SCHOOL READINESS 2024 PROGRAM QUESTIONNAIRE
Dear Parents, Friends and Carers
This questionnaire is intended to make the next few months of your child’s life a fun filled, educational and learning experience for them before going to ‘big school’ in 2025.
We would like you to indicate areas or an area that you would like us to concentrate
on and that you feel would make them more confident going to school. For example: knowing how to tie their shoelace, opening a wrapped sandwich, zipping up their jacket, writing their name, saying the alphabet, going to toilet completely independently etc.
Every child is different and develops differently.
Our aim is not to make them scholars or apply unnecessary pressure for them to ‘perform’ above average – we just want your child to have the best opportunity here at Kindercare and make their last few months a memorable one with the educational aspect as one of those experiences. Our aim is also to support your children’s readiness for school by assisting them to develop their skills in areas such as literacy, numeracy, behaviour and self-care at their own pace.
If at any time you wish to discuss the progress of your child with their Educator or wish to see their developmental records (we call Portfolios), please do not hesitate to let us know. You will be receiving a copy of this together with their School-Readiness Agenda and Department of Education – Transition to School, which helps Kindercare in forming the curriculum for this special part of the year for your child which we hope will be an enjoyable and memorable journey.
Some areas that you may wish us to consider:
• participate in play;
• express emotions and deal with conflict appropriately;
• show interest in others and form friendships;
• express their needs and wants appropriately;
• separate from parents or primary carers;
• take turns in games and activities;
• share toys and equipment;
• follow some directions and understand some rules;
• participate in groups;
• cope with transitions between routines and experiences;
• show natural curiosity and interest in learning new things;
• have confidence in learning;
• be interested in solving problems.
• use language to ask questions and communicate their thoughts and ideas;
• listen to others;
• enjoy books and being read to;
• cope with a small amount of supervision in a variety of situations;
• go to the toilet and dress themselves independently;
• unpack their lunch box and use a drink bottle;
• deal with a structured environment;
• use pencils, crayons, textas and scissors;