ERMINGTON OOSH
Ermington Out of School Hours Care provides high quality, Before and After School Care for children who attend Ermington Public School and Vacation Care for any school aged children in the local area. Our Centre is a not for profit community based Centre operated by a volunteer Parent Committee.
We aim to provide a fun, warm and safe environment for your children. We are committed to providing a quality program that allows the children to play and participate in a variety of experiences. The program includes a mixture of arts, crafts, activities, games, sport, gardening and cooking on a daily basis.
Our educational program is a written program that is created based on play-based activities and it is a representation of the children’s current interests, knowledge and skills. By balancing self-initiated and structured activities, we promote children’s agency and address their developmental needs. Mixed grade play is heavily implemented and often occurs naturally as children create friendships with children of different age groups or children they wouldn’t usually play with at school. Older children are often given leadership opportunities, allowing them to assist younger peers, which further enriches the learning environment.
Elements of OOSH
- freedom in play-based learning
- variety of materials
- promoting children’s agency
- addressing developmental needs
- intergraded play
- leadership opportunities
- positive relationships with children and educators
- variety of educators who are all unique and click differently with different children
- supporting children’s needs
- deep understanding of who each child is – what makes them who they are
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