Discover the Benefits of
Long Day Care Kindergarten

Niño ELA Kindergarten V Sessional Kindergarten

Long day care offers families flexibility and children a consistent, nurturing environment where care, learning, and connection come together throughout the day. Explore how it compares with sessional kindergarten below.

Niño ELA Kindergarten V Sessional Kindergarten

 

Long day care offers families flexibility and children a consistent, nurturing environment where care, learning, and connection come together throughout the day. Explore how it compares with sessional kindergarten below.

v3 Kinder Comparison Chart

Meals Provided

Nutritious meals prepared fresh daily by our Centre Chefs.

Includes:
  • Breakfast
  • Morning Tea
  • Lunch
  • Afternoon Tea

During mealtimes, children and educators engage in conversations that support healthy eating habits and food awareness.

Enhancement Programs

A curriculum that provides experiences to extend upon children’s discovery and learning. Specialist classes include:
  • Spanish Language
  • Physical Education
  • Yoga
  • Cooking Lessons
  • Music
  • Mindfulness

Flexible/Extended Care Hours

Flexible drop-off and pick-up times, including:
  • Extended daily sessions (6:30/7:00 am- 6:30 pm)
  • Longer, unhurried periods of play and learning
  • Open year-round, including school holidays. (Excludes public holidays)
  • Casual days available on request. Subject to availability and Child Care Subsidy (CCS) hours.

Positive Education / Think Equal Program

Children engage in a unique social and emotional learning program. Through storytelling and guided experiences, they develop empathy, self-awareness, kindness, and emotional regulation, while building an understanding of fairness, inclusion, and character strengths that support positive relationships and wellbeing.

Meals Provided

Meals Provided

Nutritious meals prepared fresh daily by our Centre Chefs.
Includes:
  • Breakfast
  • Morning Tea
  • Lunch
  • Afternoon Tea
During mealtimes, children and educators engage in conversations that support healthy eating habits and food awareness.
Enhancement Programs

 

Enhancement Programs

A curriculum that provides experiences to extend upon children’s discovery and learning.
Specialist classes include:
  • Spanish Language
  • Physical Education
  • Yoga
  • Cooking Lessons
  • Music
  • Mindfulness
Flexible/Extended Care Hours

Flexible/Extended Care Hours

Flexible drop-off and pick-up times, including:
  • Extended daily sessions (6:30/7:00 am- 6:30 pm)
  • Longer, unhurried periods of play and learning
  • Open year-round, including school holidays. (Excludes public holidays)
  • Casual days available on request. Subject to availability and Child Care Subsidy (CCS) hours.
Positive Education / Think Equal Program

Positive Education / Think Equal Program

Children engage in a unique social and emotional learning program. Through storytelling and guided experiences, they develop empathy, self-awareness, kindness, and emotional regulation, while building an understanding of fairness, inclusion, and character strengths that support positive relationships and wellbeing.

Benefits of Attending a Niño ELA Kindergarten

Positive Education is core to Niño ELA’s educational philosophy and teaching strategy, pairing the science of wellbeing with best practice teaching. The tenets of positive psychology are delivered to children within the framework of Positive Education, where the children develop the skills to enjoy a fulfilling life and, when complemented by the following benefits, become more confident and prepared for school and the immediate next chapter of their lives –

Every child’s individual learning style, interests, abilities and emerging independence skills are supported through quality play-based learning.

The curriculum features incursions, regular outings and a variety of ‘learning through play’ activities such as art, language, maths and science classes.

The children enjoy a range of enhancement programs from Spanish language classes, dance, yoga, physical education, cooking lessons, music and mindfulness.

We are open during school holidays and offer long day care.

Benefits of Attending a Niño ELA Kindergarten

Positive Education is core to Niño ELA’s educational philosophy and teaching strategy, pairing the science of wellbeing with best practice teaching. The tenets of positive psychology are delivered to children within the framework of Positive Education, where the children develop the skills to enjoy a fulfilling life and, when complemented by the following benefits, become more confident and prepared for school and the immediate next chapter of their lives –

Every child’s individual learning style, interests, abilities and emerging independence skills are supported through quality play-based learning.

The curriculum features incursions, regular outings and a variety of ‘learning through play’ activities such as art, language, maths and science classes.

The children enjoy a range of enhancement programs from Spanish language classes, dance, yoga, physical education, cooking lessons, music and mindfulness.

We are open during school holidays and offer long day care.

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We are now taking enrolments