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Lolita Brennan - Area Manager |
Brent Stokes - Licensee |
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Leigh Hassell - Group Manager Bush Kidz Brassall 1 |
Bruce Meyers - Maintenance Man |
Bushkidz Brassall was founded on the 11th May 2009. Bushkidz Brassall is a 75 place long day care facility consisting of 5 care rooms. We cater for children from 6 weeks old to 6 years. We also cater for a small number of before school and after school care children. Our centre is made up of the following rooms:
6 weeks to 15 months - Nursery Ducklings
15 months to 2.5 years – Toddler Turtles
2.5 years to 3.5 years – Prekindy Platypus
3 years to 4 years – Kindy Koalas
3.5 years to 6 years - Preschool Bullsharks
School care – Schoolie Eels
Centre Opening Hours:
The Centre operating hours are from 6.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Monday to Friday, 52 weeks of the year. The centre closes on public holidays.
Bushkidz Brassall is conveniently located in the Brassall Shopping Centre Complex car park behinde the Shopping Centre and centrally located within the Brassall Community.
Internally features of the centre include:-
- Fully air conditioned in all rooms.
- Bright, child friendly decor with colours that are calming and not overpowering to create an environment that is conducive to learning.
- High quality toys and resources that have been age appropriately selected for the children in our care.
Centre Philosophy
CENTRE PHILOSOPHY
The centre philosophy revolves around the concept that children learn through play. We believe that we should emphasise and recognize the family, the individual ability and skill of each child and the richness of the environment and natural surroundings. We believe it is of utmost importance to nurture and educate the children in our care through the development of trust, security and loving relationships. Our philosophy is founded on the knowledge that early childhood development focuses on the social, emotional, cognitive, physical and aesthetic development of the individual child.
Principles and practices that best support our philosophy and the developmental needs of children are:
- valuing the child as an individual within the context of the family and the community
- supporting parents in their role as primary caregivers and sharing information of benefit to the development of their child
- valuing play as a medium for all aspects of development and learning
- acknowledging and supporting children’s individual learning styles
- providing opportunities for children to discover and express meaning and make sense of themselves and their world
- providing opportunities for discovery learning through self-selected activities, and encouraging the development of children’s abilities to observe, perceive, explore, investigate, imagine and problem solve
- valuing positive reinforcement of appropriate behaviour, thereby enabling the child to develop self discipline and parent-supported value systems
- valuing daily routines such as eating, toileting, dressing and resting as opportunities for learning and social development, and therefore ensuring that these times are engaging and stimulating
- respecting the needs and rights of children to make choices and decisions by empowering them to take responsibility for the functioning of parts of the daily routines
- providing opportunities for children to develop responsibility by encouraging them in taking care of their environment and materials
- valuing the cultures of all children through presentation of relevant cultural activities
- Recognizing the need for children to practice skills and consolidate their learning by providing opportunities for repetition of experiences and extension of their ideas
- designing and establishing an enriched environment that stimulates the imagination, promotes creativity and enhances aesthetic development and appreciation of nature
Centre Goals
For our Children
Children are encouraged to challenge themselves and take risks
Children can have fun and a laugh and be silly
Children can get dirty in their play while discovering new things in the world around them
Children can feel safe and secure and know that they are respected and valued people
Children feel loved and can show love
Children are treated as the most important people in the world
Children can learn about being fit and healthy and be able to eat food which is good for their growing bodies
Children’s individual personalities are respected and encouraged to grow their own personalities and sense of selves
For our Staff
Staff are encouraged to play around and be silly with all children
Staff can feel part of a team
Staff are valued for their individual skills, knowledge and abilities
Staff have input into decision making in their centre
Staff can feel happy and comfortable and look forward to coming to work
Staff share ideas and help and support each other
Staff love all children
Staff are encouraged to remain at child’s level to create a strong bond with children.
Staff are encouraged to grow and challenge themselves to make them stronger, better people and professionals
For our Parents
Parents join in to create a special environment for their children
Parents work together with staff for benefit of their children
Parents respect the policies and procedures of the centre because they value and respect what is offered there.
Parents can be open and honest about their child’s developmental needs
Parents work with staff to build strong trusting relationships
Parents are treated equally
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Name: Jamie Muller |