Enrolment Form

 

EARLY LEARNING CENTRE

JOIGNY

Term Time Educational Program for 4 Year Old Children

SOPHIE’S COTTAGE

Long Day Care Educational Program for 3 & 4 Year Old Children

EXCEEDING NATIONAL STANDARD – Department of Education

 

EARLY LEARNING CENTRE

 

PHILOSOPHY

At Kincoppal-Rose Bay Early Learning Centre we are inspired by the approaches used in Reggio Emilia and the philosophies of the Forest Schools in Northern Europe. Our own beliefs combine with these to bring about experiences where children are encouraged to become researchers in their own learning, building upon their curiosities and wonders and being challenged to make meaning about the mysteries of their worlds.

Along with our strength in the five goals of Sacred Heart Education, the Joigny Centre and Sophie’s Cottage has created spaces where children are inspired, captivated, engaged and provoked both indoors and out in nature. There are spaces where they can collaborate with others including teachers and where they can delve deeper into the curiosities and marvels that attract them. Spaces where they can be themselves and explore all that intrigues them, from the hidden life in a rotting log to the tallest mountain in the world, to mythical dragons living up the drain and the colours of wonder that explode from their minds when they think. Investigations are an integral part of the learning.

EDUCATIONAL VISION

The aim of our work with the youngest members of our school community is to support children’s discovery and learning within the context of close, supportive and deeply felt relationships with one another. We work with children collaboratively, closely involved in the processing of their interests and investigations. Through investigations using expertise of both adults and children alike, we research, build together or co-construct knowledge. Children engage best in learning through hands-on exploration of ideas. They have strong ideas or ‘theories’ about the world. It is through listening that we really hear each child we educate. As parents you will see the learning come alive and how your competent, capable child approaches their learning through our practice of documenting. In this way we endeavour to reveal the process of learning as a journey towards understanding.

*The School reserves the right to update and change the school admissions policy

 “The art of research already exists in the hands of children acutely sensitive to the pleasure of surprise. The wonder of learning, of knowing, of understanding is one of the first fundamental sensations each human being expects from experiences faced alone or with others”  Loris Malaguzzi

JOIGNY

EARLY LEARNING CENTRE

The Joigny Centre offers a term time program for 4 and 5 year old children. The children and their teachers engage in an educational journey that captures the hearts and minds of all those who enter. It is a place of wonder, discovery and learning where eager thinkers and explorers make connections with their own unique interests.

Centre Opening Hours

8am – 3.30pm Monday – Friday (Term Time Only)

After School Care and Holiday Programs

Children are able to attend both afterschool care and holiday programs outside normal school hours

Ages

Children must turn 4 before 31st March of that year.

Cost

Refer to the KRB schedule of fees and the fee policy.

Food

Children bring own Morning Tea and Lunch

Uniforms

All children wear a uniform available at school shop

Enrolling

Normal interview procedures apply as The Joigny Centre is an entry point for the school

eduKite

Parents will have access to an individual eduKite page for their child where observations, events and photos will be posted. They will also have access to the School’s portal.

Specialists

Within the program children participate in Music, French, PE, Library and Wild Time Programs

Extra-Curricular

Children in the Joigny Centre are able to do Tennis, Gymnastics or Ballet as part of the extracurricular program.

SOPHIE’S COTTAGE

3 & 4 YEAR OLD PROGRAMS

Sophie’s Cottage offers 3 & 4 year old long day care programs. It is a unique environment where children are engaged, enriched and given creative license to explore their curiosities. The service follows the Early Years Learning Framework and adheres to the National Quality Standards.

Centre Opening Hours

7.30am – 6.00pm Monday – Friday

3 Year Old Program

Choice of a 2, 3 or 5 day program. The 3 day program runs Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The 2 day program runs Thursday and Friday.

4 Year Old Program

Children are able to attend 4 or 5 days. Selected days are locked in at the start of the year. Children move to the Joigny Centre for the major part of the day following the Joigny program with their peers.

Ages

3 year old Sophie’s Cottage program – Children must turn 3 before31st March in the starting year.

4 year old Sophie’s Cottage program – Children must turn 4 before 31st March in the starting year.

Cost

Tuition fees will be approximately $130 per day. Refer to the current KRB schedule of fees and the fee policy.

Food

The KRB kitchen will supply nutritional morning and afternoon tea and lunch for all children. Breakfast and late supper also available.

Uniforms

All children wear a uniform available at school shop

Toilet Training

All children must be toilet trained before starting.

Enrolling

Normal interview and orientation apply as both the 3 and 4 year old programs are entry points for the school.

Staff

Both programs are coordinated by qualified Early Childhood Teachers and assisted by educators with a Diploma in Early Childhood Education.

eduKite

Parents will have access to an individual eduKite page for their child where observations, events and photos will be posted. They will have access to the School’s portal.

Immunisation

All children must be immunised before starting at Sophie’s Cottage. All children who are receiving CCR or CCB must be immunised.

Childcare Rebate (CCR) and Childcare Benefit (CCB)

The 3 and 4 year old Sophie’s Cottage program will attract CCR and CCB. It is the families’ responsibility to apply through the Department of Human Services. Kincoppal-Rose Bay does not receive the CCR direct. Do not register for the CCR to be paid directly to the school.

Specialists

Within the program children participate in French, Library and Wild Time.

Extra-Curricular

Children in Sophie’s Cottage are able to do Tennis, Gymnastics or Ballet as part of the extracurricular program.