Parental requests for a caring and nurturing Centre for their children prior to entry to the College’s Prep year, saw our Early Childhood Centre (then the A.B. Paterson Childcare Centre) open adjacent to the College in 1998. Parents wanted a facility based on the College’s philosophy of caring for each child as an individual, working closely with parents to provide a balanced programme of care, and first class education at appropriate developmental levels.
The Centre is brightly painted and well-resourced. All rooms are air-conditioned and a full range of developmentally appropriate programmes and materials is available. Meals are provided.
The programmes at the upper level in the Centre are linked directly to the College’s Prep and literacy/numeracy programmes through partnership between the Centre Director and the College’s Head of Learning Support. Centre carers visit the College’s Prep and vice versa, so movement from one level to the other is as smooth as possible.
The Centre provides assessment in speech development, so that early intervention can be targeted to help children progress successfully.
