Welcome to Copperfields Preschool!

Here at Copperfields Preschool, we aim to provide a high quality innovative educational program for all children in a nurturing, trusting and caring environment with a focus on celebrating and encouraging children’s individualism and creativity.

Our philosophy

As a community of learners at Copperfields Preschool, we believe an engaging early learning environment:

• is flexible, allowing a variety of activities and contexts to be constructed from a variety of real life objects.


• has ongoing interaction between children and teacher.


• is colourful and stimulating.


• is inclusive.

We believe play:

• helps children understand their world by “playing out” what they have seen in the real world.


• helps children learn through an interactive environment which is responsive to their needs.


• gives the children a chance to communicate with peers in a comfortable environment.

We believe our role in the early years of learning:

• is to provide opportunities for children to participate in all types of play.


• is to bring a deeper understanding to learning situations.


• is to teach basic social interactive skills to enable children to feel included and accepted.


• is to encourage children to take risks and engage with their peers and surroundings.

Copperfields Kinder Program

Our Kinder program is designed to cater for each child’s interests and needs and to foster the development of abilities, attitudes and skills that will assist the child’s life long learning.

At Copperfields Kindergarten, the children are encouraged to:

• Express themselves and communicate with others


• Form basic concepts that help them understand their world


• Develop self-confidence


• Make new friends


• Share and co-operate with others


• Develop physical skills


• Develop a positive attitude to learning


• Participate in pre-reading, writing and mathematical activities


• Be responsible for themselves and their belongings


• Be responsible for their own behaviour and make sensible choices


• Relate to other adults.

What do children learn at Kindergarten?

For an outsider looking in, it often appears as if kindergarten children are just playing all day… but look closely and you’ll find some incredible discoveries and important learning taking place.

Here at Copperfields Kindergarten, we provide opportunities for children to:

• make friends


• share and cooperate with others


• develop a positive attitude to learning


• be independent


• communicate with others


• solve problems using a range of strategies


• persevere with tasks


• develop patience


• develop self-confidence


• form basic concepts which help them to understand their world


• improve physical skills