Imagine Childcare & Kindergarten Collingwood Park

At Imagine Childcare and Kindergarten Collingwood Park, the Educators believe that children learn through opportunities where they can discover, create, and imagine.  They encourage each child to be an active participant in their learning through intentional teaching and play-based learning. At the centre, every child is recognised as being unique and able to learn in their own individual way. The Educators value collaboration with families to find strategies to adjust to each child’s individual needs and development. 

They build caring relationships with children which enables them to make curriculum and learning experiences relevant to each individual child, and provide opportunities for children to develop their own unique skills, knowledge and abilities. Children are confident and capable learners and should always be challenged in their learning. The Educators build upon children’s knowledge and development by referring to the Early Years Learning Framework and the Queensland Kindergarten Guidelines. 

The centre offers care for children in the following groups:

• Nursery
• Tiny Tots
• Toddlers
• Junior Kindy
• Pre Kindy
• Kindergarten

The centre understands that nutrition plays an important role in each child’s physical development as well as their attitudes towards healthy food.

All meals and snacks are prepared onsite by professional qualified chefs every day. The children work alongside the educators to care for the centre’s vegetable patches, and these vegetables are then used in the kitchen or for cooking experiences with the children.

The educators use meal time as an opportunity to share positive experiences around food and to help children develop social skills such as sharing and turn taking. They role model positive behaviours and attitudes, and involve the children in the menu planning.

All food allergies, intolerances, cultural requirements and family preferences are taken into account by consulting with parents when meal planning for the children.