Early Childhood

ECE Uniforms 

The new Kindergarten and Pre Primary uniforms are royal blur shirts with orange collars. Old uniforms with the blue collars are still welcome. ECE children are asked to wear either a legionaries hat or the broad brim hat. New broad brim hats, available in the canteen, have the faction colours on the underside. 

National Quality Standard

The National Quality Standard is comprehensive and sets a ‘high bar’ for early childhood education and care. Waggrakine continues to meet the National Quality Standards, it is necessary to meet every element that makes up every standard within all seven quality areas.

The following table includes the standards and elements that make up each quality area of the National Quality Standard.

Early Years Learning Framework

The framework offers a vision where all children experience learning that is engaging and builds success for life. It has been designed so that we can develop our own strategies to implement the curriculum under its three objectives: Belonging, Being and Becoming. Follow this link to the Early Years Learning Framework website for more information 

Story Book Home Reading Program

To support and encourage the love of reading in the Early Years, Waggrakine has a well-established shared reading program. During the year your child has the opportunity to bring home a beautiful picture book for a week. During this week you and your child get to immerse yourself in the book. Support questions are provided for different pages in the book to help promote constructive discussions around the book. In Pre Primary you can record each time you read in your Home Reader diary to go towards our whole school reading awards.

Australian Early Development Census (AEDC)

The AEDC is a nationwide census that gathers information about young children’s development every 3 years. The last census was conducted in 2018.  It provides a snapshot of children’s progress at national, state/territory and community levels.  Schools throughout Australia participate in the AEDC, with teachers completing the Australian version of the Early Development Instrument for children three months after they start Pre-primary.

Better Beginnings

Better Beginnings is a Western Australian government initiative that aims for every child to have a wonderful experience of sharing books and stories with the adults in their life. This supports early literacy skills that your child needs to become a good reader and succeed at school. Our Kindergarten students are visited by our local Library and given reading packs to take home each year.

Child and Parent Centres

Research shows that 90 per cent of a child’s brain develops by the age of three. So all the experiences they have during this time influences their success at school and in later life.

To make sure these children get the best possible start to life, Child and Parent Centres have been set up on or near public schools to support families as they lay the foundations for their children’s development and learning. Rangeway Child and Parent Centre.