Our Approach

Our team is committed to an inclusive approach. We believe in providing “all children with the opportunities to participate in activities that encourage learning and development within relationships with peers and adults and in a manner that reflects the interests and strengths of all children inclusive of physical, cultural and linguistic diversity.

Programming

The educational side of your child's time at Garfield Street Children's Centre is something that we value highly and take very seriously. Our programming caters for all aspects of child development:

Physical Growth

General health, coordination, eating, dressing, toilet habits and rest.

Social Adjustment

Attitude towards other children, interactions with others, sharing, cooperation and friendships.

Emotional Growth

Adjustment to change and new situations, self-control, expression of emotions and reactions to discipline.

Mental growth and creativity

Attention span and persistence, reasoning and problem solving, comprehension, abstract concepts, memory, imagination, self-expression through music, art, movement and drama.

Speech and Language

Ability to express needs and ideas appropriately through gestures, facial expressions and speech.

Interests

Preferred activities, favourite toys, ideas expressed in play as well as interests in stories and books.

Educational Philosophy

To address different areas of your child's development we provide a broad curriculum which covers all relevant areas of education. These include early Mathematics, Music and Movement, Science and Nature, Art and Drama.

We incorporate our daily observations of your child into our curriculum planning. As far as possible it is our intention to provide your child with a carefully planned and individualized, educational programme.

However the most fundamental part of our philosophy in Early Childhood Education is that very young children are not able to develop their own potential within highly structured, adult-directed, formal educational settings. For the very young, learning should be an engaging and meaningful process.

It is our hope that your child will benefit in many different ways from their experiences at our Centre.

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