Preschools

School Vision

We will create a positive inquiry-based learning culture that encompasses all aspects of teaching and learning, meets the needs of all members of our school community (children and adults) and is driven by evidence-based practice.

School Mission

We prepare students to become active, caring, lifelong learners who demonstrate respect for themselves and others and have the capacity to participate in the world around them with open hearts and inquiring minds. We focus on the development of the whole child.

We create collaborative partnerships with parents and the community that foster intercultural understanding and develop inquiring, knowledgeable, compassionate and resilient young people who are able to make a difference in our world.

Red Hill Preschool Philosophy Statement

We believe that, for every child to reach their potential, the school environment should be safe, inclusive and respectful. As an IB World School, Red Hill Primary strives to be an internationally minded community of learners who exemplify the attributes expressed in the IB learner profile. Our curriculum aims to develop students with these attributes. We therefore regard the following values and attitudes as being of great significance in our curriculum: appreciation, cooperation, empathy, confidence, independence, respect, commitment, creativity, enthusiasm, curiosity, tolerance and integrity.

The Red Hill and Griffith Preschool Units’ philosophy builds upon our school’s vision and philosophy statement, incorporating the principles and practice from both the Primary Years Program and the Early Years Learning Framework.  At our preschools the educators are committed to:

• supporting the learning, development and well-being of children through play-based learning,
• building secure, respectful and reciprocal relationships with and between students, families and members of the community, 
• developing partnerships with families that support the learning and development of all children,  
• striving for high expectations and equity for all, 
• having respect for diversity in our learning community, and 
• enhancing the learning, development and well-being of all children by engaging in ongoing professional learning, collaboration, reflective practice and embedding of the IB Learner Profile attributes.

Preschool Acknowledgement of Country

Here is the land.

Here is the sky.

Here are all my friends.

Here am I.

We acknowledge and are thankful to the Ngunnawal People,

For the land on which we learn and play.

We promise to respect it,

And to care for it everyday.

Hands up.

Hands Down.

We are on Ngunnawal ground.

(Gabadang Preschool class 2022)

Parent Handbook

Click the link below to view the preschool handbook. It provides information about the preschool units, the curriculum and

Red Hill School Preschool Program  - Handbook

Preschool Session Times

National Quality Standard Quality Improvement Plan - Griffith Preschool Unit and Red Hill Preschool Unit

Please click on the link below to download a copy of the Quality Improvement Plan

Quality Improvement Plan 2022 - 2025

Education and Care Services - Laws and Regulations

Please click on links below to for laws and regulations of care services.

Education and Care Services Regulations

Belonging, Being, Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia (EYLF)

Early Years Learning Framework