Educational Program & Practice
The Early Years Learning Framework ([EYLF], DEEWR, 2009), “Belonging, Being and Becoming”, is the foundation of our curriculum. The Early Years Learning Framework V2.0 is the national early learning framework for children from birth to five years and is based on extensive research of early childhood development. The vision is for all children to experience play-based learning that is engaging and develops success for life. Through the learning outcomes of the Early Years Learning Framework V2.0 your child will develop their skills as they interact and play.
The Early Years Learning Framework consists of five learning outcomes:
Learning outcome 1:
Children have a strong sense of their own identity.
Learning outcome 2:
Children are connected with and contribute to their world.
Learning outcome 3:
Children have a strong sense of wellbeing.
Learning outcome 4:
Children are confident and involved learners.
Learning outcome 5:
Children are effective communicators.
The My Time, Our Place Framework ([MTOP], DEEWR, 2009), is the foundation of our vacation care, before and after school care curriculum. It links to the EYLF, continuing to build and extend on the learning outcomes. MTOP was developed to allow school age children the opportunities to participate in leisure and play-based learning experiences that are responsive to their needs, interests and choices. It aims to enrich the wellbeing of children by contributing to children’s ongoing learning and development.
For more information, please visit the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority.
The curriculum at Terranora Preschool and Early Learning promotes a strength, play-based curriculum around the children and play. Through play children can pace themselves appropriately, make choices and develop self-confidence. Children can attempt experiences numerous times until they succeed or decide when to obtain help, when to give up, or when to modify plans and intentions without feeling that these attempts have been a failure. Children are investigating the world at their own pace, savouring new experiences as they unfold and reconstructing and revising them. Essentially the child is in control of their own learning. This active exploration, involvement and sense of ownership over experiences enables children to feel sustained and satisfied.
