Harmony Day Celebrations

Come dressed in your family's traditional cultural clothing or to share cultural traditions. Each room will hold their own age appropriate themed activities to celebrate Harmony Day. The children will be educated on what the meaning behind Harmony Day is and explore different cultures from around the world. For more information please see your child/children’s Lead Educator.

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1. What We Offer

We are a high quality education and care service, for parents and guardians of children aged between 6 weeks and 12 years wanting a safe, clean and educational environment for their children. Kidi Kingdom Child Care provides a safe, friendly and fun learning experience, so you can focus on what you need to do, free of the worry of your child’s care and safety.We understand and promote that children learn best under a fun and playful environment.

Convenient operating hours:

*Hillcrest Centre: from 6:15am to 6:15pm every day except weekends and public holidays.

*Springfield Centre: from 6:30am to 6:30pm every day except weekends and public holidays.

*Coomera Centre: from 6:30am to 6:30pm every day except weekends and public holidays.

*Long Day Care

*Before and After School Care

*Vacation Care

Ideally located for easy access and parking.

Fully air conditioned in all rooms, both for cooling and heating to provide our children with a comfortable learning environment all year round.

Free nutritious meals included, in centre kitchen where food is prepared by our cook.

Fun and colourful outdoor space with a range of fixed and portable equipment for children to play.

The outdoor play grounds are sufficiently shaded and are architecturally designed as a natural environment for children to learn about the world around them.

We follow daily practices and meet the requirements to be a registered Centre with the Cancer Council as a “Sun Smart Centre”.

Undercover sandpit for children to play and get in touch with earth.

Bright, child friendly decor with a range of colours to be conducive towards learning.

High quality toys and resources that are age appropriate for the children in our care.

Culturally diverse and inclusive practices

2. Our Philosophy & Goals

The centre’s philosophy and goals are developed in consultation with parents and team members as a collaborative body to determine the needs of the children attending the centre and developing ways to meet those needs. The philosophy and goals are reviewed annually to ensure current trends in the Early Childhood industry are being maintained.

The centre philosophy and goals are reflected within each room’s program and group leader’s personal philosophy. Parents and employees will be consulted when the centre philosophy and goals are required to be reviewed.

At Kidi Kingdom Child Care Centres we pride ourselves in delivering a service to our children, their families and our employees that encompass the following;

A. Goals

Our goals aim is to promote the whole child, their potential for development and their incorporation into the program regardless of sex, religion, disability, medical conditions or socio-economic status. All families and children have access to the centre as we aim to meet the needs of all individuals.Inclusive practice encompasses celebrating children’s uniqueness and diversity without tokenistic gestures. Ensuring all children’s uniqueness is embraced but never over empathised.We believe sensitivity and respect for varied cultures and religious practices is important to build relationships and a support network in the community for our families.Inclusion is a dynamic process that allows personal growth for each of us and as a service we are committed in creating awareness of diversity and endeavour to overcome the barriers that affect society each day. Our aim at Kidi Kingdom Child Care Centre’s is to provide a balanced learning environment that incorporates all developmental aspects and opportunities for each individual to develop skills, knowledge and interests through their experiences and learning.We believe we provide a welcoming and positive learning environment where our children can feel comfortable and secure in the absence of their family.Our programs offer developmentally appropriate experiences where children can explore their surroundings and play and learn at their own pace. We evaluate our practices and performance to ensure we can continually improve the outcomes for our children and their families.We provide play based learning as a stimulus for brain development and to support and enhance children’s learning from birth to five years including their transition to school.

B. Communication

We recognise that effective communication is essential in building relationships, ensuring our families’ needs are met and our families’ perspectives are incorporated into their child/ren’s learning.We endeavour to work in partnership with our families to ensure that have the opportunity to access high quality care at our service.We ensure we develop a close liaison with families and the community to provide a service that acknowledges the need for the importance of Early Childhood education.

C. High Quality Care and Practices

Our aim is to ensure that our child/ren and their families experience the benefit of a professional, personalised and high quality service.At our service each child is valued and respected as an individual and our qualified, experienced and caring team members endeavour to provide experiences to encourage each child to develop a healthy self-concept and positive self-esteem.At Kidi Kingdom Child Care Centres we believe that these are the essential aspects that ensure your child/ren has the best possible opportunities during the early years of their life.Through our experiences and care practices we reflect on the centre philosophy and goals throughout our programs. We ensure we communicate our philosophy through the decisions we make and the programs we create.Families are encouraged to provide feedback and to be involved in the review and evaluation of our service philosophy and goals.

D. Focus on Early Childhood Education

The Educate SystemEducate was developed in consultation with Community Child Care Cooperative NSW to provide Australian Early Education and Care Services with a professional, practical and efficient way to plan and document children’s learning. Educate incorporates obligations of the National Quality Framework (NQF) as well as the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and My Time, Our Place.

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