Waratah Room – Wyndarra Children's Centre

Overview: Waratah Room
Wyndarra’s Waratah Room caters for up to 26 children in their final year before school.

This is our 4-year-old government approved program. Your child needs to meet a few criteria’s prior to receiving a place within this group. This program supports children in developing school readiness skills required to jump into their prep year at school.

The learning spaces provided will allow for open learning experiences supporting their play and interests as educators challenge their skills and thinking.

The Waratah group will have excursions throughout the year and with parent’s support will have walks to the local library, in addition to these special outings the children will have several incursions throughout the year as well.

The play yard has a large bark area, with challenging climbing equipment and medium size trampoline, a large sandpit, decorative decked area for table activities, great size cubby house.

Our gardens are well developed providing beautiful shady play spaces and a natural learning environment for the children to discover and explore.

The children manage a worm farm and the fertiliser is used on their veggie garden. Herb and veggies from their garden is scaffolded through their learning and used in cooking experiences.

Room Ratio one (1) staff per 11 children.
- Age Group:
  3 to 5 Years
- Class Size:
  26
- Educators:
  3-5
- Hours:
  6:30am to 6:30pm

Waratah Rooms Day
- 6:30 am
  Centre opens. Staff heat/cool rooms. All children stay in the Bluebell Room for family grouping with other children and served breakfast.
- 8:00 am
  Breakfast finishes. Older children will move to their own rooms.
- 9:00 - 11:15 am
  Morning tea is served and developmentally appropriate indoor/outdoor programs begin.
- 11:30 am
  Developmentally appropriate indoor/outdoor programs continue.
- 12:00 pm
  Lunch is served. Other children are put down for a sleep or rest. Children who don’t sleep or rest will read a book or play quietly on the mat until the floors are clean then resume play.
- 2:00 pm
  Children awake from sleep and resume activities.
- 3:00 pm
  Afternoon tea is served.
- 4:00 pm
  Developmentally appropriate indoor/outdoor programs continue. Between 4:00 and 5:00 pm, children will begin to family group the Over 3 children and Kinder children together.
- 5:30 pm
  Late snack for children still at centre. Children will then family group in the Bluebell room.
- 6:30 pm
  Centre closes.
The centre routine is flexible and should only be seen as a general guide to your child’s day. The center recognises that all children are individuals and their needs vary daily.