Early literacy
Rich talk, storytelling, name writing, mark making and phonological awareness through songs, rhyme and play.
Preschool
An approved Preschool program, inside a day that suits working families
Your child gets a genuine teacher-led Preschool program in the year before school, at the same campus, with the same educators, across the hours you actually need.
What it is
Preschool without the drop-off scramble
Plenty of families end up juggling a standalone preschool with short hours and a separate care arrangement either side of it. At Beach Kids, the Preschool program runs inside the day. One campus, one team, one drop-off.
The program is intentional. Educators plan around the Early Years Learning Framework outcomes, document each child's progress, and build in the literacy, numeracy and self-regulation groundwork that school expects, through play, projects and conversation rather than worksheets.
In the program
What the Preschool year covers
Early numeracy
Counting, sorting, measuring, pattern and spatial reasoning built into cooking, building and the garden.
Self-regulation
Naming feelings, waiting a turn, resolving a disagreement and coping when a plan falls apart.
Independence
Managing a lunchbox, shoes, hat, toileting and belongings without an adult standing over them.
Creative thinking
Long-running projects in the art studio where children plan, revise and finish something they care about.
Outdoor learning
Bush Kinder and Beach Kinder excursions that build resilience and a real connection to the Tweed Coast.
Teaching
Led by an early childhood teacher
The Preschool program is guided by a degree-qualified early childhood teacher working alongside the classroom's educators. They plan the program, observe individual progress and adjust for children who need extension or extra support.
If your child needs additional support, we'd rather talk about it early and work with you and any specialists involved than wait for school to raise it.
Preschool questions
What families ask
Is Beach Kids an approved Preschool?
Yes. Beach Kids delivers an approved Preschool program at both campuses in the year before school, led by an early childhood teacher and assessed under the National Quality Framework.
What is the difference between Preschool and long day care?
At Beach Kids they are not separate places. Your child attends the same campus with the same educators, and the Preschool program runs within the day. That means preschool-quality teaching with the hours working families actually need.
When should my child start Preschool?
Most children attend a Preschool program in the year before they start school. Because places fill early, families often join the waitlist a year or more ahead.
Book a tour
Preschool places fill early
Book a tour to see the Preschool classroom in action and ask about availability for the year before school.
