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Welcome to our Preschool Program

The children grow to greater independence by moving to a school setting.  In our Tree Frog age group the young child’s need for order, movement, sensory-motor experiences, language experiences and social interaction, guide the conceptual framework for our pre-school program.

Our preschool classroom is a “living room” for the children, with all furniture and resources within proportion to the child’s size. Our Tree Frog room provides a rich variety of specially designed materials for the children to use in every area: reading, writing, mathematics, science, geography practical life, and sensorial development. The abundance of materials makes it possible for the children to exercise more self-direction and independent work.

Children choose their activities from open low shelves. The classroom offers space for movement, space for individual work, and space for group activities. Children are given opportunities to work in the development of language skill, art, music sensorial, and practical life. We use a number of multi-sensory, sequential, and self-correcting Montessori materials to facilitate learning.

The first task a child learns when he or she comes to the Montessori classroom is that there is order in the classroom. The children learn that materials belong on the shelf at a specific place and after using it they have to replace it back at the same place. Our teacher’s demonstrates this first. When a child selects a task, he/she repeats the activity until he/she masters the task.

Sample Daily Routine

Centre opens

Breakfast and Free play

Morning

Montessori time and Montessori presentations

Morning Tea

Group time and outdoor play

Lunch

Lunch

Rest Time/quiet time

Montessori time/movement and music/art and craft

Afternoon

Afternoon Tea

Outdoor Play/free play

Evening Snack

Pick up/closing

*Nappies will be changed as needed and are checked at regular intervals throughout the day.

Education for Life

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Our Learning Approach

The Montessori approach promotes the development of such learning factors as concentration, independence, self-direction, self-confidence, self-discipline, self-esteem, persistence and orderly work habits.

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The Montessori Curriculum

In the Montessori classroom, children are given the freedom (within limits) to choose what work they will do and for how long they will engage in that activity.

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Early Years Learning Framework

The curriculum at Littlehampton ELC is child initiated, play based and guided by the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF).

Explore Our Centre

Come see our environment, meet our staff and see why Littlehampton ELC would be a perfect fit for your child.

Develop and learn through fun

At Littlehampton ELC we follow a Montessori-based, child-led approach.

We have been part of this ELC for 2 years, and will continue to be for a while yet. The employees truly care for my kids, and have compassion and support for all situations. I love that it is a smaller setting for kids, where relationships are not only forged between kids, but between families as well.
Mine
My daughter 3yrs old has been attending Littlehampton for two years and my son 2 yrs has been attending for a year. I love this centre so very much as the staff are INCREDIBLE. They go above and beyond with their care and love for the children. Their programming is considerate, well planned and delivered in a fun, educational way for all developmental stages. The educators provide detailed daily reflections of the children’s day and the reasoning behind it, as well as detailed observations and plenty of photos. The families that attend the centre are beautiful as well and I find are a bonus, extended support community from fellow parents. I know that the friends my children make today will be in our lives till their adulthood! This centre is more than a child care environment, it’s your co-parent/teacher/support crew!
Elizabeth
My 3yo daughter has been at this centre for over 2 years now, and I'm really glad I chose L ittlehampton ELC, we both love it! The centre is smaller than others which allows for more flexible and personalised care, and has fantastic outdoors space for both babies and older kids, including veggies, chickens and great adventure play equipment. The carers are fantastic, you can tell they are passionate about their work, and they clearly value my daughter and encourage her interests. It's great that they teach self-help and normal life skills like washing dishes (yet make it fun!), and engage in lots of active, creative and messy play. Even though we moved away from the area earlier this year, there is no way we would have left littlehampton ELC, it is worth the extra 15min drive back up the freeway!
Amelia
We have been a part of the Littlehampton Early Learning Centre family for just over 2 years now. The entire staff involved with the centre are wonderful to deal with! To see my son (3yrs) blossom through the assistance of this centre has been amazing.
Merryn
My son, now 2 has been attending since he was 5 months old and we have been so happy with the education he has received and the staff that look after him. Highly recommend the centre!
Rochelle
From the moment we stepped foot in this centre, we felt a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The beautiful gentle music playing in the foyer and the smiling faces of the staff immediately put us at ease. Since enrolling our eldest son, we have never looked back, and have our second son enrolled here too. We have always been very impressed with the care our children have received, the understanding and compassion provided to our family from Sue and the staff, the activities and environment provided for the children, and the inclusion of the Kindy Hub app to run us through what our children have been up to during the days they are in care. Thank you for caring for our children and our family, and providing a safe place for us to leave our children.
Sarah