School Readiness and Preschool

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Our preschool program is run by our university qualified Early Childhood Preschool teacher. The program runs alongside school terms and is aligned with children’s current interests, strengths and developmental goals. The school readiness skills we focus on developing references the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and the program promotes active learning through play, real-life experiences, routines and transitions.

Bili Kids ensures that our preschool and school readiness program develops the foundations for lifelong learning, allows children to start school with confidence and a strong sense of self and finally, develops regulation skills to set them up for future success.

We run a complimentary learning program for our 3 and 4 year olds. Where suitable we run activities in tandem with both age groups and we also split the age groups for more targeted learning opportunities

Our Preschool Program focuses on developing:

• Social and emotional skills for your child to connect and relate to others
  • Your child’s language and social  kills to express ideas and feelings, play co-operatively and negotiate with peers
  • Decision making, problem solving, and investigative skills
  • Exploring diversity, inclusion and social justice
  • Asking questions, extending ideas and challenging thinking
  • Early numeracy and literacy skills
  • Respectful and caring relationships with people and the environment

TRANSITIONING TO SCHOOL – A key focus of the Karras Preschool Program is to help prepare your child for Kindergarten/Prep. This includes developing their social and emotional skills so they feel personally confident and secure to take the big step to school. There are also practical developmental skills that we focus on building throughout the year, such as self-help skills and responsibility for their belongings.

Relationships with local schools – Bili Kids has a great relationship with our local schools to ensure a smooth transition to school for all of our children. Where possible this includes working with the school to offer opportunities for the children to become familiar and comfortable with the school before their first year, including orientation programs, invitations to school special days, library sessions at the school and contributing to special events such as the Bilambil Community Fair.

Our Preschool Room boasts the inclusion of an electronic SMART board, which is used daily to help teach and reinforce a range of literacy and numeracy concepts. It is also a great link to ‘big’ school as many kindergarten/prep classrooms now have SMART boards, as they are a fun and engaging way to help children learn. 

During the year each child’s progress is monitored, documented and assessed. At the end of the year, families are provided with a Transition Statement that summarises each child’s learning in Preschool. These statements include information from the Preschool teacher, the child and each family, that can be passed onto their school teachers to aid children’s transition to school.