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First Grammar Castle Hill Centre overview
First Grammar Castle Hill Centre highlights
- Our centre proudly offers the NSW Government-approved Preschool program as part of our enhanced learning program. Our Preschool program supports your child's learning, development and well-being, to help ensure a successful transition to school.
- We are a multicultural early learning centre, with educators proficient in multiple languages.
- Our music programs have been designed to help develop fundamental skills that help support childrens self regulation, memory and concentration. Children learn to appreciate and develop and understand.
About First Grammar Castle Hill Long Daycare and Preschool
Welcome to First Grammar Castle Hill We're ideally located for families in Castle Hill, Cherrybrook, Baulkham Hills, Dural, Kellyville and Bella Vista.
Our Long Daycare and Preschool Centre provides early education and care for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years.
At First Grammar Castle Hill, we provide convenient, full care coverage from 9hr, 10hr or full days, 5 days per week, including school holidays.
Our longstanding, multicultural, 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 First Grammar Castle Hill 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.
- 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.
- Real life experiences: Children participate in fun and exciting experiences such as woodworking, harvesting the veggie garden, caring for our worm farm and early cooking skills.
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Kindergarten/Preschool Programs
Kindergarten/Preschool Programs
Our centre offers the NSW Government-approved ‘Start Strong’ Preschool Program.
At First Grammar, 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
Mary 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. Mary 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
Mary has finished her lunch and is preparing to take a nap. Her educator changes her nappy, prepares a bottle and reads Mary a story before her afternoon sleep.
Afternoon
Mary and some of her nursery friends enjoy some story time and songs outside in the shaded garden. They read ‘Peepo’ which is Mary’s favourite book.
Morning
Damo 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, Damo is learning about himself and the world around him. Dramatic play is helping Damo identify his interests, abilities, likes and dislikes.
Lunch
Damo is watering the vegetables in the garden. By doing this, Damo is learning the importance of growing and caring for the veggies in the garden. Damo picks a tomato from the garden, which the Chef will use to help make Damo and his friend’s lunch - Spaghetti Bolognese!
Afternoon
Damo 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.
Morning
Jo is almost five years old and can’t wait for today’s carpentry experience - she loves building things! Carpentry experiences allow Jo and her friends to extend their learning through real-life experiences. While participating in carpentry, Jo is learning to problem solve, experiment and predict. She is also improving her hand eye coordination, manipulative skills and muscular strength.
Lunch
Before Jo sits down for lunch with her friends and educators, Jo takes part in the centre’s sports program. Jo loves sports. Sports helps Jo improve her flexibility and strength (perfect for growing bodies!). Sports also allows her to practice different skills in a fun and engaging way.
Afternoon
Jo is off to ‘big school’ next year and she can't wait to start! Jo 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 Jean and I am the Centre Manager here at First Grammar Castle Hill. Children are independent curious little humans and they wonder what/why/how things works a certain way. I like to enhance their ability to feel completely equipped to respond to life.
My approach to helping children on their learning and life journey is to actively listen and observe what our children require on an individual capacity and in group situations developing a simple, practical, user friendly and life changing program to approach each child and met their needs.
The extra curriculum activities enhance our learning with swimming lessons, incursions & excursions (to the theatre, nature walks, Library visit, PLS (Positive living Skills) which is a social impact program which is focused on developing a child’s secure sense of self, building awareness and skills to understand emotions and behaviours, and to form healthy and secure relationships while interacting appropriately with others. This program is throughout the whole centre in each room. Sustainability program with a visiting sustainability officer weekly, music lessons and key research into child interest-based learning.
The best part of my job is the team – they are so committed and positive about their role as educators. The whole team sees their role as incredibly important, helping children establish the building blocks for a successful lifetime of learning. We feel confident to sometimes need to bring an observation to a family’s attention in a positive supportive way. We are not afraid to have the tough communication as representatives for each child.
We provide afternoon snacks made fresh on site a few times a week for the families on their way home. We have a special fruit box that each family receive once or twice a year as a thank you for trusting us with their most previous gift their child. We provide yearly a dinner on us evening where the families have dinner prepared for them and they don’t have to worry about preparing at home. The local Hills Men Shed have upcycled old furniture and redesign and recreate something for the children and their play. We invite our neighbours to visit and have set up a R U OK cookie stall to share with our community. We have collected home items to share with charities and those less fortunate than ourselves.
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Centre Reviews
My son has been in the centre since he was 8 months old and now he is 4 . I can say it is... My son has been in the centre since he was 8 months old and now he is 4 . I can say it is an extension of my home - all the educators and the Director care as their own kids . I would highly recommend the centre for any age group and I can this as my son has been all 3 rooms now. If you are a working parent - you would be at work without any stress once you drop your kid at the centre. Read more
I highly recommend this early learning centre to parents The manager is a lovely lady and well organised, she consider every child's condition... I highly recommend this early learning centre to parents The manager is a lovely lady and well organised, she consider every child's condition and background and does her best to provide the best environment for growth and development of children. Educators are lovely and caring, too. Very warm and clean environment. kids are always happy there and no body gets ignored. Read more
Dear H, 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 First Grammar Team.
Jean and her team are absolutely fantastic. Finding the right place for a small baby and trusting them with your child is one... Jean and her team are absolutely fantastic. Finding the right place for a small baby and trusting them with your child is one of the most anxious and nerve wrecking processes for a parent. We enrolled our son at First Grammar Castle Hill when he was 8 months, it has become my son's second home. The educators are genuinely kind and caring which is one of the main factors that made us want to commit to this centre. By personally contacting you, reassuring you, communicating with you and genuinely caring for your child, you have utmost peace of mind that your child is receiving the best care. I would 100% recommend the centre to anyone and we made the best decision by choosing First Grammar Castle Hill. Read more
Dear Haleh, 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 First Grammar Team.