Goulburn Preschool Room

Our Preschool education and care routine is influenced by the children, educators, our community and Centre philosophy as well as the Australian Early Years Framework.

Our preschool curriculum goal is to deliver fun and play-based learning opportunities. Some of our daily routines offer structure and consistency but we value children having large amounts of unstructured and uninterrupted time too, particularly for play and learning opportunities. We want to help children develop a love of learning and ultimately transition effectively to school while still enjoying being a young child.

We value the benefits of our learning spaces, particularly our outdoor play spaces as they offer a wide range of opportunities for children to be physically active and have their imaginations run wild. Our Preschool outdoor play spaces encourages the following activities;

- Running and bike riding

- Climbing

- Rock and sand play

- Cubby House

- Vegetable and flower gardens

- We are fortunate enough to have a bus that allows us to get out and about in our local community.

Our role at Imaginations as Educators is to facial this type of play and recognise its learning potential, help and challenge children's physical skills and thinking abilities. We observe children's interests and knowledge and help them build upon it in a collaborative approach that's fun and meaningful. 

This type of play allows our Preschool curriculum to encourage awareness and skills such as:

- Pre-Literacy

- Numeracy

- Social and Emotional skills

- Fine and Gross Motor Development

- Learning STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and mathematical)concepts

- Cultural and Community awareness and participation 

- Inclusion 

- Community participation