Ornella
2 - 5 years
Glendenning
About our Centre
KiDZSPOT Ornella is a toddler and pre-school centre. Catering for children ages 2 – 5, our service has three learning programs for new toddlers, growing toddlers and a School Readiness Program.
We are owner operators so we provide a more personalised service. With eyes and ears on the ground every day, our parents have the peace of mind they need. Located right behind Glendenning Public School, KiDZSPOT Ornella is a high performing service with many years’ experience in helping shape young lives for a promising future.
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What our parents say
This is the best child centre in my area!
My son has been in Kidzspot for 1 year. He loves the environment, outdoor activities and teachers.
Most importantly, parents are always welcome to share ideas or be involved in school.
Manvir
KiDZSPOT Ornella
Kidzspot is a very family orientated centre. We always felt supported and that our children’s needs are met to the highest of standards.
I would highly recommend Kidzspot to anyone looking for quality care.
Elizabeth
KiDZSPOT Ornella
Thank you for looking after Rabnoor the last few years. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you…she leaves the centre full of confidence and ready to take on the world. Thank you for all your love and care. Thank you to all the teachers of the Kidzspot centre.
Last but not least, thank you Miss Sue and your family for running such a great centre. We will definitely be recommending to all family and friends in the future.
Sandeep
KiDZSPOT Ornella
We just want to say a big thank you to everyone. All the educators are caring and engaged. Our son is
really going to miss his all friends and teachers. My husband and I are very appreciative and want to say a big thank you to all who helped us in this whole journey. I am also a childcare educator but as a mom I was very concerned but you all helped us a lot and we can see a big change in our son now.
Once again thank you so much.
All your staff is wonderful….
Nidhi
KiDZSPOT Ornella
Focus Groups at Ornella
MiNi Spotz
2 - 3 years
During a child's toddler years, their emotional, social, physical and cognitive skills take a giant leap forward.
Language is developed, toddlers start to speak with 2 - 3 words and work their way up to short sentences. Thinking is developed as they start to understand concepts like time and opposites. Social skills come into focus as the toddler starts to enjoy playing with others and their sense of independence starts to blossom. It's a time of energy, movement and curiosity.
Our MiNi SPOTZ program is about inspiration, discovery and preparation to give toddlers a solid foundation before moving into the pre-school stage.
PREP Spotz
4 - 5 years
Our PREP SPOTZ Program is 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.
My Learning Journey
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.
A typical day at Ornella
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 Ornella; 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.
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The first few weeks at Ornella
The first few weeks are very important for children, parents as well as the Centre. We ask all our new parents to give it some time to get to know each other so, together, we can create a sense of familiarity and trust.
Some children adapt to a new environment quite quickly; others need more time. There is no right or wrong timing; a child's age is important as well as their personality, their home life, and whether it's their first time in care or if they have moved from another centre.
The first day is particularly important. We know it can be hard to walk away from your baby on that first day but we do encourage parents to be prepared for a quick drop off so we can start the bonding process with your child and relieve the stress and anguish that can often be caused when a parent finds it difficult to leave.
After the first day, during those first few weeks, we invite new parents to join us for a Stay & Play day at Ornella so you can spend some time with your child as you both become acquainted to the new environment.
It's all a part of managing a smooth transition.
Food & nutrition at Ornella
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 Ornella, check out Kids Gourmet Food.
