Our History
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Tumut Community Preschool was founded in 1960. A new building was built on the current Howick Street site and was officially opened late in 1992. This building welcomed the addition of a new classroom and landscaping in 2012.
The Preschool is a purpose built facility designed to provide an abundance of natural light and ventilation. Our outside playground is beautiful with lots of grassed areas, big shady trees, a Reconciliation garden and room enough to run, play and have fun. |
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Our Vision and Philosophy
Our Vision:
“A place of caring and learning through fun, play and creativity”
Our Philosophy:
At Tumut Preschool we strive to provide an educational experience for children and their families that will lead to each child creating a better future for themselves.
We believe children are successful, competent and capable learners.
Our educators use professional and inclusive practices to encourage learning:
Tumut Preschool educators support children to attain the learning outcomes identified in the Early Years Learning Framework through thoughtful, critical attention to the following principles:
“A place of caring and learning through fun, play and creativity”
Our Philosophy:
At Tumut Preschool we strive to provide an educational experience for children and their families that will lead to each child creating a better future for themselves.
We believe children are successful, competent and capable learners.
Our educators use professional and inclusive practices to encourage learning:
- by nurturing children to develop interdependent relationships with others
- by supporting children to know where and with whom they belong,
- by contributing to the child’s world, being in the here and now and
- by empowering children through the process of becoming.
- their creativity and discovery
- their development of friendships, family relationships and community connections
- their learning through play and fun
- their happiness and joyfulness and
- their capacity to share and care for others
Tumut Preschool educators support children to attain the learning outcomes identified in the Early Years Learning Framework through thoughtful, critical attention to the following principles:
- secure respectful relationships
- partnerships with families
- high expectations and equity
- respect for diversity
- ongoing learning and reflective practices
- continuous improvement of our practices and processes,
- the health, safety and wellbeing of children attending our preschool
- improving the educational and developmental outcomes for children attending our preschool and
- embedding the national quality standards into our service operation