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Yungaburra Community Kindergarten
Yungaburra Community Kindergarten is a community based kindy located in Yungaburra on the Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland.
We have 2 kindy program groups to choose from, so you can enrol your child in a group that best meets your family's needs.
As an affiliated centre of C&K, Yungaburra Community Kindergarten receives support from C&K as the Central Governing Body but operates as an independent incorporated association managed by a volunteer management committee. Centres affiliated with C&K receive comprehensive support in governance, including managing kindergarten and inclusion funding, training for committees and educators, advice and support regarding inclusion, use of the C&K brand, curriculum approach and resource materials.
Yorkeys Knob Community Kindergarten & Preschool
Welcome to Yorkeys Knob Kindy. We have a specific emphasis on “Play Based Learning” whereby we recognise the importance of Communication & Language and Social & Emotional development. We are positive your child will enjoy their time here with us and look forward to sharing time with you and your family as well. We offer an open invitation to families to play an active role in the centre and input to our programming.
We have two program groups to choose from, so you can enrol your child in a group that best meets your family's needs.
As an affiliated centre of C&K, Yorkeys Knob receives support from C&K as the Central Governing Body but operates as an independent incorporated association managed by a volunteer management committee. Centres affiliated with C&K receive comprehensive support in governance, including managing kindergarten and inclusion funding, training for committees and educators, advice and support regarding inclusion, use of the C&K brand, curriculum approach and resource materials.
Wujal Wujal Community Kindergarten
At Wujal Wujal Community Kindergarten, we pride ourselves in acknowledging and respecting the culture, background and history of each individual child and their families. We want to ensure that each of these individual needs are respected and considered in all aspects of our service.
At Wujal Wujal Community Kindergarten, we operate during QLD school terms and are closed for school holidays, public holidays and some pupil free days.
Wujal Wujal Community Kindergarten offers a subsidised pre-kindy program for three-year-olds in term 4, 2024. To be eligible for this program, children need to have turned three by 30 June 2024.
Your three-year-old child can attend Wujal Wujal kindy's high-quality community kindergarten program alongside four-year-olds. Attending kindergarten provides learning opportunities for your child in a safe and nurturing environment, including building relationships with teachers and growing their confidence and social skills to engage with other children.
Whitfield Community Kindergarten
Welcome to Whitfield Community Kindergarten. A place where play takes centre stage in your child’s education and where children are given time to explore, discover and learn! Our passionate teachers and teaching assistants are highly qualified and experienced. They are experts in teaching children from three to five years and establish a love of life-long learning. Our purpose-built building and expansive outdoor play spaces are designed to nurture children’s development in a caring community environment.
Children have the stability of the same teachers and the same children attending kindy every day of their attendance. This allows us to offer continuity and extension of learning for each child, from one day to the next. Our mission at Whitfield Community Kindergarten is to provide children with a play enriched environment and build partnerships with families and the community. We strive for high quality early childhood education and care where we support children to become life-long learners.
At Whitfield Community Kindergarten, we have four kindy groups to choose from. All groups ensure children receive the same number of hours of education across the year. The groups have a maximum of 22 children and are led by an experienced and qualified early childhood teacher. We operate during QLD school terms and are closed for school holidays, public holidays and some pupil free days.
As an affiliated centre of C&K, Whitfield Community Kindergarten receives support from C&K as the Central Governing Body but operates as an independent incorporated association managed by a volunteer management committee. Centres affiliated with C&K receive comprehensive support in governance, including managing kindergarten and inclusion funding, training for committees and educators, advice and support regarding inclusion, use of the C&K brand, curriculum approach and resource materials.
Western Suburbs Kindergarten
Welcome to Western Suburbs Kindergarten! We are a Community Kindergarten located in the quiet backstreets of Aitkenvale, surrounded by trees and parklands. At our kindy, play takes centre stage in your child’s education, and children are given time to explore, discover and learn. We offer a Government Approved Kindergarten Funded Program across 4 groups, with options for 2 long days or shorter 5-day fortnight groups at the beginning and end of the week. The groups have a maximum of 22 children and are led by an experienced early childhood teacher. Our teachers and teaching assistants are highly qualified, and are passionate about creating engaging play spaces for children. We operate during QLD school terms and are closed for school holidays, public holidays, and some pupil free days.
Attending Kindergarten provides children with opportunities to develop relationships with teachers & strong friendships across their group in a safe and nurturing environment. Our huge, naturally shaded outdoor environment encourages healthy movement, nurtures children’s curiosity & creativity & strengthens their connection with the environment as they play & explore. Programs evolve to extend on children’s ideas, incorporating their needs across all areas of the Curriculum to inspire a lifelong love of learning. Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander perspectives are embedded in our practice & we aim to build strong connections with all families & our wider community. We would welcome your family to organise a time to come and visit and explore our beautiful centre.
As a service affiliated with C&K, Western Suburbs Kindergarten receives support from C&K as the Central Governing Body, with a Voluntary Management Committee, made up of parents operating the service as an independent incorporated association. Centres affiliated with C&K receive comprehensive support in governance, including managing kindergarten and inclusion funding, training for committees and educators, advice and support regarding inclusion, use of the C&K brand, curriculum approach, and resource materials.
Weipa Community Kindergarten & Preschool
Located on the beautiful west coast of Cape York Peninsula in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Weipa is a vibrant, community focused remote town. At our Kindy, you will discover a place that honours and promotes the unique strengths, knowledge and experiences of every child, recognising their exceptional capabilities to make meaningful contributions to our world.
At Weipa Community Kindergarten, we embrace a holistic approach to early childhood education. We view children as capable and curious, and our learning environment fosters their natural interests through play-based experiences. Children engage in a variety of activities from creative arts, imaginative play and building projects to gardening, cooking and reading. Our approach nurtures their social, emotional, physical and cognitive development in a supportive, inclusive space.
At Weipa Kindergarten and Preschool to Weipa Community Kindergarten, we operate two Kindergarten groups. Each group has a maximum of 22 children and is led by an experienced and qualified early childhood teacher. We operate during QLD school terms and are closed for school holidays and public holidays.Your three-year-old child can attend Weipa kindy's high-quality community kindergarten program alongside four-year-olds. Attending kindergarten provides learning opportunities for your child in a safe and nurturing environment, including building relationships with teachers and growing their confidence and social skills to engage with other children.
As an affiliated centre of C&K, Weipa receives support from C&K as the Central Governing Body but operates as an independent incorporated association managed by a volunteer management committee. Centres affiliated with C&K receive comprehensive support in governance, including managing kindergarten and inclusion funding, training for committees and educators, advice and support regarding inclusion, use of the C&K brand, curriculum approach and resource materials.
Trinity Beach Community Kindergarten
Welcome to Trinity Beach Community Kindergarten. Trinity Beach Kindy is a beautiful spacious timber pole building with large verandas and lots of shady areas for outdoor play. At Trinity Beach Kindy we aim to create an environment that is safe, warm, relaxed and nuturing; ensuring children, their families and educators feel a sense of belonging. Our kindy program incorporates rich learning environments that promote inquiry, choice, independence, confidence, communication and interaction. Outdoor learning environments including nature are valued for their importance in engaging the senses, teaching respectful interactions with the environment, developing problem solving and creative thinking, building connections with nature as well as supporting children's holistic learning and development.
Bush Kindy is an integral part of our kindy program. Trinity Beach Bush Kindy uses a natural outdoor environment to inspire children and offers children opportunities to achieve, develop confidence and a strong sense of well being through hands on learning in nature.
At Trinity Beach Community Kindergarten, we have two kindy groups to choose from. All groups ensure children receive the same number of hours of education across the year. The groups have a maximum of 22 children and are led by an experienced and qualified early childhood teacher. We operate during QLD school terms and are closed for school holidays, public holidays and some pupil free days. Your three-year-old child can attend Trinity Beach kindy's high-quality community kindergarten program alongside four-year-olds. Attending kindergarten provides learning opportunities for your child in a safe and nurturing environment, including building relationships with teachers and growing their confidence and social skills to engage with other children.As an affiliated centre of C&K, Trinity Beach kindy receives support from C&K as the Central Governing Body but operates as an independent incorporated association managed by a volunteer management committee. Centres affiliated with C&K receive comprehensive support in governance, including managing kindergarten and inclusion funding, training for committees and educators, advice and support regarding inclusion, use of the C&K brand, curriculum approach and resource materials.
Tarumbal Kindergarten
Welcome to Tarumbal Community Kindergarten. A place where play takes centre stage in your child’s education and where children are given time to explore, discover and learn! We offer a Government Approved Kindergarten Funded Program in a variety of flexible enrolment options. Our passionate teachers and teaching assistants are highly qualified and experienced. They are experts in teaching children from three to five years and establish a love of life-long learning.
Our purpose-built building and expansive outdoor play spaces are designed to nurture children’s development in a caring community environment. Children have the stability of the same teachers and the same children attending kindy every day of their attendance. This allows us to offer continuity and extension of learning for each child, from one day to the next. Our mission at Tarumbal Community Kindergarten is to provide children with a play enriched environment and build partnerships with families and the community. We strive for high quality early childhood education and care where we support children to become life-long learners.
We have 2 program groups to choose from, so you can enrol your child in a group that best meets your family's needs.
As an affiliated centre of C&K, Tarumbal Kindergarten receives support from C&K as the Central Governing Body but operates as an independent incorporated association managed by a volunteer management committee. Centres affiliated with C&K receive comprehensive support in governance, including managing kindergarten and inclusion funding, training for committees and educators, advice and support regarding inclusion, use of the C&K brand, curriculum approach and resource materials.
Sunbird Children's Centre
Rockhampton South Kindergarten
Welcome to Rockhampton South Kindergarten. We are a unique centre, nestled beside the beautiful Rockhampton Botanical Gardens. At Rockhampton South Kindergarten, the dedicated team of experienced staff draws inspiration from the lush natural surroundings to create an environment for your child to feel safe in and ‘help them grow’.
Our Kindergarten provides a play-based learning environment that aims to enhance the physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development of every child.
As an affiliated centre of C&K, Rockhampton South Kindergarten receives support from C&K as the Central Governing Body but operates as an independent incorporated association managed by a volunteer management committee. Centres affiliated with C&K receive comprehensive support in governance, including managing kindergarten and inclusion funding, training for committees and educators, advice and support regarding inclusion, use of the C&K brand, curriculum approach and resource materials.