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KINDER PROGRAMS
Three Year Old (Walert)/ Four Year Old (Marram)
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Three Year Old Program (Walert/Possum)
The 3 year old program at Pinemont provides the children with the opportunity to socialise and learn basic skills to promote their independence within small and large groups. It includes indoor and outdoor play, creative experiences, fun stories, songs and group times for language and understanding.
Please click here for the current Pinemont kinder information booklet.
Children enrolled in the 3 year old program attend up to 15 hours a week of kinder.
Four Year Old Program (Marram/Joey's)
The 4 year old kinder program at Pinemont consists of 4 groups spread over the week. Each child attends either 2 x 7.5hr sessions or 3 x 5 hour sessions each week.
Days each child attends depends on their allocated group (children attend the same sessions each week).
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Program includes indoor/ outdoor play, small group, large group and individual learning, concept discovery, exploring and development in all areas including physical, emotional, social and cognitive development. Transition to school and inclusion of the Victorian Early years learning framework are important components of this program.
Children enrolled in the 4 year old program have the option to attend the extended hours program.
Extended Hours Program
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EXTENDED HOURS PROGRAM
(4 YEAR OLD CHILDREN ONLY-MARRAM GROUP)
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Pinemont’s extended hours program is available to children in ORANGE GROUP ONLY and extra fees are payable. Extended hours Program supports our families that require their child to have longer care on their kinder days.
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The Program runs on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons between the hours 1.30pm-4pm.
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2025 fees for ‘Extended Hours Program’ Will be set by the Com in NOV 2024.
2024 Cost for ‘Extended Hours Program’ are as follows:
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1 Session Per Week – $200 Per Term
2 Sessions Per Week – $390 Per Term
3 Sessions Per Week – $580 Per Term
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*Fees are payable for the Extended hours program and are subject to change each year.
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*This timetable/program is subject to change depending on enrolments for each session.
Nature Play Benefits and Opportunities for Taking Risks
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There are many benefits to having regular unstructured play in nature and opportununties to take minor risks eg balancing on a log or rock pile
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Children spend regular periods of time in unstructured active play in natural environments that requires large motor movements, greater core strength, enhanced balance and increased fine motor skills
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Improve resilience – through awareness of risk, ability to overcome challenges
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Increased confidence – through problem solving skills, imaginative play and creativity
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Create stronger emotional foundations – with greater impulse control and sensory regulation.
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Enhance mindfulness
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Reduce levels of stress and anxiety
For more information about the program, please read the Bush Kinder Handbook.
Bush Kinder
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‘Cherish the natural world because you’re a part of it and you depend on it’ – David Attenborough
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Pinemont Pre-School has been incorporating Bush Kinder into the 4 year old Joey’s program since 2022.
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At Pinemont Preschool, our philosophy states:
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We acknowledge the importance of the Early Years and our role in a young child’s development.
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We believe children learn through play and direct connection to the outside environment. Educating children on the conservation and protection of our environment is embedded into our curriculum.
Bush Kinder/Nature Play will provide an opportunity for the children to spend time in a rich natural environment that will foster each child’s social and emotional development as well as their overall development.
