Hunters Hill Preschool
We welcome you and your child to Hunters Hill Preschool. We hope your family’s time here will be happy and rewarding. We welcome your contributions of ideas, resources and family experiences so we can work together as an effective team for the benefit of your child.
Our Preschool
Hunters Hill Preschool is a community-based, non-profit preschool operated by a parent management committee. The preschool is licensed and regulated by the Department of Family and Community Services. Our preschool enjoys a reputation for high quality early childhood education. All of our staff are fully qualified and/or have extensive experience within the early childhood field.
We are licensed to cater for 3-5 year old children. We have three classrooms catering for 58 children per day. We have a 3 Day Program offered on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and a 2 Day Program offered on Thursday and Friday
What happens at Preschool
Preschool provides children with the opportunity to interact with others, develop relationships with peers and adults, learn how to be part of a group, explore safely, and develop in all of their key learning areas in an active, play-based learning environment.
The program at our preschool is based on educational theory, philosophy and current research. It is developed from close observation of the children, in response to their individual interest and emerging development. Children are encouraged to actively engage with the environment and teaching staff use opportunities to foster the children’s creativity, encouraging them to explore new materials and to find answers to questions. The ultimate aim is to teach children how to learn and to foster a love of learning.
The day is structured so it provides a balance of:
- Indoor Experiences: puzzles, books, block play, painting and art based work, clay and dough, maths games, language activities, cooking, interest centres
- Outdoor Experiences: sandpit, water play, gardening, dramatic play and dress-ups, physical activities (climbing, running, trampoline, ball games...etc)
- Group Times: music, dance, literature, drama, discussions, experiments, group games