AIMS

We have a well balanced Pre-School programme aimed at promoting your child’s development - physically, intellectually, socially, and emotionally. Each piece of equipment and every activity available to your child is used to promote growth in one or more of these four areas.

What does our Pre-School teach?

At Larool we teach your child to:

Feel confident
Be independent
Use their body skillfully
Communicate with others
Develop good relationships with others
Express themselves through speech, movement, music and art
Observe, question and organise their thinking about the world
Be eager for new experiences
Follow directions
Listen and attend to the teacher when in a large group of children
Learn to take turns and respect other’s rights and property
Develop the necessary skills needed to prepare for school and to function as fully contributing members of our society

Teaching children skills

Social skills – interaction with peers and adults, making friends, taking turns
Language skills – at group time, play time and lunch time
Gross motor skills – on outdoor equipment and organised games
Fine motor skills – scissors, paint brushes, textas, construction toys, hammering
Pre-reading and pre-maths – books, stories, finger plays, puzzles, sand and water play, pre-writing activities
Order and time – each activity has a beginning, middle and end – each day has a routine
Concentration skills - at story time, craft time and when doing puzzles
Discipline – self discipline, group discipline and learning about rules

"I am also impressed that my twins come home from Pre-School each day covered in smiles and news of the singing, the craft, their friends and the fun of the day."
Lynne Cousins

How are these skills taught?

The playroom and the playground will provide and allow for a balance of activities that are:

Structured/unstructured
Informative/creative
Active/quiet
Indoor/outdoor
Observing/participating
Alone/together

Programme

We follow the NSW Curriculum Framework for Children’s Services. A daily routine is displayed in our locker room which gives approximate times for various programme elements. The staff regularly monitor the progress of all children in the class, however, we do not provide formal written reports as all children are individual and their rate of development varies greatly at this age. Staff are always delighted to discuss your child’s interests and progress at the beginning and end of each day. Appointments can be made with teachers to have a more in depth discussion regarding your child.