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We believe that each child is a unique individual, with individual beliefs, interests and ideals that need to be respected and encouraged to in order to foster Holistic Excellence.

By providing a supportive and encouraging environment, we believe that the child's self esteem and self worth will be enhanced.
We understand the importance of embracing the diversity of all children and their families and as such, will respect all children without discriminating against their gender, age, race, religion, language or ability. This is achieved by modeling an anti-bias approach in all our interactions with the children and their families.
We believe that the early childhood program should be a direct reflection of the children's interest and needs both individually and as a group.
The curriculum fosters curiosity and thinking through the use of investigations and projects with the emphasis being on learning how to learn, not the product as an end result. All our observations taken on the children aim to help determine their interest and encourage their developing skills and abilities. We will ensure that at all times the child's privacy is respected and that confidentiality is adhered to.
We will ensure that the children are in a safe and hygienic environment at all times and will always adhere to occupational health and safety requirements for our own safety as well as the safety of the team, families and children with whom we work.
We believe that it is our responsibility to role model appropriate behaviour to children and families at all times.
We understand the importance of community and as such will at all times encourage the participation of, not only the families attending the service, but also the wider community as well.
Parents/guardians are invited and encouraged to participate in the program at any time and on any level that they feel comfortable with. This will assist in building an empowering partnership between the centre, staff and the families and will help ensure that the children receive the maximum benefit from being at the centre.

"No element of excellence is complete in isolation"

OUR VISION

Our service delivery model is the culmination of many years of practical experience. It has nine interrelated elements which link together, for the attainment of

1. Learning Holistic Excellence in relation to learning means:

Encouraging life-long learning by learning something new everyday from their surroundings
Encouraging the children to learn something from every one and every situation
Fostering a love of learning through enquiry & reasoning
Encouraging the children to take control of their learning by extending their interests.

2. Development Holistic Excellence in relation to development includes:

Integrated development in all areas
Understanding that others could have different talents
2 obs per child per month
2 checklists & 1 annual report
Digital portfolios

3. Interactions The FISH! Philosophy can be seen as a tool to assist us in fostering the interactions element of our Holistic Excellence program using four simple practices: Be There,Play,Make Their Day and Choose Your Attitude

Digital News
Interactive web site
Day Book

4. Environment This element of our Holistic Excellence Philosophy is aimed at fostering a love of nature & the environment through:

Sensory garden & Bringing the outdoors indoors
Children will be able to move between the indoor & outdoor environments freely
Encouraging a love and respect of nature and the environment through programmed activities
Active involvement in recycling & other green initiatives

5. Community

The program will foster an understanding of the importance of our wider community.
Our aim is to foster this element of Holistic Excellence by encouraging the children to be active members of our society by:
* Visits to local nursing homes & schools
* Scholarships
* Local sponsorships e.g. Junior sports teams
* Participation in local events

6.Wellbeing The program will foster Holistic Excellence in relation to well-being by:

A comprehensive Health & Hygiene program
Catered meals to ensure that the children are eating what's required to maintain good heath & nutrition
Weekly Exercise & Sport
YOGA
Encouraging empathy & respect

7. Literacy & Numeracy The program is designed to foster the numeracy & literacy facet of Holistic Excellence by:

Implementing the "Now I Can Read‟ program
PCS, Makaton, Multicultural songs
Relating literacy & numeracy back to their environment and everyday concepts

8. Family

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS!
Regular events
Open door policy
Parent Club
Resources used in the centre will be available for you to continue elements of our program at home
Contributions to program
Comments & suggestions very welcome