Programs & Curriculums

We use Early Years Learning Framework

The EYLF is an early childhood curriculum framework, which will guide early childhood educators in developing quality, early childhood education programmes. The framework describes the principles, practice and outcomes to support and enhance young children’s learning from birth to five years, as well as their transition to school. This will help ensure consistency in the delivery of learning programmes around Australia.

Parents can be confident that the framework supports early childhood educators to focus their practice on delivering quality learning opportunities for young children.

The EYLF underpins universal access to early childhood education and has been included in the National Quality Standard (NQS)to ensure delivery of nationally consistent and quality early childhood programmes across the country.

We believe in Eco-Action and Sustainability

“Reduce, Reuse and Recycle”. We endeavour to conduct our activities and operations to reflect the best environmental practices, in order to control and reduce our direct impact on the environment.

We are committed to:

Ensuring that the Centre is equipped with visible and convenient recycling centres, which are accessible by the Pelican community
Progressively reducing energy and water consumption and wastage.
Reducing the amount of non-recycled or non-reused waste produced.
Purchasing office paper, stationery and other products that are recycled, environmentally friendly, and recyclable, where possible.
Incorporating recycling and environmental issues in the curriculum, to create awareness, and stimulate the interest in all members of the community

We have a strong emphasis on the School Readiness Program

The School Readiness Program aims to develop the children’s developmental skills in key learning areas, such as literacy, numeracy, creative arts and music and self-help skills. These skills are deemed important and are critical in building positive self-esteem, which will facilitate the child’s transition from a childcare setting to the school environments.

Some key activities include name writing, numeracy games, reading, story sequencing activities, board games, fine-motor activities, scissor skills, teamwork and respect for rules and routines, to name a few.

The rigor of the School Readiness Program will typically intensify from the second half of each year, so as to better prepare children for their Big Schools.

We are ELLA (Early Learning Languages Australia) approved

ELLA is digital language learning program for pre-schoolers. The objective is to expose children early in life to a world of cultural possibilities.

To make the learning of one of thirteen foreign languages fun and interactive, children will access learning using play-based apps called “The Polyglots” – easily accessible via our children’s tablet devices.

Through ELLA, we aim to develop the children’s social, thinking and digital skills, all of which support their literacy competencies and multi-cultural competence.