Early Learning Centre

Enrolments are open for free 3 and 4 year old sessional kindergarten.

Enrol through Casey Council for Hillsmeade Kindergarten.

Long Day Care enrolments with kindergarten is through the ELC office.

You can contact the ELC or pop in for a visit for enrolment inquires.

Phone: 9704 6313 - Option ELC

Email: elc@hillsmeade.vic.edu.au

Apply now to enrol your child in Foundation (Prep) for 2024

The Department of Education has released a new statewide timeline for enrolling in Foundation (Prep) for the 2024 school year.

If you have a child starting primary school in 2024, it’s time to enrol. Make sure to submit your enrolment application now.

If you are enrolling the sibling of a student at our school for Foundation in 2024, and both children will be attending our school at the same time, your child is prioritised for a place at our school as per the department’s Placement Policy.

Check out what’s happening in the ELC

Our Learning

During this fortnight in the 3 and 4 year old kindergarten, the children have been undertaking learning in the following areas:

Reading	Finding name on sign in sheet; identifying the first letter and finding other names that start with the same letter. Identifying the messages conveyed in signs and environmental print
Writing	Strengthening and refining their fine motor skills through work with clay, dough, manipulative equipment Signing their names on arrival Developing an understanding that drawing/images and approximations of letters and words can be used to convey meaning
STEM	For the children to explore 3 dimensional shapes For the children to explore design and construction
Inquiry	In Term 4 the children in all groups are undertaking a study of the Inquiry Unit Our Community through which they will be exploring what a community is; the people in the community and the roles they play; and the places in our community and the services they provide.
Social & emotional learning	Moovelee Monkey Mindfulness and yoga Relating our discussions about how the members of a community care about safety and look after each other relates to our own relationships with the people in our families, kinder, and neighbourhood.

News and Reminders

Friday 13 October – Celebrating Hillsmeade ELC 4-6pm

Exploring what a community is through dressing up and imaginative play:

Reflecting on the places in our community and the services they provide through artwork and discussions:

Building 3-dimensional shapes