Welcome to McKinnon Kindergarten!

About us:

• McKinnon Kindergarten provides opportunities for each child to enhance their skills and develop in all areas.


• We provide a safe and secure environment so that each child can express themselves and enjoy kindergarten.


• Our program offers children the opportunity to grow and develop through play – the way children learn best.


• Our staff are highly qualified to teach and assist in Early Childhood and have over fifty year’s experience between them. They implement high quality programs in an emotionally warm and intellectually stimulating environment.


• We offer kindergarten programs for 3 and 4 year old children.

We strive to:

• Ensure children develop in a warm, happy, safe and caring environment that caters for all children’s needs.


• Assist each child to develop healthy relationships with others and with their environment to promote confidence and a high self esteem.


• Use a play-based program as a means to discovery and learning.


• Offer a variety of activities that enable children to develop to their fullest potential..


• Encourage children to be independent to ensure strong foundations for learning.


• Develop children’s ability to express their thoughts and feelings confidently.


• Build on the child’s past experiences to develop a greater understanding of the world around them.


• Respect children’s cultural identity and recognise each child as an individual with unique talents.

Our program:

• Is educational and exciting and based on the needs of each child.


• Provides opportunities for all aspects of physical development: gross and fine motor and sensory areas.


• Encourages and stimulates children’s development: socially, emotionally, intellectually and physically.


• Provides opportunities to develop social skills including co-operation, sharing, and awareness of the needs of others.


• Offers a wide range of activities designed to meet the individual needs of children.


• Provides experiences in all areas of the curriculum: music, maths, science, language, movement, art/craft and dramatic play.