3 Steps Early Learning Shellharbour
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3 Steps Early Learning Shellharbour Centre overview
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(02) 9023 20453 Steps Early Learning Shellharbour is a modern boutique sized child care centre offering a stimulating and high quality learning environment. Highly qualified educators care for children aged from 14 months to 6 years old, from 7:30am to 5.30pm, 50 weeks per year.
At 3 Steps Early Learning, we believe in providing a warm and nurturing environment for your children, achieved with the support of caring and professional early learning educators. Our unique teaching philosophy is centred around the 3 Steps we believe give your child the greatest possible chance of growing and developing into the best person they can be. From Nurturing (1) to Exploring (2) to School Readiness (3),we have all the steps covered. If your child comes one year before school or four, we ensure that all three milestones are achieved.
Families notice the high standards of the educators, the quality educational programs, the bright modern facilities, and the exceptional level of cleanliness and hygiene. The centre works hard to ensure the children feel a connection with their local community, offering lots of excursions around the area, and the children enjoy extracurricular activities such as sports, yoga, music and cooking.
Children can enjoy the generous outdoor play spaces, with sandpits, vege gardens, playgrounds, cubby houses and lots of space to run
Centre Features & Highlights
- Regular excursions and incursions
- Parent communication app
- Cooking classes
- School readiness program
This light-filled centre has been running for many years, has on-site parking and is conveniently located in a quiet street.
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Get to know us
Programs
Programs
Fitness Program: draws on the fun of movement and dance, the creativity of music, and the joy of active play. Each week the children enjoy a new and exciting interactive themed adventure and all classes are specially designed to encourage participation, expression and social interaction.
Multi-Sport Program: this educational, interactive and fun program encourages and motivates children to try new things and experience the importance of a healthy and active lifestyle. Coached by experts ranging from Exercise Physiologists, Human Movement Specialists, Personal trainers and Multi-sport Coaches.
Junior Soccer: children take part in a Soccer Fundamental Program, where they will begin to understand the rules of soccer and the benefits of teamwork. Trained coaches assist children to develop the physical and cognitive skills necessary to become a proficient player.
Excursions: the children go on visits outside of the centre that let them learn new skills and gain a greater understanding and awareness of the world around them. Some excursions include visits to the local library and supermarkets, nature exploration in Centennial Park, or nearby farm visits.
Incursions: the centre selects incursions that complement the curriculum and extend on children’s classroom learning and interests. For instance visits from the dentist or firefighters, and visits that support multicultural education.
About the curriculum
About the curriculum
Educators encourage each child to play, explore and learn in the diverse indoor and outdoor environments. Focusing on play-based learning, emergent curriculum, and a structured routine, the educators support and supervise children, nurturing literacy and numeracy skills, as well as social skills, imagination, high-level thinking, an interest in sustainability, and much more.
6 weeks - 2 years
The educators aim to provide care that is home-like and nurturing. The nursery room is a relaxed environment where children can play and interact with each other and their educator. With tailored routines to suit each individual child, children will encounter familiar experiences such as meal and play times, nappy changes and sleep whilst engaging in meaningful relationships with their educators. Children are encouraged to explore and develop their understanding of the world through their 5 senses. The room is safe and supports babies to feel confident in their identity and in achieving those very important milestones.
2 years - 3 years
Children in this age group are meeting new challenges and learn best in a stimulating environment. The centre’s qualified educators help facilitate learning and discovery through interest based activities which encourage investigation and exploration. Children begin to learn that they are capable of early, simple self-governance. Educators encourage a range of self-help skills like serving their own meals, dressing and undressing, and toileting. By playing and sharing with other children, the toddlers are developing social and emotional skills as well as supporting their cognitive and language skills by allowing them to explore, ask questions and use their imagination.
3 years - 6 years
In this room the children begin to explore the process of learning and refine their views of themselves and the world they live in. Children are encouraged to not only explore their natural environment, but to engage with using their imagination and creativity. Through their play, the qualified educators teach the children to develop a sense of their place in the world and help them develop the confidence, problem solving and negotiation skills necessary for them to begin school. The navigators are introduced to the concept of school routines and concepts which helps to ease the transition to Kindergarten. 3 Steps uses the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) as a guide in developing a play-based curriculum and learning experience for the children.
Meet the team
Meet the team
My mission for our centres is to truly provide a home away from home for all children, a warm and welcoming space for them to learn and grow to their highest potential while having fun and knowing they truly belong. Each day, I make sure that each child that attends 3 Steps is cared for in the way that I would want my children cared for. This involves providing them with love and affection, ensuring they are sustained daily with the highest quality nutritional meals, and providing access to stimulating learning resources.
Mariam, owner of 3 Steps Early Learning
Health & nutrition
Health & nutrition
The educators are committed to the well-being of the Little Steppers, and they understand that healthy food, drinks and eating habits greatly impact the learning and growth of children. The children enjoy fresh, nutritious, home-style meals every day.
Using high-quality, fresh ingredients and a broad range of flavours and textures, the centre chef creates meals that meet the latest nutritional guidelines for children in care.
Parents can have total peace of mind, as all food allergies, cultural concerns and other special requirements are all safely catered for, without compromising on a fun and healthy mealtime experience.
The children enjoy engaging activities centred on herb gardens, vegetable gardens, eating from the garden and regular cooking experiences.
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30 - 32 Chillawong CircuitBlackbutt, NSW, 2529
Centre Reviews
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Absolutely love 3 steps they have been so amazing for my child the educators here are everything I could wish for and more... Absolutely love 3 steps they have been so amazing for my child the educators here are everything I could wish for and more can completely trust them and love there open communication. My child has grown so much in there care. Read more
Super happy with service, great communication with the staff. Super friendly environment, and with the updated playground my son loves being dropped off. Super happy with service, great communication with the staff. Super friendly environment, and with the updated playground my son loves being dropped off.
Both my children attend 3 steps I could not recommend them enough. The staff are just outstanding. You can tell they really care. They know... Both my children attend 3 steps I could not recommend them enough. The staff are just outstanding. You can tell they really care. They know the kids, they know their quirks, what makes the happy and cheers them up. For example my 5 year old is obsessed with trains. One of his educators set up a full train set with pictures of his all his favourite. Things like this. I also feel a great sense of trust with the educators. I know I can trust my children with them and discuss anything with them. Thank you 3 steps and staff, honestly don’t know what we would do without you all ! Read more