St Marks Preschool provides education and care for 24 children a day aged between 3-5 years.
St Mark's Church established the Preschool in 1974 for the benefit of families in the community and in 1995 became incorporated.
Funding is received from the State Government through the Department of Community Services.
The Preschool is a non profit organization run by a management Committee consisting of 5 nominated parishioners from the St Mark's Church and 4 parents of the children currently attending the service.
We are licenced by the NSW Department of Community Services and operate according to the NSW Childcare regulations.
Hours
The Preschool programme operates between 9am and 3pm.
Due to department regulations children are not allowed on the premises before 9am and must be off the premises by 3pm.
Days of Attendance
There are two groups:-
3 days- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
2 days- Thursday, Friday.
Holidays
The Preschool operates during school terms. Holidays correspond with NSW Public School holidays and public holidays.
Staff
The Preschool consists of a team of dedicated people. The Preschool staff hold the following qualifications:
The Preschool staff hold the following qualifications:
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)
Associate Diploma
Diploma of Teaching
Certificate III
At St Mark’s we believe that early childhood is a vital period in children’s learning and development. We seek to provide children with quality teaching and learning in an inclusive environment in partnership with families.
We believe that children learn through play, and provide a play-based environment, supporting the children’s language, social and emotional development.
We listen to, observe and respond to the individual children’s interests and needs as the basis to our programme.
We support the development of relationships within our community, beginning in our preschool, church and wider community, which is wonderfully culturally diverse.
Fees for 2012
Fees at St Mark’s Preschool are $42 per day.
3 day group (Monday-Wednesday): $126 per week
2 day group (Thursday-Friday): $84 per week
Please note: There will be no fee charges for Public Holidays and Pupil Free days.
Additional discounts:
Centrelink Health Care Card holders, please see the Director as you may be eligible for reduced fees.
Sibling discount when 2 or more children from the same family are enrolled at the same time.
Fundraising Levy:
$20 per child per term
Incursions:
Families will be notified prior and fee added to their term statement e.g. Taronga Zoomobile
1:30 - 3:00pm Rest time / quiet activities
Indoor/outdoor play
The program is flexible according to the needs and interests of the children.
Our food allergy policy indicates that we are a ‘nut free’ pre-school. This means that your child is not able to bring in products that contain traces of nuts or produced on lines with traces of nuts. If these products are sent to pre-school they will be sent home and a nut free alternative will be provided.
Your child will need a labelled water bottle each day which your child is able to use independently.
Children bring their own lunch in a labelled lunchbox. We wish to encourage healthy eating habits - a sandwich (crusts left on with a suitable filling) and wrapped in paper, foil or sandwich bags (not plastic wrap), cheese sticks/pieces, dried fruits, salad vegetables, egg, slices/chunks of cold meat. Please do not send lollies, sweet biscuits, chips or cake.
Due to health regulations we are unable to heat children’s lunches.
To avoid any risk of contamination, please place all meats and dairy products in a cooler bag with an ice pack, or in the fridge.
1-3 Trafalgar St BRIGHTON LE SANDS NSW 2216
Ph: 9597 2626
Please feel free to call us on the number/s above or enter your details in the form below and we will contact you as soon as possible.
The NSW Department of Community Services recommends that we use the Early Years Learning Framework. Our program is play based incorporating the children’s interests. The staff plan together through observing the children, getting to know them, and their interests. We invite families to become involved in our programme.
Developmental records are kept for each child and are available to parents on request. These records cover all areas of development (language, cognitive, physical, social and emotional) and are the basis of our curriculum for indoor and outdoor activities and learning experiences.
Developmental records include observations, evaluations, short term and long term objectives, teaching strategies and checklists.
These records are continually being added to. Parents are welcome to make an appointment to discuss their child's development at any time.
