At our centre childhood is celebrated. When they play and explore, children's imagination and curiosity is sparked – they enjoy learning, and are inspired to continue learning more.
At KU Greenwich, we provide high quality education and care for young children and their families, which is reflective of the National Quality Standards and the Early Years Learning Framework.
Our program offers children the opportunity to engage in a wide variety of learning experiences and activities, each specifically designed to promote children’s confidence as capable, active participants in their own learning. Children are presented with a range of activities including gardening, arts and crafts, music and movement, physical play, block building, sand and water play, science experiments, early numeracy activities such as counting and measurement, and early literacy activities such as reading, drawing and writing.
We recognise play as a valuable tool for learning and believe it facilitates the development of cognitive skills, social and emotional competency, fosters creativity and promotes literacy and numeracy learning. We have a flexible routine, which allows for open-ended blocks of uninterrupted time for children to explore, experiment, create, and engage with a variety of concepts and processes.
We believe that children learn best when they feel safe, secure and valued. We aim to establish and develop warm, trusting, and nurturing relationships with all children and their families to support children’s emotional wellbeing, and we look forward to the opportunity of including your family in the life of our centre.
Our Special Interest
In addition to the high quality well-rounded programs we offer, all KU centres are also encouraged to develop an area of interest.
At KU Greenwich, our special interest is wellbeing – social, emotional and physical.
We incorporate this into our program through activities such as music and movement, yoga and exercise, body awareness activities, engagement with nature, encouraging belonging and broad friendship.
We feel that the children benefit from this interest, because a child who is emotionally and physically well and socially confident, is a child who is engaged and inspired by their surroundings, and a child who feels safe and supported to take risks and learn.
Our Quality
Our centre has been independently assessed by the Department of Education NSW under the National Quality Standards, and are proud to be rated as Exceeding the National Quality Standard.
However what matters most is what our families think...
“We were made to feel very welcome at KU Greenwich and the staff took great care to ensure our daughter settled in well. We were given regular feedback on her progress.” – KU Greenwich parent
"As an educator and parent, I can tell you, my husband and I are so very pleased with KU Greenwich Preschool’s methods of teaching. We are truly delighted with how our son and his peers are embraced, nurtured, and supported by the staff and amazing teachers. Our son is so excited to go to preschool and learn new things each day. The combination of the teaching methods and philosophy, along with remarkable and dedicated teachers, has allowed him to excel both scholastically and personally." – KU Greenwich parent
Our Environment
Each KU centre is unique. The best outcomes for children are created within relationships and interactions between children and staff, and children and their families, not within four walls. We work hard to create beautiful, interesting, homelike learning environments for children – whatever our setting.
Our playground is designed to allow children to explore nature and discover the natural environment. We want children to be able to dig in the mud, climb, discover and learn about insects and enjoy connecting with nature. The many activities we offer enable children to immerse themselves in the natural elements of their surroundings and feel inspired to create, imagine and play.
Our Reconciliation Action Plan
KU was proud to launch its inaugural Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in 2016. At KU Greenwich, we began our journey to develop our centre’s RAP in 2018 and we are proud to launch it now. Please view it here.
Other Features
Hat and Sunscreen
Transition to School
Public Transport
Play-based Learning
Outdoor Play
Storypark
Education for Sustainability
Hat and Sunscreen
As part of the centre’s duty of care in minimising exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation (UVR) and promoting sun safe practices among children, families and staff, the centre provides each child with a KU hat and sunscreen is administered by staff where possible 20 minutes before commencing outdoor play.
Transition to School
The centre offers a full preschool program and places a strong emphasis on programs which challenge and extend children’s abilities and confidence, aiding their transition to school.
Public Transport
The centre is accessible by public transport and is close to a train station and/or public buses.
Play-based Learning
Our high quality play-based programs are based on current research and are planned by experienced and qualified early childhood staff. Through play children learn the skills, knowledge, feelings and dispositions that provide a solid foundation for their life-long learning.
Outdoor Play
The centre provides a natural outdoor environment designed as an active place for learning. We encourage children to develop an understanding about sustainability by exploring the natural world around them.
Storypark
The centre provides a secure, private online communication portal called Storypark at no cost that is designed to document your child’s progress and learning and provide you with updates about your child.
Education for Sustainability
The centre has embraced a commitment to a more sustainable early education community, embedding sustainability into pedagogy and practice. We welcome families participation.
Lorna Duncan
Director
Lorna is a university qualified early childhood teacher with more than 20 years of experience working with children in varied services and in different roles.
Lorna believes in the rights of every child. She values the children’s voice and empowers children to make decisions and choices that are relevant to themselves. She is an enthusiastic facilitator, committed to creating a welcoming, secure and quality learning environment that supports children to reach their full potential and allows families to share in their child’s learning journey.
Diversity and multiculturalism are valued by Lorna. She is also interested in creative art, music, gardening and sustainability, which feature strongly in the program
Our team of early childhood educators are qualified, experienced, caring and highly motivated. All hold specialist qualifications in early childhood education. We believe that the positive interactions children have with our staff are the most important component of our high quality program.
The daily fees for 2024 at KU Greenwich Community Preschool are:
Fee
Amount
4 year old Start Strong Fee Relief fee
$9.00
3 year old Start Strong Fee Relief fee
$48.00
Start Strong Equity Fee Relief fee
FREE
Unfunded fee
$114.50
Which fee will you pay?
The NSW Government is committed to ensuring that all children in NSW can participate in 600 hours of quality preschool education in the year before school, no matter where they live or what their circumstances are.
To ensure that affordability is not a barrier for families with young children, the NSW Government provides Start Strong funding making 600 hours, or 15 hours per week, of preschool participation in the two years before school more affordable. In KU preschools, this 15 hours per week is met by enrolling for two days per week.
Start Strong Fee Relief Fee(3 year olds and 4 year olds)
From 2024, the NSW government has provided additional fee relief funding, based on $4,220 per eligible child. This enables NSW preschools to reduce the daily fee as much as possible, within the Start Strong funding parameters.
This funding is for children who turn 3 or 4 years of age by 31 July in the preschool year and are enrolled in a preschool program for 15 hours per week. Across KU Preschools, the ‘15 hours’ is usually met by enrolling in two x 7.5 hour days per week.
Start Strong fee relief can only be accessed at one service, either a preschool or long day care service. This ensures as many children as possible can access affordable early childhood education.
Start Strong Equity Fee Relief Fee
The NSW government provides further funding for children who meet the Start Strong Equity funding criteria. If you think you may be eligible for Equity funding, please speak with the Preschool Director further about this.
Unfunded Fee
The Unfunded Fee is charged when a family has chosen to access the Start Strong fee relief at another community preschool or long day care service.
