The Ranges Early Learning And Care Centre Aldgate

The Ranges Early Learning and Care Centres respects children’s right to quality child care experiences. We believe child care is equivalent to child education, that each child be provided the opportunity for their potential to be recognised rather than reflecting on their needs or what is lacking, thus facilitating an open, inquiry based learning environment.

Children at The Ranges are recognised as protagonists in their own lives, they gain recognition and welcoming from others for their similarities and differences.

Children feel how adults treat them and give importance to their ideas and activities. At The Ranges children will be given the freedom to create their own experiences, not to follow other ideas. They will be encouraged to study different points of view, experience richness in differences and similarities.

Reorganisation of children’s knowledge occurs with continual exposure and exploration of their own ideas and images. At The Ranges children will be involved in collaborative and co-constructive processes of learning that teach children to participate in learning experiences not only as an individual but also as part of a group. This will be achieved by listening, commenting, researching, collaborating, supporting and respecting the children’s processes. When viewing the final product the process, thinking and presentation are all to be considered.

The Ranges will emphasise the exchange of ideas between children, staff and families. It will acknowledge that the relationship between these groups exists as both the educators and the educated.