Early Learning Centre
Combined 3 & 4 Year Old Sessional Funded Kindergarten and Occasional Care
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Our Program
We offer a sessional funded kindergarten program for children aged 3 and 4 years old. It runs three days a week for five hour sessions.
We also run a three hour occasional care program for children aged 18 months to 5 years of age, held during the school term.
We endeavour to provide a welcoming, caring and inclusive environment for all families and children. Our programs encourage challenge, discovery and adventure with a range of age appropriate developmental activities guided by the National Curriculum.
Our Team
We have a wonderful team of qualified and experienced educators who are passionate about Early Childhood Education.
Our team is committed to providing a safe and supportive environment with the aim of building strong, confident relationships with our families and children.
Our Facilities
We offer excellent indoor facilities and a beautiful yard for exploring. Our facilities include:
- Messy mud kitchen
- Large sand pit with shade sail
- Bike pathway
- Shaded picnic area
- Undercover hut
- Vegetable gardens and more!
Free Sessional Kinder 2025
Combined 3 & 4 Year Old Kindergarten
We offer a sessional kindergarten program for 3 and 4 year old children. This is run over three days for five hours. We run a play-based program with a curriculum informed by the Reggio Emilia approach, Steiner philosophy and early childhood theorists.
Our program includes:
- local excursions
- special visits
- nature walk program
- social puppets program
- show and tell
- intergenerational program
- kinder duty
Our funded program is developed from an understanding that children learn best through play and repetition. The Early Childhood professionals caring for your child will focus on strengths-based learning, embracing the key concepts of the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework.
Activities will revolve around ‘constants’ or base areas of play that will emerge and change with the addition of resources based on the children’s interests and needs.
These areas include construction, creative arts, sensory play, dramatic play, literature areas and self-selection. These constant areas will support all areas of the child’s development.
Through observations, planning and reflection, our program offers a quality preschool education to children aged 3+.
Session Times
We offer a 15 hour per week program:
Tuesdays
9.15am - 2.15pm
Wednesdays
9.15am - 2.15pm
Thursdays
9.15am - 2.15pm
Fees
Coonara Community House is a not-for-profit organisation.
In line with Free Kinder Government Funding, eligible families are not required to pay fees.
A deposit of $50 is payable upon application which will be refunded upon the child’s commencement and completion of the first 4 weeks in 2025.
Occasional Child Care 2025
Suitable for children aged 18 months to 5 years old
Our Occasional Care is a semi-structured indoor and outdoor program with excellent facilities and a range of play equipment. Our three hour session runs during school terms. Each session is conducted by qualified and experienced Early Childhood Educators.
This program helps children develop social skills and serves as an optional pathway into our sessional kindergarten.
Session Times
We offer a 3 hour per week program:
Fridays
9.15am - 12.15pm
Fees
$38 per session per child + $10 annual membership fee.
$1 discount for 2nd child.
Fees must be paid at least one week in advance.
Register Your Interest
If you would like to enquire about our ELC, please feel free to submit the form below:
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Policies
View ELC Policies & Procedures
- Acceptance & Refusal of Authorisations
- Administration of First Aid
- Administration of Medication
- Anaphylaxis
- Anti-Bias Inclusion
- Asthma
- Behaviour Guidance
- Behaviour Guidance - Bullying
- Behaviour Guidance - Bullying Response
- Bullying, Discrimination & Harrassment
- Bullying, Discrimination & Harrassment Procedure
- Bushfires
- Catastrophic Fire Declared Days
- Child Protection
- Child Safe Environment
- Child Safety & Wellbeing
- Clothing
- Code of Conduct
- Complaints & Grievances
- Dealing with Complaints
- Dealing with Infectious Diseases
- Dealing with Medical Conditions
- Delivery & Collection of Children
- Determining Responsible Persons
- Diabetes
- Educational Program
- Emergency & Evacuation
- Enrolment (Non-Funded)
- Epilepsy
- Excursions & Incursions
- Family Communication
- Free Kindergarten Enrolment
- Gender Equity
- Governance & management of the Service
- Hand Washing
- Head Lice
- Health Safety
- Immunisation
- Incident Injury, Trauma & Illness
- Interactions with Children, Families & Staff
- Kindergarten Payment of Fees
- Lockdown Policy
- Nappy Change & Toileting
- Nutrition & Active Play
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Orientation of Families
- Payment of Fees
- Photography
- Privacy & Confidentiality
- Professional Development
- Record Keeping
- Recruitment
- Reportable Conduct Scheme
- Respect for Children
- Road Safety & Safe Transport
- Sick Children
- Sleep & Relaxation
- Social Media
- Staffing Arrangements
- Student, Volunteer & Visitor
- Sun Protection
- Supervision
- Termination of Enrolment
- Water Safety
- Withdrawal of a Child