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Bush Kidz Blacksoil Goals | Our Play Based Child Care Centre

Bush Kidz Blacksoil child care centre is where children’s imaginations collide with the wonders of nature. Accredited and steeped in a play-based learning philosophy, Blacksoil children enjoy daily interactions with our hobby farm—snuggling poddy calves, feeding chickens, and nurturing friendships with gentle animals. Through hands-on composting and worm farming, they learn real-world sustainability: turning scraps into rich soil that nourishes our gardens.

Coupled with a vibrant outdoor playground, home-cooked meals, and a nurturing team committed to the values of belonging, being, and becoming—Blacksoil is more than childcare; it’s a place where curious hearts flourish.

Bush Kidz Early Learning Centre High Quality Program

At Bush Kidz Blacksoil child care centre, we are committed to delivering a high-quality, play-based curriculum tailored to the individual needs, group dynamics, and developmental stages of every child in our care.

Our program is guided by ongoing observation, reflective practice, and meaningful engagement with children and their families. We embrace cultural diversity and actively promote inclusivity, ensuring our environments reflect non-biased, respectful values across all backgrounds and beliefs.

Bush Kidz Blacksoil is proudly accredited under the National Quality Framework and committed to continuous improvement in line with the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA). Our centre meets and exceeds standards set by the Queensland Government, ensuring the highest quality of care and learning in a nurturing, safe, and engaging setting.

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Bush Kidz Blacksoil Child care Centre Philosophy | Our Play Based Child Care Centre

We believe that ‘play’ is not just a child’s activity – ‘play’ is the way children ‘Belong, Be and Become’.

“Experiencing belonging – knowing where and with whom you belong – is integral to human existence” (Belonging, Being and Becoming The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia, page 5)

Through play, children establish, investigate and build upon relationships and connections with other children, adults around them, the environment and other living things and communities. These connections and relationships, in turn, allow for children to express who they are, what their ideas are and build understanding of how they affect and are affected by people, places and living and non-living things around them.

We acknowledge our role, as Educators, to use our personal and professional skills to facilitate the building of warm, secure, respectful relationships and to have varying levels of involvement in play to allow daily connections to ebb and flow naturally.

“The early childhood years are not solely for preparation for the future but also about the present” (Belonging, Being and Becoming The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia, page 5)

We recognise that play can be a highly complex process, but is also natural and simple, depending on the child’s desires at the time. Creating the time and spaces for children to follow their natural play processes enables them to enjoy and value moments – moments of being intensely involved in play; moments of being reflective in solitary play; moments being with others and so on.

We value play and these moments of ‘being’ as a way for children to engage in day to day joys and challenges. We understand the many and varied aspects of our role in a child’s moments at play – we are observers, players, listeners, speakers, guides, facilitators and much more. Our presence and involvement should be such that children are able to relish and share the moments the day brings.

“Becoming reflects this process of rapid and significant change that occurs in the early years as young children learn and grow. It emphases learning to participate fully and actively in society” (Belonging, Being and Becoming The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia, page 5).

Our Early Learning Centre value play as a child’s tool for connecting with and gathering information about themselves, people around them, their environments and communities and so on. In play children will form the building blocks of their own unique identity and piece them together across the early years to become their best self.

We believe Early Childhood Educators to be important professionals in the lives of children and families in the communities we engage in. We have knowledge, passion and resources to share with children, families and communities that contribute to children becoming positive, life-long learners and effectively shaping the future of communities. We view our role in the early years of a child’s life as influential and we take our responsibility seriously.

Our Core Values

Encourage every child to learn through play, providing facilities and resources that light up their imaginations and make learning fun

OURSELVES

We Respect Ourselves

OTHERS

We Respect Others

ENVIRONMENT

We Respect Our Environment

Bush Kidz Blacksoil goals

For our Children

To feel safe, secure, respected, and deeply valued.
To laugh, play freely, and embrace moments of silliness.
To explore the natural world — getting muddy, messy, and marvellously curious.
To take safe risks, challenge themselves, and build resilience.
To learn the importance of healthy eating and active living through daily experiences and shared meals.
To be accepted for who they are and supported to develop their unique sense of self.
To show and receive love, forming strong connections with peers and educators.
To grow socially, emotionally, intellectually, and physically — at their own pace and in their own way.

For our Families

To feel confident, comfortable, and supported when leaving their child in our care.
To be welcomed into a community where open communication and collaboration are valued.
To work in partnership with educators, sharing insights and ideas to support each child’s development.
To participate in the life of the centre and feel a sense of belonging and ownership.
To be heard, respected, and treated as equal partners in their child’s learning journey.
To understand and value the policies, philosophy, and practices that guide our play-based approach.

For our Staff

To feel valued, supported, and empowered in their role.
To work within a collaborative, respectful team culture.
To engage in ongoing professional learning and reflective practice.
To form authentic, caring relationships with children and families.
To model positive behaviour and nurture a love of learning.
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

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