Exciting news: Kindy is FREE for Queensland families from 2024

Come join our award-winning Kindy Program and see for yourself why our families say that we are the best early education centre in South East QLD.

Book a tour

A Day at Dayboro Community Kindy

Our expansive, natural outdoor environment with playground; chickens, natural stingless bees, vegetable gardens, composting and worm farm is supplemented by our fruit trees, mud kitchen, loose parts play area, bike tracks and beautiful grassed lawns. This gives our Kindy children a first-hand insight into the life cycles of both animals and plants. We cater for for 3-5 year old children (turning 4 before 30th of June) to help foster their growing minds & bodies in a calm, encouraging and warm setting.

Enrolment

We are now taking waitlist applications for 2024 and beyond.

Curriculum

We run a nature based, child-led curriculum that integrates children’s development in reading, writing, art, science and math by qualified early learning teachers in small groups.

Programs

We have a dedicated fundraising team who are able to raise funds to allow our children to further their learning to incursions such as Indigenous Art Class, Yoga, Sea Life Experiences & more.

About Us

Our expansive, natural outdoor environment with playground; chickens, natural stingless bees, vegetable gardens, composting and worm farm is supplemented by our fruit trees, mud kitchen, loose parts play area, bike tracks and beautiful grassed lawns. This gives our Kindy children a first-hand insight into the life cycles of both animals and plants. We cater for 3-5 year old children to help foster their growing minds & bodies in a calm, encouraging and warm setting.

Rated Exceeding National Quality

We are proud of our comprehensive sustainability program. Rather than simply discussing the basics of sustainability – such as recycling and water conservation – our program is integrated and holistic in its approach, allowing the children to ‘live’ a wide range of sustainability activities.

We run a maximum capacity of 22 children in each group. Children enrolled in ‘A’ Group attend Monday, Tuesday and alternate Wednesdays 8:45am to 2:55pm. Children enrolled in ‘B’ Group attend every Thursday and Friday 8am to 4pm.

Come Visit Us

We welcome Kindy Tours so you can see first hand the beauty of the Kindy and how it will enrich your child’s life. Students have daily outdoor time as part of their curriculum. Nature is also brought into the classroom through physical materials, but also in the selection of reading materials, topics for small group activities, and so forth. In other words, nature is infused into all aspects of the classroom and serves as a tool to achieve learning outcomes. Come and see for yourself!

FREE Kindy for 2024

Kindy 2024

Incredible news from the Queensland Government!

From January 2024, every eligible aged child can access up to 15 hours of free kindy per week.

This will allow more children in our community to experience the benefits, joy and wonder of Dayboro Kindergarten in the year before prep.

Our Kindy. Our Family. Our Community.

As a community run, non-profit Kindy, every dollar made is reinvested back into our Kindy.

Families have enjoyed the nurturing learning environment of our special Kindy for more than 50 years and we’d love to welcome yours.

Explore our website or arrange a visit to see how Dayboro Community Kindergarten can make your child’s pre-Prep year a memorable one.

Playing In Nature Kindy Dayboro

Curriculum

Reading/Writing

Children learn to use symbols, combining their oral language, pictures, print, and play into a coherent mixed medium and creating and communicating meanings in a variety of ways.

Math/Science

Science and Math curriculum helps children understand the world they live in and inspires curiosity.

Art

Unique drawing & painting program gives students the opportunity to use lines, shapes, and colours to create original works of art.

Critical Thinking

We go beyond “what?” — and ask “how?” and “why?” We give students the space & freedom to develop critical thinking skills through hands-on activities.

Nature Play Dayboro Kindy
Does my child need to be toilet-trained to attend?

The teachers understand that it can take time for children to develop toilet skills. Educators are happy to assist children to use the toilet (such as sitting on the toilet, assisting to put their clothing on/off, using toilet paper), but are unable to offer places to children who use nappies due to the additional time taken to manage this.

Can I tour Dayboro Kindy?
You are most welcome to visit Dayboro Kindy to meet our friendly and professional educators, to learn more about our education program and to tour our inviting indoor and natural outdoor environments.

We have an open door policy, but if you can arrange a time then we can make sure that we are not out. (For example excursion or library).  We will also have a yearly Family Fun Day which is a great way to let your child explore in a relax way as well as a chance for you to meet current parents and speak to the staff.

How do you prioritise your waiting list?
Enrolment offers are based on

  1. Child’s age (turning 4 by June 30 in the year they attend)
  2. The date we received your application.

It is our policy not to disclose where a child is on our waiting list.

Are there current availabilities?

We currently have limited spaces available for 2023 however our waitlist is open for 2024 to 2026. Please contact the office on 07 3425 1589 for more information. 

|

What Our Families are Saying

This is the most amazing experience for my daughter. She loves attending Kindy each day and comes home with such beautiful stories of outside creative play & experiences you can’t get at a regular daycare.