Individual programs are designed for each group utilising each teacher’s particular style.
Each program is based on:
- A love of learning and discovery by offering a wide range of play based experiences
- A curriculum centred on creative experiences where children’s individual interests, ideas, culture and abilities are realised and encouraged
- Learning spaces that inspire children aesthetically and intellectually: spaces that reinforce connections with their home, family, community and the world
- An early learning setting that is sensitive to the enormous developmental changes that occur during the early years: by acknowledging the children’s need for exploration, experimentation and discovery as their vocabulary and intellectual skills expand rapidly
- A balance between each child striving for their independence and their need for continual reassurance
- Outdoor and Indoor spaces that are designed to engage every child in quality experiences in both built and natural environments which provide a rich and diverse range of experiences.
- Children are encouraged to become environmentally responsible and to show respect for the environment.
- Promoting each child’s agency, enabling them to make choices and decisions which influence events and their world.
Incursions
As part of each program, we are also committed to providing the children a range of incursions occurring throughout the year. Incursions may include such things as:
- Musical performers
- Music and movement program
- Artist in residence program
- Chicken hatching/Rabbit rearing
- PMP (Perceptual Motor Program)
- Theatrical and drama performances
- Wildlife incursion
- Mobile farmyard
- Drawing program
Group
2020 Session Times
Auburn South Preschool has sessions for both 3 and 4 year olds:
- 3 year old groups: Blue and Yellow
- 4 year old groups: Red, Green and Purple
Each group starts the year according to a staggered start timetable to ensure the transition into their group is as positive as possible.
The groups then meet each week according to the following times:
| Sunflower Room | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Morning | Green 8.30 – 3.00 | Green 8.30 – 3.00 | Green 8.30- 11.30 | Blue 8.30 – 12.30 | Yellow 8.30 – 1.30 |
| Afternoon | Blue 12.30 – 4.30 | Yellow 1.15 – 4.15 |
| Banksia Room | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Morning | Red 8.45 – 3.15 | Red 8.45 – 3.15 | Red 8.45 -11.45 | Purple 8.45-3.15 | Purple 8.45 – 3.15 |
| Afternoon | Purple 12.45 – 3.45 |
Cost per Term Three Year Olds (Blue Group and Yellow Group) : $740
Auburn South Preschool acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government.
