Wild Cherry Playgroup welcomes infants to 4-year-olds and their parents or carers every Monday from 10am-12noon at Wild Cherry Kindergarten, 72 Lucknow Street, Bairnsdale (until December 2018, then new venue).
The tone of Wild Cherry Playgroup is one of joyful activity enfolded in a calm and rhythmic atmosphere.
Children and their parents/carers are gently guided through the morning by our playgroup leader helping develop confidence, trust, and a sense of well-being.
The regular morning rhythm is as follows:
- 10am – 10.20 Arrive Inside play with natural toys to encourage imaginative play and creativity.
- 10.20 – 10.30 Cooking The children help make bread rolls which will be enjoyed later in the morning.
- 10.30 – 10.50 Morning Tea Children and parents sit together and share a nutritious morning tea.
- 10.50 – 11.15 Morning Circle Seasonal songs, verses and rhymes are woven together with gestures and movement.
- 11.15 – 11.45 Outside Play Gardening, sandpit, and free play. Parents may help in the yard with sweeping or crafting outside.
- 11.45 – 11.55 Inside Story Time Our playgroup leader becomes the storyteller and the children enjoy a captivating story with props.
- 11.55 – 12pm Everyone sits together to enjoy the delicious baked bread and helps with packing up afterwards.
Wild Cherry Playgroup
72 Lucknow St, Bairnsdale VIC 3875
wild.cherry.kin@kindergarten.vic.gov.au
Phone: Clare River (Playgroup Leader) 0428 501 634
Fees:
$80 per child per term
$120 per family per term
Casual visit:
$10 per child
$14 per family