Curriculum
Early Years Learning Framework
The Early Years Learning Framework is an early childhood curriculum framework, which will guide educators in developing quality education programs. The framework describes the principles, practice, and outcomes to support and enhance young children’s learning from birth to five years, as well as their transition to school. This will help ensure consistency in the delivery of learning programs around Australia.
The Framework also has a strong emphasis on play-based learning as play is the best vehicle for young children’s learning providing the most appropriate stimulus for brain development.
The five Learning Outcomes are designed to capture the integrated and complex learning and development of all children across birth to school-age care. The outcomes are:
- Children have a strong sense of identity.
- Children are connected with and contribute to their world.
- Children have a strong sense of wellbeing.
- Children are confident and involved learners.
- Children are effective communicators.
The Early Years Learning Framework underpins universal access to early childhood education and has been included in the National Quality Standard to ensure the delivery of nationally consistent and quality early childhood programs across the country.
Weekly Program
The Weekly Program supports the types of play that children will be engaged in throughout the week within the environment.
The program is used to make sense of and plan to extend the learning that has been happening with our children. The documents are a record of the learning journey and a guide for the Educator.
All programs are prepared with a strong emphasis on the fundamentals such as language, literacy, math, creative arts (art, music, and dance), fine and gross motor skills, problem-solving, investigation, cognitive, and social skills.
Each child’s individual needs and interests are taken into account whilst preparing the program.
Daily Routine
The routine at Lala’s Family Day Care is a happy and relaxed period in which children and the Educator share an enriching time together.
Our day is planned with a variety of activities and experiences that are set to meet the needs and interests of all the children, assisting them to develop their full potential while making positive connections with others.
The routine may change with the different seasons, change of weather, or individual needs.
Kindyhub
Kindyhub is secure web-based software enabling educators to simplify and streamline documentation and enhance communication with parents, in-turn improving children’s learning outcomes.
At Lala’s Family Day Care we use Kindyhub for the development of our weekly program, as well as monitoring our activities, routine and planning.
This tool allows us to develop and follow the individual and group observations of all our children, also facilitating the daily communication with the parents, who will receive information, photos and videos of their children during the day, being able to respond and interact dynamically via mobile phone or computer.
