Leading Edge Childcare - Kallangur

Respect: the centre respects the traditional Aboriginal owners of the land, the children and their own diversity, and the families and communities that are part of the centre.

“We respect when we hold hands.” – Alayna (Kindergarten)

Trust: at the heart of the centre’s philosophy is the idea of building trusting relationships that are grounded in mutual respect. 

“To ensure parents and children trust their Educators, making sure they are comfortable leaving their children at the service.” – Belinda (Lead Educator)

Patience: this is about helping children to begin to think critically about fair and unfair behaviour, and to remain accessible to others at times of distress, confusion and frustration. Patience is not simply the ability to wait, it’s how we behave while we’re waiting. 

“To provide an environment where everyone’s input is heard and respected.” – Cherie (Director)

Kindness: the centre seeks to demonstrate kindness every day through their interactions and encourages children to do the same. A smile, sharing of toys, or offering a hand is encouraged every day to grow the children’s confidence and build strong relationships.

“Sharing things and playing with friends.” – Cleo (Kindergarten)

Creativity: the centre believes that fostering creativity in children is vital for their holistic development. Whilst being creative, children spend time practicing their concentration skills, fine motor skills and their problem-solving skills.

“Always planning programming on interesting things to allow the children to open and widen their minds.” – Jaymi (Parent)

Bush Kindy program: children have the opportunity to explore the natural environment in their local community and take their learning outside. 

Swimming lessons: offered to the children over 3 years, this is where they can learn about water safety and how to swim.

Yoga: children practice mindfulness and moving their bodies during the weekly yoga classes. 

Regular incursions: about topics such as sustainability, or from emergency services including police, fire and ambulance. 

Cooking lessons: children learn how to cook and understand why they should fuel their body with healthy foods. 

Pram Kindy excursions: opportunities for the nursery and toddler aged children to visit sites in the local community.

At Leading Edge Childcare Kallangur, the children are offered breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and a late snack. All of the food is prepared fresh on-site each day and the menu follows the Feed Australia guidelines. 

The children enjoy cooking lessons each week with the centre chef, where children have the opportunity to learn how to cook and how to fuel their bodies with healthy and nutritious foods.