• Sports and fitness program

• Cooking lessons with the centre chef

• Gardening and sustainability program 

At Imagine Childcare Grafton, the Educators believe that children learn through opportunities where they can discover, create, and imagine.  They encourage each child to be an active participant in their learning through intentional teaching and play-based learning. At the centre, every child is recognised as being unique and able to learn in their own individual way. The Educators value collaboration with families to find strategies to adjust to each child’s individual needs and development. 

They build caring relationships with children which enables them to make curriculum and learning experiences relevant to each individual child, and provide opportunities for children to develop their own unique skills, knowledge and abilities. Children are confident and capable learners and should always be challenged in their learning.

The centre offers care for children in the following groups:

• Nursery
• Toddlers
• Junior Kindy
• Pre Kindy
• Preschool 
  

At Imagine Childcare Grafton, the philosophy of the Educators is to exceed all expectations in their approach to quality child care and education, and to give children the best start in life. The Educators provide a secure and nurturing environment for the children, to promote a sense of belonging. The Educators value each child, and as a team they share a vision that early education builds on children’s strengths, skills, and knowledge of their learning. 

The centre is proud of their nurturing, long-term Educators who are passionate about making a difference in each individual child’s development, and who provide each child the opportunity to grow, learn, and develop at their own pace. The Educators form secure, respectful, inclusive, and supportive relationships with all of the children and families. 

The centre understands that nutrition plays an important role in each child’s physical development as well as their attitudes towards healthy food.

All meals and snacks are prepared onsite by professional qualified chefs every day. The children work alongside the educators to care for the centre’s vegetable patches, and these vegetables are then used in the kitchen or for cooking experiences with the children.

The educators use meal time as an opportunity to share positive experiences around food and to help children develop social skills such as sharing and turn taking. They role model positive behaviours and attitudes, and involve the children in the menu planning.

All food allergies, intolerances, cultural requirements and family preferences are taken into account by consulting with parents when meal planning for the children.