At Yarra Valley Grammar’s early learning centre, we pride ourselves on being able to offer exceptional play-based programs designed in accordance with the approved early years learning framework.
We’re building the foundation skills that can set them on the right path for lifelong learning
- Nicky Callow - Head of Early Learning Centre
We’re building the foundation skills that can set them on the right path for lifelong learning
- Nicky Callow - Head of Early Learning Centre
Teachers plan an individualised program for each child with set outcomes determined by the child’s strengths, needs and abilities. Educators in the Early Learning Centre work in close partnership with families to address each child’s abilities and learning styles. They use knowledge of child development to guide professional judgement to ensure that all children are being specifically tailored for within the program.
A range of assessment measures are used to plan effectively for each child and to determine the extent to which children are progressing towards outcomes.
Our play-based program is planned, purposeful and intentional. Play is the way in which young children learn and enables them to develop skills in all areas, in particular:
• Social, emotional and wellbeing
• Physical—including gross and fine motor skills
• Communication and language
• Critical thinking including problem solving
The educator’s role is to provide intentional play opportunities and to guide, evoke and extend the play through the environment and the experiences offered. Educators continually evaluate children’s play to discover what it is they are learning and to help shape and extend their development and understanding.
Literacy concepts are developed through book sharing opportunities; re-enacting stories; playing with rhymes and songs; looking at, using and making signs; talking about experiences; making lists, invitations, cards and letters; and drawing, painting and playing with print.
Numeracy concepts go beyond the development of counting to include awareness of shape, size and positional terms; sorting, matching and ordering; and early measurement understandings.
Each of our ELC rooms has a technology area where regular exposure to engaging, age-appropriate software helps expand childrens' ability to acquire information, solve problems and communicate with others.
A variety of specialist experiences complement the ELC program. These specialist sessions will commence during Term 1, when all children are settled.
Pre-Prep Program
• Performing Arts
• Library
• Physical Education
• Auslan
• The Bush Program
In Term 4, swimming classes at the school swimming pool are introduced.
Kindergarten Three Program
• Performing Arts
• Library
For more details on these programs please head to our ELC Co-Curricular Page
The program was engaging and developmentally appropriate for all children, maximising each child's learning and development opportunities.
- Department of Education and Training
The program was engaging and developmentally appropriate for all children, maximising each child's learning and development opportunities.
- Department of Education and Training
