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Creative Garden Early Learning Centenary Heights Centre overview
Creative Garden Early Learning Centenary Heights Centre highlights
- Our centre proudly offers the QLD Government-approved Kindergarten program as part of our enhanced learning program. Our Kindergarten program supports your child's learning, development and well-being, to help ensure a successful transition to school.
- Our music programs have been designed to help develop fundamental skills that help support childrens self regulation, memory and concentration. Children learn to appreciate and develop and understand.
- Our longstanding team creates a calm and nurturing environment to ensure children feel loved, safe, and secure.
About Creative Garden Centenary Heights Long Daycare and Kindergarten
Welcome to Creative Garden Centenary Heights. We're ideally located for families in Centenary Heights, Rangeville, East Toowoomba, Middle Ridge, South Toowoomba, Harristown, Kearneys Spring, Redwood, Toowoomba, Darling Heights, Newtown, Mount Lofty, North Toowoomba and Prince Henry Heights.
Our Long Daycare and Kindergarten Centre provides early education and care for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years.
At Creative Garden Centenary Heights, we provide convenient, full care coverage from 9hr, 10hr or full days, 5 days per week, including school holidays.
Our longstanding, dedicated team of Teachers and Educators provide a safe, nurturing, and inspiring learning environment - where your child can thrive, and be their wonderful self, every day.
Getting school ready? We offer the 4-year-old Government-approved Kindergarten program that helps ensure your child has a successful transition to formal schooling.
We offer a great variety of learning experiences at Creative Garden Centenary Heights including.
- Sustainability Program: Helps children develop and understand the importance of embedding sustainable practices into everyday life. Children learn about recycling, conserving water, growing food and the importance of protecting our planet.
- Community Engagement Program: Encourages children to interact with and discover their local community.
- Sports Program: Allows the children to be active and learn about different sports and movements.
- Music & Movement Program: Designed to develop fundamental skills that help support children’s self-regulation, memory, and concentration. Children learn to appreciate and develop an understanding of music - and of course, have fun.
- Real life Experiences: Children participate in fun and exciting experiences such as harvesting the veggie garden, caring for our worm farm and early cooking skills.
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Creative Garden Early Learning Centenary Heights Service features
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Kindergarten/Preschool Programs
Kindergarten/Preschool Programs
Our centre offers the QLD Government-approved ‘Free Kindy’ Program.
At Creative Garden, your child will benefit from the QLD ‘Free Kindy’ Government-approved program as part of our enhanced learning program. Our Kindergarten program will support your child’s learning, development, and well-being for now, at school and beyond. We tailor our Kindergarten program across:
- Numeracy
- Literacy
- Emotional and Social Development
- Self regulation
- Healthy minds and bodies
The added benefits of our Kindergarten program include:
- QLD ‘Free Kindy’ Government-approved program
- Extended opening hours
- Open all year round (excl public holidays)
- Programs developed and delivered by our Early Childhood Teachers
- Exclusive music and movement program for self-regulation
About the Curriculum
About the Curriculum
“Let the child be the scriptwriter, director and the actor in their own play” - Magda Gerber
Nursery Space: 6 weeks – 2 years
Learning starts from before birth, and our Educators have created a welcoming and nurturing nursery environment where each baby feels safe to explore and discover new things - through their senses, their communication and cues (body language, facial expression and sounds) and by experimenting. On any given day you can see the nursery children engaging in all types of play, water play, music time, story time and more. Every day provides a brand new, exciting adventure for our babies to support their development, learning and wellbeing!
Toddler Space: 2 - 3 years
Our teachers and educators encourage the children to learn through play to help enhance their sensory-motor development. This happens through carefully planned music, dance, games and reading experiences.
On any given day the Toddler children can be seen developing their numeracy by building a tower, sorting objects, pointing and identifying shapes and patterns and participating in counting songs and games.
Children in our toddler space are encouraged to participate in group play. Group play is important as it helps our toddlers develop important social skills such as, turn taking, developing self confidence and emotional self regulation. Our team helps children through talking, planning and role modelling.
Kindergarten Space: 3 – 6 years
Kindergarten is a unique time for learning with peers and developing skills for later learning including confidence and curiosity, important skills for starting school. Our play-based program encourages active engagement in learning and supports a range of positive developmental outcomes including resilience, independence, critical thinking and creativity.
The oral language supports literacy learning. A child’s oral language ability is the best predictor for later success in learning to read and write. Hearing the sounds within a language is the first critical step for all literacy learning. Our team supports our Kindergarten children's development by engaging in rich discussions, introducing new vocabulary as part of everyday conversations, as well as singing, playing games, and reading with the children daily.
Throughout the Kindergarten year, children use their language to share ideas, ask questions, express themselves, and connect with peers and adults in social settings.
Social-emotional skills, including the ability to self-regulate emotions, is supported through group learning environments. Our team supports each child’s social and emotional development by labelling and talking about emotions and supporting appropriate responses as together, they engage in new and challenging situations. Lastly, ensuring that all children are ready for the ‘big school’ by preparing them for all that ‘big school’ has to offer.
Morning
Brianna is 11 months old and enjoys sensory play outside in the sandpit with her friends. She sits near her educator who helps teach her how to scoop the sand into the bucket. Brianna is learning how to dig, carry, and move the sand. She is also exploring texture and learning what happens to the sand when she adds water!
Lunch
Brianna has finished her lunch and is preparing to take a nap. Her educator changes her nappy, prepares a bottle and reads Brianna a story before her afternoon sleep.
Afternoon
Brianna and some of her nursery friends enjoy some story time and songs outside in the shaded garden. They read ‘Peepo’ which is Brianna’s favourite book.
Morning
Todd is two and a half years old and loves to start his day at the centre outside on the climbing equipment. His friends join him, and together they pretend to be pirates on a ship looking for treasure. Through this exciting dramatic play, Todd is learning about himself and the world around him. Dramatic play is helping Todd identify his interests, abilities, likes and dislikes.
Lunch
Todd is watering the vegetables in the garden. By doing this, Todd is learning the importance of growing and caring for the veggies in the garden. Todd picks a tomato from the garden, which the Chef will use to help make Todd and his friend’s lunch - Spaghetti Bolognese!
Afternoon
Todd enjoys art, and today he is painting a beach scene from a recent family holiday. He adds the finishing touches and sets the painting aside to dry; so that he can take it home to share with his family.
While painting, Todd is learning how to express himself creatively and how to convey his ideas and emotions. Painting is also helping develop Todd’s hand eye coordination, finger, wrist and hand strength. Making marks on paper is important for self expression as well as later learning.
Morning
Carly is almost five years old and can’t wait for today’s carpentry experience - she loves building things! Carpentry experiences allow Carly and her friends to extend their learning through real-life experiences. While participating in carpentry, Carly is learning to problem solve, experiment and predict. She is also improving her hand eye coordination, manipulative skills and muscular strength.
Lunch
Before Carly sits down for lunch with her friends and educators, Carly takes part in the centre’s sports program. Carly loves sports. Sports helps Carly improve her flexibility and strength (perfect for growing bodies!). Sports also allows her to practice different skills in a fun and engaging way.
Afternoon
Carly is off to ‘big school’ next year and she can't wait to start! Carly and her friends will be visiting the local primary school next week. In preparation for the visit, the class is creating a list of questions to ask the Principal and school children.
Health and Nutrition
Health and Nutrition
Our centre chef prepares and cooks healthy and nutritious meals daily, catering to the unique dietary requirements of every child. We believe that by encouraging active participation (such as growing their own fruit and vegetables, preparing, and finally cooking!) children learn to appreciate and understand the importance of healthy eating.
Our centre offers children nutrient-rich, unprocessed, and seasonal whole foods – created to delight the fussiest eaters.
Meet the team
Meet the team
Hi my name is Kimberley, and I am the Centre Manager here at Creative Garden Centenary Heights. I began my early childhood education and care career in 2009 and started working at Creative Garden Early Learning Centre, Centenary Heights, in 2015. I hold a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care.
I grew up in a family home daycare environment. After pursuing other careers, I found myself being drawn back to early learning as my passion and dedication continued to grow for the industry.
As an early educator, I have learnt about the importance of the first five years in a child’s development. As a result, I am a strong advocate for play-based learning and the children’s voice and agency.
I believe in providing a safe and secure homely environment for children to feel comfortable in their surroundings to show their true nature.
There are many benefits to attending a dedicated early childhood centre. With access to a range of age-appropriate learning resources, trained educators, and new experiences among friends, we set children up to thrive in an environment dedicated to learning.
Our team is extremely passionate about creating a centre that is a home away from home for both families and children. We work in partnership with families to ensure a strong community and environment to support growth and agency for all children.
We understand that starting at a new centre can be overwhelming. That is why from the very first inquiry, we make sure that we address all your questions one by one and work towards making the child and family feel a part of our community.
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Centre Reviews
Highly recommended this place. Both of our kids went to Creative Garden and truly feels like second home to my kids. Highly recommended this place. Both of our kids went to Creative Garden and truly feels like second home to my kids.
Our son has been at Creative Garden for almost two years now and loves it. Never stops talking about his educators and friends... Our son has been at Creative Garden for almost two years now and loves it. Never stops talking about his educators and friends there! Read more
Dear James, thanks for leaving us such a wonderful review. We are thrilled that you loved your experience; our staff will definitely be happy to read what you wrote. We put customer experience and satisfaction as our priority, and your review reaffirms the hard work we put in every day. Kind regards, The Creative Garden Team.
Creative Gardens is a great centre my children enjoy there time and have made strong connections with staff and their peers. My children... Creative Gardens is a great centre my children enjoy there time and have made strong connections with staff and their peers. My children are always happy and the atmosphere the centre has it’s outstanding. Communication is beyond 100% getting updates every session is amazing I couldn’t ask for a better centre Thank you Creative Gardens Read more