Toddler group is run by a qualified educator and is held in our 3yo kinder room, making it an ideal transition to kindergarten. Activities are carefully planned and offer a range of experiences including sensory, imaginative and creative play.
2 hours Per Week
$150.00 Per Term
9:15am – 11:15am
Thursday
Group size: up to 15 toddlers with their parents/grandparents/carer
Age: Must turn 2 by April 30th in the year of attendance.
Activities Include
Painting, pasting, building, playdough, craft, puzzles, pretend play, singing, stories and more!
Sessions run for 2 hours, with approximately 1 hour of indoor play-based activities with multiple options and experiences for toddlers to explore at their own pace. Following this, we have group time with stories and songs led by the educator, morning tea (BYO) and afterwards outdoor play in our large, natural bush setting play space. Brentwood Park Toddler Group provides a nurturing environment for toddlers and their parents/grandparents and a great transition for kindergarten.
Brentwood Park Kindergarten 3yr old enrolments are processed through MIKA (Maroondah Integrated Kindergarten’s Association).
7 hours per week
Funded 3 Year Old Kindergarten Is Free To Families.
8:30am – 12:00pm
8:30am – 12:00pm
Monday
Wednesday
8:30am – 12:00pm
Tuesday
Friday
8:30am – 12:00pm
Music program, incursions and excursion to Chesterfield Farm. Health Care card holders are exempt of fees when a current copy of a Health Care card is provided.
15 hours per week
Funded 4 Year Old Kindergarten Is Free To Families.
8:15am- 11:15am
8:15am – 2:15pm
Monday
Wednesday
8:15am – 2:15pm
Thursday
1:00 - 4:00pm
8:15am – 2:15pm
Tuesday
Wednesday
8:15am – 2:15pm
Friday
Central to the philosophy at Brentwood Park Kindergarten is respect for the environment and the way in which we learn, connecting children with their local community and encouraging creative thinkers and problem solvers who take safe risks. There are obvious synergies between this philosophy and the principals underpinning the bush kinder program.
Originating in Scandinavia 50 years ago, 'Forest School' or 'Bush Kinder' for the Australian environment, is a play-based approach to nurture children's relationships with nature. It's an opportunity for children to explore the natural environment in an open-ended and play-based way, as such, 'no tools, no toys, no art supplies'.
We are fortunate to have Maroondah City Council permission to use an area of natural bushland and open recreational space for our bush kinder program. We also recognise the significance of Land and Country to the traditional Custodians, the Wurundjeri People. We recognise that Aboriginal people of Australia have a deep respect and spiritual relationship to their country and have lived, worked and played on this land for over eighty thousand years before us. The elders have passed on through their generations, their customs, traditions, beliefs and dreamtime. We share common values of Love, Respect and Gratitude for the Land we live, play and work on for Bush Kinder.
We will be transitioning into this program during the first term as we get to know your child and your child becomes familiar with our kinder environment and their peers. We will also have incursions and education programs for the children covering topics of road, dog and snake awareness and safety to learn and practice before commencing the bush kinder program.
We'll update you via School Stream as well as with a notice at the sign-in area once the first few weeks of term have passed regarding dates and times, we will be visiting the bush kinder site through excursions. These excursions will lead up to the commencement of the bush kinder program starting on site as timetabled (page 6).
The following information contained in this handbook is written for when we begin the bush kinder program on site. For excursion purposes, we will be following the same practices and policies set out in this handbook, e.g. children will still require appropriate clothing when visiting the site.
In readiness for this experience, we will also provide children with engaging safety-orientated development opportunities, including dog safety incursions and road safety training.
Find out more about session times, fees and how to enrol at Brentwood Park Kindergarten.
Sessions run for 2 hours, with approximately 1 hour of indoor play-based activities with multiple options and experiences for toddlers to explore at their own pace. Following this, we have group time with stories and songs led by the educator, morning tea (BYO) and afterwards outdoor play in our large, natural bush setting play space. Brentwood Park Toddler Group provides a nurturing environment for toddlers and their parents/grandparents and a great transition for kindergarten.
Toddler group is run by a qualified educator and is held in our 3 year old kinder room, making it an ideal transition to kindergarten. Activities are carefully planned and offer a range of experiences including sensory, imaginative and creative play.
Fees
$150.00 Per Term
Duration
2 Hours Per Week
9:15am - 11:15am
Thursday
Information
Group size: up to 15 toddlers with their parents/grandparents/carer
Age: Must turn 2 by April 30th in the year of attendance.
Activities: Painting, pasting, building, playdough, craft, puzzles, pretend play, singing, stories and more!
Brentwood Park Kindergarten 3 year old enrolments are processed through MIKA (Maroondah Integrated Kindergarten’s Association).
Fees
Funded 3 Year Old Kindergarten Is Free To Families.
Duration
7 hours per week
Timetable
8:30am – 12:00pm
8:30am – 12:00pm
Monday
Wednesday
8:30am – 12:00pm
8:30am – 12:00pm
Tuesday
Friday
Music program, incursions and excursion to Chesterfield Farm. Health Care card holders are exempt of fees when a current copy of a Health Care card is provided.
Fees
Funded 4 Year Old Kindergarten Is Free To Families.
Duration
15 hours per week
Timetable
8:15am – 2:15pm
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Monday
Wednesday
8:15am – 2:15pm
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
8:15am – 2:15pm
Friday
8:15am – 2:15pm
Originating in Scandinavia 50 years ago, 'Forest School' or 'Bush Kinder' for the Australian environment, is a play-based approach to nurture children's relationships with nature. It's an opportunity for children to explore the natural environment in an open-ended and play-based way, as such, 'no tools, no toys, no art supplies'.
We are fortunate to have Maroondah City Council permission to use an area of natural bushland and open recreational space for our bush kinder program. We also recognise the significance of Land and Country to the traditional Custodians, the Wurundjeri People. We recognise that Aboriginal people of Australia have a deep respect and spiritual relationship to their country and have lived, worked and played on this land for over eighty thousand years before us. The elders have passed on through their generations, their customs, traditions, beliefs and dreamtime. We share common values of Love, Respect and Gratitude for the Land we live, play and work on for Bush Kinder.
We will be transitioning into this program during the first term as we get to know your child and your child becomes familiar with our kinder environment and their peers. We will also have incursions and education programs for the children covering topics of road, dog and snake awareness and safety to learn and practice before commencing the bush kinder program.
We'll update you via School Stream as well as with a notice at the sign-in area once the first few weeks of term have passed regarding dates and times, we will be visiting the bush kinder site through excursions. These excursions will lead up to the commencement of the bush kinder program starting on site as timetabled (page 6).
The following information contained in this handbook is written for when we begin the bush kinder program on site. For excursion purposes, we will be following the same practices and policies set out in this handbook, e.g. children will still require appropriate clothing when visiting the site.
In readiness for this experience, we will also provide children with engaging safety-orientated development opportunities, including dog safety incursions and road safety training.
Bush Kinder will provide all children explore the natural environment through open ended play, investigating and exploring, child led learning, and being able to ‘just be.’
Central to the philosophy at Brentwood Park Kindergarten is respect for the environment and the way in which we learn, connecting children with their local community and encouraging creative thinkers and problem solvers who take safe risks. There are obvious synergies between this philosophy and the principals underpinning the bush kinder program.