Best School Readiness Program, Preschool Sydney

At Kids Club, our philosophy identifies our commitment to providing the highest quality learning.

School Readiness Preschool Sydney & Canberra

Our commitment is reflected in our exclusive school readiness program, which was devised by qualified teachers. The school readiness program has been created in conjunction to the New South Wales Board of Studies syllabus. The Syllabus for English, Mathematics, Science & Technology, H.S.I.E, Creative Arts, Languages and Sports have all been implemented into your child’s individualized school readiness program.

The School Readiness Program is offered throughout the year to ensure that your child is given the maximum opportunities to learn new skills, as well as refine existing abilities. Every child at Kids Club will engage in this comprehensive program in their final year before school.

Kids Club School Readiness Program is aimed at supporting the development of, confidence and independence skills that your child will need prior to starting school, helping to build a solid foundation for later learning. The School Readiness Program promotes interests and assists your child in becoming an active learner and provides opportunities for your child to develop to their full potential whilst having fun at the same time. Our educators will also talk with you about your child’s readiness to start school, and provide you with support to help them to develop their school readiness skills at home. We work in partnership with your family and with local schools in our communities to assist you and your child with the transition and orientation process.

The following information covers the different elements combined in the School Readiness pro-gram. Access the topic by clicking on + icon beside each.

Physical Fun

This area of our program is designed to have your child lead an active and healthy life. With tailored fitness programs such as soccer, yoga, dance and Zumba classes, at Kids club your child will always be involved in a physical program which also develops their gross motor and movement skills.
Physical skills are a part of the curriculum that your child will always be involved in. At Kids Club we assist your child in becoming physically aware and healthy learners.

Physical Skills include:

– Fine motor skills

– Gross motor skills

– Self Help skills

– Healthy eating and nutrition

This links to the EYLF Outcome 3 – Children Have a Strong Sense of Well Being.

Children become strong in their social and emotional well being
Children take increasing responsibility for their own health and physical well being

This also links to the EYLF Outcome 1 – Children have a Strong Sense of Identity

Children feel safe, secure and supported
Children develop their emerging autonomy, interdependence, resilience and sense of agency
Children develop knowledgeable and confident self-identities
Children learn to interact in relation to others with care, empathy and respect

Literacy Learning

This area of the program covers all the domains of literacy development. Literacy is all around your child in their day to day life. At Kids Club we harness this and embrace all the forms of literacy and how your child can develop the appropriate skills to become a confident literate learner.

Literacy skills are an extremely important part of development for your child. At Kids Club we believe that literacy skills include a variety of aspects, not just reading and writing.

Literacy Skills include:

Using conversations and words to communicate
Reading
Writing
Listening
Using Digital technologies

This links to the EYLF Outcome 5 – Children are Confident and Involved Learners

Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity
Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, enquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating
Children transfer and adapt what they have learned from one context to another
Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies and natural and processed materials

All of the Arts

This part of the program is where your child will be encouraged to share and discover their creative talents. Weather that be drawing, dancing, singing or acting. It is an important part of our curriculum as children are learning to express themselves and begin to think on their own.

The Creative Arts includes, dancing, acting, singing and visual arts (painting etc.). At Kids Club we believe The Arts gives your child another form of communication and a way for them to express themselves. Studies have shown that many children can grasp numeracy and literacy skills better through the arts. The Arts also offers your child a form of emotional release and is fun. At Kids Club we provide dance programs as well as planned and spontaneous visual arts experiences.

The Arts Skills include:

Exploring expressive, artistic and creative abilities
Learning through art, music and movement.

This links to the EYLF Outcome 5 – Children are Effective Communicators

Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes
Children engage with a range of texts and gain meaning from these texts
Children express ideas and make meaning using a range of media
Children use information and communication technologies to access information, investigate ideas and represent their thinking

Nice Numbers

This aspect of our curriculum focuses on your child’s understanding of numbers and becoming numerate. At Kids Club we aim to educate your child and help them understand that maths is an extremely important part of life. We use activities and games to promote your child’s number learning and use interest based projects to facilitate positive mathematical learning.

Numeracy skills are an extremely important part of development for your child. At Kids Club we believe that Numeracy skills include a variety of aspects, not just counting.

Numeracy Skills include:

Recognising numbers are used to count
Using mathematical language
Identifying maths in everyday life

This links to the EYLF Outcome 5 – Children are Effective Communicators

Children begin to understand how symbols and patterns systems work
Children begin to sort, categorise, order and compare collections and events and attributes of objects and materials, in their social and natural worlds
Children develop an understanding that symbols are a powerful means of communication and that ideas, thoughts and concepts can be represented through them

Social Skills and Self Awareness

Is all about your child becoming acquainted with themselves as an individual, learning how to express themselves and share their feelings and emotions. It is important that your child feels welcome and has a strong sense of belonging to the centre, to their friend and educators. Having world awareness is an area of our program that ties closely to our Kids Club Goes Green program. It is a way for your child to become in touch with the environment and to explore nature and what it has to offer. We encourage your child to have a positive impact on their environment by making environmentally friendly choices and changes.

Self-awareness is a part of the curriculum that your child will always be involved in. At Kids Club we assist your child in becoming independent and an autonomous learner.

Self-Awareness Skills include:

Having care, empathy and respect
Becoming autonomous and independent
Being confident and communicative
Understanding oneself and a sense of security

This links to the EYLF Outcome 1 – Children Have a Strong Sense of Identity.

– Children feel safe, secure and supported.

– Children develop their emerging autonomy, inter-dependence, resilience and sense of agency.

– Children develop knowledgeable and confident self-identities.

– Children learn to interact in relation to others with care, empathy and respect.

The World

Understanding the word is an important part of development for your child. At Kids Club we believe that having knowledge of the world and how their actions impact their environment will assist them to be caring and nurturing towards their environment.

World Skills include:

Having and showing respect for the environment
Having respect for diversity
Feeling a part of a cultural group and community

This links to the EYLF Outcome 5 – Children are Effective Communicators

Children develop a sense of belonging to groups & communities and an understanding of reciprocal rights & responsibilities necessary for active communication
Children respond to diversity with respect
Children become aware of fairness
Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment

This also links to the EYLF Outcome 1 – Children have a Strong Sense of Identity

Children feel safe, secure and supported
Children develop their emerging autonomy, interdependence, resilience and sense of agency
Children develop knowledgeable and confident self-identities
Children learn to interact in relation to others with care, empathy and respect

Transitioning to ‘Big School’

Going to “Big School” is a milestone for your child and yourself. It is the beginning of their formal education and it is important that your child is aware of the positives of going to “Big School”. Below are some tips that we at Kids Club can offer. However, do not hesitate to call or speak to a team member as we are always willing to assist where we can.

Before your child attends primary school:

Encourage your child to self-help, dress, clean and feed themselves.
Speak with your child about “big school” and how grown up they are.
When talking about “big School” speak positively so your child will adapt to your attitude.
When driving or walking past the school make it known and exciting that that is where your child will be going soon.
Ensure you and your child know which school they will be going to; this helps them settle and become familiar.
If possible make friendships with other children of the same age, so your child recognises a familiar face on their first day.

Going to primary school is an exciting time for your child’s life. Together with Kids Club you can make the transition from preschool to “big school” easy and exciting.

For more information speak to the Educational Leaders at our centres.

Some of our educators with young children have sat together to put together some useful tips on the transition into primary school.

Lunchbox Ideas

Freeze a juice box then put it into the lunchbox, this will keep all the food fresh and cool
Label everything of your child’s
Pack food your child is used to and enjoys
Pack morning tea and lunch separate to avoid confusion
Pre-cut fruit and veggies if needed
Do not over pack the lunch box, your child might feel pressured into eating all of it
Don’t forget to pack a spoon if you put yogurt in

Nutritious Foods to pack

Small pieces or cut up fruits rice crackers
Sandwiches cut in half
Small yogurts
Vegetable sticks
Cheese sticks
Muesli bars
Wholemeal muffins
Unsalted Popcorn

Try to avoid

Chips
Lollies
Chocolate
Cake
Chocolate biscuit
High sugar content foods

Also note that you should be aware of the school’s policy on acceptable foods. As many schools are nut free due to allergies and anaphylaxis.

Preschool School Readiness Program to Help Kids Learn Skills

Here is some more information about transitioning to primary school issued by the NSW Government for Education & Communities. Double Click to open in new tab.

Ready for School Checklist

Getting Ready for School Booklet

A Special Place

This children’s picture book has been published by the NSW Department of Education and Communities for you to read with your child starting primary school.

Literacy and Numeracy Assessment

The Department of Education and Communities also provide a parent’s guide to your child’s literacy and numeracy assessment. Double click to open in a new tab