Operating Hours
- Monday to Friday, 8:15am - 6:15pm, 50 weeks a year
- 2023 - term starts on 23 January 2023
- Please click here to download the 2023 kindy calendar.
Groups
Please see below for our Core Kindergarten program groups. You can choose either:
- Group 1A: Monday, Tuesday, and alternate Wednesdays, 8:15am to 2:23pm, or
- Group 1B: Thursday, Friday, and alternate Wednesdays, 8:15am to 2:23pm, or
- Group 2A: Monday, Tuesday, and alternate Wednesdays, 8:15am to 2:23pm, or
- Group 2B: Thursday, Friday, and alternate Wednesdays, 8:15am to 2:23pm, or
- Group 3A: Monday and Tuesday, 8:15am to 3:57pm, or
- Group 3B: Thursday and Friday, 8:15am to 3:57pm
In addition to the Core Kindergarten program, you can enrol your child in our Extended Hours Kindergarten program on the days your child attends core kindy. Please see below the operating hours for each group.
- Group 1A and 1B: 2:24pm to 6:15pm
- Group 2A and 2B: 2:24pm to 6:15pm
- Group 3A and 3B: 3:58 to 6:15pm
Holiday Kindy is available from 8:15am to 6:15pm, Monday to Friday during the Queensland School Holidays.
You can learn more about the Extended Hours Kindergarten Program here.
Welcome
C&K Carindale Community Kindergarten respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which our service is placed. C&K Carindale Community Kindergarten also pays our respects to all Elders past, present and emerging
Give your child a great start to their education and become a part of our Kindergarten community.
C&K helps to create a lifelong love of learning and supports’ your child’s transition into school. We provide a curriculum/play-based, pre-prep program, lead by 4 year qualified teachers. C&K Carindale has beautiful, large landscaped gardens and inspiring indoor learning environments. Parents are an integral part of our community and are always welcome to contribute to the educational program.
Children are active collaborators and contributors to their own learning and to that of others. We value being open and sensitive to new possibilities and perspectives, and encourage the children to be kind, caring and respectful of each other as they learn how to live, play and work together harmoniously.
Our young children are capable thinkers, investigators and inquirers. They come to kindergarten with a range of prior experiences and understanding of the world them. They present with differing abilities and interest, languages, cultural heritage and traditions.
We celebrate our diversity and embrace our differences, for we are all special in our own individual way.
Additional Needs Assistants are employed as required in accordance with C&K’s policy of equity and opportunity for all children.
Child-Led Learning
No two days are the same at C&K Carindale. Our teaching team tailors each day’s learning, taking into account the interests of the children in the group. The spacious and natural environment at our kindy is thoughtfully planned and well resourced. There is a focus on music, drama, literature and visual arts and we allocate plenty of time for outdoor play and discovery.
Community Spirit
Community spirit is important to us at C&K Carindale. We foster strong ties to the local community by encouraging parent involvement in the daily operations of the kindergarten. We often hold and partake in community events and love connecting with local businesses and groups around us and taking the children on excursions out into the local community.