Our Kindergarten Program
Where Big Futures Begin
Choosing the right Kindergarten is one of the most important decisions you’ll make for your child. At Ascot Early Childhood, we don’t just prepare children for school — we help them develop the confidence, skills, and curiosity they need to thrive in school, life, and beyond. Our Exceeding-rated Kindergarten program sets the benchmark for early education in Queensland.
An Exceptional Program Led by Expert Educators
Our Government-approved Kindergarten program follows the Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guidelines and Early Years Learning Framework, carefully designed to nurture the whole child — socially, emotionally, physically, and academically.
What sets us apart:
Above-ratio staffing: Three consistent educators for 22 children (1:7 ratio), far exceeding the 1:11 requirement. This means your child benefits from more individual attention, deeper connections, and tailored support.
Highly qualified team: Led by a Bachelor-qualified teacher with over 20 years’ experience, supported by educators with Diplomas, Graduate Diplomas, and specialist early childhood qualifications — all working consistently across five days to provide a stable, supportive environment.
Individualised school readiness: Each child’s learning journey is guided by personalised goals, regular assessments, and optional school readiness reports.
Long day structure (7:30am–5:30pm): Flexibility for families with no compromise on educational quality — offering a structured Kindergarten program within extended hours.
What Our Kindergarten Program Offers
Our program combines structured teaching with rich play-based learning in an environment designed to spark curiosity and joy.
Literacy: Children build strong communication skills and a love of books through shared reading, phonics, storytelling, and early writing in our literacy-rich corners — complete with a cosy child-sized sofa, bookshelf, and kid-friendly fireplace.
Numeracy: Hands-on activities like cooking, measuring, sorting, and construction build number sense, pattern recognition, and problem-solving.
STEAM & inquiry learning: Integrated science, technology, engineering, art, and maths projects encourage curiosity, experimentation, and creative thinking.
Social & emotional learning: We help children build resilience, empathy, teamwork, and confidence — preparing them for relationships and challenges at school.
Physical development: Our large outdoor playground with fort, sandpit, cubby house, climbing equipment, and balance stations promotes strength, coordination, and gross motor skills. Fine motor development is supported through threading, cutting, drawing, and craft.
Nature and community connections: Garden care in our veggie patch, and regular excursions and incursions (including Queensland Museum loan kits) connect children to their world.
A Learning Environment That Inspires
Our Kindergarten spaces are dynamic, inviting, and ever-evolving:
Creative arts atelier with an open-access art trolley for clay, paints, collage, and craft
Construction zone with wooden blocks, loose parts, and rotating small world and felt play
Sensory play zones with water, sand, light, and natural materials
Interactive whiteboard for engaging phonics, numeracy, and inquiry-based activities
Role play zone that transforms regularly (post office, bakery, vet, etc.) to reflect children’s interests and project focuses
Covered outdoor deck with tables for meals, group work, and open-air learning — ensuring children aren’t confined to a classroom
Dynamic outdoor space with sandpit, water play, chalkboard walls, balance and gross motor equipment, hoops, bikes, and areas shaded by mature trees for natural cooling
Group time mat for shared learning, reflection, and show and share
Bathrooms accessible directly from the room to support independence
The environment is refreshed and reconfigured frequently, ensuring new experiences and challenges daily. Our team invests in high-quality resources year-round to keep our spaces engaging, modern, and inspiring.
