Children's Choice Early Education Centre- Raceview

At Children’s Choice, we carefully design daily programs with a wide range of developmentally appropriate activities, allowing children the freedom to choose the experiences they wish to engage in. Our dedicated educators guide and support your child’s growth through play and inquiry-based learning, nurturing their natural curiosity and creativity.

We believe in the power of individualized learning. By regularly assessing each child’s progress, we tailor our programs to meet their unique needs and interests. Our inquiry-based approach encourages active learning, sparking curiosity with thoughtful questions and scenarios. This method not only enhances problem-solving and communication skills but also fosters independence and critical thinking.

Each day, children participate in both indoor and outdoor activities that include art, craft, movement, language, numeracy, and social education. While we follow structured programs, we are flexible, allowing for spontaneous, child-initiated activities that promote creativity and self-expression. Our educators model and encourage essential social skills like sharing, cooperation, and respectful communication. We have Free weekly programs such as dance, music, sports, yoga and mindfulness.

We are proud to follow Queensland Government frameworks, including the Early Years Learning Framework and Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guidelines, with our government-approved kindergarten program.

We’re excited to partner with you in your child’s educational journey and are committed to helping them thrive at Children’s Choice Early Education Centre.

At Children’s Choice, we offer an extensive range of services designed to support and enrich your child's development:

• Comprehensive Care: We provide nurturing long-day care for babies from birth to 5 years old, ensuring a safe and engaging environment for every stage of their early years.
• Free Kindy Program: Our Queensland Government-approved Kindergarten program, led by a university-trained teacher, offers a rich curriculum designed to develop social-emotional intelligence, literacy, numeracy, motor skills, and foster interests in cooking and science.
• Free programs such as dance, music, sports, yoga and mindfulness.
• Inclusive Benefits: Enjoy the convenience of free nappies, wipes, and sunscreen.
• Free bus service (conditions apply).
• Engaging Experiences: We offer annual free incursions like Ocean Life Education, Bird Wildlife Shows, and Puppet Shows to expand your child's learning and excitement.
• Swimming Lessons: For children over 3 years old, we provide swimming lessons to enhance their aquatic skills and safety.
• Healthy Meals: Our qualified chef prepares fresh, nutritious meals daily, with fruit and vegetables delivered directly from the markets each week.
• Extended Care: We offer Before & After School Care exclusively for siblings, ensuring continuity and convenience for your family.
• Spacious Play Areas: Our extra-large natural playgrounds and outdoor art house foster creativity and active play in a stimulating environment.
• Mobile Dentistry: We provide access to a mobile dentistry service, promoting your child’s oral health with ease.

At Children’s Choice, we’re dedicated to offering exceptional care and enriching experiences to support every aspect of your child’s growth and development.

Swimming lessons (during school terms)

Swimming lessons offer numerous benefits for children, supporting their physical, emotional, and social development:

1. Physical Development:

• Strength and Endurance: Swimming helps build muscle strength, cardiovascular fitness, and endurance, promoting overall physical health.
• Coordination and Motor Skills: Swimming involves the use of multiple muscle groups simultaneously, improving coordination, balance, and fine motor skills.
• Flexibility: The range of motion involved in swimming strokes helps children increase flexibility and agility.

2. Water Safety:

• Life-Saving Skills: Early swimming lessons teach basic water safety and survival skills, which are essential for reducing the risk of drowning.
• Confidence in Water: Gaining comfort and confidence in the water helps children feel secure in aquatic environments, making them safer and more relaxed.

3. Cognitive Benefits:

• Improved Focus and Discipline: Swimming lessons require children to follow instructions and pay attention, which improves focus and self-discipline in a fun setting.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Learning to swim involves problem-solving, such as figuring out how to float, breathe, and coordinate movements in the water, enhancing cognitive development.

4. Emotional and Social Benefits:

• Boosts Confidence: Mastering swimming skills provides a sense of achievement, boosting self-esteem and confidence in children as they see their progress.
• Stress Relief: Swimming can have a calming effect on children, helping them release energy and manage emotions like frustration or anxiety.
• Social Interaction: Group lessons encourage children to interact with their peers, fostering teamwork, communication, and socialization skills.

5. Independence and Resilience:

• Self-Reliance: Swimming promotes independence by encouraging children to trust their own abilities and become more self-reliant in the water.
• Resilience and Perseverance: Swimming lessons teach children how to overcome challenges and persist in learning new skills, fostering resilience and perseverance.

6. Improved Health:

• Enhanced Lung Capacity: The controlled breathing techniques in swimming improve lung capacity and respiratory health.
• Low-Impact Exercise: Swimming is gentle on joints, making it a great form of exercise for young children, promoting long-term physical activity without strain.
• Stronger Immune System: Regular physical activity like swimming boosts the immune system, helping children stay healthier.

7. Early Habit Formation:

• Foundation for Lifelong Fitness: Swimming lessons introduce children to physical activity in a fun and engaging way, encouraging a lifelong love of exercise and fitness.
• Respect for Water: Early exposure to swimming lessons fosters respect for water, teaching children to approach it with both confidence and caution.

In summary, swimming lessons provide essential physical, cognitive, and social benefits while teaching critical water safety skills. These lessons set the foundation for a healthy, active lifestyle and build confidence, discipline, and resilience in young children.

Weekly free programs:

Dance

Dance offers numerous benefits for children, promoting both physical and cognitive development:

· Physical Development: Dance enhances coordination, balance, and flexibility, helping children develop motor skills and body awareness. It also improves strength and cardiovascular health through active movement.

· Gross Motor Skills: The large, controlled movements involved in dance, such as jumping, twirling, and bending, build strong gross motor skills that are essential for other physical activities like running and climbing.

· Cognitive Skills: Learning dance routines boosts memory, focus, and pattern recognition, improving children’s cognitive abilities and problem-solving skills. It also promotes creativity by encouraging imaginative thinking.

· Emotional Expression: Dance allows children to express their emotions in a physical way, which can help them process and understand their feelings, reducing stress and building emotional intelligence.

· Social Interaction: Group dance classes teach teamwork, cooperation, and communication. children learn to share space, take turns, and follow directions while interacting with peers, helping to develop their social skills.

· Self-Discipline and Listening Skills: Dance teaches children to follow instructions, pay attention to cues, and practice self-discipline by learning specific movements and sequences.

· Confidence and Self-Esteem: Mastering new dance steps or performing in front of others builds a sense of accomplishment and boosts a child’s self-confidence. It fosters a positive self-image as children learn to trust their abilities.

· Creativity and Imagination: Dance encourages creative movement, allowing children to express their imagination freely. It nurtures artistic expression through improvisation and exploration of different dance styles.

· Cultural Awareness: Exposure to various dance styles from around the world can foster an appreciation for different cultures and traditions, broadening children’s perspectives.

· Energy Release and Fun: Dance provides a healthy outlet for physical energy, making it a fun way for children to stay active and enjoy movement.

Music

Free Music Classes – provided each week by a university qualified music instructor with a degree. Music classes offer several key benefits for children to foster their development in various areas:

• Cognitive Development: Music helps enhance memory, attention span, and problem-solving skills. Learning rhythms, patterns, and melodies strengthens brain connections and boosts early math and language skills.
• Language Skills: Exposure to music encourages children to listen closely, improving their ability to recognize sounds and words. Singing helps with vocabulary and pronunciation, laying a strong foundation for reading and speaking.
• Motor Skills: Playing instruments, clapping, or dancing to music improves coordination, fine motor skills, and physical balance. These activities support the development of both gross and fine motor skills.
• Emotional Expression: Music provides a creative outlet for children to express their emotions, helping them understand and manage feelings like happiness, frustration, or excitement in a safe, fun environment.
• Social Skills: Participating in group music activities encourages cooperation, teamwork, and turn-taking. It helps children learn how to interact and communicate with others, building friendships and social confidence.
• Creativity and Imagination: Music stimulates creativity, allowing children to explore different sounds, rhythms, and instruments. This nurtures their imagination and enhances their ability to think creatively.
• Cultural Awareness: Music classes often expose children to different styles of music from around the world, helping them appreciate diversity and fostering an understanding of various cultures.
• Confidence Building: Mastering simple musical tasks, such as singing or playing an instrument, boosts a child's self-esteem and confidence as they see their abilities improve.

Sports

Physical education is a cornerstone of our early learning program, and we are dedicated to nurturing your child’s physical and social development. Through engaging activities like ball games, team sports, obstacle courses and other active programs, are designed to build physical confidence and social skills, preparing your child for a successful start in school. We are passionate about providing a dynamic and varied program that supports every aspect of your child’s growth and readiness for the future. The sports classes offer a wide range of benefits for your child, contributing to their physical, social, and cognitive development:

• Physical Fitness: Sports help children to build strength, endurance, and flexibility. Regular participation improves cardiovascular health, muscle tone, and overall physical well-being, encouraging an active lifestyle from an early age.
• Gross Motor Skills: Engaging in sports enhances coordination, balance, and agility as children run, jump, throw, and catch. These activities help develop gross motor skills, which are critical for overall physical development.
• Hand-Eye Coordination: Many sports activities, such as catching a ball or swinging a bat, improve hand-eye coordination, which is essential for fine motor skill development and tasks like writing and drawing.
• Social Skills: Sports classes teach children the importance of teamwork, communication, and cooperation. Children learn to share, take turns, and work together toward a common goal, improving their ability to interact with others.
• Discipline and Focus: Sports teach children how to follow rules, pay attention to instructions, and stay focused on a task. This helps build self-discipline and listening skills, which are important in both school and life.
• Confidence and Self-Esteem: Mastering new skills, such as kicking a ball or scoring a goal, boosts a child's self-confidence. Sports provide a sense of accomplishment, encouraging a positive self-image and belief in their abilities.
• Problem-Solving and Decision-Making: Sports often involve quick thinking and decision-making, helping children develop problem-solving skills. They learn to think on their feet and make choices under pressure.
• Emotional Regulation: Participating in sports helps children learn to manage emotions such as frustration, excitement, and disappointment. This builds emotional resilience and teaches them to handle both wins and losses in a healthy way.
• Respect for Rules and Fair Play: Sports instils a sense of fairness and respect for rules, teaching children about the importance of honesty, fairness, and good sportsmanship.
• Energy Release and Stress Relief: Sports provide an excellent outlet for children to release energy in a structured environment, helping them manage stress and improve focus.
• Healthy Habits: By engaging in sports, children begin to understand the importance of physical activity and healthy habits, which can set the foundation for a lifelong commitment to fitness and well-being.