A child’s participation in a quality early childhood education program assists in laying the foundation for their future success in learning and life.
A new, national early learning framework for children from birth to five years has been developed to ensure your child receives quality education programs in their early childhood setting. This is a vital time for them to learn and develop.
The framework’s vision is for all children to experience play-based learning that is engaging and builds success for life.
The Early Years Learning Framework describes a vision of children’s learning, characterised by:
belonging —recognising that knowing where and with whom you belong is integral to human existence, providing a basis for children’s interdependence and relationships with others
being —recognising and valuing the “here and now” in children’s lives, and viewing childhood as more than simply preparation for adulthood or for the future
becoming —recognising the rapid and significant learning and development that occurs in the early years, and the capability and potential of all children.
 
The guideline also describes a set of five learning and development areas:
Children have a strong sense of identity
Children are connected with and contribute to their world
Children have a strong sense of wellbeing
Children are confident and involved learners
Children are effective communicators.
The Early Years Learning Framework focuses on children from birth to five years; this is the bases of how we ensure that your child receives a high quality educational program. 
 
Kindergarten for Queensland Children
2010 saw the start of Kindergarten for QLD Children, being one of the first Childcare Centre’s to be involved with the new government initiated Kindergarten program has helped us develop our program that lays the foundation for our children's learning for life.
The Queensland kindergarten learning guideline (program) aims to specifically enrich children’s learning in the Kindergarten Year. In Queensland, the Kindergarten Year is the year before the Preparatory Year of schooling. Throughout the Kindergarten Year, children’s right to experience the joy of childhood is fundamental and learning is promoted through play, and emergent and planned learning experiences and interactions.
We recognise that parents are children’s first educators and value the vital role parents, carers and family members play in children’s lives and their ongoing learning.
Our Teachers create a quality kindergarten program when they draw together advice in the guideline with their professional knowledge and understanding about children’s interests, ideas and intentions, and parent, family and community priorities and contexts. The guideline provides specific advice to support kindergarten teachers to strengthen children’s sense of belonging, being and becoming as they:
make deliberate and well-informed decisions to promote and enrich children’s holistic learning and development
build respectful relationships with family, community and professional partners
promote children’s wellbeing, and ongoing learning progress
interact with children, with a clear learning focus to promote learning
support children with additional needs
effectively monitor and assess children’s learning, and communicate appropriately with relevant partners about children’s progress
 
build connections between children’s prior, current and future learning experiences to promote continuity of learning.
 
The Queensland Government is committed to securing a flying start for our future generations by delivering world-class education and training. We support the initiative by delivering the best practices in an environment that encourages and celebrates our young learners.
When will my child be eligible to attend kindergarten?

Child Born

2011

2012

2013

2014

1 July 2006 to

30 June 2007

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1 July 2007 to

30 June 2008

 

4

 

 

1 July 2008 to

30 June 2009

 

 

4

 

1 July 2009 to

30 June 2010

 

 

 

4