Education

At Cottesloe Kindergarten & Child Care Centre we believe that high quality care and early education can make a significant difference in a child’s development.

Our Centre reflects best practice in early childhood education and has been formally recognised for exceeding the National Quality Standards in Educational Program and Practise.

We employ 3 early childhood teacher’s who facilitate our kindergarten program and Eva Hall takes on the role of educational leader – overseeing all of our educational programs and supporting our qualified educators in program delivery.

"When children play they are showing what they have learned and what they are trying to understand."

Elements of our holistic pedagogical approach include:

• Play – children need to be actively engaged  through hands-on, exploration and investigation
• Partnership – we recognise the connections between children, families and communities and the importance of reciprocal relationships and partnerships for learning
• Teaching – our intentional teaching assists cognitive development (literacy, numeracy) and further equips children with valuable life skills (social, emotional, communication, physical) as they develop
• Reflection – educators gather information and gain insights that support, inform and enrich decision making about children’s learning
• Professional practise – educator’s examine what happens in their setting