Kindergarten Program at Oak Park Early Learning

At Oak Park Early Learning, we offer a high quality kindergarten program for children aged 3 to 5 years within our long day care environment and accept funded or non funded kindergarten enrolments at our centre.

We will have separate classrooms for:

3 year old kindergarten
4 year old kindergarten
The kindergarten program is designed for children to become “school ready” by the end of their kindergarten journey, in turn allowing for a smooth and prepared start to Prep at their selected Primary School.

Our Kindergarten Programs are thoughtfully designed with inspiration from the Montessori philosophy, blending child led exploration with structed learning experiences that align with key developmental milestones. In a carefully prepared environment, children are encouraged to follow their natural curiosity, make independent choices, and engage in hands-on activities that foster concentration, coordination, and confidence. Children explore at their own pace, choosing from range of purposeful activities that promote independence and love for learning.

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Montessori-Inspired Kindergarten Education

Our Montessori-inspired kindergarten program blends the core principles of the Montessori philosophy with the Victorian Early Years Learning Framework. This approach encourages independence, hands-on learning, and self-paced exploration, allowing children to take an active role in their own learning journey with support and guidance from our expereicned educators. Our classroom is calm, organised, and rich in Montessori materials that support early literacy, maths, sensorial exploration and practical life skills.

Preparing Your Child for School and Life

Through a balance of structured teacher led and child-led activities, children in our kindergarten program develop essential early literacy and numeracy skills while building social etiquette and bonds and emotional resilience.

Our kindergarten curriculum includes opportunity to engage in:

Practical life activities such as cleaning up after ones self, taking responsibility of belongings, understanding body needs
Well being programs like yoga, mindfulness, cooking, singing, music and movement, sports
Cultural, literacy, numeracy, science and technology activities in a fun age appropriate way
A space to express creativity and imagination
Develop focus and concentration
Develop fine and gross motor skills
Understand team work, taking turns, taking on other people ideas and perspectives

At Oak Park Early Learning, we believe that early education is about more than just preparing for the next grade-it’s about building a strong foundation for a successful and fulfilling years ahead. We guide children in developing the skills they need not only for school readiness, but also for life.

Flexible Enrolment for Families

Funded or unfunded children can be enrolled into our 3 year old or 4 year old Kindergarten Program at Oak Park Early Learning. All children will benefit from our highly qualified kindergarten teachers running the Kindergarten Programs.

While daily care fees apply, government kindergarten funding covers a portion of the program for eligible funded children, helping make high-quality kindergarten and early education in Oak Park more accessible for local families.

Highly qualified and experienced Kindergarten Teachers
Our educators observe, guide and support, allowing children to build self- confidence and problem-solving skills
Excellent School Readiness Programs to support the transition to Primary School
We have designed fun and challenging outdoor gardens
Montessori inspired indoor classroom programs that allow children to experience structured learning
Social and Emotional development to assist with identifying feelings, resilience, managing frustration, develop empathy, work in teams
Government funding available for eligible children
Feeder into local Primary Schools
Available all year around with no school holidays to worry about

Why Choose Our Kindergarten:

Occupational Therapy at Oak Park Early Learning

Occupational Therapy (OT) applies techniques and strategies to support a child’s independence, engagement, and achievement in daily life. At Oak Park Early Learning, OT helps children participate in self-care, learning, social interactions, play, and other daily activities in ways that build confidence and capability.

On-Site Occupational Therapy Support

As part of our commitment to an inclusive early learning environment, Oak Park Early Learning has the support of an experienced Occupational Therapist on site. With more than nine years of experience, our OT has worked extensively with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), developmental delays, behavioural challenges, sensory differences, and other additional needs.

This on-site support allows our educators daily access to advice, observations, and strategies to help children who may benefit from OT input.

Collaboration with Educators

In addition to daily collaboration, our educators attend weekly group education sessions with the Occupational Therapist. These sessions allow the team to discuss any children who may need targeted assistance in key areas, including self-care, communication, social skills, learning, motor development, and self-management.

This close partnership ensures children at Oak Park Early Learning receive consistent, individualised support that is embedded in their everyday experiences.