Glen Forrest Community Kindergarten & Family Playgroup

Our centre functions as a kindergarten from Tuesday–Thursday (full day), and as a playgroup on Monday and Friday.

KINDY

Our kindergarten is a community-based facility and, like school-based kindergartens, is registered under the School Education Act (1999), to offer an educational program to children during their first year of schooling.

A community kindergarten operates in a purpose-built building that is not located on the school site. They offer an alternative to school-based onsite kindergartens and typically operate in facilities that are leased from local government. They provide kindergarten programs for children who turn four years of age by 30 June in the year they attend.

The management of our community kindergarten is shared between the Parent Committee and the Kindergarten Teacher, Mrs Jan Jost, who work very closely together. A community-based kindergarten's teacher and program are under the authority of the Department of Education and Training, and the principal at the local linked school, in this case Glen Forrest Primary, is the line manager. Kindergarten children from the Community Kindy have exactly the same access to the local school as those who attend the school-based kindy.

The centre can cater for up to 20 children per session. To attend kindy children must be already 4 or else turn 4 before the 30th of June of the year they attend. Each child enrolled in the program is entitled to 15 hours contact time per week. This being as follows:

Tuesday All Day 9.00- 2.45

Wednesday AM 9.00-12.30

Thursday All Day 9.00- 2.45


PLAYGROUP

We run playgroup sessions on Monday and Friday mornings from 9.30am till 11.30am.

We cater for up to 18 families per session and currently have vacancies in both classes.

The centre provides a great opportunity for you to spend some fun time with your children in a safe, warm and friendly environment. You will also have the opportunity to meet other parents and carers and your child will have lots of new friends to play with.