Genius Childcare Ashwood

Our Educational Programs:

“Let the child be the scriptwriter, director and the actor in their own play” - Magda Gerber

Nursery Space: Caterpillars Room (6 weeks - 2 years) 

Learning starts from before birth, and our Educators have created a welcoming and nurturing nursery  environment where each baby feels safe to explore and discover new things - through their senses,  their communication and cues (body language, facial expression and sounds) and by experimenting. On any given day you can see the nursery children engaging in all types of play, water play, music time and story time and more. Every day provides a brand new, exciting adventure for our babies to support their development, learning and wellbeing! 

Toddler Space: Bumble Bees Room (2 years - 3 years) 

Our teachers and educators encourage the children to learn through play to help enhance their sensory-motor development. This happens through carefully planned music, dance, games and reading experiences. 

On any given day the Toddler children can be seen developing  their numeracy by building a tower,  sorting objects, pointing and identifying  shapes and patterns and participating in counting songs and games. 

Children in our toddler space are encouraged to participate in group play. Group play is important as it helps our toddlers develop important social skills such as, turn taking, developing self confidence and emotional self regulation. Our team helps children through talking, planning and role modelling. 

Kindergarten/ Preschool Space: Beetles Room (3 years - 4 years) Kinder Room (4 years - 5 years) 

Kindergarten is a unique time for learning with peers and developing skills for later learning including confidence and curiosity, important skills for starting school. Our play-based program encourages active engagement in learning and supports a range of positive developmental outcomes including resilience, independence, critical thinking and creativity. 

Oral language supports literacy learning. A child’s oral language ability is the best predictor for later success in learning to read and write. Hearing the sounds within a language is the first critical step for all literacy learning. Our team supports our kinder/ preschool children's development by engaging in rich discussions, introducing new vocabulary as part of everyday conversations, as well as singing, playing games, and reading with the children daily.

Throughout the kindergarten/preschool year, children use their language to share ideas, ask questions, express themselves, and connect with peers and adults in social settings.

Social-emotional skills, including the ability to self-regulate emotions is supported through  group learning environments. Our team supports each child’s social and emotional development by labelling and talking about emotions and supporting appropriate responses as together, they engage in new and challenging situations.

We offer a great variety of learning experiences at The Learning Sanctuary Ashwood,  including;

• Incursions: Each month we organise for someone from the community to visit and speak to the children. Some of the special visits we have had the librarian, dentist, emergency services, council discussing waste, and teachers from the local schools.
• Movement Programs: Every week, we take the children out on a community walk to enjoy and explore their environments. Fortnightly, we also have the Hey Dee Ho movement and music program.