Taylor Early Learning Centre
Taylor Early Learning Centre, Loquat Valley’s Pre-Kindergarten, is a wonderful place for boys and girls to begin their educational journey.
The learning program is designed to plant the seed of life-long learning by creating a joyous and stimulating environment underpinned by a sound learning program directed at encouraging all the important dispositions for learning. The program is inspired by the world best practice Reggio Emila philosophy of early childhood education.
Activities the children participate in are designed to assist their concentration, thinking and manipulative skills, social interaction and enjoyment of learning as preparation for their full-time involvement in Kindergarten and later years.
Daily activities at Taylor Early Learning Centre include music and singing, physical development and outdoor play, pre-numeracy and literacy activities, child interest investigations,story time and story telling, and visits to the library.
Our program is specifically designed to ‘transition’ the children into "big school". There are many benefits gained from a pre-school program within a school. They include interaction with caring older students and nominated ‘buddies’, involvement in Music, PE, Christian Studies and other specialist subject areas, access to technology, visits to next year’s classroom and meeting next year’s teachers, as well as many others.
The seamless transition to Kindergarten and beyond provides a very secure start to our children's schooling experiences at Loquat Valley. Our firm expectations is that all children commencing in the Taylor Early Learning Centre will continue to our Kindergarten and then onto Year 6. Following Year 6 all Loquat Valley students have guaranteed entry to St Luke's Grammar School.