FAQs
To put it simply we are just like ‘Big Kindy’, but we modify the activities for younger children. We provide session care during term time only and close for school holidays. Our program is stimulating and educationally based, and delivered by qualified teachers in a nurturing and caring environment.
Jessie Brown Pre-Kindergarten is able to offer:
- A maximum of 20 children on site at any time, which provides a calm and nurturing enviornment.
- A high staff /child ratio- 3 staff in every session, of which two are qualified teachers.
- A large natural play environment, equivalent to two house blocks – plenty of room to run and play.
- A routine based program offering a variety of stimulating and educational based activities.
- Excellent resources, allowing new activities to be introduced every week.
Please see the enrolment procedures page.
A child can start at the age of 2 years old but are only able to attend AM sessions until they are 3 years of age. Once 3 they can then attend a full day. There is no requirement as to how many sessions a child attends. That decision is made by the family based on affordability, availability and how much the individual child can cope with.
A child leaves the centre when they are age appropriate to attend big kindy.
Children who turn 4 years of age before May 1st start big kindy in the January of that year. Children who turn 4 after May 1st start big kindy in the January of the following year. The younger group of children do have the option of delaying their start and staying with us slightly longer if a family feels they may not be emotionally ready to transition to ‘big kindy’.