Vision Statement

Canowindra Preschool Kindergarten provides high quality early childhood education for all children attending our service. Providing the foundation for each child to develop as successful learners and individuals.

Philosophy

Our community respectfully acknowledge that the Wiradjuri people are the traditional custodians of this land, and we value the traditional Aboriginal history, culture and connection to the land on which we work and play.

Our learning environments deliver limitless possibilities for learning and connecting. The vast outdoor environment allows children to engage, create, take risks and explore.  The indoor environment is functionally beautiful with thoughtful design and organisation, which simultaneously promotes comfort and invites exploration and engagement. These environments promote and support the children to become environmentally responsible.

Our understanding of the history and connection with the community helps our children to adopt values, attitudes and ways of living that will enable them to contribute positively to their community. We work collaboratively with families, acknowledging them as the first educators in their child’s life. We continue to work with families to involve and extend their child on their learning journey.

Our curriculum is presented through a play based program, with intentional teaching that is well planned and responsive to observed individual strengths and needs. We value children as individuals and ensure their voices contribute to the work that we do and the decisions we make. We recognise early childhood as a special time for all children to be immersed in secure and trusting environments that allow them to explore, discover and learn with confidence.

Our educators engage in professional learning individually as well as within a team to prompt critical reflection and ensure knowledge and practice is informed. Through research, experience and shared knowledge we assess and reflect upon early childhood education, policy and practice to ensure quality care and ongoing quality improvement.