For children in a funded 4 year old kindergarten program, children are offered enrolment in order of placement on the waiting list.
Monday and Tuesday 8.45am - 2.45 pm Bottlebrush group
A Pre Kindy Group for children who are 3 years old turning 4.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 8.30am - 2.30pm Kangaroo Paw group
Funded Kindergarten Program - 18 hour program -first 15 hours free.
Thursday and Friday 8.30am - 4.00pm Lemon Myrtle group
Funded Kindergarten Program - free 15 hour program.
Thursday and Friday 8.30am - 4.00pm Lillipilly group
Funded Kindergarten Program - free 15 hour program.
Our kindergarten operates a waiting list system in strict order of receipt of applications for the funded kindergarten program. The earlier your child/ren are on the list, the better the chances of securing a place. Our waiting list is fee free!
Our pre-kindy program wait list system criteria is allocated according to date of birth. Children must have turned 3 years old in order to commence in this group.
Applications are open now for a funded kindergarten year. Funding guidelines for a funded kindergarten program are for children born in the previous 1 July – 30 June period.
To join the Waiting List, please click the link on our website or email the service directly on rhkadmin@ladygowrie.com.au. Make sure all details are correct including your email address as we will use this to contact you regarding enrolment.
We start allocating places mid-year (via email – please ensure we have your correct and current email address) so you will not hear anything before this time. An allocation letter is forwarded to parents/carers offering a place at the Kindergarten and outlining the above including any deposits required for the securing of a placement. Please note that a placement is not guaranteed until all deposits have been received.
Kindergarten Fees are paid quarterly via direct debit. Fees are offset by government funding through QKFS.
Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and/or South Sea Islander (or have a child who does); or
Have three or more children, of the same age, enrolled in the same year; or
Hold a current Health Care Card, Veterans Affairs Card or Australian Government Pension Concession Card with automatic Health Care Card entitlements.
If you hold any of the above cards, you will just need to present your card to the Service Manager and a photocopy will be taken to provide to Lady Gowrie to enable our service to claim a subsidy on your behalf.
At Red Hill Kindergarten we offer 4 groups.
The Funded Kindergarten Programs are either 2 days per week ( 15 hours per week) or 3 day kindergarten program ( 18 hr per week) A ‘Transition into Kindy’ program (Pre Kindy) is for 3 year old children over 2 days.
Red Hill Kindergarten does not provide Extended Hours Care or Vacation Care Programs at the moment. However we welcome you to express your interest on application for this, as we are open to meeting family needs when possible in the future.
The kindergarten program corresponds with Queensland Government school terms and school vacation periods it is offered for 40 weeks of the year.
Red Hill Community Kindergarten is co-located with the beautiful historic Ithaca hall, which proudly stands on the corner of Kennedy and Enoggera Terrace. It was constructed in 1910 and was the original town hall at the time and then a library.
Our indoor and outdoor environments are presented to encourage opportunities and invitations for collaboration and exploration, as well as investigation, critical thinking and stimulating imagination.
Over the last few years there has been a dedicated focus on the gathering, collecting and the purchasing of resources that reflect our commitment to environmental responsibility and theories of loose parts play to include more open ended and natural resources.
We intentionally reflect upon consistently providing an inclusive environment where indoor and outdoor spaces are designed to support the diverse interests, preferences and learning styles of all children in the service.
We value the importance of health promotion in the early years and ensure that a focus on children’s health and safety is supported and promoted within our service.
Right from the beginning of the year, we actively and intentionally encourage children to take growing responsibility for their own health and physical wellbeing. Educators regularly model and reinforce health and personal hygiene practices with children eg handwashing, nose wiping, cough and sneezing etiquette. We also display visual examples through photos in the relevant areas.
Appropriate sun safety is actively promoted within the service. We have been awarded status as a Sun Safe centre. Teachers role model the wearing of sun safe clothing, broad brimmed hats and the application of sunscreen. Families are encouraged through the sun safe policy to send their children in sun safe clothing and apply sunscreen on arrival at the service. Staff ensure children reapply sunscreen before outdoor play.
As a team, we are committed to sustainability and promoting environmental understandings within our program. We engage in professional learning opportunities annually to refresh and update our knowledge. Through exposure to environmental concepts, we encourage the children to develop respectful and ethical decisions about their world.
Our outdoor environment helps children explore and investigate in nature and they learn how to look after it. Our program supports every child to engage in quality experiences in the natural environment, through the use of natural materials, sand, water, mud, clay, rocks, trees, bushes, bush food, fruit trees, native plants and a lush garden environment.
Our 4 groups are intentionally named after Australian plants featured in our native garden.
Children access water from water tanks for their play (building on understanding of water conservation) in our large sandpit and separate digging/mud patch.
Our natural playground attracts wildlife such as lizards, butterflies, possums, beetles and kookaburras. We also have a native stingless bee hive. Children have real life opportunities to explore these insects and animals in their habitats to develop their understanding of biodiversity.
Children sort any waste into labelled bins after meal times and learn about using the compost bins, worm tubes and our worm farm.
We encourage families to send ‘rubbish free lunches’ and fresh, unprocessed food with minimal packaging as much as possible.
“This is the Queens castle” - child aged 4.5 years
Representation of the Lillipilly plant - child aged 4
Documentation of children’s learning.
We respect and honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past, present and future.
Connecting with nature through the use of natural materials.
