Our Vision
At Peter Pan Preschool we are passionately committed to providing the highest quality care and learning opportunities to all children in a fun, relaxed and stimulating environment.
Children
We believe all children are unique, capable, and resourceful. We aspire for all our children to develop sense of wellbeing, sense of identity and become confident and involved learners. We believe through respectful, secure, and reciprocal relationships that we can assist children to attain these qualities. We aim to have high educator to children ratio so that we can deeply engage with children and provide a rich, meaningful, and stimulating environment.
Family
Family is the most important and influential aspect of a child’s life. We believe in the importance of making every family feel welcome, supported, and valued so that they feel a sense of belonging in our preschool. Families are encouraged to collaborate and partner with educators and professionals sharing information about their child so that we can provide children with learning experiences that are meaningful to them and achieve learning outcomes together. We provide opportunities throughout the year for families to build relationships through social events and information sessions.
Community
Our preschool is owned and operated by the local community. Our local groups and surrounding schools are active participants in our preschool calendar. All our community grants and fees are put back into the preschool to continually improve and maintain our high-quality standards. Our strong connection with the community helps our children to adopt values, attitudes and ways of living that will enable them to contribute positively to their community.
Educators
All our Educators are attuned, responsive and dedicated, professionals who value nurturing relationships. We identify our team as a unique puzzle. Each educator implements their own personal style and past professional experiences that add to our dynamic and creative picture. We believe the warmth and care between educators encourages the children’s relationships and we value this highly. We strive to always be in the moment with the children and know that every interaction matters. As a team, we intentionally continue to seek ways to build our ongoing professional learning and reflect on improving practices. All educators are committed to ensuring high-quality care and providing an inspiring learning environment for all children through play-based pedagogy. Amongst our educators is included a qualified Occupational Therapist and Speech Pathologist.
Curriculum
We pride ourselves on taking a holistic approach to teaching and learning. Through relationships with educators, families, children, and the community we gain insight into the children’s strengths and interests to develop a meaningful learning curriculum. Play based learning with intentionality provides opportunities for children to learn as they discover, create, and imagine. When children play with other children, they create social groups, test out ideas, gain resilience and challenge each other’s thinking.
Play provides a supportive environment where children can ask questions, solve problems, and engage in critical thinking. Play can expand children’s thinking and enhance their desire to know and to learn. Our curriculum is guided by the Early Years Learning Framework. Fundamental to this Framework is the view that children’s lives are categorised into three main areas – BELONGING, BEING AND BECOMING
Acknowledging our First People
We strive to be culturally responsive and to embed indigenous histories, perspectives, education and culture in our curriculum. We maintain an ongoing respectful relationship with the local Awabakal leaders and community and embrace the significance of connection to Country. Members of all our representative Aboriginal communities guide our evolving Reconciliation Action Plan.
Natural Play Environment
Our outdoor play environment provides children with endless possibilities for learning with nature and forming strong relationships between people and place.
Lots of time complimented by our natural play areas creates an environment that stimulates creativity, imagination, thinking about sustainability and caring for the world we live in.
Having large blocks of uninterrupted play where both indoors and outdoors are available allows children to become immersed in their learning by reflecting upon, revisiting ideas and then exploring concepts at a deeper level.
Developed by the staff, management committee and families.
Updated August 2023