Chermside Early Education Centre & Pre-school

We care and educate children from 6 weeks to 14 years of age our hours of operation are 6:30am to 6:00 pm. As security is one of our main priorities, our centre has an advanced security system where parents are allocated their own pin number to access the Centre during business hours. If anyone else wishes to enter the building they need only ring the doorbell to be welcomed by staff members. The Chermside Early Education Centre has qualified, friendly and caring staff that can assist you with any needs that you may have. The staff are committed to continually updating their skills and qualifications by attending in-service seminars and conferences as well as workshops and professional development courses, which work towards providing the highest quality care and education for your children. Staff are required to gain their current Blue Card, Senior First Aid & CPR certificates and ensure their currency. At The Chermside Early Education Centre & Preschool, we have an open door policy. Parents are strongly encouraged to participate in our programs if they wish and new parents are particularly welcome to spend as much time with their child in our centre as required. Our Director Jess Mckenzie holds her Advanced Diploma in Children's Services and has worked in the Child care industry and for the QCCS Company for the past 6 years. Jess has recently moved over to our Chermside Centre and is looking forward to spending many more years to come here. Jess runs the centre with the philosophy in mind as well as all her staff- "that every child has the right to be treated equally, given love, understanding, care and the quality education and respect they deserve" Jess is also a mother to a 4year old son so approaches all situations with a parents perspective as well as a trained Educator for the Early Years. Our Program: All of our rooms are creating a unique, EYLF (Early Years Learning Framework) educational program, based on the children's interests. It is a play-based learning program. We will ensure that all aspects of your child's development needs and interests are programmed for and regularly evaluated. The program values the need for children to learn through play, experience new challenges, practice skills in all developmental areas so as to realize their full potential. The experiences provided will inspire children to learn about themselves and the world around them, by introducing new and varied activities. We are genuinely passionate about keeping learning fun and our Group Leaders are happy to discuss any aspects of our program or your child's development with you. We believe in bringing learning to life for the children, as we recognize the importance of the early years. There is also School Readiness Program on offer for children aged between 4 and 5 years old. This program is written in accordance with the Queensland Curriculum Guidelines and Queensland Childcare Services Preparatory Guidelines. This program involves an additional focus on literacy and numeracy to prepare the children for Prep and Year 1. We also offer a Perceptual Motor Program (PMP) which helps the children to learn about themselves and their physical and social environment and to develop skills such as balance, hand-eye co-ordination and strength, while fostering self-esteem, co-operation, imagination, language and social skills. Meals & Nutrition The centre offers nutritious healthy meals each day prepared by dietitians and nutritionists with an alternating menu of hot food and sandwiches for lunch, a healthy morning and afternoon tea. The centre also provides a late afternoon snack for children at the centre. We believe that children deserve the best possible food to help their little bodies grow & their brain to function at its optimum. To ensure a high standard of nutrition & quality we ensure that all of our meals: - Yummies use market fresh local fruit & vegetables. - Due to supplying large quantities of food our service is able to offer more variety than a parent may be able to offer their child. - There are no nasty artificial flavours, colours, preservatives or additives in their food. - They use high quality certified organic yoghurt. - The spread used on sandwiches is fruit spread, with no added sugar. - They do not use nuts, eggs or seafood in any of our products. - They cater for special dietary requirements. - They carefully select ingredients to ensure a high level of nutrition for the children. We work closely with a qualified, practicing Dietician & Naturopath to ensure that our menu is providing little ones with the best possible variety of food that is good for them. - And first and foremost YUMMY to eat! The centre also offers the following services to families; - We are happy to offer our families with School aged children a FREE pick up and drop off service, as well as a creative and exciting vacation care program for the busy school holiday period. -Weekly extra Circular activities such as Ginger Sports- Soccer programme and little red rockers with many more added throughout the year. -Annual Parent teacher interviews- this gives the families an allocated time to discuss their child's personal development and talk about future goals to reach in partnership with the centre as well as at home. -Annual class photographs are taken that capture your child in the most memorable way for years to come. - Bi monthly Parent Committee meetings -Access to the scholastic book club. - A jam packed Calendar of events that keeps us busy all year long with special dress up days, fundraising events and shows that come to visits the centre. We look forward to your visit to our centre in the future please come and see what we have to offer your family