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Waterford West World of Learning Centre overview
Waterford West World of Learning Centre highlights
- 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 childrens self-regulation, memory, and concentration. Children learn to appreciate and develop an understanding.
About Waterford West World of Learning Long Daycare and Kindergarten
Welcome to Waterford West World of Learning. We're ideally located for families in Crestmead, Logan Reserve and Marsden.
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.
Fees & Vacancies
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*
*T&Cs apply
Enquire & enrol to get a week on Care For Kids*
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Waterford West World of Learning Service features
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Kindergarten/Preschool Programs
Kindergarten/Preschool Programs
Our centre offers the QLD Government-approved ‘Free Kindy’ Program.
At World of Learning, your child will benefit from the QLD ‘Free Kindy’ Government-approved program as part of our enhanced learning program. Our Kindergarten 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:
- QLD ‘Free Kindy’ 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
Anita 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. Anita 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
Anita has finished her lunch and is preparing to take a nap. Her educator changes her nappy, prepares a bottle and reads Anita a story before her afternoon sleep.
Afternoon
Anita and some of her nursery friends enjoy some story time and songs outside in the shaded garden. They read ‘Peepo’ which is Anita’s favourite book.
Morning
Luca 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, Luca is learning about himself and the world around him. Dramatic play is helping Luca identify his interests, abilities, likes and dislikes.
Lunch
Luca is watering the vegetables in the garden. By doing this, Luca is learning the importance of growing and caring for the veggies in the garden. Luca picks a tomato from the garden, which the Chef will use to help make Luca and his friend’s lunch - Spaghetti Bolognese!
Afternoon
Luca 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, Luca is learning how to express himself creatively and how to convey his ideas and emotions. Painting is also helping develop Luca’s hand eye coordination, finger, wrist and hand strength. Making marks on paper is important for self expression as well as later learning.
Morning
Ava is almost five years old and can’t wait for today’s carpentry experience - she loves building things! Carpentry experiences allow Ava and her friends to extend their learning through real-life experiences. While participating in carpentry, Ava is learning to problem solve, experiment and predict. She is also improving her hand eye coordination, manipulative skills and muscular strength.
Lunch
Before Ava sits down for lunch with her friends and educators, Ava takes part in the centre’s sports program. Ava loves sports. Sports helps Ava improve her flexibility and strength (perfect for growing bodies!). Sports also allows her to practice different skills in a fun and engaging way.
Afternoon
Ava is off to ‘big school’ next year and she can't wait to start! Ava 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 Mandy and I am the Centre Manager here at Waterford West World of Learning. I began my career in early childhood education and care in 2006 and started working at Waterford West World of Learning early in 2016. I hold a Certificate 3 and Diploma in Children’s Services. I have had a great experience working in Early education and have enjoyed growing as an educator.
Since a young child I have always wanted to work with children, I love supporting children to grow into themselves and creating lifelong relationships with families. I absolutely love working with children and helping set them up with the skills they need to continue to learn throughout their life. Every child learns differently which has taught me to be adaptable and look at things in a different light.
Some of the benefits attending an early childhood education centre is social skills, emotional skills and language skills. Children have the opportunity to engage with different activities and set ups, we cover self-help skills in depth such as hand washing, self-serving, toileting etc. At the moment the rooms are working on stranger danger, traffic safety and the life cycle of a caterpillar.
Our team here at Waterford West World of Learning is dedicated, hardworking, passionate, and committed to providing the best learning environments the children could possibly have. They are all highly trained and go above and beyond for the children and families, we aim to provide a home away from home where we all feel like one big family.
By following all policies and procedures, completing all check lists and teaching the children about health and safety. G8 have teamed up with brave heart to refresh our child protection courses and start a campaign “I will”.
During the family’s time at the centre we engage with our families daily, stay updated on how they are going, offer support if needed, spend the time to get to know them all. We always send daily communications and keep families updated on things that are happening with the centre.
We have an open-door policy and families are always welcome, we hold breakfasts in the carpark, we hand out appreciate bags filled with treats. We celebrate special days with BBQ’s, lunches, or morning teas. We have a strong connection with or wider community and enjoy inviting them into our centre to celebrate their special celebrations too.
Our tours are very friendly and informative, we aim to make the families and children feel welcome and part of the family. We have enrolment packs which we have added information about our menus, Xplor home, the staff for that room, what they need to bring and the fees for the centre. We are always available to help families apply for CCS or fill our enrolment forms.
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A huge thank you to Waterford west world of learning for assisting my daughter in her learning and development. She has thrived being... A huge thank you to Waterford west world of learning for assisting my daughter in her learning and development. She has thrived being in your care. I have always felt welcomed everytime at drop off/pick up. Staff are very caring, understanding and friendly. I can happily say I have never had an issue with my daughter in there care. 😊 I'll definitely be recommending this centre to all my family and friends. 🙂 Read more
Dear Madison, 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 World of Learning Team.