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You are invited to our annual Open Day & Art Show at St Lucia Kindergarten from 2 - 4pm on Saturday 21st June, 2025.
Past, current and prospective families and wider community members are invited to join us to spend time at Kindy and view the children's artwork.
We will have a Bake Sale, a second-hand Toy Sale, and Face Painting to raise funds for our Kindy.
We invite you to explore our community Kindergarten and discover how we create a nurturing environment for children to learn, play, grow, and flourish. Meet our experienced and passionate educators and play in our beautiful well-resource playgrounds and classrooms.
Experience first-hand the joy and support that have made a positive difference for so many families before.
We have been proudly affiliated with C&K for over 65 years. C&K has nurtured Queensland children for 116 years. As a not-for-profit organisation, we always put children at the centre of everything we do, and deliver innovative early learning programs that honour every child's curiosity, individuality and potential.
We look forward to welcoming you! 💛
You're Invited to Open Day!
Join us for our Open Day event, where we warmly welcome families to explore our centre and discover how we create a nurturing environment for children to learn, play, grow, and flourish. Experience firsthand the joy and support that have made a positive difference for so many families before.
Come and meet our dedicated educators, see our engaging learning spaces, and feel the vibrant community that makes our centre special. We can't wait to share this journey with you.
C&K has proudly nurtured Queensland children for 116 years. As a not-for-profit organisation, we always put children at the centre of everything we do, and deliver innovative early learning programs that honour every child's curiosity, individuality and potential.
You're Invited to Open Week!
Join us for our Open Week event, where we warmly welcome families to explore our centre and discover how we create a nurturing environment for children to learn, play, grow, and flourish. Experience firsthand the joy and support that have made a positive difference for so many families before.
Join us for our Open Week event, where we warmly welcome families to explore our centre and discover how we create a nurturing environment for children to learn, play, grow, and flourish. Experience firsthand the joy and support that have made a positive difference for so many families before. . There will be activities available for children to enjoy and our beautiful playground to explore.
Waiting list enquiries are welcome and staff and committee will be available to answer any questions.
Please bring your hat and water bottle. If you have any questions please email the centre on admin@camphillkindy.org.au.
We're thrilled to announce our renewed partnership with the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) as the Principal Partner of the Out of the Box festival 2025, taking place June 17-22.
"The Out of the Box festival is a vibrant celebration of the arts specifically for children aged birth to eight years," says our CEO, Dr. Sandra Cheeseman. "Engaging in the arts helps children develop creativity, confidence, communication and social skills, while inspiring educators to connect with their own creativity."
This collaboration builds on our longstanding relationship with QPAC, dating back to the first Out of the Box festival in 1992. We recently celebrated the official launch at West End State School with Queensland's Minister for Education and the Arts, The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek, and QPAC Chief Executive Rachel Healy.
During the festival, the QPAC precinct will transform into a hub of imaginative programs focused on early childhood priorities including play, collaboration, inclusion, and wellbeing. The partnership extends beyond the festival itself, with QPAC contributing to C&K's professional development throughout the year, including at the 2025 C&K Conference.
This partnership aligns with our 2024-2026 Strategic Plan to inspire our people and enhance a positive workplace culture. In practical terms, it offers:
"Together with QPAC, we're creating something special: stronger community connections, fantastic professional development for our workforce, and discovering new ways of recognising the joy of learning, accomplishment, and mastery," Dr. Cheeseman says.
For more information about the Out of the Box festival and the 2025 program, visit the QPAC website.
C&K have been chosen as a successful recipient of the Queensland Government’s Micro-Credentialling Program, under Round 3 awarding $250,000 for C&K College to design and deliver targeted micro-credentials that build leadership in key areas including, child safety, risk management and supervision to early childhood education and care providers across the state.This significant investment will fund C&K’s Leading for Regulatory Compliance in Early Childhood Education and Care project, which will provide 450 early childhood educators with essential skills in key areas identified by sector partners including:- Guiding adult-child interactions- Supervision for safety and learning- Child safety- Assessing and managing risk- Leading a child safe culture - Audit and accountability in everyday practiceC&K CEO Dr. Sandra Cheeseman expressed her enthusiasm for the program, “C&K is thrilled to be chosen to deliver Round 3 of the Queensland Government’s Micro-Credentialling Program.”“This investment in industry training will strengthen the early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce by providing high-quality training in key areas including child safety, risk management and supervision."“With an estimated 10 to 15 hours of training, participants can build their expertise in key areas, ensuring their skills remain relevant to the evolving needs of the sector.""We will deliver a flexible training model, allowing all Queensland ECEC professionals to access high-quality professional development, without barriers related to location or availability."
The 2024 pilot was a collaboration between the Creche and Kindergarten Association, the Department of Education and Mt Warren State School’s Early Childhood Development Program (ECDP). The program was a testament to the power of an inclusive learning environment.
The program sees Lisa and her co-educators, Jodie and Sheneen, partner with:
Inclusion isn’t just about access—it’s about belonging. The pilot program provided a play-based environment where Deaf or Hard of Hearing children could fully participate, while also giving every hearing child the opportunity to learn Auslan through play.
Of the 18 enrolled children in the kindergarten program, six were Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Several of the children have speech delays, global developmental delays, or autism. Every teacher showcased their vision of ‘inclusion is a culture’ – each interaction was intentional, focused, and joyous… and every single child thrived.
With the support of Anna signing every book Teacher/Director Lisa read and Jane signing and playing with a child in the home corner, every child actively participated in the learning program.
A moment that truly captured the heart of the program was when a hearing child tapped a Deaf child on the shoulder, waited for them to turn around and look at him, and then signed for him to come and join him in the block corner. The two children played collaboratively for a long time, communicating with simple and expressive Auslan as they built an extensive block structure, occasionally supported by Wendy.
In Australia, three to six children in every thousand have some degree of hearing loss, and approximately 250–400 children are born each year with significant permanent hearing loss in both ears.
Moments like these show us that when we foster understanding and embrace diversity, every child flourishes. This is what true inclusion looks like—one sign, one story, and one friendship at a time.
C&K is proud to continue offering this program in 2025 at C&K Indooroopilly Community Kindergarten, with Director/Teacher Lisa and the wider team supporting all children to flourish.
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