Kindergarten is a program for young children delivered by a qualified early childhood teacher, supported by qualified educators. Prom Coast Centres for Children (PCCC) operate Kindergarten programs at Fish Creek, Foster, Toora and Welshpool.
Kindergarten Programs, like all approved early childhood education and care services in Victoria, are based on the Early Years Learning framework for Australia: Belonging Being & Becoming and the Victorian Early Years Learning & Development Framework.
Kindergarten is an important step for young children.
Research has shown that:
- early education helps set children up for a bright future
- attending 2 years of quality kindergarten has even greater benefits
- at kindergarten children learn skills that they’ll take with them throughout their life.
Kindergarten improves children’s health and wellbeing, helps them to develop strong social skills and encourages a love of learning.
Children who go to kindergarten are more independent and confident and are more likely to make a smooth move to primary school.
What your child learns
Kindergarten programs are delivered by a qualified early childhood teacher. They’re designed to improve your child’s development in:
- social skills, like how to play with other children in a calm, sharing and rewarding way
- self-awareness and respect for others
- emotional skills, for example understanding their feelings
- language, literacy and numeracy skills, such as reading stories and counting objects
- joy of learning and group activities, such as talking, drawing and making things together with other children their own age
- ability to make new friends
- exposure to new ideas and concepts.
Kindergarten also gives families:
- opportunities to meet other families and make community connections
- access to support for children with special needs
- access to other community services.