Kirstie's FamilyKinderCare
About Kirstie's FamilyKinderCare
Welcome to Kirstie's Family Day CareHello! I'm Kirstie, a qualified educator with a Bachelor of Education (Primary), providing Family Day Care in Kennington since 2018.
I believe childhood should be filled with wonder, adventure and opportunities to explore the world through play. My role is to create a warm, welcoming environment where children feel safe, valued and inspired to learn every day.
My educational program is centred around the children's interests. Each week I thoughtfully plan experiences that extend their current curiosities, while also embracing the changing seasons, our local community and special events throughout the year. Rather than choosing random weekly themes, my planning grows from the children's interests, making learning meaningful, engaging and relevant.
For example, a recent interest in beads and bracelets inspired a week of creative experiences including making personalised name bracelets, painting, delivering letters to our local post box, harvesting produce from our garden, preparing homegrown guacamole together, and caring for our vegetable gardens and chickens. While each week has a planned focus, the children are always encouraged to lead the learning, allowing projects to grow and evolve naturally.
Nature plays a big part in our days. We spend plenty of time outdoors tending our individual garden beds, caring for our chickens, harvesting fresh produce, exploring the seasons, visiting our local community and enjoying unhurried outdoor play. These everyday experiences help children develop confidence, independence and a genuine appreciation for the world around them.
Children also enjoy cooking and baking with produce from our organic garden, building and creating with open-ended materials, reading stories, exploring science, creating artwork, solving problems together and using their imaginations through play. Literacy, numeracy, creativity, critical thinking and social skills are naturally woven into our everyday experiences.
Building strong relationships with children and their families is at the heart of everything I do. I value open communication and believe children thrive when families and educators work together.
Every child is unique, and it is a privilege to be part of their early learning journey. I look forward to welcoming your family into our little learning community.
Session Hours
| Type | Start | End | Hours | Rate Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Day Care | 8:00 AM | 4:00 PM | 8 | $140.80 AUD |
Vacancies
| Type | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Day Care | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rates
The above rates are used to determine the cost of your booking. Unless there is a casual booking you will be charged for the full session. The full session rate is calculated by multiples of the 'standard hourly' rate. All rates are subject to CCS entitlements. To estimate your entitlements visit the Australian Government Family Child Care Subsidy Estimator.
All fees are paid 2 weeks in advance. This is not a bond and is not refundable. It is a point in time pre payment to confirm your booking arrangement 2 weeks in advance. When cancelling your care, please provide 2 weeks notice so as to utilise the prepaid days in your booking.
All bookings are subject to our fees agreement and conditions.
Address
36 Glencoe Street KenningtonContact
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