Nurture

At the Trundle Children's Centre we nurture each and every child. Children of all backgrounds, abilities and personalities are warmly welcomed into our inclusive and safe centre. In this environment children are free to be themselves, build relationships, create, learn and play. We believe all children are individuals. We nurture every child's own unique nature and gifts, responding to their individual needs. We prioritise building relationships with the children's families. This allows a better understanding of each child and how we can form connections and better nurture them. We believe a safe, nurturing environment provides the foundation for a child to form secure relationships with our educators and connections with the other children.

 

Engage

Once a child feels safe and loved they are then able to venture out and explore, discover, create and engage with the people and environment around them. We further this by engaging with each child on their level, considering their own interests and personal backgrounds. We engage via play, intentional teaching, creating, imagining, having fun and nurturing.

We engage with the environment around us, the children's families and the local community. We develop a strong relationship with families built on open communication and mutual respect. As a community run centre, in a small country town, we value and engage with our local community. This connection with our community brings great benefits to the centre, and a sense of belonging to the children.

 

Grow

We thrive on working as a team to help every child develop and grow. WE delight in watching children develop skills whether it is riding a bike, catching a ball, self-regulation, building relationships or learning the names of colours, letters and numbers. We believe in the ability of all children to grow. We meet the individual child where they are, allowing the time, space and nurturing environment for them to develop at their own pace. All children and families at our centre are treated equally and are given equal opportunity to grow and learn. We engage specialists and additional support in consultation with families to ensure all children are supported, included and guided. We believe in preparing our children for life outside the centre. We provide children with skills to problem solve, communicate, build resilience, show empathy and other skills needed for the first year of school and beyond. We believe in preparing children to enter school as capable, resilient learners. Our educators are also continuously growing through professional development, self-reflection and review. This contributes directly to learning outcomes and growth in the children.