Woodlands Sunshine West Long Daycare and Kindergarten
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Woodlands Sunshine West Long Daycare and Kindergarten Centre overview
Woodlands Sunshine West Long Day Care & Registered Kindergarten offers enriching care and learning for children 6 weeks to 6 years of age. A dedicated team of teachers and educators meaningfully engage the children with stimulating and fun activities that foster healthy, holistic development.
The centre is a comfortable and inviting space with light, bright and nature-inspired interiors. Children take part in an exciting holistic program that includes sports, yoga, music and French language classes. The resource-rich centre responds to children’s curiosity, with a rich array of toys, games, books and materials for creativity.
The centre focuses on both indoor and outdoor learning. Educators encourage children to utilise the age-appropriate climbing and balance equipment, building important physical and motor skills through play. With a strong sustainability focus, children also learn how to care for and nurture the environment.
With dedicated parking on site and bus stops just metres away, pick ups and drop offs are quick and easy. Why not book a tour of this warm and welcoming centre today?
Fees & Vacancies
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Enquire & enrol to get a week on Care For Kids*
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Enquire & enrol to get a week on Care For Kids*
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Enquire & enrol to get a week on Care For Kids*
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Enquire & enrol to get a week on Care For Kids*
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Enquire & enrol to get a week on Care For Kids*
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Enquire & enrol to get a week on Care For Kids*
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Woodlands Sunshine West Long Daycare and Kindergarten Service features
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Get to know us
Programs
Programs
The centre focuses on holistic development and school readiness with exciting programs including literacy, numeracy, language classes, sustainability education, identity, physical development and camaraderie.
- Sports & yoga program: Children enjoy weekly sports and yoga, learning to balance, throw, and kick, right down to the precise motion and technique. The program incorporates reflective learning of colours, shapes, numbers and letters through exciting games and guided exercises.
- Music & movement: Music-time is a fun favourite, where children dance and play their own instruments, while building confidence, and learning social skills and coordination.
- Cooking program: This program is a time children enjoy making their own food, while learning more about new types of food, healthy eating, and taking responsibility.
- Sustainability and bush kinder: The outdoor natural area inspires learning about Australian native plants and gardening.
- French language program: The benefits of learning an additional language at a young age include enhanced reading and writing skills, cognitive development and problem-solving skills. Children learn through play, art and craft, music, songs and stories.
- Lunch box program: For children transitioning to primary school, this program allows them to practise a lunch routine similar to a primary school setting, with the support and encouragement of teachers and educators.
Meet the team
Meet the team
Woodlands ELC puts the child first in everything it does. This starts by hiring only passionate and skilled teachers and educators.
Known as “Woodlanders”, the talented team share the same determination and passion for education. The team helps every child succeed and reach their full potential by providing inspiring and exciting educational experiences, and opportunities to learn important life skills.
The team proudly supports children to become empowered, confident, creative and eager learners.
Parent communication and involvement
Parent communication and involvement
The team actively partners with parents in every child’s education and development journey. They work to build a community where every family at Woodlands has the support they need to succeed and thrive.
The centre uses the Xplor Home App, allowing parents to easily stay in touch with the centre. The educators provide regular updates on the app and also notify parents about centre events.
Woodland’s also provides regular partnership meetings where parents can speak with the teachers and educators. These meetings provide an open forum to discuss education-related topics in an environment where opinions are respected and valued. The outcomes of these meetings also help to inform the program.
About the curriculum
About the curriculum
Woodlands provides a learning environment that supports children to thrive as they build a sense of being and becoming. Educators understand the importance of the development, and celebration of individual personalities to help create a sense of belonging where children have the confidence and resilience to play, learn and explore.
Nursery
6 weeks - 12 months
The Nursery classrooms are beautifully designed, safe, and inviting places where infants can thrive while being supported by experienced educators to reach developmental milestones, learn about their world and develop a sense of belonging.
From exploring different textures and sensory activities, to making music and singing, enjoying physical development through tummy time, to exploring the world of food and the outdoors, children are given every opportunity to thrive and enjoy their days.
1 year - 2 years
Woodlands 1 to 2-Year-Old Classrooms are thoughtfully designed spaces that motivate toddlers as they take on new challenges and develop their self-awareness, social skills, and communication. The classrooms provide opportunities for toddlers to use new skills and be active in safe surroundings.
Toddlers at this age have access to open ended resources to satisfy their growing curiosity. Fun activities including music and movement, early literacy and numeracy, crafts and gardening, and children have the explore and discover.
2 years - 3 years
Toddler classrooms are designed to foster a toddler’s natural desire to do things for themself, to explore, be active, imagine and create. The curriculum develops their self-awareness, self-regulation, communication, social skills and helps them make sense of the world around them.
Each day includes adventure. A day may involve playing instruments with ‘everyday’ tools, learning independence through making their own bed or cleaning up after themselves, to practising mud-cooking with their friends in the sandpit.
3 years - 5 years
Kindergarten classrooms are thoughtfully designed to be stimulating and challenging for children as they prepare for primary school. The experienced educators design and implement engaging, child-centred environments and experiences that embrace the individuality of each child by extending skills without limits.
The Kindergarten Program helps children transition to school with support for learning language and numeracy, crafts and painting, practical self-sufficiency and social skills.
Programs
Programs
Morning
Elsa is 12 months old and she loves playing in the sandpit. With the help of an educator she fills and empty buckets of sand, then adds a flower to each tower from the garden.
Lunch
Elsa has a nap after lunch, then picks a book from the low shelf with a funny lion on the cover. She loves tracing the pictures with her hand as an educator reads her the story.
Afternoon
It’s time for art this afternoon. Elsa picks the colour orange, then using a wide brush, makes a picture of the lion from today’s story.
Morning
Ben is two years old and he loves playing outside when he arrives each day. Today an educator is teaching Ben and his friends about gardening, and he is excited to see freshly grown carrots.
Lunchtime
Ben and his friends have a yoga class today. They stand in line, practising bending and stretching.
Afternoon
Ben’s group is learning about numbers. They each take some coloured blocks and practice putting them in piles of one, two, three and four.
Morning
Anna is 5 years old and loves the herb and vegetable gardens. The centre chef is making pasta today and Anna and her friends are picking fresh ingredients for their lunch.
Lunchtime
Anna is excited to be starting big school next year and feels all grown up. As part of the lunch box program, she has a packed lunch today with a sandwich and banana.
Afternoon
It’s time for music and movement. The children each pick an instrument and Anna chooses a drum. They practise making sounds with their instruments, before standing up and stamping their feet in time to the music.
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465 Fitzgerald RoadSunshine West, VIC, 3020
Centre Reviews
We were so estatic this beautifully built centre opened so close to our home and since our first tour we found that... We were so estatic this beautifully built centre opened so close to our home and since our first tour we found that staff were attentive and knowledgeable. Both of our kids 2&4yo have loved being apart of the original crew and love the educators. Particularly we want to thank Bhavesh for doing everything he can to get my kids comfortable so quickly, now they’re both unable to leave for the day without a goodbye hug ! Read more
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