Orchard Early Learning Forestville

At Orchard Early Learning Centre, we offer a fresh approach to early learning. Drawing on the natural environment, we look to inspire children to become discoverers, learners and thinkers – holistically preparing them for a life of learning and wellbeing.

Led by an experienced and warm educational team, we focus on creating playful learning experiences that allow children to engage thoughtfully and inquisitively with the ever-evolving world around them. Our philosophy recognises that learning is a never-ending journey that is nourished by relationships with others and the environment in which we live.

AT ORCHARD EARLY LEARNING CENTRE, WE VIEW SCHOOL READINESS AS SO MUCH MORE THAN A CHILD’S ACADEMIC ABILITIES.

Our School Readiness program embraces 21st Century research and several child development theories that have a strong focus on social and emotional development.

Today there is greater research on how we understand 'readiness' and the range of additional factors which may affect a child’s ability to adapt and cope in a school environment. At Orchard Early Learning Centre our preschool educators focus on readiness through the lenses of social competence, emotional maturity, language and cognitive skills, communication and regulation of emotions and fostering independence and self-help skills.

Our Preschools are run by 4–year bachelor–trained Early Childhood Teachers who work alongside qualified and experienced Diploma and Certificate 3 educators. We provide a school readiness program that builds knowledge, skills, and behaviours that enable children to participate and succeed in school.