Mother Duck Child Care Centre & Kindergarten - Bracken Ridge

In the infant studio, the educators follow a flexible schedule that is responsive to the needs of the individual child. Parents are encouraged to share their home routine with the educators, as they understand how important routine can be to children of this age.

Educators work to form a secure attachment with the children, as well as building relationships with the families. Parents receive a daily log from the educators which covers their child’s feeding, sleeping and toileting patterns.

The focus for the children is on those basic first skills such as sitting, crawling and walking. Educators seek to develop language skills of the children with conversation, singing and reading.

Children in the Juniors studio are developing their skills in confidence and independence, within a safe and secure environment. A consistent routine and familiar educators build a sense of security, so your child can confidently engage in learning. Socialisation will be gently encouraged and guided to help friendships and empathy form.

Your child’s growing independence is supported by caring educators who will help them take the first steps in toilet training. Educators will communicate openly with parents through conversation, as well as a daily record of your child’s eating, sleeping and toileting.

The play-based educational program is tailored to each child’s learning needs and interests. Emerging intellectual, social, emotional, physical and language skills are built on and extended.

The children in the Seniors room are developing skills in friendships and cooperative play, with the help of their educators. The children are encouraged to explore and experiment in a safe space, and educators work with children’s own interests to guide their learning.

Literacy and numeracy skills are developed through games and social interaction. Educators keep parents informed of the children’s day, their challenges, changes and daily routine.

The state government funded kindergarten is led by university qualified teachers, with a focus on building the children’s capacity for responsibility and accountability for their own learning.

With the longer hours of a child care centre, the kindergarten children have an extended opportunity to access the curriculum, giving the children scope to work on long term projects of inquiry in order to empower them as 21st century thinkers and communicators.

The key for the children is to prepare them for the transition to formal education. The children make their learning visible through words, drawing, numbers, dance, painting, clay, music, movement, loose parts, transformative play and more.

Morning

Ellen is eight months old and is starting her day with one of her friends and an educator in the teepee, where they are reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Lunchtime

Ellen is getting ready to have a nap in the sleeping area. She sits with her educator to drink some milk and listens to a story before she settles down for a rest. 

Afternoon

Ellen sits with the other nursery children on the mat, where their educators have set up lots of soft blocks to explore.

Morning

Max is two years old and likes playing in the sandpit with the cooking utensils. Today he is pretending to make a cake for his brother’s birthday.

Lunchtime

Max settles down on the mat for the centre’s storytime reading program. Today they are reading a couple of books about animals, starting with The Tiger Who Came To Tea. 

Afternoon

Max enjoys the centre’s yoga and mindfulness program, as it is a relaxing way to finish off the day.

Morning

Shay is four years old and enjoys the centre’s music program. She listens to the educator and sings along as she learns the words to the song.

Lunchtime

Shay and her friends finish their lunch and head outside to play in the mud kitchens. Shay makes a pretend chocolate cake and then starts work on a mud stew.

Afternoon

Shay has a painting project that she wants to finish off. She adds some glue and cut out pieces of coloured paper to add some finishing touches.