Pre Prep
4 years to 5 years
Experiences
We look at children holistically and our programs are play centered – (hence our name) Block play, games, puzzles, arts and crafts, dress ups, dancing, stories and singing are just a few things your child will enjoy.
Fun environments ensure that children learn best. When children are pressured to rote learn, recite and spend long periods of being directed and lectured by adults learning actually becomes far more difficult. When it happens naturally driven by children interests it has greater meaning and therefore retained more easily.
Crestmead Play and Learn Junior Kindy rooms cater for children 18 months to 3 years and we have two Junior Kindy rooms.
Getting ready for prep is:
- Using language to communicate ideas and feelings.
- Co-operating with peers without hitting /pushing and biting.
- Adjust to separating from their primary caregiver
- Working independently
- Expressing ideas and thoughts though the arts
- Developing language for problem solving i.e. Words like “lets negotiate”
- Mastering fine and gross motor skills – I cannot write if I don’t know where my body is in time and space.