Welcome to Woodside Preschool
Woodside Preschool is committed to providing an inclusive high quality, educational, play-based curriculum. Staff strive to work in partnership with parents and the community to provide a safe, welcoming, stimulating and happy learning environment.
The centre is located within the township of Woodside, in the Adelaide Hills, and is a short walking distance to Woodside Primary, our main feeder school.Please contact the centre with any enquiries and feel welcome to make a time to drop into the centre to meet the staff and experience the atmosphere and the program in action.
Contact Information
| Director: | Genevieve Mudge |
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| Phone: | (08) 8389 7103 |
| Fax: | (08) 8389 9263 |
| Address: | 12 Moffett Street, Woodside SA 5244 |
| E-mail: | kindy.director@woodsidepre.sa.edu.au |
Feedback and complaints
Let us know if you have feedback or a complaint, or if you want to give us a compliment. Feedback is valuable as it helps us shape our services to meet your needs.
Our parent guide to raising a concern or complaint (word 901KB)
Session Times
All four-year old children in South Australia are entitled to attend up to four sessions of preschool per week in the four terms prior to commencing school. These sessions may comprise full days or single sessions. A lunchtime program operates for children attending all day (fee payable).
| Monday: | 8.45am - 11.45am and 12.30pm - 3.30pm |
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| Tuesday: | 8.45am - 11.45am and 12.30pm - 3.30pm |
| Wednesday: | 8.45am - 11.45am and 12.30pm - 3.30pm |
| Thursday | 8.45am - 11.45am |
Other Programs
Pre-entry
Pre-entry is an unfunded introductory session to Preschool offered by the
centre once a week for the term prior to commencing full time sessions.
Sessions offered are at the discretion of the centre, depending on staffing
levels, children's attendance etc. Pre-entry session times run in conjunction
with normal session times.
Parent Information
2012 Term Dates
30 January - 5 April
23 April - 29 June
16 Jul - 21 September
8 Oct - 14 December
The latest Parent Handbook, policy documents and forms are available to download and print below. Please note, you will require Acrobat Reader to view these documents.
| Download | File Size | File Type |
|---|---|---|
| NOTE: All downloads open in a new browser window | ||
| Kindy Handbook - updated coming soon | Adobe PDF | |
| Site Behaviour Code | 610 KB | Adobe PDF |
| Policy Documents - Includes, Grievance Procedures, Sun Protection Policy, Healthy Eating Guidelines, Assessment for Learning | 499 KB | Adobe PDF |
| Occasional Care Information Booklet | 571 KB | Adobe PDF |
| Occasional Care Policy Booklet | 136 KB | Adobe PDF |
| Friday Playgroup Information Booklet | 250 KB | Adobe PDF |
| Parent Concern or Complaint Policy | 83.2 KB | Adobe PDF |
Playgroup Information
Playgroup is voluntarily run by parents for any interested families in the community. All new members are welcome.
It is held every Friday ( 9.30am - 11.30am) during school terms and costs $2 per session per family. In addition, an annual Playgroup Association of Australia membership fee is applicable. For more information refer to the Playgroup Booklet.
Occasional Care
Occasional Care provides 'now and then' childcare to enable parents/caregivers to participate in activities, keep appointments, or have a break from their child/ren on an occasional basis.
The centre has three sessions available per week.
Monday: 8.45am - 11.45am
Wednesday: 8.45am - 11.45am
Thursday: 8.45am - 11.45am
Fees:
Full Fee: $5.00 per session
Concession: $2.50 per session or $1.50 per session, depending on benefits
received.
Planning and Reporting
| Download | File Size | File Type |
|---|---|---|
| NOTE: All downloads open in a new browser window | ||
| Annual Report 2011 | 1.17 MB | Adobe PDF |
| Context Statement | 211 KB | Adobe PDF |
| Site Improvement Plan | 492 KB | Adobe PDF |