Lima
3 - 5 years
Erskine Park
About our Centre
KiDZSPOT Lima is a niche centre for ages 3 -5 only.
The service caters for children who are moving centres, as well as those who are new to childcare. KiDZSPOT Lima delivers a carefully crafted School Readiness Program that has been developed in consultation with local schools. Getting ready for kindergarten is a very big part of any child’s life so it should be exciting. Children need to have a sense of security and healthy expectancy as they get ready to start ‘big school’. Our School Readiness Program helps our children master selected skills while ensuring they are also emotionally and socially ready for this great milestone. At KiDZSPOT Lima, school prep starts from day one.
If you need childcare for babies and toddlers in Erskine Park,
please visit KiDZSPOT Dilga, our specialised baby & toddler centre, which is just a short walk away.
Come and see us, we'd love to meet you.
Pre-school with long day care hours for ages 3 - 5
Open 7am - 6pm
Meet Justine & Isabelle
JUSTINE THOMAS
Director, KiDZSPOT Dilga & Lima
Erskine Park
About Justine
My name is Justine and I am the Director of KiDZSPOT Dilga and Lima in Erskine Park.
I began my journey in childcare in 2008, and went on to complete my Bachelor Degree in Early Childhood Education in 2015. During my career in childcare, I have worked across all age groups, spending most of my time with the preschoolers aged 3-5 years.
My main aim is to provide a caring and loving educational experience for all children making sure each child feels a sense of belonging when in our environment. Having a child start school is a huge milestone not only for the child but also their families - I believe it is our job, as Early Childhood Educators, to help shape and teach all children working in collaboration with families.
Our School Readiness Program is comprehensive and allows educators to teach children core foundational skills from literacy, numeracy and concepts to self-help skills. This gives children and families the information and knowledge making sure each child has the best support possible giving them the best head start in their schooling.
I am very passionate about my job as an Early Childhood Educator and love supporting, teaching and guiding each and every child along their journey in the first few years.
ISABELLE DESMOND
Centre Manager,
KiDZSPOT Dilga & Lima
Erskine Park
About Isabelle
Hello! I’m Isabelle Desmond, the Centre Manager at KiDZSPOT Dilga & Lima in Erskine Park.
I knew that Early Childhood Education was exactly what I wanted to do from a very young age. I’ve always had a strong connection with young children so I couldn’t imagine a better way to turn my passion into a career.
The first 5 years of a child’s life are crucial in building the foundation for their future. I love being able to watch children grow and develop knowing that my work will have an immense impact on the people they will grow into mentally, emotionally and physically. I couldn’t imagine a more fulfilling vocation.
As an experienced Educator, my focus has always been to support and enlighten young impressionable minds. I am a strong believer that each child learns at their own pace and that we must adapt our learning strategies to match each child’s individual needs.
At KiDZSPOT Lima, our focus is getting ready for school. From Day 1, everything we do is to build skills so that, by about age 4, the children are ready to start the School Readiness Program.
If you are looking for a fantastic pre-school program in or around Erskine Park, please come and meet us.
What our parents say
We have had a wonderful experience with Kidzspot Lima, my daughter has been attending for just over a year now and really enjoys her preschool days. I can’t speak highly enough of the educators who are all so caring and supportive of all the children.
My daughter has learnt so much this last year, both socially and educationally thanks to the school readiness program the centre has. The educators have done an amazing job in preparing her for big school next year. They have a great daily routine and provide a great range of educational and physical activities and play, taking notice of the children’s interests and exploring these further.
We couldn’t be happier with our daughters experience!
Pelin
KiDZSPOT Lima
Couldn't have found a better centre anywhere!! Kidzspot Lima is amazing with great educators that are always welcoming and friendly and my little 1 just loves them and gets excited about going
Larissa
KiDZSPOT Lima
My son has been going to Kidzspot Lima for a year now.
He absolutely loves it. The educators are amazing, they always greet you with a smile and are so wonderful.
I would highly recommend Kidzspot
Natalie
KiDZSPOT Lima
My daughter has been attending Kidspot for 2 years now. We could not be happier. She loves going there every day. The teachers are so caring and professional. She has made so many friends.
The perfect learning centre prior to kindergarten.
Colin
KiDZSPOT Lima
Focus Groups at Lima
MiGHTY Spotz
3 - 4 years
Welcome to MiGHTY SPOTZ.
By now children will start to become readers, thinkers and negotiators.
It is the time to focus on key developmental skills - our MiGHTY SPOTZ start to develop basic numeracy and literacy as well as focus on important social and emotional skills.
PREP Spotz
4 - 5 years
Our PREP SPOTZ Program is an accelerated curriculum for pre-schoolers.
Our pre-school curriculum has been designed by university trained early childhood teachers and specialists in collaboration with local schools to create a program that excites, prepares and inspires our children for the great milestone of starting primary school.
We love it, we know our children do too.
Our pre-school program is our School Readiness Program. Keep reading.
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School Readiness
Getting ready for kindergarten
Getting ready for kindergarten is a very big part of any child’s life.
Our School Readiness Program is about preparing a child for the transition to school so they are mentally, emotionally, physically and academically prepared. It's a team effort and we need to work together to ensure we're all on the same page, using the same approaches, supporting one another and reinforcing the right messages so a child can form a positive association with school.
KiDZSPOT Erskine Park
One service, two niche centres
KiDZSPOT in Erskine Park is operated as one business in two niche centres.
For most of our children, their journey starts at our Dilga Centre, which is for babies and junior toddlers only. It is so easy for babies to get lost among the hustle and bustle of older children so, at KiDZSPOT, we created Dilga, a niche service specifically for our youngest and most dependent. Everything in the service, from staff to furniture to toys & resources, everything is designed to work around the demands of our tiniest children.
When our Dilga children reach the age of 3, we transition them to KiDZSPOT Lima, where they start the School Readiness program. The two centres in Erskine Park work very closely together on programs and services to ensure a strong continuum of learning as children move from Dilga to Lima.
Moving to Lima is almost like a practice run before the big move to school. The transition is easy and smooth; we take care of everything to ensure the children feel the excitement of ‘moving up’ to pre-school. We hold a parent information night and we organise an excursion to the Lima centre in time to give the children the opportunity to see their new KiDZSPOT.
For more information about the Dilga centre, click here.
A typical day at Lima
Early learning centres are very busy places with lots of energy and activity. There is a schedule of tasks that have to get done from open to close, all day every day! From preparing meals to preparing beds, from running educational activities to documenting progress, writing daily posts to organising play time based on child-led learning…our Centres are a hub of action.
To ensure it all runs as smoothly as possible; we follow a daily routine - this is what we call our daily program. The program is prepared weekly but it isn't set in stone; activities are adjusted to meet the individual children's interests and needs as much as is possible. This is what we call child-led learning.
In addition to the daily activities that take place at Lima; the Centre also hosts a range of extracurricular events throughout the year. These include special events and incursions that form an important part of the learning and development process by exposing children to new experiences.
For a peek at what a typical day at KiDZSPOT Lima involves, click here.
For more information about our Focus Groups, click here.
For more information about extra-curricular activities, click here.
The first few weeks at Lima
When our Dilga children reach the age of 3, it's time to move up to the 'big centre', KiDZSPOT Lima. The two Centres at Erskine Park work very closely together on programs and services to ensure a strong continuum of learning as children develop from the baby and toddler stage to their pre-school years.
When the time comes for the transition, the Centre Manager will organise a time to meet with the parents to go over the transition process so everyone is well prepared. There will be an information session at the Lima centre to introduce families to the team, the centre and answer any questions families might have. The children will get an excursion to Lima where they will get to see their new 'big centre' and meet their new educators.
It's an exciting beginning for everyone - having 'moved up' from the baby and toddler centre, they're now a fully fledged pre-schooler! It's all new and familiar at the same time.
Food & nutrition at Lima
Our Service provides up to 5 meals a day from breakfast to late afternoon snacks.
All meals are professionally prepared by Kids Gourmet Food, who are experts in kids nutrition and delivered to our Centres fresh every day. The menus cater for vegetarians as well as cultural-based requirements and they rotate regularly so the kids get to try a variety of healthy and fun food options.
All our Centres are nut and egg free zones.
For more information about meals at KiDZSPOT Lima, check out Kids Gourmet Food.