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We welcome you and your child to visit and explore our centre. Please contact us to confirm a suitable time.
Kindergarten program details
At Kuranda Community Kindergarten, we have two kindy groups to choose from. All groups ensure children receive the same number of hours of education across the year. The groups have a maximum of 22 children and are led by an experienced and qualified early childhood teacher. We operate during QLD school terms and are closed for school holidays, public holidays and some pupil free days.
- Group 1A (Djama): Monday, Tuesday and alternate Wednesdays, 8:20am to 2:30pm
- Group 1B (Bundarra): Thursday, Friday and alternate Wednesdays, 8:20am to 2:30pm
Free Pre-kindy Program
Kuranda Community Kindergarten offers a subsidised pre-kindy program for three-year-olds in terms 3 and 4, 2024. To be eligible for this program, children need to have turned three by 30 June 2024.
Your three-year-old child can attend Kuranda kindy's high-quality community kindergarten program alongside four-year-olds. Attending kindergarten provides learning opportunities for your child in a safe and nurturing environment, including building relationships with teachers and growing their confidence and social skills to engage with other children.
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About our kindy
Welcome to Kuranda Community Kindergarten. Please feel welcome to come and have a look around our kindy where children can learn through play. We have a large outdoor setting with lots of trees, a stream and two sandpits. Our room is always open to the outdoors with large windows and four large sliding doors. At our kindy we celebrate being unique individuals, kindness and working together. Our language and culture program is woven into every thing we do at Kuranda kindy. We explore many languages including Djabugay, sign language and the many different languages and cultures of the families who's children attend our Kindy. Our staff all live in Kuranda and love working at the Kuranda kindy. We are located in a quiet area next to Kuranda Community Precinct (old school) in the rainforest village of Kuranda.
C&K Affiliated Centre
As an affiliated centre of C&K, Kuranda kindy receives support from C&K as the Central Governing Body but operates as an independent incorporated association, managed by a volunteer management committee. Centres affiliated with C&K receive comprehensive support in governance including managing kindergarten and inclusion funding, training for committees and educators, advice, and support regarding inclusion, use of the C&K brand, curriculum approach and resource materials.
Child-Led Learning
No two days are the same at C&K Kuranda Community Kindergarten. Our teaching team tailor each day’s learning taking into account the interests of the children in the group. The spacious environment at our kindy is thoughtfully planned and well resourced. There is a focus on music, drama, literature and visual arts and time spent discovering the natural environment outdoors.
Community Spirit
Community spirit is important to us at C&K Kuranda Community Kindergarten. We foster our strong ties to the local community by encouraging parent input and involvement in the daily operations of the kindergarten and programming decisions. We often hold and partake in community events and love connecting with local businesses and groups around us
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