Welcome to Adelaide Miethke Kindergarten
Adelaide Miethke Kindergarten is a Department of Education and Children's Services site (DECD).
We are on the corner of Oval and Cedar Avenue, Woodville South and have a superb spacious outdoor area with large pine trees, large lawn, paths to explore, new amphitheatre, play mound, play platforms and cubby and native plants.
It is a wonderful place for children to play and learn.
We share a fence and some facilities with Hindmarsh Occasional Care Centre that operates as a separate service and caters for young children.
Please enjoy our website to find out more about the kindy. Don't hesitate to contact us for any further information or to arrange a time to visit and see our Kindy first hand.
Contact Information
| Director: | Ian Fry |
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| Phone: | (08) 8345 5019 |
| Fax: | (08) 8268 9328 |
| Address: | Cnr Oval and Cedar Avenue WOODVILLE SOUTH SA 5011 |
| Region: | Western Adelaide Region |
| E-mail: | kindy.director@adelaidekgn.sa.edu.au |
Session Times
Children in South Australia are entitled to four sessions of preschool a week. Their preschool year is the twelve months prior to starting school.
Our Preschool sessions operate Monday to Thursday.
| Morning Sessions | 9.00am – 11.45am |
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| Afternoon Sessions: | 12.45pm – 3.30pm |
| Full Day Sessions: | 9.00am – 3.30pm |
Parent Information
Our Purpose
To teach young children and promote a belief in themselves as learners in a play based learning environment. We provide teaching and learning experiences that promote child engagement, wellbeing, positive relationships, confidence, literacy, numeracy, physical skills, healthy eating, fitness, thinking skills and creativity.
Staff work in partnerships with parents to develop programs that are responsive to the learning needs of the children and develop the children's life skills.
'Our image of the child is rich in potential, strong, powerful, competent and most of all connected to adults and other children.' (Malaguzzi, quote from SACSA)
Values and Principles
Our curriculum is guided by the South Australian Curriculum Standards and Accountability Framework.
We believe education is a life long process and involves parents and educators working together in partnership.
We:
- Respect each child as a unique individual, and work to develop each child's confidence, competence, wellbeing and positive self concept
- Value what is important to children and build on their interests to support more meaningful learning
- Recognise the importance of an environment that values and supports the child's social and cultural context
- Facilitate the development of language, literacy and numeracy skills
We value:
Trust, engagement, creativity, independence, respect, honesty, collaboration, care and support for self and others, equity.
Learning - engagement and participation
We provide opportunities for each child to enjoy learning and develop their confidence, competence, social skills, knowledge and understandings. Individual and group needs and interests are respected and used in learning.
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| Information for Parents | 13 KB | Adobe PDF |
Playgroup Information
Playgroup is a great way for families to meet each other and for children to play in a safe environment. Our Playgroup runs each Friday morning in term time from 9.30am to 11.30am. The session usually ends with a special music time with songs to guitar and marching with percussion instruments. Ian our Kindy Director provides the music and songs.
Occasional Care
The centre does not have a funded Occasional Care program but is co-located with Hindmarsh Occasional Child Care Centre.
Hindmarsh Occasional Care Centre cater for babies and children up to the age of four. You can contact them on (08) 8445 6936
The Kindy can usually provide irregular Occasional Care sessions in times of family need.
Context Statement
The Context Statement provides detailed information about our preschool.
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| Adelaide Miethke Kindergarten Context Statement | 22 KB | Adobe PDF |