Early Learning Centre

Our Learning - Weeks 7&8

Pre-Reading:

Matching letters from our name with print

Playing word games and alphabet bingo

Finding items in the room that match sounds

Exploring rhyming words through books

Pre-Writing:

Painting and drawing representational images and using drawings to convey a message

Children signing themselves in on arrival

Developing fine motor skills through construction building and puzzles

Exploring letters and simple words via post office home corners.

STEM :

For children to explore cause and effect through marble runs and domino runs.

For children to explore the concept of maps through drawing their walk to school or recognising common places on maps.

Inquiry : Our Community.

For the children to explore and to begin to consolidate learning of the different services in the community, roles their parents play and

For the children to explore the natural community within the kinder yard; mini beasts and birds, learning the different roles we all play.

Social & emotional learning :

Discussions about how to be kind and a good friend

Puppet plays to build conflict resolution skills

Group games involving sharing and turn-taking

4 year old kinder- discussions about transitions and starting school

Celebration of learning

Long Day Care

Did you know we offer Long Day Care, including three and four-year-old Kindergarten with Child Care Subsidy?

As a not-for-profit service, our fees are lower than those of other services in this area.

We are open from 7am to 6pm, and the kindergarten program runs from 9am to 2.30pm each day.

Limited places left for 2026. Please come and visit for a tour, and we can tell you more about the program.

After the Child Care Subsidy, you pay the gap fee, minus the state government's free Kindergarten, with $2000 offset from your fees via a fortnightly deduction over the year.

The ELC also offers 15 hours a week of sessional free three and four-year-old kindergarten; enrolment is through Casey Council.

Enrolments 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