Welcome to our first newsletter for 2019, what an exciting year a head we have planned. A big welcome also to our new families, here's to many more years in the future. We value your input and need this to improve our service you the families. so please feel free to chat to me any time or drop me a line.
National Quality Standard
The National Quality Standard (NQS) sets a high national benchmark for early childhood education and care and outside school hours care services in Australia.
The NQS includes 7 quality areas that are important outcomes for children.
Services are assessed and rated by their regulatory authority against the NQS, and given a rating for each of the 7 quality areas and an overall rating based on these results. Underwood Early Learning Centre will be going through assessment and rating anywhere from 21 January to 18th February 2019.
Educa
Some time next month we will be starting a new digital platform called "Educa" you will all receive an email in the next couple of months inviting you to join. through Educa we will be able to share observations, learning stories and daily reflections about your child. You will also be able to have input directly to your child's teacher, up loading photos and stories about your weekends. We are looking forward to the benefits of this type of program.
Kindergarten Graduation
First of all I would like to say congratulations to our Kindergarten graduates, I know its been a year of learning and development for you all, Parents you can rest assured your children will start prep with the benefit of an excellent early education behind them to support their life long learning and development. Our graduation ceremony will be this Thursday 17th January stating at 5.30 pm, all family grandparents included are welcome to attend for this special occasion.
Parent Information Night
We invite all our families to the parent information evening on Tuesday 5th February starting at 6 pm. this evening is for you to all meet the educators of each room, find out what learning is going to take place with your child through out the year and to ask questions.
Extra Curriculum Activities
This year we have Grasshopper soccer on Wednesday mornings with Wes and Hey Dee Ho music on Thursday mornings with Jason. flyers for these extra activities will be in the office if you would like to sign up for them. The kindergarten class receive the music lesson with Jason free as well as Yoga classes on Tuesday afternoons, these programs only run during the school terms and stop over the school holidays.
Kindergarten 2019
For the children going into the Kindergarten room in 2019 with Miss Natalie, If you haven't given me your childs birth certificate or filled in the Kindergarten consent form as yet i wont be able to put you on the kindergarten rate, also if you have a health care card please send me a copy ASAP as you can receive cheaper child care fees. I will again out the kindergarten consent forms into the parent pockets of the families that are missing these forms.