At Seawinds, your child comes first. We provide a nurturing, safe and secure environment. Our caring, experienced and highly trained team of teachers and educators offer a relaxed, fun and enriching atmosphere for you and your child. Through a thoughtfully-designed learning program based on sound early-learning theories and practice, your child will receive a high quality head start to their education.

At Seawinds every moment spent with your child is meaningful. Through daily play-based programs, your child is supported to gain confidence, make friendships and develop a love of learning in a enjoyable, fun environment. This will assist your child to not only be school ready, but ready for life!

Learning is an ongoing and individual experience, and, through their early years program at Seawinds, your child will learn, make progress and be successful. Our experienced teachers and educators are keen observers of children and know how to support their learning as well as identifying when additional support could be helpful.

Our close connections with community support agencies means that we have the knowledge and experience to guide you through the maze of services available and help get your child and family the best support possible.

Seawinds learning programs are guided by the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF).

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Family-Focused

Families are their child’s first teachers and have the greatest influence in their children’s lives. We work in partnership with you to ensure that the needs of your child and family are met. We encourage your input and ideas into your child’s learning and development program and invite you and your family to be active participants in the Seawinds community.

You can:

• Participate in the classroom and working bees

• Share knowledge and skills with the Centre

• Join our Parents and Friends Committee

• Participate in Parent/Teacher meetings

• Join in activities with the wider community within Seawinds Community Hub

• Enriching children’s lives through warm, nurturing relationships

Children learn best in a nurturing and supportive environment, and we believe that it is through positive relationships that the greatest learning occurs. Getting to know your child, your family and your hopes and dreams for the future, are part of this process. By building warm, nurturing relationships we will provide you with not only a high quality care experience for your child, but also a sense of belonging and community.

We will work together with you and your family to ensure the best possible outcomes for your child.

We offer you and your family an opportunity to belong, to be valued and respected members of the Seawinds community.

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Seawinds Etiquette

Here at Seawinds, everyone has the right to feel safe.

Everyone has the right to be treated with respect.

Everyone has the right to learn without being disrupted.

When you enter our Early Learning Centre, please make sure you are authentic, purposeful and deliberate in your interactions and actions.