At Imagine Childcare, we believe that childhood should be enjoyed. Our Kindergarten/Preschool Program places a strong emphasis on play as an important context for learning.
Children learn through play, spontaneous and planned learning experiences and interactions. Our play-based curriculum allows children to explore ideas, make connections, solve problems, and engage with others in a social setting.
Play-based learning in a natural environment promotes wonder and curiosity and allows for the natural pursuit of open-ended creativity. It encourages children to nurture and protect our natural world and to understand the importance of this for future generations.
Through our Kindergarten/Preschool Program, children are equipped with the skills needed to further their learning journey with a successful transition to a formal school environment.
Our Kindergarten/Preschool Program is tailored to individual children’s development, to allow all children to feel a sense of success and accomplishment. We embrace our connections with our families and our local community as the foundation for our Kindergarten/Preschool Program design.
Our Kindergarten/Preschool Environment
Our Kindergarten/Preschool environment is designed to enable children to explore their own individual interests. Engaging indoor and outdoor environments provide areas for active play, messy play, wet play, and creative play, and also include dedicated spaces for quiet time.
Our Kindergarten/Preschool Teachers
Our Bachelor-qualified Early Childhood Teachers are dedicated to your child’s unique learning journey. They create a caring and nurturing classroom environment where all children feel a sense of belonging, success, and accomplishment.
Our Early Childhood Teachers adopt a stimulating play-based approach to their curriculum delivery, encouraging children to explore, be creative, and use their imaginations. They aim to foster a lifelong love of learning in your child, whilst preparing them for a successful transition to a formal schooling environment.
Our Kindergarten program is based on real-life engagements so it is important to us that our learning environments consider the priorities of
parents, our local community and the interests of the children. Our Kindergarten real-life engagements may include: caring for class pets, planting and nurturing our vegetable gardens, cooking experiences, adopting sustainable practices to help care for our environment and engaging our
local community through regular excursions and centre visitors.
Our Kindergarten day will usually include whole group, small group, interest-based based and teacher-initiated experiences delivered around areas such as: Investigating science and technology, Creative arts and construction, Literacy and numeracy, Music and dramatic play, Physical adventurous play.
A formal discussion towards the end of the Kindergarten/Preschool year is scheduled to share information with parents and Teachers and support each child’s transition to formalised schooling. This discussion provides an opportunity for parents and other partners to collaboratively create a summary of a child’s learning in the form of a transition statement.
We aim to ensure that by the time each child completes their Kindergarten year, they are well prepared for their onward learning journey into a formalised school setting.
Benefits to Kindergarten/Preschool Program:
Build confidence and independence
Develop early literacy and numeracy skills
Explore their world through play and enquiry
Strengthen communication and social skills
Fee Relief and Kindergarten Funding:
Victoria
At Imagine Childcare, we’re proud to offer families access to Free Kinder as part of the Victorian Government’s commitment to giving every child the best start in life.
What is Free Kinder?
Free Kinder is available to families with children aged 3 and 4 who are enrolled in an approved Kindergarten Program in Victoria. Children can access:
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Up to 15 hours per week
- Delivered by a qualified Early Childhood Teacher,
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Over 40 weeks per year,
This funding makes it easier for all children to participate in quality early learning and build the skills they need for school and life.
Queensland
At Imagine Childcare, we’re proud to offer families access to Kindy funding as part of the Queensland Government’s commitment to making early education more affordable and accessible for all children.
What is Kindy Funding?
Kindy funding is available to families with children aged 4 by 30 June in the year they attend a Queensland Government-approved Kindergarten Program. Eligible children can access:
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15 hours per week of a Kindergarten Program
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Delivered by a qualified Early Childhood Teacher
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Over 40 weeks per year
The funding helps more children attend Kindergarten and supports their development in the year before school, without added financial pressure for families.
New South Wales
At Imagine Childcare, we’re proud to offer families access to preschool fee relief through the NSW Government’s Start Strong initiative, helping children access high-quality early learning in the years before school.
What is Preschool Fee Relief
Fee relief is available to families with children who are 3 or 4 years old and enrolled in an approved Preschool Program, overseen by a qualified Early Childhood Teacher. Eligible families can receive:
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Up to $4,220 per year for children in a long daycare setting
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Funding is applied directly to reduce your out-of-pocket fees
This support helps ensure all children can benefit from early learning that supports school readiness, social development, and a lifelong love of learning.
