Arrabri Kindergarten
About
Welcome to Arrabri Kindergarten! We are located in a leafy green estate next door to the Arrabri Community House and Daycare Centre in Bayswater North, Melbourne, Victoria.
Our kindergarten is equipped with a large single room for up to 28 children per group, and a large outdoor place space that has received a fantastic makeover in May 2022. Our centre style expresses a natural and calming space by bringing the outdoor elements both inside and outside.
Our teachers are fully qualified, highly experienced, approachable, and have been working together at Arrabri for over 10 years! We provide a friendly environment and are responsible for the planning and implementation of all educational programs at Arrabri.
Our goal is to provide a safe and nurturing environment where children can learn through a play-based approach. We will encourage children to participate and engage in both individual and group experiences, in accordance with the Early Years Framework.
What We Offer
Arrabri Kindergarten takes pride in offering you and your child:
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Fully qualified staff
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Professionally designed educational program
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Active parental participation in your child’s kinder years
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Large adventure playground in a natural bushland setting
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Large sandpit and bike riding track
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Vegetable and herb gardening
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Sustainability and recycling education
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Worm farming
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Lots of equipment, games and puzzles that will help children learn, build, explore, and use their imaginations
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A borrowing library (4-year-old groups)
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A parent borrowing library
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Parent resources
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Food tasting opportunities
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Educational incursions
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Graduation performance and celebrations
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Christmas family picnic at Mooroolbark Miniature Railway
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FUN!
Incursions and Excursions
We are very lucky to have such fun and educational incursions and excursions at Arrabri kindergarten.
Reptile incursion
Children get the opportunity to see, touch and learn about reptiles
Footy Day
Children come in their footy or sporting team colours. We have footy activities and a footy snack, all whilst supporting cancer research.
Water safety incursion
The children learn about being safe around water and what to do if they get into trouble.
Respect Pets Incursion
A friendly dog and helper come into kinder and teach the children how to safely approach and be around animals.
Dance, music and movement incursion
A fun and energetic incursion full of stretching, dance skills, and being in a mini dance routine.
Classes at local primary school
(4-year-old groups)
We get to go up to the local primary school and have a few classes such as PE, Art and Music. Children have fun, get to know a primary school, and experience the different kinds of classes they will be involved in next year.
Chicken Hatching Program
Eggs get delivered to kinder and chidren get to see them hatch and watch the baby chickens grow for two weeks. We get to feed, pat and look after the chicks as whole groups.
Kew Traffic School Excursion
(4-year-old groups)
Children learn about road safety and then get to practise what they have learnt on a child-safe bike course with safety expectations, signs and signals.
Local school visit to kinder
(4-year-old groups)
Local primary schools come to our kinder and get the children to participate in educational activities and talk about primary school.
Local Library Insursion
Some incursions and excursions may be subject to change from year to year, depending on availability etc.