Information For Parents

​What does play-based learning look like in a C&K centre? Play-based learning will reflect the children, educators, families and communities at your C&K centre.  Our teacher/educators enrich and extend on children's play and learning through play will happen in ways that are meaningful for your child. 
For example, if your child is playing in the sandpit, a teacher/educator may encourage them to draw maps in the sand and label them or measure the water levels in the dam they have built. In this example the educator is purposely supporting your child’s interest to explore opportunities for literacy and numeracy development. 
Programs in C&K centres may also include  

• Nature play - having time to play freely outdoors, connect with nature and use natural materials is a vital part of childhood. 
• Risky play - How can I keep myself safe? Can this branch take my weight?  These are some the questions and situations children may explore, safely with our expert educators. Watch our video 
• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) are weaved into inquiry-based experiences. Children may be encouraged to use design thinking, investigative and scientific processes to explore and learn about the world around them and how things work. Watch our video - What does Science look like at kindy?
• Literacy and language - taking time to talk and read, to have conversations, to draw and play with open-ended materials are some of the ways your educators may incorporate this curriculum area into your child’s learning journey. 
• The arts - your child will be able to explore their creativity through visual arts, drama, music, movement and a range of materials, as part of their daily play. 
• First Nations Peoples' histories, perspectives and continuing connections to land, sea and sky in all our programs deepens everyone’s learning.   

Talk to our educators to learn more about the focus on their program and how they integrated the areas above.  

Important Links

• ​ACECQA (Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority)​
• C&K 
• Early Childhood Education and Care (Education Queensland)
• Early Years Learning Framework​
• ​NAPCAN (National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect)
• Unicef - United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
• QLD Government - Early Years Count

Enrolment Documents

Please read both of the following Family Handbooks before your child's enrolment commences:
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Aspley East Kindergarten Family Handbook 2024

​C&K Family Handbook 2024 ​

Learning at Kindy 

Policies and Procedures

​​Staying Healthy - Preventing Infectious Illness in Early Childhood Services 
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National Immunisation Program Schedule - Queensland 
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Workplace Health & Safety Policy Statement
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Parent and Community ​Code of Conduct 
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C&K Procedure Exclusion due to illness 

Time Out - exclusion due to illness

For a full list of C&K policies, please click here. 

Forms 

Additional Emergency Contact and Authorisation to Collect Form:
Required in the event that you require someone other than those listed on your child's Enrolment Form to collect your child/children from the Centre.
Please note this form needs to be provided to the Centre PRIOR to collection of your child/children. Please do not hesitate to speak with your Teacher or the Director if we can assist you further.