About us
Watsonia Pre-School provides a sessional kindergarten experience for three, four and five year olds which is stimulating, nurturing, educational and fun.
Set in a leafy green oasis in Watsonia, Victoria, Watsonia Pre-School was established in the early 1950s and offers a progressive educational program that inspires and excites young minds and lays the foundation for future learning.
Watsonia Pre-school is situated with no roads abutting it. The building is light-filled to nurture the spirit of enquiry. Our outdoor area is very spacious with:
Shade sails
Mature trees
A child maintained garden
Climbing area
Digging/Mud pit
Large sandpit and Historical dig
The programs are developed in response to the Pre-schools philosophy, current needs and interests of the children, and in consultation with children, staff and parents. The centre uses the Practice Principles for Learning and Development as outlined in the Early Years Learning Framework for Australia to provide the support necessary for every child to learn and develop.
Staff share passion and commitment to the field of Early Childhood Education and bring together many years of knowledge and experience. The program is regularly discussed, evaluated and refined to suit the changing interests and development levels of the children.
The daily Pre-school program is based on a routine that can be spontaneously adapted to incorporate children’s current individual ideas and interests, development and activity levels. Children are given long periods of uninterrupted time to explore both the indoor and outdoor environment, initiate their own ideas, engage in settled productive play for a period suitable for their development level, and gain satisfaction from doing so.
A sense of belonging is fostered so children feel that they are part of a group in which they can feel relaxed and confident to contribute and be connected to the wider community.
We believe that play is children’s natural way of expressing, sharing, extending and modifying their accumulated knowledge, skills and attitudes.
Our program has an emphasis on social collaboration between children. Teachers guide children to extend and develop lateral thinking.
