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KATOOMBA LEURA PRESCHOOL

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WHO WE ARE

Katoomba Leura Preschool proudly provides high quality, not for profit,
community-based early childhood education for children aged 3-5 years. As a
community we draw on our beautiful natural environment to inspire our children
towards life long learning. We are proud of our Exceeding the National Quality
Standard rating by ACECQA.
 

Our unique learning landscape is inspired by the educational project of Reggio
Emilia in Italy; the Principles, Practices and Outcome elements of the
Australian Early Years Learning Framework; Inquiry and Nature
pedagogies.  We endeavour to surround children with love, support and trust,
acknowledging that they are competent, capable and curious about the world
around them and affording pathways to explore this innate curiosity.



We honour the  children’s right to play, as both a process and context for
learning and acknowledge the importance of enjoying their childhood within an
‘unhurried’ environment with meaningful, authentic experiences.



Our unique play spaces foster a life long appreciation of nature and develop
environmental awareness, inviting exploration, risk taking, discovery and
connection. 

 

Please accept our invitation to step inside our beautiful preschool community
and join us in a journey of inspiration, wonder, insight and imaginings.

Who we are
Community

We acknowledge Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and
will celebrate and embed their cultural richness, traditions and language into
the teaching and learning at our Preschool. We respectfully acknowledge the
traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and play – the Gundungarra
and Darug people and strive to build our knowledge of and connection with
Gundungarra and Darug people past, present and emerging.



Our preschool  is a community-based preschool – a non-profit organisation run by
a volunteer Management Committee, which is made up of parents/carers of children
attending the centre, and sometimes includes interested community members.  



It is vital that parents/carers be involved either on the Committee or by
attending the General Meetings. You do not need to be a Committee Member to
attend meetings. Meetings are held quarterly, and parents are encouraged to
attend. Each family is required to become a Member of the Association (payment
included in fees) and this gives voting rights.

 

The Management Committee is responsible for the overall performance of the
Preschool.  They determine the Preschool’s aims and objectives, set the
strategic directions of the organisation with the Director/Nominated Supervisor,
ensure staff and educators are employed in accordance with industrial
obligations, ensure compliance with legal obligations, ensure the ongoing
financial viability of the service, monitor and evaluate the Preschool’s
performance.

 

If you would like to know a little more about our Management Committee, please
see our previous  President Kirsten's video below.


Spaces


ATELIERS

The atelier concept was introduced by Loris Malaguzzi in Reggio Emilia
preschools.  The ateliers have a special energy, a creative potential, a special
way of finding meaningful ideas, material and techniques.  At Katoomba Leura
Preschool we take advantage of our spacious rooms, numerous small spaces and our
beautiful gardens to provide a variety of engaging opportunities for children
with music and movement spaces, art and creative areas, technology and
investigation realms to encourage creative thinking experiences.               
                                                                               
                                             

The ateliers provide spaces where children's experiences, connections,
communications, and creativity can be made visible.                             
                                                                               
                                 





Connecting with nature



We believe in education for sustainability, actively engaging in sustainable
practices everyday and the promotion of a sense of responsibility, respect,
empowerment, enquiry and social change to make a positive difference.  That a
sense of wonder, belonging to and love of the natural environment, living things
and animals is critical for young children to develop lifelong respectful,
positive and proactive attitudes towards protecting our environment, caring for
all living creatures and creating a sustainable environment.

We believe in surrounding children with beauty, a natural environment that
includes plants, trees, edible gardens, sand, rocks, mud, water and other
elements from nature, supporting open-ended interactions, spontaneity, risk
taking, exploration, discovery and a connection with nature.

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What we offer


ENROLMENT INFORMATION

Joining our preschool

Enrolment form for 2024

Family information Book



Hours:

8.30am-4pm

Monday to Friday

during school terms

Fees: As per the NSW government Affordable Preschool model, we are able to offer
all families two free days of preschool each week.

We are committed to being a child safe organisation
Waitlist Form for 2024

Contact


CONTACT US

Our latest Newsletter
A glimpse of preschool

32-36 Lett Street Katoomba NSW 2780

Ph: 02 4782 1639

Admin email

Director's email



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