About

At Treetops Early Learning Centres

• We believe that each child is a unique individual with their own special background, interests and abilities.
• We believe that children learn best when learning is presented in a play format, where teachers facilitate play to ensure the best possible outcome for each child, embracing all developmental areas.
• We aim to encourage all children in a safe and non threatening way to make appropriate choices and participate in decision making and problem solving.
• We aim to provide a high quality, inclusive of developmentally appropriate learning environment, which will extend the interests and abilities of all children while taking into account their physical needs, culture and family background.
• We aim to develop children’s confidence and self esteem by encouraging them to verbalise their thoughts, feelings and actions in an assertive, non aggressive manner. The children’s thoughts, feelings and actions will be treated with understanding an respect.
• We will provide an environment that values and welcomes equality and diversity will be encouraged at all times, ensuring that all children, families and staff are welcomed and valued members of the centre’s community.
• We encourage parents to become our partners in working to achieve the best possible learning and developmental outcomes for their children, through sharing of information and participation in the centre programs.
• We encourage all staff to further their understanding and knowledge of the Early Childhood industry by supporting them to undertake further studies and attend in-services and training provided by the centre.
• We will endeavour to reduce our Carbon Footprint through environmentally sustainable practices.

For the children of Treetops Early Learning Centres, we will:

• Provide a flexible play and learning program that will be based on and extend all children’s interests, abilities and learning.
  
• Provide an environment that will meet and extend the needs of all children regardless of the child’s interests, abilities, culture and background.
  
• Recognise and respect cultural differences and similarities and program accordingly, using the family as a primary source of information.
  
• Ensure that each child reaches their developmental and learning goals before moving onto their next challenge.
  
• Provide a school readiness program that promotes the skills necessary for the child to enter school.
  
• Ensure children develop an awareness of greater community outside the centre through excursions and visitors to the centre.
  
• Provide staff that have a commitment to child care that will ensure all children receive the appropriate care, education and role modeling that will allow them to become valued functioning members of our community.
• Ensure children develop an awareness of sustainable practices and recycling

For the parents of Treetops Early Learning Centres, we will:

• Ensure that we provide high quality care and education to all children.
  
• Ensure the good health, safety and well-being of all children at the centre.
  
• Listen to parents’ advice, concerns, and queries and provide appropriate responses.
  
• Share their child’s day with them through written communication, conversation with staff and photos.
  
• Ensure the environment is welcoming to them and their visitors and encourage their contribution and participation in the program and daily activities of the centre.

As staff we will:

• Aim to work as a team that recognises each other’s strengths and weaknesses and offers support and encouragement to each individual staff member as well as the team.
• Accept that as well as similarities within a team there are also differences and we will respect these without judgment.
• Aim to offer a high quality care and education program ensuring that all team members have an opportunity to contribute.
• Provide ongoing support for the parents whose children attend the centre.
• Ensure that the environment is always presented in a clean, safe manner that will allow the best possible outcomes of play and learning.

At Treetops Early Learning Centre we aim to involve our parents in the day to day operation of the center. We invite parents to join in activities that we provide and also offer their own skills and experience, to further enhance the children’s experiences at the centre.

Parents can participate as much or as little as they choose to best suit their child/children and the centre’s needs.