Pottsville Community Preschool program recognises children's need for a discovery and inquiry approach to learning and so provides them with many opportunities to make choices, explore, observe, problem-solve and imagine.

 

The development of each child is guided through engagements and relationships with peers, adults, and the environment.

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Our program supports the Early Years Learning Framework and embodies its central idea of 'belonging, being and becoming'.

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The educators develop your child's learning program by:

• Identifying your child's strengths and interests through observing and engaging with them, and speaking with your family.

• Planning experiences, choosing teaching strategies and designing the environment to build on your child's skills, knowledge and understanding of the world.

• Reflecting on, evaluating and documenting the learning outcomes for your child to inform future planning.

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We encourage and support children to:

• Act as researchers, explorers, problem solvers and creators.

• Ask questions, listen to the ideas of others and to develop their own hypotheses on a range of ideas and concepts.

• Develop a spirit of cooperation and a caring and responsible attitude.

• Have uninterrupted time on their own, or to engage with friends. 

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Our program focuses on:

• Fostering self-esteem, emotional wellbeing, communication and respect for others.

• Developing relationships, self-expression, collaboration and self-help skills.

• Lifelong learning.

• Embedding visual and performing arts, science, mathematics, language and literacy development, communication and problem solving.

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