Natural Elements Early Learning Centre bases programs on the new Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and provides tailored play-based activities for holistic development.

Kindergarten transition

The centre provides a kindergarten transition program that introduces a diverse range of subjects including numeracy, literacy, art, music and science. By responding to children's unique interests and strengths, educators tailor activities to help children build important cognitive, motor, social and emotional skills, and make a seamless transition to primary school.

Extra curricular activities

The centre focuses on holistic development with a range of exciting extracurricular activities including gardening, yoga and computers. These help foster not just the important skills needed for school, but creativity, self-esteem and wellbeing.  

Incursions

Occasionally, the centre organises visits from community visits from nurses, dentists, a local animal farm, firefighters, police and people from different cultures backgrounds. This helps children discover the world around them, while building a sense of community and belonging.

At Natural Elements Eagleby, the fully qualified and experienced staff ensure that each and every child receives the highest quality care and learning. All Educators are mature, highly qualified and have been hand-picked and chosen with great care to give children every chance to reach their optimum potential. 

The Lead Educators are fully qualified with either a Diploma in Childcare or a Bachelor in Education and Daycare. All Assistant Educators are either Certificate III qualified or studying toward this.

Staff also attend regular professional development training throughout the year to up-skill qualifications and increase knowledge of current teaching practices.

The centre builds strong relations with families, recognising the importance their roles play on the children and our centre as a whole. Educators view parents as partners, working with them  to provide enriching care for every child. The centre actively encourages family input into programs, policy, procedures and decision making.

The centre keeps families up to date with Kindyhub, a digital communication tool where educators share information on children’s activities as well as photos, notes and stories.

The centre bases its curriculum on the new Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF). The framework focuses on delivering a child's learning based on each child’s interests and abilities.

The early years learning framework describes childhood as a time of belonging, being and becoming.

• Belonging - To my family, friends and the community
• Being - Learning through play
• Becoming - A valued member of society; all that I can be
• Through the framework’s five learning goals, educators assist every child to develop:
• A strong sense of their identity
• Connections with their world
• A strong sense of wellbeing
• Confidence & involvement in their learning; and
• Effective communication skills

Learning is based on play and using the child’s interests to expand their play into exploring, discovering, creating, learning social skills and learning all about themselves and the world they live in.

Children’s language and literacy skills are developed by involving children in storytelling, drama, poems and games. Music also plays a role in the curriculum, and children are able to experiment with dancing, singing and exercising their bodies.

Children have the opportunity for both indoor and outdoor play as part of each group‘s routine. The outdoor area is an essential part of the learning environment for children. All age groups utilise specifically designed playgrounds to test their coordination, balance, skills and strength.

Outdoor play involves climbing on our many different play gyms, bikes, ball games, sand-pit play, water play, doll and prams, scooters, swings, balancing beams, growing plants and learning about all the natural elements.