Great Beginnings Gymea
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Great Beginnings Gymea Centre overview
Great Beginnings Gymea Centre highlights
- We are proud to be rated exceeding by the Australian Childrens Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA). This rating means that we exceeded the requirements of the National Quality Standard (NQS)
- Our centre proudly offers the NSW Government-approved Preschool program as part of our enhanced learning program. Our Preschool program supports your child
- Our longstanding team, including staff with over 20 years of experience at the centre, creates a calm and nurturing environment to ensure children feel loved, safe, and secure.
About Great Beginnings Gymea Long Daycare and Preschool
Welcome to Great Beginnings Gymea. We're ideally located for families in Miranda, Kirrawee, Sylvania, Caringbah and Kareela.
Our Long Daycare and Preschool Centre provides early education and care for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years.
At Great Beginnings Gymea, we provide convenient, full care coverage from 9hr, 10hr or full days, 5 days per week, including school holidays.
Our longstanding dedicated team of Teachers and Educators provide a safe, nurturing, and inspiring learning environment - where your child can thrive, and be their wonderful self, every day.
Getting school ready? We offer the 3 and 4-year-old Government-approved Preschool program that helps ensure your child has a successful transition to formal schooling.
We offer a great variety of learning experiences at Great Beginnings Gymea including:
- Sustainability Program: Helps children develop and understand the importance of embedding sustainable practices into everyday life. Children learn about recycling, conserving water, growing food and the importance of protecting our planet.
- Community Engagement Program: Encourages children to interact with and discover their local community. We often have visits from community services, and we go out on adventures to teach the children about their local environment.
- Sports Program: Allows the children to be active and learn about different sports and movements.
- Music & Movement Program: Designed to develop fundamental skills that help support children’s self-regulation, memory, and concentration. Children learn to appreciate and develop an understanding of music - and of course, have fun.
- Language Development Programs: Our centre offers Dharawal lessons to help children develop an understanding of different languages and cultures. Learning additional languages provides children with intellectual advantages.
Fees & Vacancies
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Great Beginnings Gymea Service features
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Kindergarten/Preschool Programs
Kindergarten/Preschool Programs
Our centre offers the NSW Government-approved ‘Start Strong’ Preschool Program.
At Great Beginnings, your child will benefit from the NSW ‘Start Strong’ Government-approved program as part of our enhanced learning program. Our Preschool program will support your child’s learning, development, and well-being for now, at school and beyond. We tailor our Preschool program across:
- Numeracy
- Literacy
- Emotional and Social Development
- Self regulation
- Healthy minds and bodies
The added benefits of our Preschool program include:
- NSW ‘Start Strong’ Government-approved program
- Extended opening hours
- Open all year round (excl public holidays)
- Programs developed and delivered by our Early Childhood Teachers
- Exclusive music and movement program for self-regulation
About the Curriculum
About the Curriculum
“Let the child be the scriptwriter, director and the actor in their own play” - Magda Gerber
Nursery Space: 6 weeks – 2 years
Learning starts from before birth, and our Educators have created a welcoming and nurturing nursery environment where each baby feels safe to explore and discover new things - through their senses, their communication and cues (body language, facial expression and sounds) and by experimenting. On any given day you can see the nursery children engaging in all types of play, water play, music time, story time and more. Every day provides a brand new, exciting adventure for our babies to support their development, learning and wellbeing!
Toddler Space: 2 - 3 years
Our teachers and educators encourage the children to learn through play to help enhance their sensory-motor development. This happens through carefully planned music, dance, games and reading experiences.
On any given day the Toddler children can be seen developing their numeracy by building a tower, sorting objects, pointing and identifying shapes and patterns and participating in counting songs and games.
Children in our toddler space are encouraged to participate in group play. Group play is important as it helps our toddlers develop important social skills such as, turn taking, developing self confidence and emotional self regulation. Our team helps children through talking, planning and role modelling.
Preschool Space: 3 – 6 years
Preschool is a unique time for learning with peers and developing skills for later learning including confidence and curiosity, important skills for starting school. Our play-based program encourages active engagement in learning and supports a range of positive developmental outcomes including resilience, independence, critical thinking and creativity.
The oral language supports literacy learning. A child’s oral language ability is the best predictor for later success in learning to read and write. Hearing the sounds within a language is the first critical step for all literacy learning. Our team supports our Preschool children's development by engaging in rich discussions, introducing new vocabulary as part of everyday conversations, as well as singing, playing games, and reading with the children daily.
Throughout the Preschool year, children use their language to share ideas, ask questions, express themselves, and connect with peers and adults in social settings.
Social-emotional skills, including the ability to self-regulate emotions, is supported through group learning environments. Our team supports each child’s social and emotional development by labelling and talking about emotions and supporting appropriate responses as together, they engage in new and challenging situations. Lastly, ensuring that all children are ready for the ‘big school’ by preparing them for all that ‘big school’ has to offer.
Morning
Jesse is 11 months old and enjoys sensory play outside in the sandpit with her friends. She sits near her educator who helps teach her how to scoop the sand into the bucket. Jesse is learning how to dig, carry, and move the sand. She is also exploring texture and learning what happens to the sand when she adds water!
Lunch
Jesse has finished her lunch and is preparing to take a nap. Her educator changes her nappy, prepares a bottle and reads Jesse a story before her afternoon sleep.
Afternoon
Jesse and some of her nursery friends enjoy some story time and songs outside in the shaded garden. They read ‘Peepo’ which is Jesse’s favourite book.
Morning
Nick is two and a half years old and loves to start his day at the centre outside on the climbing equipment. His friends join him, and together they pretend to be pirates on a ship looking for treasure. Through this exciting dramatic play, Nick is learning about himself and the world around him. Dramatic play is helping Nick identify his interests, abilities, likes and dislikes.
Lunch
Nick is watering the vegetables in the garden. By doing this, Nick is learning the importance of growing and caring for the veggies in the garden. Nick picks a tomato from the garden, which the Chef will use to help make Nick and his friend’s lunch - Spaghetti Bolognese!
Afternoon
Nick enjoys art, and today he is painting a beach scene from a recent family holiday. He adds the finishing touches and sets the painting aside to dry; so that he can take it home to share with his family.
While painting, Nick is learning how to express himself creatively and how to convey his ideas and emotions. Painting is also helping develop Nick’s hand eye coordination, finger, wrist and hand strength. Making marks on paper is important for self expression as well as later learning.
Morning
Daniela is almost five years old and can’t wait for today’s carpentry experience - she loves building things! Carpentry experiences allow Daniela and her friends to extend their learning through real-life experiences. While participating in carpentry, Daniela is learning to problem solve, experiment and predict. She is also improving her hand eye coordination, manipulative skills and muscular strength.
Lunch
Before Daniela sits down for lunch with her friends and educators, Daniela takes part in the centre’s sports program. Daniela loves sports. Sports helps Daniela improve her flexibility and strength (perfect for growing bodies!). Sports also allows her to practice different skills in a fun and engaging way.
Afternoon
Daniela is off to ‘big school’ next year and she can't wait to start! Daniela and her friends will be visiting the local primary school next week. In preparation for the visit, the class is creating a list of questions to ask the Principal and school children.
Health and Nutrition
Health and Nutrition
Our centre chef prepares and cooks healthy and nutritious meals daily, catering to the unique dietary requirements of every child. We believe that by encouraging active participation (such as growing their own fruit and vegetables, preparing, and finally cooking!) children learn to appreciate and understand the importance of healthy eating.
Our centre offers children nutrient-rich, unprocessed, and seasonal whole foods – created to delight the fussiest eaters.
Meet the team
Meet the team
Hi my name is Cady, and I am the Centre Manager here at Great Beginnings Gymea. I started working in early learning in 2012 as a school-based trainee in an Early learning centre in Queensland. I have been working at Great Beginnings Gymea in October 2017 and have loved it ever since. I hold a Certificated 3 and Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care. I have also completed a Certificate III in Dental Assisting.
I love being a part of children's lives, helping them feel safe and watching them grow and learn. Children are very empathetic and can be influenced by adults’ emotions. This has guided my teaching style which is supporting the children's emotional needs throughout the day. I do this through cuddles if they'd like, sitting with them, singing songs and being available to them. I particularly love focusing on sensory play. I believe it is a wonderful way for children to explore, learn and develop.
I believe children are capable learners, and if we support them by allowing them to build self-help skills, learn through play, risky play, explore nature, develop self-regulation, they will grow to be amazing friends, leaders, and people.
While at an Early Education Centre, children are given opportunities to learn from other children of all different ages which is so important for their social learning. We have a wide range of resources that may not be available at home, and we provide opportunities to participate in centre events and excursions into our local community.
We are a small, close-knit team here at Great Beginnings. Many of us have been working together for a long time. All educators have a great bond with all the children in the centre no matter what room they are in. We observe the children monthly and do a six-month developmental summary for each child mid-year. From these summaries we can provide your child with a set of goals to work towards for the next six months to ensure they are progressing.
I believe communication and trust is so important. Throughout the day, we send posts, emails and have phone calls if necessary to reassure families, gain information and build those strong relationships with families.
Our team at Great Beginnings Gymea cannot wait to meet your family and start on the child care and early education journey with you.
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I currently work at Great Beginnings Gymea. I’ve been employed here the past 3 years and love every part of my job. From... I currently work at Great Beginnings Gymea. I’ve been employed here the past 3 years and love every part of my job. From the first day i started i was welcomed above and beyond by every staff member and it made me feel so at ease. GBG has such a positive working environment and because of this it makes you want to come to work and do better each and every day not only for the children but the educators aswell! Read more
My toddler has been attending Great Beginnings (GB) for 2+ years and we've had a fantastic experience. The staff is incredibly caring and... My toddler has been attending Great Beginnings (GB) for 2+ years and we've had a fantastic experience. The staff is incredibly caring and attentive, always making sure each child feels safe and loved. The facilities are clean, well-organized, and filled with engaging activities that keep my little one happy and learning throughout the day. It's clear that they genuinely care about the children's development and well-being. I highly recommend GB to any parent looking for a nurturing environment for their child! Read more
Dear Natasa, thanks for leaving us such a wonderful review. We are thrilled that you loved your experience; our staff will definitely be happy to read what you wrote. We put customer experience and satisfaction as our priority, and your review reaffirms the hard work we put in every day. Kind regards, The Great Beginnings Team.
I have been working at Great Beginnings Gymea for over 3 years now. The team is friendly and welcoming along with beautiful children... I have been working at Great Beginnings Gymea for over 3 years now. The team is friendly and welcoming along with beautiful children and families. It is a small centre so it has been easy to build strong relationships with both team members, children and families across the centre. Read more