Preschool Program

We deliver a School Readiness program that specialises in helping your child develop the skills and dispositions towards learning that we know they need to be successful in school. We focus on ensuring your children are socially, emotionally, and academically ready to move to ‘big’ school. Our program, developed using research findings, focuses on early education that supports 3-5-year-old children to explore:
• Foundational literacy and maths skills
• Learning to recognize and write their name
• Number recognition and early maths problems
• 21st Century thinking skills and communication skills
• Self-help skills and confidence in being independent
• Social confidence and emotional resilience

Each Lifelong Learning Centre owned and operated by Affinity Education Group develops programs and learning provisions which are child-driven, and shaped around approved learning frameworks. The following frameworks are used in our centres:
• Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia
• My Time, Our Place: Framework for School Age Care in Australia
• Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework
• Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guidelines
• Western Australian Kindergarten Curriculum Guidelines
Copies of these frameworks are available at your centre. Please ask your Centre Manager for more information.

Starting at a new childcare centre can be just as exciting for you, as a parent, as it can be for your child. In order to ensure a smooth transition into our centres, we have provided a checklist below for what you should pack for your child on their first day. When you enrol at a Lifelong Learning Centre, you will be provided with all the information you need to know about starting with us. Below is a list of items to bring on your child’s first day at a child care centre, which is one of the helpful documents in our enrolment package.
• A change of clothes
• An item of comfort (such as a blanket or toy)
• Dummy if required
• Any medications
• Hat
Your Centre Manager will advise you if you need to bring along anything else specific to your centre.

Yes, if you are eligible to receive the Australian Child Care Subsidy, this will reduce the out-of-pocket cost of your child care fees. We encourage all our families to investigate their Child Care Subsidy options with Centrelink before enrolling their child(ren). To access Centrelink, you must create and use a MyGov account. We help families maximise their Child Care Subsidy by offering flexible day sessions, and keep you updated on your available hours.