Our Philosophy and Values
Brentwood Kindergarten is a fun, happy and vibrant learning environment where children are able to explore and discover through play-based experiences. Founded in 1966, Brentwood Kindergarten continues to provide quality education to families within the community.
At Brentwood Kindergarten, we understand the pivotal role that Early Childhood Educators play in laying the foundations for a love of learning, exploration and discovery. As Early Childhood Professionals, we aim to provide warm, trusting and reciprocal relationships with children and support learning in a safe and stimulating environment.
We also value the importance of parents, siblings, extended family and the community in the life of the child and pride ourselves on being culturally inclusive and sensitive to individual customs and beliefs.
Years of teaching
Wonderful memories made
Happy children
Learning Outcomes
Here at Brentwood Kindergarten, our educational program is tailored to meet the individual needs of all children to help further their social, emotional, physical and creative skills. Our curricula for our Three and Four Year-Old programs are based on the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework which has a strong emphasis on play-based learning and focuses on the following learning outcomes:
Outcome 1:
Children have a strong sense of identity
As a result of this learning outcome, children:
- feel safe, secure, and supported
- develop their emerging autonomy, inter-dependence, resilience and sense of agency
- develop knowledgeable and confident self identities
- learn to interact in relation to others with care and empathy, as well as respect.
Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world
This outcome enables children to:
- develop a sense of belonging to groups and communities and an understanding of the reciprocal rights and responsibilities necessary for active community participation
- respond to diversity with respect
- become aware of fairness
- become socially responsible and also show respect for the environment
Outcome 3:
Children have a strong sense of wellbeing
In achieving this outcome, children:
- become strong in their social and emotional wellbeing
- take increasing responsibility for their own health and physical wellbeing
Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners.
As a result of Outcome 4, children:
- develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity
- develop a range of skills and processes such as problem solving, enquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating
- transfer and adapt what they have learned from one context to another
- resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies, as well as natural and processed materials.
Outcome 5:
Children are effective communicators
In achieving outcome 5, children can:
- interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes
- engage with a range of texts and gain meaning from these texts
- express ideas and make meaning using a range of media
- begin to understand how symbols and pattern systems work
- use information and communication technologies to access information, investigate ideas and also represent their thinking.
Brentwood Kindergarten is a Member of Early Learning Association Australia (ELAA). ELAA is the national peak body championing excellence in early learning for children and supporting parents and service providers.
Brentwood Kindergarten is also a SunSmart Kinder. In fact, we have been a SunSmart Member for 20 Years!
