Kindergarten
Lucknow Kindergarten provides a funded 3-year-old and 4-year-old Kindergarten program.
From 2023, there will be 2 programs offered for each age group. Monday/Wednesday and Tuesday/Thursday.
Our Kindergarten Programs are led by a fully qualified and experienced Kindergarten Teacher within the extended long daycare hours 7:30am to 6pm.
As part of the Kindergarten Program, children are exposed to many meaningful learning experiences including numeracy, literacy, science, discovery and much more.
Each program is unique: based on Lucknow’s philosophy, your child’s interests and the individual teaching style of the Teacher.
Our Kindergarten program uses a play-based approach with an emphasis on relationships, open-ended experiences and intentional teaching through play. The program encourages children to be creative, problem solve and encourages positive social interactions.
Lucknow Kindergarten promote the following strategies within our program:
- Encouraging children’s self-help skills by dressing themselves independently and taking responsibility for their belongings.
- Providing opportunities for children to express their wants and needs in a positive way.
- Coaching children to recognise emotions.
- Facilitating children’s conversation and discussion including answering questions from peers and other adults.
- Inspiring children to explore their natural environment.
- Encouraging problem solving and negotiation with peers.
- Exploring mathematical concepts, literacy, science, discovery & more.
Our Kindergarten Programs has the Kinder Tick
At Lucknow Kindergarten, our Kindergarten Programs have the ‘Kinder Tick’. This means that our Kindergarten program is:
- Led by a qualified Teacher
- Offers play-based learning
- Funded by the Victorian Government
- Complies with government guidelines and the National Quality Framework.
Please visit the Kinder Tick website for more information.