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Statement of Philosophy
Cootamundra Preschool has been providing quality early childhood education to the Cootamundra community for over fifty years. We recognise the important role of providing a structured environment for children to develop lifelong skills while the brain is at its most crucial time for learning, supported by their families and community. Our service is an active participant in the National Quality Framework which guides our ongoing reflective practices. Educators’ values, beliefs and practices reflect the work of theorists and are supported by research, professional development, and continuous improvement.
We believe children are capable, competent, and active natural learners. We aim to provide a play-based program where children are free to make choices and be spontaneous about the way they use resources thus encouraging dispositions to grow, explore and achieve. We want our preschool environment to be one where each child can develop socially, emotionally, cognitively, and physically as individuals. Our educational principles and practices and the learning outcomes we work towards for each child are informed and guided by the Early Years learning Framework.
We acknowledge the Wiradjuri people as the traditional owners of the land and embrace every family of all cultures. We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusiveness in our society and embrace them within the preschool community. We allow children and families to express their unique qualities, abilities, culture and identities within our preschool and value their contributions into the community. We aim to treat each child and family with dignity and respect, exploring, acknowledging and valuing our similarities and differences. We realise the importance of the rights of the child, social justice, child safety and humanist values. All children are encouraged to have a voice in the world in which they live.
We aim to provide an environment in which all families and children have a positive relationship with their educators, feel safe, welcome and comfortable. We encourage and support families to be actively involved in their child’s learning and development at preschool.
As educators we take pride in treating children, families and each other with respect and warmth and to be caring and empathetic members of our community. We believe that by modelling positive behavior and language we guide the children’s understanding and appreciation of the rights and responsibilities, needs, feelings and respect of themselves and others. We encourage and model thoughtfulness about sustainability and protecting and preserving the environment in which we all live.
We believe in promoting healthy choices in life. We encourage children, families and educators to be mindful of, and to become increasingly responsible for, their own health, wellbeing and a healthy mental culture.
We believe preschool is an important step between home and school. Through our routines and practices, we aim to provide opportunities for children to develop resilience, independence and self-help skills with their peers to help them make smooth and successful transitions and embrace further learning in the future.
Cootamundra Preschool has been providing quality early childhood education to the Cootamundra community for over fifty years. We recognise the important role of providing a structured environment for children to develop lifelong skills while the brain is at its most crucial time for learning, supported by their families and community. Our service is an active participant in the National Quality Framework which guides our ongoing reflective practices. Educators’ values, beliefs and practices reflect the work of theorists and are supported by research, professional development, and continuous improvement.
We believe children are capable, competent, and active natural learners. We aim to provide a play-based program where children are free to make choices and be spontaneous about the way they use resources thus encouraging dispositions to grow, explore and achieve. We want our preschool environment to be one where each child can develop socially, emotionally, cognitively, and physically as individuals. Our educational principles and practices and the learning outcomes we work towards for each child are informed and guided by the Early Years learning Framework.
We acknowledge the Wiradjuri people as the traditional owners of the land and embrace every family of all cultures. We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusiveness in our society and embrace them within the preschool community. We allow children and families to express their unique qualities, abilities, culture and identities within our preschool and value their contributions into the community. We aim to treat each child and family with dignity and respect, exploring, acknowledging and valuing our similarities and differences. We realise the importance of the rights of the child, social justice, child safety and humanist values. All children are encouraged to have a voice in the world in which they live.
We aim to provide an environment in which all families and children have a positive relationship with their educators, feel safe, welcome and comfortable. We encourage and support families to be actively involved in their child’s learning and development at preschool.
As educators we take pride in treating children, families and each other with respect and warmth and to be caring and empathetic members of our community. We believe that by modelling positive behavior and language we guide the children’s understanding and appreciation of the rights and responsibilities, needs, feelings and respect of themselves and others. We encourage and model thoughtfulness about sustainability and protecting and preserving the environment in which we all live.
We believe in promoting healthy choices in life. We encourage children, families and educators to be mindful of, and to become increasingly responsible for, their own health, wellbeing and a healthy mental culture.
We believe preschool is an important step between home and school. Through our routines and practices, we aim to provide opportunities for children to develop resilience, independence and self-help skills with their peers to help them make smooth and successful transitions and embrace further learning in the future.
