Our Kindergarten Program
We have developed a strong numeracy and literacy focus to ensure children have a strong grounding for the primary school years.
Our Kindergarten Program
At Lakeview Kindergarten & Childcare Centre, Lilydale, we believe that your child’s Kindergarten year is such an important part of your child’s educational journey.
Our Kindergarten Program caters for both 3-year old’s and 4-year old’s.
Our Kindergarten program is an accredited program run by a Qualified Early Childhood teacher (Christy) who holds a Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies (4-year qualification) and has over 15 years’ experience teaching. Our Kindergarten Assistant (Karen) has over 14 years’ experience and holds a Diploma of Early Childhood & Care.
They strive to provide an environment that is relaxed and where the children feel safe and secure, have fun and are encouraged to develop a strong sense of wellbeing and identity.
We believe that through a play-based program our children come to know and understand the world around them. Their curiosity is fulfilled by the use of fantasy, imagination, independence and sensory exploration. Our program is based on the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework with both child initiated and teacher initiated activities.
Our educators work to engage each child in the following key areas:
Social Skills – such as how to make new friends, how to play with other children in a calm, sharing and rewarding way. How to express themselves and listen to others.
Self-awareness and respect for others and the environment.
Emotional Skills such as understanding their own feelings and developing empathy for others.
Language, literacy and numeracy skills.
A joy for learning and group activities to ensure children reach their full potential as they progress through life.
Exposure to new ideas and concepts and encouragement to become independent learners.
Through discovery, discussion and interactions, children are encouraged to learn and grow.
Throughout the year we provide numerous learning experiences to help with school readiness such as:
Health awareness program
Lunch box days
School uniform days
Writing and posting letters
Dental care
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander activities
Cultural celebrations
Language Classes (Chinese)
Road safety program
Police, ambulance and fire brigade visits
Character dress up days
Responsible pet ownership
Public speaking culminating with a staged production
Gardening and environment sustainability program
We also provide at no cost to parents:
Four incursions each year based on the children’s interests e.g. reptile incursion, farm animals, puppet shows etc.
We travel by bus to Mount Evelyn zoo for a fun, educational and hands on excursion.
We discount a visiting music company, Mini Maestros who attend each fortnight and conduct a half hour lesson.
We discount a visiting fitness teacher who attends each fortnight and conducts a 1/2 hourly lesson.
In addition, we provide hearing tests conducted by Knox Audiology which are bulk billed to ensure your child’s hearing
is checked before starting school.
We run ‘Bush Kinder’ once per term.
We also conduct Parent Teacher interviews to discuss your child’s development in the year prior to them going to school.
We have developed a strong numeracy and literacy focus to ensure children have a strong grounding for the primary school years.
Our Kindergarten Program
At Lakeview Kindergarten & Childcare Centre, Lilydale, we believe that your child’s Kindergarten year is such an important part of your child’s educational journey.
Our Kindergarten Program caters for both 3-year old’s and 4-year old’s.
Our Kindergarten program is an accredited program run by a Qualified Early Childhood teacher (Christy) who holds a Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies (4-year qualification) and has over 15 years’ experience teaching. Our Kindergarten Assistant (Karen) has over 14 years’ experience and holds a Diploma of Early Childhood & Care.
They strive to provide an environment that is relaxed and where the children feel safe and secure, have fun and are encouraged to develop a strong sense of wellbeing and identity.
We believe that through a play-based program our children come to know and understand the world around them. Their curiosity is fulfilled by the use of fantasy, imagination, independence and sensory exploration. Our program is based on the National Early Years Learning Framework with both child initiated and teacher initiated activities.
Our educators work to engage each child in the following key areas:
Social Skills – such as how to make new friends, how to play with other children in a calm, sharing and rewarding way. How to express themselves and listen to others.
Self-awareness and respect for others and the environment.
Emotional Skills such as understanding their own feelings and developing empathy for others.
Language, literacy and numeracy skills.
A joy for learning and group activities to ensure children reach their full potential as they progress through life.
Exposure to new ideas and concepts and encouragement to become independent learners.
Through discovery, discussion and interactions children are encouraged to learn and grow.
Throughout the year we provide numerous learning experiences to help with school readiness such as:
Colour days
Lunch box days
School uniform days
Writing and posting letters
Dental care
Character dress up days
Responsible pet ownership
Public speaking culminating with a staged production
Gardening and environment sustainability program
Police and fire brigade visits
We also provide at no cost to parents:
Four incursions each year based on the children’s interests e.g. reptile incursion, farm animals, puppet shows etc.
We discount a visiting music company, Mini Maestros who attend every fortnight and conduct a half hour lesson.
In addition, we provide hearing tests conducted by Knox Audiology which are bulk billed to ensure your child’s hearing
is checked before starting school.
We also conduct Parent Teacher interviews to discuss your child’s development in the year prior to them going to school.
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To find out more about
Lakeview Kindergarten & Childcare
Ph: 03 9739 5678
24 Lakeview Drive, Lilydale, Victoria, 3140
Lakeview Kindergarten & Childcare Centre
Monday to Friday
7:00am to 6:00pm
Phone: 03 9739 5678
