Our Philosophy

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Parkcrest Children’s Centre inspires creativity, critical thinking and enduring love of learning

PHILOSOPHY

At Parkcrest Children’s Centre, we believe play fosters strong social and emotional skills that are integral to a child’s early years; we feel strongly that our program promotes and engages children in their love of learning. We have created an emergent inspired curriculum that excites children through meaningful experiences and opportunities. Teachers alongside young children are both supported and challenged in their own learning and as a diverse community we are encouraged to explore our own interests, ideas and natural surroundings.

Our program promotes self confidence and supports children in exploring their learning environment; through this process we feel that children gain self awareness and become active in building social and emotional connections with others. We must never underestimate the power of play. Play promotes children to learn and use self control, cooperate and have respect for others-which are all key components in building a caring and diverse community.

We support young children and their desire for time to revisit and extend their learning experiences. It is an integral aspect of our program to provide children the opportunity to finish their work in play and have the ability to fulfill their own collective or independent accomplishments.

Social involvement and participation is an important life lesson; one that has its foundation in the early years of learning. We have established an environment that invites children and provides an opportunity for discovery and social experiences.

We have gathered ideas and concepts from all aspects of early childhood education. We have been inspired through the techniques and fundamental principles of Reggio Emilia and feel that these qualities of emergent learning are just some of the exciting ways our program provides children with opportunities for further learning and social involvement.