Ocean Adventurers – Ages 3-5 

ocean adventurers

Developing your child’s natural curiosity

Our educational program offers a full school readiness program for your child prior to commencing kindergarten. With one of the leading school readiness programs in the area, the main curriculum focus within the Ocean Adventurers room is to equip your child with the skills necessary for a smooth transition into primary school. 

Our preschool curriculum, aligns with The Early Years Learning Framework, which promotes independence, self-help skills and social-emotional skill development, while also promoting literacy and numeracy skills, problem solving, following instructions, cooperation and concentration. 

Activities

Meals

Education

FAQ

Activities

Our on-going children’s development program offers educational and recreational programs which are designed to optimise the creativity, mental and physical advancement of your child. Self expression is encouraged through a wide variety of indoor and outdoor activities, such as music, arts and crafts. Children’s interests are supported and encouraged through individual and group stimuli, all in the name of fun!

Meals

We provide morning tea and afternoon tea daily, which means you can pack and prepare your child’s favourite foods for lunch. This also means your child will develop the skills to open their lunch boxes and packets before they get to Kindergarten.

Education

Caves Beach ELC have a strong belief in providing an educational program that encourages children to explore, create and investigate the world around them.

Our program is centered around play- based learning, spontaneous experiences that derive from educator observations and children’s interests and input from our families and community.

We research and plan experiences that are thoughtful, meaningful and take into account children’s age, abilities and strengths./p>

FAQ

What are the Centres operating hours?

The Centre is open from 7:00am to 6:00pm Monday to Friday.

Are meals provided?

The centre provides breakfast, morning tea, afternoon tea and a late afternoon snack. All meals are nutritionally balanced. Parents are asked to provide their child’s lunch.

What do I need to bring?

A labelled bag including your child’s lunch; cot-sized bed sheets; water bottle; pillow; spare clothes and a hat. 

Is it affordable?

Our daily fees are set competitively relative to other childcare centres in the Caves Beach area.

The Centre is registered to provide Child Care Subsidy (CCS) assistance to families. CCS is means tested and is available to eligible families..

senior educator

Chelsea has several years of experience as an early year’s educator expanding her
knowledge through completing her diploma of Early Education and Care and currently
undertaking her Bachelor of Education (Primary and Early Childhood). Chelsea room leader in the Ocean Adventures Room.
Chelsea strives to make the Ocean Adventures Room a safe and nurturing environment
where the children are supported to be the best little learners they can be. Chelsea values
the Vygotsky scaffolding approach as children best learn through more knowledgeable
others and guidance from the people around them as well as Montessori, where children
learning through hands-on learning and collaborative play with their peers, educators, and
the wider community.

 

Enrol your child today

If Caves Beach ELC sounds like the right place for you, we would love to have you. To enrol, simply pop on down to the Centre for a tour and request an enrolment form to start the process. 

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book a tour today

We encourage families to come and view our Centre and meet our friendly staff to discuss your children and ask questions. Taking a tour is the perfect way to showcase our great learning environment and allows us to get to know you and your child better so we are able to provide the best care possible.

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