Integricare Christ Church St Ives Preschool

At St Ives Christian Preschool, the passionate team of early learning professionals proudly always go the extra mile for children. The highly qualified and experienced educators partner with families to provide tailored programs that meet children's needs and deliver the highest level of care.

The team fosters a culturally diverse environment, to ensure that every child feels safe, secure and valued.

Integricare Preschool St Ives has a strong family focus. Parents are encouraged to participate in the program by volunteering at the childcare and communicating the expectations for their child’s learning with staff. 

The centre provides a developmental portfolio for each child that documents their learning, interests and friendship groups. It provides extensive online resources and has an online parent portal where families can stay up to date with activities and events.

To further support families, the centre organises supported playgroups. This provides a structured and positive learning environment in which children can socialise. It’s also a great way for parents to meet and share their experiences.

Every supported playgroup is facilitated by trained early childhood and family support workers. The team can refer and link families to health and community services and the centre partners with specialist services where needed to give appropriate support.

The centre has Family Workers, who support families with children between the ages of 0 and 8 years. By conducting comprehensive assessments, Family Workers are able to help families identify their immediate needs and then support them through a case management process and home or outreach visiting services.
 

Integricare Preschool St Ives has developed a stimulating preschool curriculum of play-based learning centred on the Early Years Learning Framework. The holistic curriculum nurtures vital cognitive, social, physical and emotional development, whilst also building essential school readiness.

The curriculum includes a leading literacy program designed to build on children’s home and community literacy experiences. It includes literacy practices that are relevant to children’s everyday lives as well as familiar texts from their homes and communities.

Integricare St Ives Preschool champions Integricare’s purpose to enable children, families and communities to experience the love of Jesus, as well as Integricare’s core mission objectives. 

Firstly, the pursuit of excellence in early learning to ensure that these most crucial developmental years for the children are full of learning opportunities. Secondly, St Ives educators endeavour to equip and care for families holistically – going the extra mile to engage and support children and their families. Thirdly, Integricare St Ives Preschool prioritises community engagement, regularly partnering with local initiatives and maintaining close ties to Christ Church St Ives.