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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.
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.
We look forward to welcoming you! 💛
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.
C&K Kingaroy Community Kindergarten
Welcome to C&K Kingaroy 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 aged 3 to 5 and help them develop a love of lifelong learning.
Our learning spaces and expansive outdoor play areas 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 C&K Kingaroy 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 lifelong learners.
At C&K Kingaroy kindy, we have 2 kindy groups to choose from, so you can enrol your child in a group that best meets your family's needs.
C&K Hughenden Kindergarten & Early Childhood Centre
C&K Hughenden Kindergarten and Early Childhood Centre is a small rural community centre, four hours drive west of Townsville. We welcome children from 6 weeks of age to 5 years old and provide care and early learning five days a week.
C&K childcare centres offer quality education and care programs where we focus on a unique infant and toddler approach, as well as delivering a 5 day fortnight kindergarten program for 4 year olds. Our kindy program is guided by a university qualified teacher and supports children to be curious, capable, and collaborative learners in the year before school.
As a home away from home, our environment provides feelings of being safe, secure and supported while in the care of our qualified educators. At C&K we support our team to nurture play-based learning, develop caring relationships with children and our families, and foster a lifelong love of learning with every child in our care.
C&K Dixon Street Early Years Centre
About C&K Dixon Street
C&K Dixon Street Early Years Centre offers an intensive early learning and care program for children and families living with significant adversity.
The program is based on extensive research, conducted by the University of Melbourne, and guided by infant mental health principals. It is a resource intensive, referral only early childhood education program. The program aims to change the life trajectory of children, improve learning and developmental outcomes through attachment and trauma informed practice.
Program Hours
Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 2:30pm
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C&K Dixon Street Early Years Centre is supported by the Parkville Institute to replicate the Early Years Education Program (EYEP), an intensive, high quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) program that achieved remarkable learning and developmental outcomes for children in its trial phase.
The EYEP was initiated by Kids First, previously the Children’s Protection Society (CPS), an independent not-for- profit child and family services organisation based in the north-east of Melbourne which was founded in 1896. The program was designed and implemented by CPS in collaboration with Associate Professor Brigid Jordan and Dr Anne Kennedy.
C&K Weir Community Kindergarten
At C&K Weir Community Kindergarten, your child will feel safe, make friends and belong. We help your child create a lifelong love of learning and support their transition into school.
C&K Weir has beautiful, large landscaped gardens providing an open natural learning environment where the children explore, investigate, and extend their learning. Our indoor space fosters child-led experiences and provides many different and inspiring opportunities to play and learn.
Parents and guardians are an integral part of our community and are always welcome to contribute to the educational program. Our young children are capable thinkers, investigators and inquirers. They come to kindergarten with a range of prior experiences and understanding of the world around them.
Our experienced and passionate educators foster close relationships with families, ensuring a welcoming and inclusive environment. They focus on nurturing your child's curiosity, building their resilience and developing their confidence - all through the joy of learning through play.
At C&K Weir, we offer a 5 day fortnight kindergarten program with an optional extended hours program until 6:00pm and an optional holiday program during Queensland school holidays. These optional programs incur separate fees. We have 4 groups to choose from, so you can enrol your child in a group that best meets your family's needs.
Visit Kindergarten with Extended Hours for more information.
C&K Weir on Ross River Road in Kirwan, Townsville, on the grounds of Weir State School.
C&K Stretton Community Kindergarten
At C&K Stretton Community Kindergarten, your child will feel safe, make friends and belong. We help your child create a lifelong love of learning and support their transition into school.
C&K Stretton has beautiful, large landscaped gardens providing an open natural learning environment where the children explore, investigate, and extend their learning. Our indoor space fosters child-led experiences and provides many different and inspiring opportunities to play and learn.
At C&K Stretton, we offer a 5 day fortnight kindergarten program with an optional extended hours program until 6:00pm and an optional holiday program during Queensland school holidays. These optional programs incur separate fees. We have 4 groups to choose from, so you can enrol your child in a group that best meets your family's needs.
C&K Stretton is located on Gowan Road in Stretton, next door to Stretton State College Primary School.
C&K Springfield Central Community Kindergarten
At C&K Springfield Central Community Kindergarten your child will feel safe, make friends and belong. We help your child create a lifelong love of learning and support their transition into school.
C&K Springfield Central has beautiful, large landscaped gardens providing an open natural learning environment where the children explore, investigate, and extend their learning. Our indoor space fosters child-led experiences and provides many different and inspiring opportunities to play and learn.
At C&K Springfield Central, we provide an extended hours program until 6:15pm and a holiday program during Queensland school holidays. These programs are included in your daily fee. We have two 5 day fortnight programs to choose from.
C&K Springfield Central is located on Grande Avenue in Springfield Central, opposite Springfield Central State School.
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