Greenwood Scoresby
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Greenwood Scoresby Centre overview
About Greenwood Scoresby Long Daycare and Kindergarten
Welcome to Greenwood Scoresby. We're ideally located for families in Scoresby, Ferntree Gully, Knoxfield, Ringwood and Wantirna South.
Our Long Daycare and Kindergarten Centre provides early education and care for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years.
We provide convenient, full care coverage from 9hr, 10hr or full days, 5 days per week, including school holidays.
Our 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 Government-approved Kindergarten program that helps ensure your child has a successful transition to formal schooling.
We offer a great variety of learning experiences at our Centre 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.
- 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.
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Greenwood Scoresby Service features
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Kindergarten/Preschool Programs
Kindergarten/Preschool Programs
Our centre offers the VIC Government-approved ‘Best Start, Best Life’ Kindergarten Program.
At Greenwood, your child will benefit from the VIC ‘Best Start, Best Life’ Government-approved program as part of our enhanced learning program. Our program will support your child’s learning, development, and well-being for now, at school and beyond. We tailor our Kindergarten program across:
- Numeracy
- Literacy
- Emotional and Social Development
- Self regulation
- Healthy minds and bodies
The added benefits of our Kindergarten program include:
- VIC ‘Best Start, Best Life’ 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.
Kindergarten Space: 3 – 6 years
Kindergarten 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 Kindergarten 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 Kindergarten 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
Bianca 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. Bianca 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
Bianca has finished her lunch and is preparing to take a nap. Her educator changes her nappy, prepares a bottle and reads Bianca a story before her afternoon sleep.
Afternoon
Bianca and some of her nursery friends enjoy some story time and songs outside in the shaded garden. They read ‘Peepo’ which is Bianca’s favourite book.
Morning
Hunter 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, Hunter is learning about himself and the world around him. Dramatic play is helping Hunter identify his interests, abilities, likes and dislikes.
Lunch
Hunter is watering the vegetables in the garden. By doing this, Hunter is learning the importance of growing and caring for the veggies in the garden. Hunter picks a tomato from the garden, which the Chef will use to help make Hunter and his friend’s lunch - Spaghetti Bolognese!
Afternoon
Hunter 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, Hunter is learning how to express himself creatively and how to convey his ideas and emotions. Painting is also helping develop Hunter’s hand eye coordination, finger, wrist and hand strength. Making marks on paper is important for self expression as well as later learning.
Morning
Gina is almost five years old and can’t wait for today’s carpentry experience - she loves building things! Carpentry experiences allow Gina and her friends to extend their learning through real-life experiences. While participating in carpentry, Gina is learning to problem solve, experiment and predict. She is also improving her hand eye coordination, manipulative skills and muscular strength.
Lunch
Before Gina sits down for lunch with her friends and educators, Gina takes part in the centre’s sports program. Gina loves sports. Sports helps Gina improve her flexibility and strength (perfect for growing bodies!). Sports also allows her to practice different skills in a fun and engaging way.
Afternoon
Gina is off to ‘big school’ next year and she can't wait to start! Gina 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 Lucinda and I am the Centre Manager here at Greenwood Scoresby. I began my career in the Early Childhood Education and Care sector in 1999 whilst studying for my Diploma. In 2010 I decided to return to study and completed my Advanced Diploma in Children’s Services. It was at this time that I moved into Management roles.
My position as the Centre Manager allows me to support the families and children and guide their learning experiences within the service.
I am incredibly passionate and dedicated to providing and maintaining a high-quality standard of care for your children in a safe environment where they have the ability and opportunity to learn, grow and explore at their individual developmental pace.
I believe that we can achieve this by supporting and developing a dynamic team that is also driven to provide and embed a caring, inviting, sustainable, culturally inclusive quality program. Whilst remembering the importance of the outdoor environment as the third teacher. When developing the learning environment, it is crucial to ensure that it is developmentally appropriate and create environments and play spaces that are rich, purposeful, and engaging while also promoting choice and supporting each child’s independence.
Here at Greenwood Scoresby. My aim and dedication and that of our beautiful team, is to ensure that we develop and provide an engaging and inviting space for your children to feel safe, accepted, included and most of all secure. Creating this type of environment allows your children to flourish and be the very best they can be.
The Early Years are fundamentally important in the growth and development of children, not only developmentally but socially as well.
A priority for the team at Greenwood Scoresby is to build strong respectful relationships with the families, their children, and our community. This is one of the most important foundations to building their sense of identity and belonging here at Greenwood Scoresby.
We encourage you to join us for a tour and see these practices in action.
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Centre Reviews
Greenwood Scoresby is like a home away from home for our son. The personal investment that the staff has shown towards our child... Greenwood Scoresby is like a home away from home for our son. The personal investment that the staff has shown towards our child has been exceptional. The various activities that are held, the day to day updates about our child’s progress, the fact that they are always available to hear from the parents and the way they take feedback seriously - all of this rounds up to make this center a commendable place. Thank you to the whole staff! My son couldn’t be happier and safer at any other place. Read more
Lucinda is a great centre manager nothing is to much trouble for her Lucinda is a great centre manager nothing is to much trouble for her
Greenwood Scoresby is a great centre. We've been coming here for years now, and wouldn't change. My kids have flourished here. My little... Greenwood Scoresby is a great centre. We've been coming here for years now, and wouldn't change. My kids have flourished here. My little girl loves it there . She will ask us "is it kinder day?" As she's keen to see her friends and learn new things. She loves the staff there and the yummy food Nathan makes! We've even used his recipes at home as she prefers his version. I would recommend this place to friends and family. We've gone from the nursery room to the kinder room and still here! If any issues - Lucinda is always there to chat and help! Read more