Harmony Early Education Springfield

Vision

Our vision is to nurture and assist every child to develop their unique abilities and discover their future unlimited potential.

Harmony Early Education is a value-based early learning environment where your child can develop into a strong, confident, happy and healthy individual – in both mind and body.

Values

Our values are embedded into everything we do – with every child. In addition to believing these values, we live them out every day at Harmony.

* We believe all learning is integrated and interconnected and unique for each child.

* We value and respect cultural diversity, individual differences and development.

* We see value in adapting the learning environment to each child’s developmental stage.

* We allow children to take initiative and experience freedom while playing.

* We discover and encourage the living beauty of childhood imagination.

These values are integrated into our high-quality educational programs based on the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and emergent curriculum play-based learning.

We aspire to:

* Provide an atmosphere which awakens the love of learning.

* Nurture a sense of wonder and inspire the spirit of human imagination.

* Follow a holistic approach encompassing a connection of mind, body and spirit.

* Cultivate a child’s self-awareness of their body, feelings, thoughts and attitudes.

* Support the discovery of each child’s unique personality.

* Foster an understanding and respect for the natural environment.

* Encourage sustainable practices to nurture children’s understanding of their responsibility to care for the environment.

Our commitments:

All our educators are guided by our ‘Statement of Intent’ which outlines our philosophy, ethics and social responsibility. We are committed to:

* upholding the rights of all children and acknowledges the place of childhood as a unique and critical part of human lifespan development.

* supporting educators as lifelong learners who will always act collectively and collaboratively in the best interests of children and each other.

* recognising families as children’s most important social and cultural community, where they learn about who they are and their place in the world.

* ensuring the broader community share a united obligation as advocates for and on behalf of our youngest citizens, attentive to the international mandate that the voices of children should be heard and acted upon.

* guaranteeing the principles and practices which frame the early childhood profession in Australia and underpin our work with and alongside children, families and colleagues.

At Harmony Early Education Springfield, the educators are focused on supporting each child’s health, wellbeing and creative expression. Each day, healthy and nutritious meals are offered to the children, using a four-week rotating seasonal menu which was designed by a nutritionist. 

Educators understand that healthy food, drinks and habits greatly impact the learning and growth of each child. The educators teach the children to practice the art of mindful eating. With relaxed mealtimes, each child will share their eating experiences with educators and friends. 

The on-site chef prepares nutritionally balanced meals using fresh, wholesome ingredients. Each day, the children will meet a significant amount of their daily nutritional requirements by eating at Harmony.

The centre follows Nutrition Australia national guidelines and recommendations for the menus. This is a nut free centre and is accommodating of individual allergies. 

Mealtimes at Harmony are relaxed and supervised to encourage healthy eating practices; include a range of textures and tastes appropriate to the developmental stages of different age groups; offer a variety of foods such as vegetables, fruits, lean meat, fish, chicken, milk, yoghurts and cheese; and are accompanied by water and milk.

Music program: the children enjoy weekly music classes at the centre, with the Hush Little Baby music program. The program focuses on storytelling through rhythm.

Active program and physical literacy: to improve the children’s gross motor skills, build confidence, boost self-esteem, increase enjoyment, improve vocabulary and communication.

Regular incursions: the children enjoy special visits in the centre from local community groups, including animal experiences or visits from emergency service workers.

Regular excursions: the children explore the local community with visits to local schools, museums and parks.

Yoga program: the children enjoy yoga each week at the centre, to improve their balance and flexibility.