Joey’s Cottage Preschool offers a school readiness program which is integrated daily into our curriculum. School readiness looks at all the factors that are most important in preparing each child for formal schooling both academic and building on the child’s social and emotional maturity
Joey’s Cottage receives positive feedback from our local schools and past parents each year on how confident and socially competent our students are, making them successful learners.
★ Exploring key language, literacy and numeracy concepts and processes.
★ Investigating science and technology, engaging in hypothesis and problem solving.
★ Familiarity with the alphabet and introduction to phonics.
★ Show an interest in learning to read and write and an interest in books.
★ Expressing themselves through music, drama and the arts.
★ Experiencing learning through modern technology-smart boards.
★ Developing knowledgeable and confident self-identities.
★ Enhancing children’s independence and self-help skills.
★ Building on children’s social interactions and positive turn taking skills.
★ Empowering children to make choices, problem-solve and cope with change.
★ Encouraging children to follow and extend on their own interests.
★ Health and physical education awareness.
★ Transition to school programs.
★ Networking with our local area primary schools.
★ Liaising with the Department of Education.
