, Community Centres and Church Halls. All playgroups operate in the morning with a varying start and end time.

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We visited Awabakal Preschool that is a structured, play based learning program. Also, Awabakal preschool provide a culturally appropriate and supportive learning environment where children have the opportunity to explore and experience new things.

Moreover, preschool have quite a lot of different equipment, enriched environment and play based activities for children's exploring and learning that developing children's different aspects as science and motor skills that have. Especially they are focus on developing literacy and numeracy skills through play-based activities, with an emphasis on school readiness. Awabakal’s Preschools offer a quality, culturally appropriate preschool service. They are focuses on providing children and families with an excellent early childhood education.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NSL0dgRz_4

Community Preschool 600 Hours Program, Kurri Kurri and District Preschool

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This school focus on developing literacy and numeracy skills through play-based activities, with an emphasis on school readiness. Our preschool provides a thorough transition to school program with visits to local schools in Term Four.

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Awabakal Preschool strives to provide a culturally appropriate and supportive learning environment where children have the opportunity to explore and experience new things.

They believe that preschool is a fun place to be for children and our dedicated staff ensure relationships are established with all children and families from the start. They believe that genuine, caring relationships are the key to nurturing young children's positive self-esteem and identity.

Also, Awabakal’s Preschools offer a quality, culturally appropriate preschool service. They focuses on providing children and families with an excellent early childhood education, and developing literacy and numeracy skills through play-based activities, with an emphasis on school readiness.

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At KU Ourimbah, together with you and your child, we build a shared understanding of play and learning. We do this in unique ways, through a lively teaching environment, through connections with the natural world and through the use of virtual dialogue, which keeps you in touch with moments of discovery and wonder. Our commitment lies in a belief that children learn best through sensitive interactions based on warm and rich relationships. We recognise children’s wellbeing is based in an entitlement to playful learning in safety and with others. Every child is welcomed, included and seen as unique.

At KU Ourimbah, we search to understand the children’s fascinations that they bring with them every day and in so doing, promote each child’s sense of belonging. Children's family life is respected; the recognition of home cultures underpins our approach.

Our daily routine guides the progress of the day. Routines are developed to give consistency alongside flexibility, so we can accommodate emergent learning from many spontaneous opportunities that arise. The routine has periods of quiet and energetic times, group and individual experiences, child initiated and adult directed activities. Routines are recognised as important opportunities for learning. We are responsive to the individual needs of our children and our group times include music, story and drama, science, mathematics, geography, history, technology and physical activity.

We greatly value the strong relationships between our staff, children and families, and we look forward to the opportunity of including your family in the life of our centre.

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The environment of Kurri Kurri Pre-School

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The environment of Kurri Kurri Pre-School

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Kurri kurri pre-school has a natural bushland setting, it offer a opportunity to children to explore and discover. The garden not just for green the environment, it also allows children to grow their favourite vegetable and use in their cooking experiences. Children can explore a new taste while complementing their healthy eating policy.

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Newcastle university's principles and values recognise and build upon a foundation that is shared across the higher education sector.

They are committed to certain fundamental values, shared throughout the higher education sector, including:

academic freedom

the pursuit of knowledge and understanding

a sound academic disciplinary base

a methodology based on reason and evidence

social responsibility

transparency

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Kurri Kurri Pre-school provides a play based early childhood education and care program to the children and families in our community which is accessible and affordable. It is a not for profit, community based and managed service which respects diversity.

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Kuri KuriPre-school programs are child centred,  reflecting children’s lives while encouraging them to explore, investigate their questions, curiosities and concerns in a meaningful living curriculum.

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Community Preschool 600 Hours Program, Kurri Kurri and District Preschool

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Community Preschool 600 Hours Program, Kurri Kurri and District Preschool

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Community Preschool 600 Hours Program, Kurri Kurri and District Preschool

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Elder Street Early Childhood Centre are a 39 place long day care education and care service situated at 136 Elder Street Lambton NSW 2299. We cater for children between the ages of 0 to 5 years.They are committed to providing high quality care and educational programs for our children. We are very proud of our long history of involvement with the children and families of our community. They welcome our wider community to explore and understand the positive social impact that quality early childhood experiences can have on our youngest citizens via our service.  We are proud advocates of the rights of children.  For all involved in our service, we are a place of inquiry, research, collaboration, conversation, relationships and life long learning.

Our education and care service is privately owned and operated by Melissa Duffy-Fagan who is also our Director and Educational Leader.  Melissa is supported daily by a magnificent team of 14 teachers, over 100 children and families and the wider community of educators in the Newcastle region. It takes this marvellous village to operate a successful educational facility.

Wong Oi Yin

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Kurri Kurri Pre-school provides a play based early childhood education and care program to the children and families in our community which is accessible and affordable.  It is a not for profit, community based and managed service which respects diversity.

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Educators and management promote innovative and research based practices that take into accunt children's strengths, real needs and expressed wishes.  Our practices follow ECA Code of Ethics, the Convention on Children's Rights, The Early Years Learning Framework, National Regulations and the National Quality Standards and draw on our knowledge and experience that we continuously develop together with children and families.

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Kurri Kurri’s programs are child centred,  reflecting children’s lives while encouraging them to explore, investigate their questions, curiosities and concerns in a meaningful living curriculum.

The program is inclusive of the child, their family, community and culture. It identifies the child’s strengths, interests, capabilities and experiences.

The Early Years Learning framework informs our practices.  This document guides our curriculum decision making and enables each child’s learning in the five outcomes

1)      Children have a strong sense of identity

2)      Children are connected with and contribute to their world

3)      Children have a strong sense of wellbeing

4)      Children are confident and involved learners

5)   Children are effective communicators

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Kurri Kurri Pre-school provides a play based early childhood education and care program to the children and families in our community which is accessible and affordable. It is a not for profit, community based and managed service which respects diversity.

Educators and management promote innovative and research based practices that take into account children's strengths, real needs and expressed wishes.

Their practices follow ECA Code of Ethics, the Convention on Children's Rights, The Early Years Learning Framework, National Regulations and the National Quality Standards and draw on our knowledge and experience that we continuously develop together with children and families.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NSL0dgRz_4
How Kurri Kurri Preschool increased their enrolments of 4- and 5-year old children for 600 hours per year through effective engagement with parents and the local community.

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The New South Wales Government is committed to ensuring that all children have the best start in life.

Research tells us that 600 hours of quality early childhood education in the year before school has real learning and social benefits for all children and helps prepare children for big school.

By making slight changes to their operating models, preschools across New South Wales can support the Government's commitment.

This is the story of how Kurri Kurri Preschool increased their enrolments of 4- and 5-year old children in the 600 hours program through effective engagement with parents and the local community.

Janelle Gallagher, Kurri Kurri and District Preschool:
I guess we were very familiar with what 600 hours needed to look like and what the guidelines were so we spent a lot of time working together as a staff to ensure that we understood what this might mean to us and took that then to our families, asked them for feedback on how this would impact on them.

The surveys that we did with our families, it looked at a variety of scenarios on how to offer the 600 hours, so for us, it was looking at attendance patterns and making sure that we could encourage families to realise the value of more than one day attending preschool and each year we do survey our families to see what are their needs.

Parents have said this year that we do need some extended hours, so we offer that right across the week.

Kate Clements, Educator:
I feel like it's been a really positive benefit to us, that we've created stronger connections with the families, we're having children attend more days, more hours.

Janelle Gallagher:
And of course, cost was one thing that parents raised, so that was one issue that we needed to make sure that we could address and we were able to do that, to keep our fees as low as possible.

I think the other thing is that because there are more children coming more days, we have less changeover through the week.

Kate Clements:
So we've had children that have come across from last year to this year. They are developing more social connections with the other children and also with the educators as well.

Janelle Gallagher:
When we looked at the statistics of children in the area and we noticed that many of our Aboriginal children were not attending early childhood centres and so I started to just go and visit Barkuma, which is our Aboriginal neighbourhood centre, and spent many hours just sitting and talking. But we have developed a wonderful relationship over that time.

There is a great deal of information out there available to preschools to investigate and how to implement the 600 hours.

The 600 hours model has worked for our centre and it would work for other centres as well.