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St Andrew’s Uniting Kindergarten Sunbury
2 Barkly Street, Sunbury Victoria
Early Learning Centre
Early learning in Sunbury.
Located next to Sunbury Uniting Church, close to the centre of town, our educators are passionate about nurturing the social growth and learning of your child.
Our kindergarten offers an environment based on the values of friendship, kindness, empathy, belonging, resilience, teamwork and fairness.
We welcome all children to our kinder and have a strong focus on supporting families from diverse backgrounds and needs.
Our educators provide an inclusive environment and are experienced in supporting children with physical and intellectual disabilities.
Program hours and fees
Our centre
- Planned indoor spaces
- Large outdoor spaces
- Sand and mud pits
- Trees and natural shade
- Play area with climbing equipment
- Vegetable and herb gardens
- shade sail
- Swings
- Recycling area
- Cubby house
- Worm farm
- Water tanks.
Our centre
- Planned indoor spaces
- Large outdoor spaces
- Sand and mud pits
- Trees and natural shade
- Play area with climbing equipment
- Vegetable and herb gardens
- shade sail
- Swings
- Recycling area
- Cubby house
- Worm farm
- Water tanks
The parents say
“Our daughter has come a long way in her development. Choosing Uniting has been an excellent decision.”
- Rachel, parent
Learning experiences
We participate in lots of fun and engaging activities to enhance your child’s learning and social development.
Your child will:
- Learn about recycling and sustainable living
- Enjoy local excursions and workshops covering a range of interesting topics
- Visit local schools to help with school readiness
- Learn about responsible pet ownership
- Learn about road safety.
Family and community connections
We love it when families get involved in our kindergarten. You can get involved in:
- Celebrating significant cultural festivals and days
- Enjoy local excursions and workshops covering a range of interesting topics
- Our Parent Partnership Group, which helps with fundraising. Positions are elected at the annual meeting of our kindergarten parents.
Languages
We are part of the Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET) Early Childhood Language Program. Our kindergarten offers a Mandarin Language Program. Mandarin is incorporated into everyday learning experiences to give children meaningful opportunities to use the language themselves. Children learn this language through play, art, music, singing, dancing, and stories. A qualified Mandarin teacher delivers the language program in partnership with the other staff at the kinder. Learning in languages other than English helps children to improve their overall literacy and understanding of how language in general works. There are many benefits to children learning in another language at a young age, including:
- Increased literacy
- Boosting self-esteem and wellbeing
- Strengthened cultural identity.
Our educators are trained to use some key word signing. We can also have communication translated and interpreted for families who speak languages other than English.
Program hours and fees
Nominated Supervisor
Letitia McBean
Hi, I’m Letitia, the Nominated Supervisor at St. Andrew’s Uniting Kindergarten Sunbury. I am fortunate to be part of a lovely, dedicated team at our beautiful service that we are so proud of.
I have a Bachelor of Education, and a Graduate degree in Early Childhood Teaching. I was initially a primary school teacher and have been a Kindergarten Teacher for over 12 years.
I absolutely love my job and feel so fortunate as a teacher to help children grow and develop and give them the best possible start to their learning journey.
At St. Andrew’s kinder, we provide a play-based curriculum, where children are safe to explore, play and learn in a space that gives everyone an equal start in their educational journey. We encourage children to be the best they can be and help them discover their individual ways of belonging, being and becoming.
I enjoy getting to know each child individually and building positive relationships with each family.
Health and wellbeing
Mental Health
Our educators are trained in various programs to support the mental health of your child and are skilled in working with children who have experienced challenges and trauma. We also offer mental health support for families if you find yourself in need of assistance.
Nutrition
We have a strong focus on healthy eating and nutrition. At our kindergarten, we:
- Grow our own produce
- Accommodate all dietary requirements Emphasise food safety
- Work with families from a range of cultural backgrounds to ensure cultural foods meet food standard requirements
- Offer progressive snack and lunch time to empower children to ask for what they want and when.
Safe Environment
As a child safe organisation, our educators undergo regular working with children’s and police checks. We are focussed on delivering learning and development in a safe and supportive environment, so you can trust that your child is in good hands.
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