Long Day Care

Kinderlink Inc

About
Vision
Building a foundation for life and nurturing your child's potential

Mission
The Robyn Jane Children's Centre is a not-for-profit parent-controlled incorporated body, providing high quality flexible long day care and kindergarten to families within the Healesville community. The Centre seeks to provide stimulating, positive experiences and interactions for all children in care, fostering all aspects of their development. The Centre will encourage the children's independence and autonomy.

We affirm that the children, parents and staff of the Centre have the right to be treated with respect and dignity. Families of children enrolled at the Centre are recognised as the primary caregiver, with the Centre co-operating in providing care. Staff, parents and children are committed to nurturing a supportive community environment that is sensitive, inclusive and responsible to our community's environmental, cultural and social diversity.

The Centre gives priority to the needs of the people who live or work in the Shire of
Yarra Ranges community.

Philosophy
Our purpose is to provide a community based, not-for-profit, parent managed service offering early childhood education, care and support to children and their families.  Our team of educators, together with Centre management aim to implement best practice, focused on providing children with opportunities to maximise their potential and support children developing positive life-long dispositions towards learning.  Best practice will reflect the principles of the National Quality Framework (2012), the National Early Years Learning Framework (2009), the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (2009), the Early Childhood Australia Code of Ethics and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

We understand the needs of children, families, educators and community are constantly changing, therefore we are committed to being responsive to those needs through active engagement and communication with children, families and educators. We also undertake ongoing evaluation of the Centre, its programs and all aspects of its operation.

Learning Environments
Supporting children in the ways they connect with the natural environment, promoting awareness of environmental and sustainable practices
Rich in sensory and natural learning experiences
Welcoming, warm, safe and caring to develop and celebrate emerging interests
Stimulating and responsive, where positive encouragement and behaviour guidance promotes pro-social behaviours, making learning possible
Child-Centred
Giving children choices and respecting their decisions and individuality
Leading child centred practice based on children's strengths and interests
Recognising children as capable, competent, co-contributors and acknowledging them as active participants in their own learning
Providing critical reflection of all aspects of practices to enrich decision making about children's learning
Learning through Play
Recognise children learn best through play
Provide stimulating, open-ended resources for intentional, guided and spontaneous play and interest
Acknowledge interaction, sensitivity and attachment are essential elements in providing opportunities for children to realise their potential
Provide an emergent curriculum which is play based and supports children's active participation and learning which is responsive to children's, family's and educators' emerging interests and strengths
Provide opportunities to: imagine, create, reason, master skills, have meaningful experiences, solve problems, explore, discover and express themselves
Relationships
Collaboration, open communication and trust between children, families, staff and community
Children, parents and educators are acknowledged as partners in a learning community that promotes the wellbeing, education and development of all children
Supporting children's good physical health, happiness and self-esteem to promote positive mental health and wellbeing
Educators will support children in a 'community of care' where relationships, empathy, responsibility and a sense of community are encouraged and valued
Recognition of the expertise of families in shared decision-making for the care and education of children
Belonging, Being and Becoming
All children, families and staff feel a strong sense of belonging, ownership and pride
Recognition of the uniqueness of each child and family, and the need for children to develop an understanding of themselves and others
Positive engagement to create strong relationships within the local community
All children are provided with a sense of Belonging; recognise and value their Being and support and encourage their Becoming
Equality, Diversity  and Respect
Respecting individual diversity and cultures of children and families
Recognition and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities perspectives, values, beliefs and practices
All children treated as equals with no judgement or bias
Collaboration with other organisations and service providers to enhance children's learning and wellbeing and to strengthen partnerships with families
Educators are supported in their continued professional learning and development and will engage in evaluation and critical reflection of the Centre's philosophy, policies, and practices to enrich decision making regarding children's learning and development.

Robyn Jane Children's Centre Inc

 
Welcome to Nurture One Steel Street Children’s Centre.

We are open from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm and provide quality long day care and education for children aged six weeks to six years. Our care and education centre is large however has been designed to create an intimate homelike feel to encourage children to feel comfortable in their learning environment.

Our experienced and qualified educators provide programs based on the Early Years Learning Framework including a specialised Kindergarten program taught by a qualified teacher; aimed at preparing children for school and beyond.

We work closely with all our families as we understand the support this creates for the children as well as the family as a whole. Our aim is to create a welcoming and friendly environment for anyone who enters our front door, be it children, their siblings or parents or grandparents.

We value the strength of our own team, and work closely with each other to provide the best possible childcare experience for you and your children.

We believe in the unique potential of each child that we educate and build strong relationships with all children in order to help them grown and learn through their time with us.

We look forward to meeting you here at Steel Street Children’s Centre.

Our childcare centre proudly offers a kindergarten/preschool program to ensure your child is supported for their transition to school every step of the way. With a focus on language, literacy, numeracy, social skills and more your child will become school ready.

Find child care in Castella VIC, 3777

SEND VACANCY ALERT

SEND VACANCY ALERT

Queens Park Kindergarten

Haig Avenue Preschool

Robyn Jane Children's Centre Inc

Badger Creek Preschool

Steel Street Children's Centre

Cire Outside School Hours Care Badger Creek

Camp Australia - Healesville Primary School OSHC

Chum Creek Primary School OSHC

Toolangi Primary School Council

9 Child Care Centres

Meeting