ROOM
BANKSIA ROOM
(APPROXIMATELY 3-4 YEARS)
The Banksia Room at Jambra Early Learning Centre is where your child’s preschool journey starts to take off. Designed for our young preschoolers, this room offers a dynamic environment that encourages exploration, creativity, and the development of essential skills for school readiness. As your child transitions from toddlerhood to preschool, the Banksia Room focuses on nurturing their independence, critical thinking, and social and emotional skills, ensuring they are confident and prepared for the next stage of their educational journey.
BANKSIA ROOM
(APPROXIMATELY 3-4 YEARS)
The Banksia Room at Jambra Early Learning Centre is where your child’s preschool journey starts to take off. Designed for our young preschoolers, this room offers a dynamic environment that encourages exploration, creativity, and the development of essential skills for school readiness. As your child transitions from toddlerhood to preschool, the Banksia Room focuses on nurturing their independence, critical thinking, and social and emotional skills, ensuring they are confident and prepared for the next stage of their educational journey.
Program and Benefits
The Banksia Room program is thoughtfully designed to provide planned learning experiences that build on and extend children’s interests, all while keeping the school readiness journey in mind and focusing on key areas of development. Key benefits include:
Social and Emotional Development
Experiences designed to promote empathy, cooperation, and conflict resolution. Children learn how to navigate friendships and develop a sense of self-awareness and emotional regulation.
Cognitive Development
Problem-solving, creative play, and critical thinking activities help children make connections, ask questions, and explore ideas.
Physical Development
Planned experiences encourage coordination and fine motor skills, such as using scissors, drawing, and building.
Language and Literacy
Expanding on early language skills, the program encourages storytelling, letter recognition, and phonetic awareness, laying the groundwork for early literacy.
Creative Expression
A variety of art, music, and dramatic play activities allow children to express their ideas and explore their creativity.
Self-Help Skills
Promoting independence in tasks like dressing, toileting, and managing personal belongings to build self-reliance and confidence.
Learning Environment
The Banksia Room is a thoughtfully designed space that promotes both individual exploration and collaborative learning. The environment is set up with a variety of learning stations, from art and literacy corners to role-play areas and building blocks. These stations inspire creativity and problem-solving while encouraging children to make choices and engage in meaningful activities. Quiet zones provide children with the opportunity to rest, read, or reflect, ensuring a balanced day of learning, exploration, and downtime
Relationship with Educators
Our educators in the Banksia Room work to create a nurturing and responsive environment where each child feels valued and supported. Educators support children through learning experiences, helping them develop the skills needed for independence, decision-making, and social cooperation. They provide encouragement, offer constructive feedback, and model appropriate social behaviours, fostering an atmosphere where children feel safe to express themselves and learn from their experiences.
Relationship with Parents
We believe that strong partnerships with parents are key to a child’s success. In the Banksia Room, we keep parents well-informed with regular updates on their child’s progress, milestones, and any notable achievements. We encourage open communication and collaboration, welcoming your input to ensure we’re meeting your child’s developmental needs.
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Transition to Wattle Room
(Approximately 4-5 Years)
As your child approaches their second birthday, they’ll transition to the Wattle Room, where they’ll build on the skills developed in the Lilli Pilli Room. In this room, our children will start exploring and celebrating their independence, and our experiences reflect this with fun responsibilities and ownership over their spaces. Our children will start flexing their confidence, with our educators’ help in recognising and dealing with the emotions that go with being a toddler.
