Mini Masterminds Erskineville
Mini Masterminds Erskineville Centre overview
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(02) 9072 0604Welcome to Mini Masterminds Erksineville!
At Mini Masterminds, we are committed to providing each child with an unprecedented level of individual care, quality education and genuine love, all of which are guided by our core values.
Our service extends well beyond just providing a safe and caring environment for our children. We believe that innovation drives development in our little ones. By exposing our children to a variety of different experiences and activities, we help them take pride in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. This commitment to quality helps us ensure each child's best start to life.
Our collaborative approach encourages diversity and inclusion, ensuring every child feels accepted and develops the ability to think, imagine and play freely as they start their life's journey. Most importantly, our commitment to integrity to our children and parents is ensured in our promise to apply high ethical standards every day through the use of National Regulations and Laws.
To ensure our children grow in the best possible environment, we’ve carefully designed and built a modern early learning centre with facilities that cater to their every need and interest. Our centre features multiple rooms created with a child’s developmental milestones in mind, to ensure our children feel safe and secure at each stage of their development. On top of this, we have two fun and exciting playrooms to encourage our children to explore, experience and learn on their own. We utilise both of these playrooms in our intensive prep school program to ensure our children are equipped with the skills they’ll need in kindergarten. It is with these premium and purpose-built facilities that we can assure every Mini Masterminds child is equipped with the tools they need for a bright future.
Activities
- Mini Champions - Promotes muscle strength and coordination
Physical development is just as important as mental stimulation! Mini Champions class is a mixed sports program that is specially designed to promote the development of both large and small muscles groups, all while learning important social skills including co-operation and teamwork.
- Language - Boosts cross-cultural understanding
At Mini Masterminds Early Learning Centres, we do our best to expand our children’s horizons by exposing them to different cultures. Because of this, we offer on-site Mandarin lessons! On top of simply learning about other cultures, language lessons has also been proven to help children become better at solving complex problems and understanding different forms of communication!
- Mini Swim Stars - Promotes flexibility and co-ordination
At Mini Masterminds Early Learning Centres, we understand the importance of learning how to swim. Apart from being an essential life skill, swimming has been linked to a multitude of physical and psychological benefits including strengthening their muscles and joints, building lung capacity and improving their co-ordination.
- Mini Chefs - Engages and develops their curiosity
At Mini Masterminds, we’ve incorporated a stimulating cooking class that encourages our children to experiment in the kitchen while learning about basic cooking techniques and making smart food choices. In addition to this, our early learning centre has hands-on cooking lessons to in-still kitchen safety, food preparation and proper food handling practices in our children.
- Yoga Classes - Teaches positivity and self-acceptance
Our centre is open Monday to Friday, 7:00am to 6:00pm and is conveniently within Park Sydney Village, walking distance of Erksineville station. We feature ample under-cover parking.
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Programs
Programs
Mini Masterminds Erskineville sees innovation as a driver for development in children. The extra-curricular activities encourage diversity and inclusion, ensuring every child feels accepted and develops the ability to think, imagine and play freely.
Swim School
Children 3 and up can learn to swim in a safe and nurturing environment, where they’ll also be building muscle, coordination and motor skills. *Free transport and chaperone service to and from swim school. Swim school fees are additional and payable by parents to the swim school itself.
Sports program
For the children aged 2 and up, the centre offers the ‘Mini Champions’ sports program. This encourages children to gain fitness regardless of their athletic ability, and helps build self-esteem and confidence.
Language program
Children are taught languages by qualified and experienced language teachers, further developing, and strengthening their cognitive function and problem-solving skills.
Yoga program
Each week the children aged 2 and up will take part in 'Mini Yoga Club' at the centre. This practice is associated with learning, memory and regulating emotions.
Cooking program
Children can take part in the ‘Mini Chefs’ cooking class, a fun hands-on class that encourages children to experiment in the kitchen while learning about basic cooking techniques and making smart food choices. These classes will teach kitchen safety, food preparation and proper food handling practices. Mini Masterminds knows that children benefit by learning teamwork and early maths and science concepts when participating in cooking activities.
Regular excursions
The children can extend their learning outside of the centre by taking part in excursions. Some examples include the Easter Show and visiting local parks for a picnic day.
In-house incursions
Special visitors to the centre can share a wealth of knowledge with the children, as they can learn, discover and explore new and exciting things. Some incursions include native wildlife and reptile visits, petting zoos, dentist and optometrist visits and cultural exploration with visits from Indigenous artists.
About the curriculum
About the curriculum
In addition to the national curriculum, Mini Masterminds Erskineville is proud to have developed a bespoke curriculum in consultation with well-regarded Early Childhood Teacher, Jacob Camilleri. The unique Prep School Program which was developed in consultation with him exposes children to the NSW Foundation Font and focuses not just on the Early Years Framework but also the Early Stage 1 curriculum as well. By merging the Pre-school and Kindergarten lessons, the children will have a head start when it comes to their formal schooling.
The focus of the curriculum is on play-based learning, which ensures each child develops, understands and takes responsibility at their own pace, capability and individuality. The individualised educational curriculum is based on the children’s current learning and interests and is designed to further each child’s growth and development.
The centre’s programs allow for the children to move freely around the activities, making their own unique choices, while ensuring that all key learning areas are promoted and explored. The overall aim of the curriculum is to develop a child’s independence, while fostering confidence in communication and learning.
Health & nutrition
Health & nutrition
The educators at Mini Masterminds Erskineville aim to help guide the children towards healthy eating habits that will help them maintain a healthy weight and good health in the long term.
The menus are designed by nutritionist and mother, Gabriella Ratner, to include nutrient-dense meals created with the freshest ingredients, specifically selected for growing bodies. These menus allow for the inclusion of different cultural backgrounds and special dietary requirements of the children at the centre.
The in-house chef prepares the meals throughout the day, with a four week rotating menu. The children are given hands-on experience with growing their own vegetables in the centre’s garden, to teach them about where their food comes from and to encourage them to try new things. The centre also offers a private feeding room for breastfeeding mothers as needed.
Programs
Programs
Morning
Alexa is ten months old and loves going on excursions in the pram with her nursery friends. Today they’re heading to a local park where they’ll have morning tea and play on the swings.
Lunch
Alexa is enjoying some quiet activities before she heads off for a nap in the sleeping area. Her educator reads her some books before preparing her for a rest.
Afternoon
Alexa loves music, and today the educators have set out lots of small wooden musical instruments for the children to explore.
Morning
Eris is two and a half and loves playing outside. Today the children enjoy some fun sports activities with their Mini Champions coach and Eris has fun kicking a soccer ball with his friends.
Lunch
Eris is looking forward to today’s incursion, as they have an Aboriginal elder coming in to talk to the children about the Dreamtime.
Afternoon
Eris and his friends love their yoga classes, as these mindfulness sessions give them the skills to self-regulate.
Morning
Harriet is almost five years old and can’t wait for today’s swimming lessons. She and her friends float on their backs and practise their kicking with a board.
Lunch
Harriet loves taking part in the cooking experiences with the centre chef. Today they’ve picked some raspberries from the garden to use in homemade muffins for afternoon tea.
Afternoon
Harriet and her friends are using their pre-school book to learn about the letter V today. They are busy practising their hand-writing skills tracing the letter V and matching the letter with the picture.
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Park Sydney Village 149 Mitchell RoadErskineville, NSW, 2043
Centre Reviews
We will sadly miss this place, our daughter has loved her time here, made lots of friends, loved the staff and the facilities. They are... Read more
Terrible child care!!! I regret sending my baby here for whatever short time she attended. Zero staff rentention and very unprofessional, no one would email... Read more